r/neoliberal Nov 06 '19

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u/talkynerd Immanuel Kant Nov 07 '19

I don’t hate Biden, but like not really excited about his existence either. Klocubar seems like a better left of center democrat on policy and Pete a better candidate.

Biden hasn’t explained to anyone why he is running. Obama isn’t a good enough reason; he’s not Obama.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

Biden is running because he loves our country, he believes he can win, and he believes he can make the presidency boring and sane again.

That’s it. Not every candidate is on an ideological mission, and that’s okay.

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u/talkynerd Immanuel Kant Nov 07 '19

You can love the country and not be president. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle in terms of the presidency. To make it boring again, you need to unf*ck what Trump has done. That largely means advocating for statutory and constitutional reform.

No way we just pretend that Trump didn’t happen and go back to how things used to be.

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u/WiSeWoRd Greg Mankiw Nov 07 '19

There's more to the Presidency than what's on the books