{"id":9048,"date":"2024-01-16T07:30:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T07:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/?p=9048"},"modified":"2024-01-16T07:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T07:30:23","slug":"a-request-biden-step-up-to-the-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/?p=9048","title":{"rendered":"A Request&#8230; Biden&#8230; Step Up To The Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A%20Request...%20Biden...%20Step%20Up%20To%20The%20Plate\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>While I was in Washington over Christmas break, I had some very interesting convo with my sister and her husband, both former journalists, about the continuing low polling numbers for Joe Biden vs Trump. Before I get to that conversation, I\u2019ll share my opinion\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, polls are meaningless. There are a couple of factors why. In the name of \u201cbalance\u201d, major media outlets consolidate polling output from several different services. Some of those services, taken individually, <a><\/a>have been pretty reliable. But others have not. The latter skew right. This was why polls in the last few elections have predicted the vaunted \u201cRed Wave\u201d that never materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second: we\u2019re nine months out. Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, GW , and even Barrak Obama were all behind in polling at this point. Granted, the margins weren\u2019t as wide, but they were behind. Part of that is due to the propensity of media to again try to be \u201cbalanced\u201d and include negatives in every story about the current state of the union. Half a year ago, we were seeing headlines like \u201cEconomic Data Is Strong, BUT A Recession Is On The Way\u201d. Now, the headlines are starting to read \u201cEconomic Data Is Strong, BUT Inflation May Return\u201d. Those negatives are gonna increase dissatisfaction with Biden in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, to the convo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My stated beef with the Biden effort to secure reelection is that\u2026 There doesn\u2019t seem to be any effort. Every single day, Trump is out campaigning for the Presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Single<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fucking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He not only wants it, he NEEDS it to stay out of jail. And, as is the case with most ALL fascist, he has an extreme talent for turning negatives into positives. He\u2019s turned his legal troubles into a net positive by yelling at the top of his lungs that the ONLY reason he has legal troubles is because the Guvment is out to get him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s amazing to watch. And frightening, because like Mussolini and Hitler, right wing political party has aligned itself with him, consequences be damned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is Biden doing to counter this???<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did have a press conference a couple of days ago, but there hasn\u2019t been much of a counterattack to tout his record and go against the threat. My sister and brother-in-law support this. They think it would be better for Biden to hold his powder, wait a few more months, and then go hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why waste the political energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In normal times, I would agree. But these are not normal times, and Trump is not a normal candidate. It not only cedes ground to Trump, but it also reinforces the right-wing message that Biden is too old and can\u2019t do this job because he\u2019s not up to the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We parted company disagreeing. The Biden strategy feels like the same one Hillary followed. And look where that got us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A%20Request...%20Biden...%20Step%20Up%20To%20The%20Plate\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>While I was in Washington over Christmas break, I had some very interesting convo with my sister and her husband, both former journalists, about the continuing low polling numbers for Joe Biden vs Trump. Before I get to that conversation, I\u2019ll share my opinion\u2026 Right now, polls are meaningless. There are a couple of factors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9049,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048\/revisions\/9049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}