Biden News Conference Megathread:
Biden News Conference Megathread:
Biden's latest attempt to convince everyone he has what it takes to stay in the race will air at 6:30 PM Eastern / 3:30 PM Pacific.
More on where and how to watch here:
https://apnews.com/article/how-to-watch-biden-press-conference-a70590e7574fc9680229b6b6289f6a02
My expectation is that it will be on all the usual sources. CNN, MSNBC, etc. etc. with in depth coverage on the talking head shows later tonight.
Edit Conference is running 20+ 50+ minutes late after already being pushed back 1 hour from 5:30 to 6:30.
Not sure if that's good news or bad news.
Here we go! 58 minutes late, but he's on a roll talking about NATO.
Oh, snap! Reminding everyone that Article 5 has only been used once... 9/11.
Speech ran less than 10 minutes, but was a strong speech, now the questions.
Fumbles on the first answer, calling out "Vice President Trump". :(
Ended after almost an hour with one final question on "Vice President Trump" - Biden's answer "Listen to him." End conference.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it went!
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The #1 thing I was looking for is Biden's face when someone is talking to him.
During the debate and the interview with Stephanopoulos, he had this vacant, slack jawed look like he didn't know where he was or what was going on.
So far, he has completely avoided that. He looks active and engaged.
Not a great sign that this praise sounds like the doctor's notes from my toddler's last check-up.
It's just so fucking surreal that people keep trying to say this is ok...
It's also fucking surreal that so many people think they know everything.
Yep. Like when Biden ordered every federal agency back to the office
For pretty much no reason. He just thought he knew better than every agency head and apparently this was what he wanted to actually put effort behind.
It's weird, one of the few things he really did on his own, and it never gets brought up
Ah so Biden did something stupid, that means others get a pass to also assume their knowledge is comprehensive without evidence. Perfect argument.
During the debate and the interview with Stephanopoulos, he had this vacant, slack jawed look like he didn’t know where he was or what was going on.
Its a much better performance. Can it move the needle though?
Its not us, the wonk's of the wonk's who need to be moved. Its Average Voter who needs to be moved. Biden needs big W's to get back in this, not slightly smaller L's. Also, he called Zelnzkiy Putin, and Kamela Harris with Trump, thats whats trending at the moment. Gonna be much harder to get "industrial policy regarding defensive capabilities" trending.
Is this enough?
The question right now is on his Gaza performance, so here's hoping...
I've learned that whenever there's an inflection point in Israel, the outcome is "whatever helps Bibi."
So... I wouldn't bet on that, as the consensus seems to be that a prolonged war helps him stay in power. I don't know how, but somehow the ceasefire will not work out.
"My numbers are better in Israel than they are here"
Thats the soundbyte we'll get.