Working class voters in Rust Belt cities like Pittsburgh used to favor Democrats overwhelmingly, but years of economic hardship and the rise of social issues favoring Republicans have made them a swing constituency again in 2024.President Joe Biden has cleared one key hurdle, winning endorsements fr...
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    82·
    5 months ago

    Biden’s home state…

    Besides 2016, the last time it went red was 1988…

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Pennsylvania

    And it’s a “battleground” now? It doesn’t seem to be that long ago, that a VP pick’s home state was a big factor because it almost guaranteed the state.

    I just don’t understand what Biden is bringing the table as candidate. Like, he’s the incumbent, but he has a 37% approval 56% disapproval…

    https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/

    As bad as trump is, his numbers are actually better than Biden’s

    https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/

    It’s not even about if voters should want Biden as the candidate, they clearly don’t.

    And while it’s not too late to change candidates, it looks like it’s too late to change people’s minds about Joe Biden.

    trump is a threat to American democracy and this election is more important than Joe Biden. We can’t just keep him propped up out of nostalgia and hope it’s good enough. There’s too much at risk and the fight isn’t over after election night.

    • Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
      62·
      5 months ago

      after election night we will still be in the retirement home waiting to die

      Democrats and Republicans should have added new blood into the mix