r/politics • u/wsj The Wall Street Journal • 4d ago

I oversee the WSJ’s Washington bureau. Ask me anything about last night’s debate, where things stand with the 2024 election and what could happen next. AMA-Finished

President Biden’s halting performance during last night’s debate with Donald Trump left the Democratic Party in turmoil. You can watch my video report on the debate and read our coverage on how party officials are now trying to sort through the president’s prospects. 

We want to hear from you. What questions do you have coming out of the debate? 

What questions do you have about the election in general? 

I’m Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Coverage Chief, overseeing our political reporting. Ask me anything.

All stories linked here are free to read.

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Edit, 3:00pm ET: I'm wrapping up now, but wanted to say a big thanks to everyone for jumping in and asking so many great questions. Sorry I couldn't answer them all! We'll continue to write about the fallout from the debate as well as all other aspects of this unprecedented election, and I hope you'll keep up with our reporting. Thanks, again.

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u/TheAnalogKid18 4d ago

Polk is lowkey the best President ever at completely fulfilling campaign promises and then fucking off. I'm not saying that what he accomplished was necessarily exemplary, but he wasn't a bullshitter, and I respect that.

Now we can't get politicians to go the fuck away after they've half-assed campaign promises and spent half their time in an elected office just trying to get re-elected.

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u/DonkeyMilker69 4d ago

Why fulfil campaign promises when you can keep the job indefinitely by saying "We'll get it done this time for sure!" every election, right?