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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump for his legal woes in an interview on MSNBC Saturday.

“I’ll take the individual who’s 81 over the guy who has 91 felony counts,” Swalwell said, making a reference to President Biden’s age in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Katie Phang Show” on Saturday.

“It’s not about two individuals,” Swalwell continued, speaking about the 2024 election. “It’s about the idea of competence versus chaos, or even greater, freedom versus fascism. If we make it about those ideas, and what they mean in our daily lives, we’re gonna win.”

Swalwell’s comments come after Trump was ordered to pay almost $355 million in penalties in a civil fraud case and amid increased scrutiny faced by the president on his age and memory in the wake of a special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents. The report noted that Biden had problems with memory and recall.

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[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Again changing the subject when you've got no arguments. GG. I'm out. No point wasting my time with trolls.

For everyone else reading this: Only Biden and Trump can win this race. If you vote for anyone else other than Biden, you're screwed. But I'm sure all the reasonable people already know that.

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I'm not changing the subject. It's an integral part of the subject.

You're only out because you know you don't have an answer.

You're willingly voting for a genocide enabler because you think he is the only one who can stop Trump.

But the math shows that he is unable to win BECAUSE of the genocide support.

I ask again, but I know you're too much of a coward to answer, How does Biden win without Michigan?

How does Biden win Michigan without support from the Muslim population?

EDIT: disagreeing with you with a sincerely held belief doesn't make me a troll. It just means you've lived in a bubble where people don't disagree with you.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The question and answer are irrelevant. Even if he can't win Michigan, he's still the only one with a chance to win. So you either help him win or you let trump win. There's no alternative. It's the truth of the situation, fucked up as it may be.

And just to answer your question anyway. When push comes to shove, Biden is the better choice for everyone that's not a cis white male. That includes Muslim. You really think they'd rather vote for that racist fuck than for Biden? Guess we'll see.

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

No, they just won't vote.

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

voting for any candidate who isn't trump is a vote against trump.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In the first stage thingy sure. But what do you do in the last bit when on the votes bulletin there's only Biden and Trump left? Who do you vote for?

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i fully expect to have a green party candidate and libertarian candidate on my ballot, and if i'm lucky, cornel west will be there, too.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Oh, didn't even realize you're the second troll, not the original one. Yeah, back to what others were saying. Every vote not for Biden means higher chances of him losing. Which means you're helping Trump.

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

>Every vote not for Biden means higher chances of him losing.

when i vote for someone who isn't biden, it's because i don't want biden to win. i want my candidate to win.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ok. Have a day as pleasant as you deserve :)

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

calling me names doesn't change the truth of what i've said

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Your truth is that you'll have a candidate to vote for that isn't Biden or Trump? Yes, nobody contested that lol

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

>Which means you’re helping Trump.

only a vote for trump helps trump. a vote for any other candidate is a vote against trump

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can you provide numbers to back the assertion that it will be impossible for Biden to win Michigan?

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-shows-biden-support-slumping-michigan-muslims-rcna123732

It's not a hard thing to found, in site of your spend some time with the obvious keywords you'll find the actual States. I'm busy IRL for the rest of the day.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sure, but burden of proof and all that. You haven't proved your point.