Mr Biden’s speech is his first major campaign event of the 2024 election season

Mr Biden’s speech is his first major campaign event of the 2024 election season

President Joe Biden marked the third anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol by warning that the issue of American democracy will be “what the 2024 election is all about,” as he runs against former president Donald Trump once more.

Mr Biden, who spoke near the Valley Forge historical site where George Washington and the Continental Army were encamped during the winter of 1777 and 1778, told attendees that they were there “to answer the most important of questions: Is democracy still America’s sacred cause?”

“This isn’t rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. Whether democracy is still America’s sacred cause is the most urgent question of our time,” he said.

Mr Biden said his speech, his first major event of the 2024 election season, was “deadly serious,” and about a topic that needed to be raised at the outset of his campaign.

    • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
      21·
      1 year ago

      My dad used to say, even back into the Reagan era, “even the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican.” Meaning that even the Democrats that were totally corrupt pieces of shit would at least be more likely to move the country further to the left and no Republican ever would.

      And that’s still true. I’d like to see Bob Menendez thrown out on his ass, but I’ll take another 49 of him over one more Susan Collins because at least Menendez votes like he gives a shit

      Sounds like you support the Democrats

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 year ago

        Nope. I support, as I said there, whoever will move the country further to the left and is likely to get elected.

        I do not support political parties nor am I registered to one.

        Still waiting for you to prove I support Palestinian genocide.

        • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
          22·
          1 year ago

          Are you trying to say you could be convinced to vote for republicans if you could 4d chess yourself into thinking they would move things left?

          That’s honestly a bizarre position to have but ok.