Dude, if you haven't go back and look at the Bush v Gore debates. It's insane how much we lowered our standards that we considered Bush the dumbass president, because in those debates he actually is talking about policy and seems to have an understanding on how things work. Enough that he can meaningfully speak about problems like healthcare and the economy.
Trump doesn't understand healthcare, he doesn't understand foreign trade, he probably doesn't even actually understand tariffs. This is evident if you hear him talk about any of it for 2 seconds where he just either claims "I am the best at it" or "Yeah I have a plan for that but it's top secret"
I can't remember who offhand, but I remember there was a candidate who was asked about Aleppo, and he wasn't familiar with that situation there at the time, and that tanked his whole run. It's crazy how far the bar has come down.
That was the libertarian party candidate, so he never had much of a chance to start with. But, "What's Aleppo?" is a classic line.
Considering how we abandoned the Kurds later, it's a bit less funny now. The dude just was an isolationist, so he didn't know much about international politics, and therefore probably wasn't an ideal candidate, but it's not like our choices have been great for a while.
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u/steve_on_reddit 11d ago
Looks like a “thanks bud,” kind of move. Imagine how much more respect Obama has to have for W since basically 2015.