Don't get mad at me, I'm just the messenger. And for the record, that's not my argument. What I'm saying is if there isn't a better candidate stop badmouthing the one we have.
When the complaint is that there aren't better candidates because the party has lacked foresight, this isn't much of a response. That Biden probably is the best candidate is not a sign of a healthy party.
People here want to voice their opinion about Biden's age and I want to voice my knowledge/opinion about how messages are amplified on social media. This is an area of science I've paid attention to for years.
Think the GOP isn't already running with this talking point?
That's the thing. I and a lot of people view this site as a place to converse rather than an advertising platform for political views. Calling it social media in the same sense as twitter doesn't really play given this is a pretty isolated corner. There is no going viral here and there isn't nearly the level of observers. It's more a closed room.
Also, if I'm more concerned with the influence of my opinion rather than speaking my mind I am admitting to a sort of fraud on the reader. It's deceitful to engage in advertising while presenting myself as giving my honest opinion.
Like those people who took money to say nice things about Bloomberg back before Warren dunked him into oblivion. Shameful behavior.
Or maybe Democrats and other liberals should look a little closer at how ineffective we are at marketing.
What makes marketing ineffective is not considering criticism and ignoring the obvious. Biden's age is a problem. The age of the party as a whole is a problem because they just aren't going to have a solid grasp as to the realities of the next generation. Lack of candidate development is a problem. These are related.
Obama and Mayo Pete are an interesting contrast in that they both when somewhat obscure got the "this guy is going places" boost. One thrived, one is floundering.
Looking closely at why would seem important, but I don't think the party right now is comfortable with the conclusion that they need to not be fighting yesterdays battles and limiting themselves by looking for candidates with law enforcement and military cred when that hasn't much worked for them. Which is at least a small part of where they misfired this time.
I mean, Clinton was dodging the draft and Obama was probably doing coke of the back of his draft card. John Kerry was a decorated vet. One of these three was crippled by their military past and the GOP's last two presidents were a daddy got me in the reserves guy and a guy who has said he thinks people who serve in the military are fools. That whole mentality needed to go way before 2020.
