Sunday 20 August 2023

Is Biden a good, average or weak president?

To get an answer to this question, don't ask any Republicans in the US. They all believe that Biden is a weak president, some believe he is too weak to be president at all and should definitely not be allowed to serve another four years. Well, they are Republicans, so they would say that. But the bad news for Biden is that a lot of voters, when asked in polls, also think of him as a weak president. He is certainly not overwhelmingly popular. He doesn't have the titanic presence of a Donald Trump or the suave coolness of a Barack Obama or the shrewdness and Texan drawl of a George W Bush or the glamour of a Bill Clinton or John F Kennedy. He is steady, slow-as-you-go and a bit shuffly, but determined, decent, loyal and well-meaning. Is he strong enough and inspirational enough to do another four years in the White House when the world is going to be increasingly dangerous and unpredictable? I think this is what US voters, both Democrats and Republicans, will be thinking about the closer it gets to November 2024. It's why Americans are so likely to make the same mistake they made in 2016 when they voted for Trump. They like big and bold and blustery. They wanted Trump in 2016, not quite so much in 2020 and maybe a lot more in 2024, depending on whether he is in jail or not. Biden can never be described as big and bold and blustery. Nor can his vice president Kamala Harris. So I think the chances of Biden winning are getting more remote as the days and weeks go by. This is seriously worrying for the Democrats who have no alternatives, but also seriously worrying for the Republicans who want power back in the White House but are fearful of what Trump might do if he wins. The choices for voters are really not good!

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