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So one reason that everyone is glossing over is that republicans had a legit primary.
Trump is an extremely well known quantity. Republicans had a large variety of options to replace him. These were real candidates; There were multiple senators and governors who would be considered real candidates in a more traditional election. The entire political spectrum that makes up the republican party was represented.
Given all those options, republicans still chose Trump. They 100 percent knew what they were getting into.
On the other hand the Democratic establishment collectively chose to not challenge Biden. There were exactly three choices: Biden, a no name house member, and a woman most famous for trying to stop a hurricane with spirit energy. The extent of Joe Biden's mental and physical decline was also hidden from the public to the point where bringing it up would largely get you attacked for being a MAGA republican.
The end result is that a lot of voters feel blindsided and gaslit when it comes to Biden, while Trump is exactly the asshole he portrays himself as.
I watched the debate with friends. We're all liberals. We were all extremely upset over Biden's performance. However during one of his more lucid moments, he brought up how Trump cheated on his pregnant wife with a pornstar. As he was talking, Trump grinned and shrugged. Even though what he did was objectively awful, the entire room burst out laughing. I feel like the election kind of has that energy.