r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 6d ago

'Chill The F**k Out': John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden | The Pennsylvania senator reminded panicked Democrats on Friday that he too had a bad debate once, yet he went on to win his Senate seat.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman_n_667ea850e4b0415858d6a2f1
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u/Dp04 6d ago

Fetterman was recovering from a stroke…. I don’t think comparing Biden’s performance to a recovering stroke victims is a very powerful positive message.

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u/cornflakegrl Canada 6d ago

Yes, and you can continue to improve from stroke related symptoms, age does not get better.

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u/IngsocInnerParty Illinois 6d ago

The country can also survive if one senator is incapacitated. The stakes aren’t as serious.

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u/FairPudding40 6d ago

Oh, wait, the US just... dies if the president is incapacitated? Wow. I did not know that.

Guess I'd better vote for Trump!

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u/IngsocInnerParty Illinois 6d ago

Don't be facetious. Obviously the country can go on (and has gone on) if the president is incapacitated, but you can't act like the stakes are the same as if it were a senator.