Trump got some devastating poll news, given his disdain for former President Joe Biden: a majority of Americans now say he's doing a worse job than Biden did.
I honestly don’t even care if our president accidentally shits themselves.
And the problem with that, is that other people do. And if you don’t pick a candidate that is acceptable to a broad enough coalition to win the election: you don’t win the election.
Its not a matter of what you’ll accept out of a candidate; its a matter of what the electorate will accept as a candidate. And while you can acceptable pants-shitter, the American people wont. You being willing to accept less makes you irrelevant; you aren’t a vote we need to work to get. Which is fine. Its your vote. Do what you will.
But, by putting the bar so low and accepting a pants-shitter, you sabotage your ability to actually get that person into office, since, well obviously, not enough other people want to elect a pants-shitter. Since you have such low standards, you should be willing to accept that your view doesn’t matter and shouldn’t be weighted as highly as people who need something more, like a specific set of policies or a certain level of competency.
And the problem with that, is that other people do. And if you don’t pick a candidate that is acceptable to a broad enough coalition to win the election: you don’t win the election.
Its not a matter of what you’ll accept out of a candidate; its a matter of what the electorate will accept as a candidate. And while you can acceptable pants-shitter, the American people wont. You being willing to accept less makes you irrelevant; you aren’t a vote we need to work to get. Which is fine. Its your vote. Do what you will.
But, by putting the bar so low and accepting a pants-shitter, you sabotage your ability to actually get that person into office, since, well obviously, not enough other people want to elect a pants-shitter. Since you have such low standards, you should be willing to accept that your view doesn’t matter and shouldn’t be weighted as highly as people who need something more, like a specific set of policies or a certain level of competency.