Just FYI, he didn’t say it unprompted but was literally asked if he thought he would:
“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,” Biden said when asked if he believes he could have won the November election. The president based his assertion on his review of election polling. He conceded, however, that larger questions remained about his ability to complete another four year term.
“When Trump was running again for reelection, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him,” Biden said of his decision to run in 2020. “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton.”
The phrase “could have won” carrying a lot of water there. Yes, in theory a golden retriever could have won (and, in my opinion, should have won) against Trump. But a lot of stars were going to have to align given July/August polling and Biden’s public image.
Just FYI, he didn’t say it unprompted but was literally asked if he thought he would:
The phrase “could have won” carrying a lot of water there. Yes, in theory a golden retriever could have won (and, in my opinion, should have won) against Trump. But a lot of stars were going to have to align given July/August polling and Biden’s public image.
There’s literally no rule that says a dog can’t be president!
Or a drooling invalid. He did promise nothing would fundamentally change, so no skills even needed to accomplish that goal…
He had a 0.000000000…000001% chance.