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I Voted for Biden in 2020. Why I Won't Be Voting for Him in 2024 | Opinion

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18.07.2024

Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of ink spilled on President Joe Biden's cognitive abilities and whether his mental acuity makes him fit to serve another four years as president. While I find all these doubts and concerns about Biden's candidacy valid and to be true, I have concluded that I will not be voting for him again in 2024. And it has nothing to do with his age. As a first generation Armenian American and registered Republican, I voted for Joe Biden in 2020 because I believed he would be the most consequential president for Armenian Americans. That belief was based on his record as a U.S. senator, where he consistently championed our interests including the recognition of the Armenian genocide. Biden was a dependable friend to our community which further explains why Armenian Americans, including myself, overwhelmingly supported his campaign for president in 2020. Not since Bob Dole, did Armenian Americans have such a pro-Armenian candidate on top of a major party ticket. But that trust was soon broken once Biden became president. Since then, Biden has arguably been the most anti-Armenian president to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Like most Americans, I quickly got tired of former President Donald Trump's antics and behavior. His policies toward Armenia and Armenian American........

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