6 takeaways from Biden's high-stakes interview

[Dulcinea]

(NPR) Democrats have been in full panic mode about President Biden’s candidacy and ability to beat Donald Trump since Biden’s dismal debate performance last week.

In an effort to quell that concern, Biden sat for a network TV interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Friday night.

Did it work? That will become clearer in coming days, but here are six takeaways from the interview:

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He was deflecting and rationalizing away his vulnerabilities, but understanding why Biden hasn’t stepped aside is to understand his politics and the core of who he is as a person. He has faced myriad challenges personally and politically, and those obstacles have defined who he is. Biden is used to people telling him he can’t or he shouldn’t do something, and he believes the naysayers have long been wrong.

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/06/g-s1-8633/bidens-interview-takeaways

[Midnight Writer]

1. No "takeaways" about policy?

You know, those things that the next President will do that will affect all of our daily lives?

[emulatorloo]

2. Who cares about policy or accomplishments when you can obsess over "optics"

But apparently the only thing one needs for good “optics” is to slather yourself in bronzer and rant/lie loudly.