Politics

I don't think you read what I wrote.

• I didn't say "moderates not voting" I said "low-information voters."
• It isn't that WE don't have compelling reasons, it is that low-info folks are not LISTENING
• My reasons:

1. It doesn't matter if I think he's winning, the polls think that. Polls aren't particularly accurate, but you are willing to risk Democracy on the hopes that it is OK for people who like neither choice to stay home. I want them in the streets and in the voting booth.
2. I do not 'believe' he is capable of responding because I watched as he failed to do so. It is evidence based.
3. I don't care that Biden is old. Trump is old, too. I care that Biden is exhibiting evidence of a dramatic decline in ability both physical and mental.
4. It was not a great speech. He stared at the teleprompter and punched up each word as hard as he could. Every President gets their speeches written for them, so I'm not criticizing that. but his delivery was strained. You are saying that and his zombie presence the next day are merely 'superficial', but his chances to give content have been empty. The debate, the Stephanopoulos interview, and every chance he's had to say something meaningful. He's not painting a picture of what would happen if Trump wins and how he'll work to make sure no one gets that power. He's only saying stuff he's said before.
5. Again, it does not matter who wins the popular vote. The election is about who is going to sit out in a few swing states.

• I think Biden is a wonderful man who did wonderful things for the U.S. -- maybe not enough, but Congress and the Courts blocked a lot. A neighbor complained that Biden went back on student loan debt forgiveness. I pointed out that, no, he didn't -- the courts blocked it. A week later, the same neighbor complained about it again. I spent five minutes explaining how the courts overruled the plan and who to be mad at. There was a similar but lesser issue with Dobbs.

Look: The polls and pundits tell me a future Biden administration will only exist in our dreams, so the only choice is to find someone else or let Trump win.

Your argument is literally to give up and sit on your hands and just hope and pray that no one notices we're putting a senile individual into the most powerful job position in the world. Oh, and whatabout Reagan.

Biden is one man and it is the Biden administration.

The cabinet and administration are not there to Weekend at Bernie's the President.

And really let’s say you are right about Biden. Then we get to chose between two people in the same boat. One’s a dangerous narcissist and one is a good man.

Who is no longer in full control of his faculties. Which is a horrible choice. You're arguing against trying to make that choice something else.

if there was a younger stellar dem candidate who could viable take on, ok then

There are, but no matter who anyone says, you'll write them off for one reason or another.

This is not strategy or sound reasoning, it's fecklessness. It's fear of making the wrong choice, so you'd rather walk away from the trolley switch and wash your hands of it. When Biden loses, all the people arguing for him to stay in won't actually have to take any responsibility for their part in Trump being back in office. I'm sure they'll just find a way to blame everyone else- probably for "not being on-board" enough (which is exactly why Biden shouldn't still be running- candidates are supposed to be who people want running).