Biden Focuses on the Wrong Number in NYT Survey Showing Majority of Dems Want Someone Else in 2024
TownhallJUL 2022
Biden 'Not Sure' He'd Be in 2024 Race if Trump Wasn't Running
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The Spin
Republican narrative
If Joe Biden weren’t destroying the US at the behest of the Democratic Party, it would be hard not to feel bad for him. While his handlers have done their best to shield him from the public for the last three years, it's becoming increasingly clear that Biden isn't fit to serve as president — a reality that his most recent comments seem to have acknowledged.
Democratic narrative
Biden's comments weren't an admission that he isn't qualified for the race but rather were meant to stress the direness of a Trump win. The former president’s ineptness knows no bounds, as evidenced by his latest jokes regarding Biden's health. Trump doesn't possess the temperament to be president — and Biden is the best candidate to face off against him.
Narrative C
Americans have made great progress in opposing discrimination upon characteristics such as race, gender, and sexual orientation, yet many people seem to be just fine with blatant ageism. At every turn, older politicians on both sides are heavily scrutinized after every slip-up, as the media calls for them to retire. The fact is that many of these 70-plus-year-old politicians are wiser and more effective than their younger counterparts, and America's political system desperately needs seasoned leadership.