(11-24-2024, 01:40 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(11-24-2024, 11:23 AM)TDOSS Wrote: Everyone with a bit of sense knew what caused inflation, then there was those on the right who simply blamed Biden without a shred of evidence.

It worked.

But in the end, sadly, whatever the cause, people will often vote with their wallets, not reality.

Even if it was not Biden's fault, which is debatable, Biden totally failed to explain any of that to the American people.  Just by itself that makes him a lousy President.  Presidents have to get out there and talk, sell their policies, explain their positions on things.  Biden was a total failure in that regard.  As for Kamala Harris, she was the same way.  She was a terrible candidate.  And usually, terrible candidates make terrible Presidents, because the skill set required for being a candidate is the same skill set required for being President.

That doesn't ring true to me at all. Obama was a better candidate than Reagan, but a worse President.  Maybe you count the excitement Obama built on the trail, and his always above-the-belt rhetoric, as nothing. Maybe you are thinking of traits or skills Obama lacked when you think of good candidates, but when I think "great candidate" he's top of the list for me.

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