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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That being said, he ran as the adult in the room to get us back from the right, and was NOT expected to run for reelection.

I don't know where this idea started, it's certainly something I expected him to do.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

From his campaign saying it in 2019 and 2022, though he avoided making it a promise (not that a promise would mean anything coming from a politician anyways).

This was explicitly used as an argument to boost him over other younger candidates in the 2020 primary field.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 6 points 4 months ago

Interesting; granted it seems to be a campaign advisor's opinion stated as-if it were fact so I'd wager that's probably more bad reporting than it is a campaign promise.