[teejers1]

Yesterday's town hall should have reassured you about both Biden's marbles (unless you buy that he is on some sort of PED, in which case, I want to get a bit of what he's allegedly taking), and on the idea that he is unvetted.  He clearly stated his plans, including what to do with the COVID-19 outbreak.

I also disagree with you that he is going to win because of "an agenda-driven MSM".  If he wins, he will have won because Trump is handing him the election, and Biden is being smart enough to let Trump keep digging.  Frank Luntz (a Republican focus group guru) put it best:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1316908644034875398?s=20[/tweet]

Re-elections are referenda on the incumbent, and Trump has done his absolute utmost, independent of the "MSM", of making himself un-re-electable to a good portion of the electorate.

BC

Biden reassured me "enough" at the debate.  I personally don't think he should do anymore.  There's only downside.

As for MSM, it's not that Biden is going to win because of MSM Agenda-ism - Trump has himself to thank/blame for the outcome in November.  But Biden certainly has been (and will continue to be) aided by the media.  Try and think of it this way:  say Joe were running against  moderate Republican in an open presidential (no incumbent).  Do you think just maybe Biden's sexual harassment history (when he was a grown-up adult, and not in HS, as was the Supreme Court candidate) might receive a little more "run" than it has received in this cycle?  It's like:  okay we'll give it some attention until Dems figure out for sure who is running against Trump, but then that's it.

That is just one example.  Some people (not many, when you press them) actually believe that the MSM is neutral when it comes to the sitting president.  I find that a form of denial.  But I know lots of people who don't care and think Trump "deserves it."  I find that a reasonable position.  But it does lead me back to the Fourth Estate concern more generally.

[teejers1]

Yesterday's town hall should have reassured you about both Biden's marbles (unless you buy that he is on some sort of PED, in which case, I want to get a bit of what he's allegedly taking), and on the idea that he is unvetted.  He clearly stated his plans, including what to do with the COVID-19 outbreak.

I also disagree with you that he is going to win because of "an agenda-driven MSM".  If he wins, he will have won because Trump is handing him the election, and Biden is being smart enough to let Trump keep digging.  Frank Luntz (a Republican focus group guru) put it best:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1316908644034875398?s=20[/tweet]

Re-elections are referenda on the incumbent, and Trump has done his absolute utmost, independent of the "MSM", of making himself un-re-electable to a good portion of the electorate.

BC

Biden reassured me "enough" at the debate.  I personally don't think he should do anymore.  There's only downside.

As for MSM, it's not that Biden is going to win because of MSM Agenda-ism - Trump has himself to thank/blame for the outcome in November.  But Biden certainly has been (and will continue to be) aided by the media.  Try and think of it this way:  say Joe were running against  moderate Republican in an open presidential (no incumbent).  Do you think just maybe Biden's sexual harassment history (when he was a grown-up adult, and not in HS, as was the Supreme Court candidate) might receive a little more "run" than it has received in this cycle?  It's like:  okay we'll give it some attention until Dems figure out for sure who is running against Trump, but then that's it.

That is just one example.  Some people (not many, when you press them) actually believe that the MSM is neutral when it comes to the sitting president.  I find that a form of denial.  But I know lots of people who don't care and think Trump "deserves it."  I find that a reasonable position.  But it does lead me back to the Fourth Estate concern more generally.