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Biden Says He’d Consider Dropping Out if a ‘Medical Condition’ Emerged
(www.nytimes.com)
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This sounds very much like him setting up a scenario where he can step down without losing face. God, I hope.
Would be best case scenario would show maturity and unity for the party.
This thread pulling bullshit everywhere else is so fuckin fake
Much better than the earlier requirement of God himself descending from the heavens to tell him to drop out. After which he'd only consider it.
Now the Almighty can work in subtler ways like it usually does.
He started with only God Almighty could make him step down...moved to if polls said there was no path to victory...now we are here....it feels like he's warming up to the idea.
Hopefully they can decide swiftly on the democrat convention and Biden can rally the Democrat party united behind one younger more energetic candidate fit to lead the country
Party leaders and mega donors seem to have coalesced around Harris. So if it happens it'll be quick. I sincerely hope he's actually healthy and this is a managed exit.
Ugh. Harris? Really? Why not Dean while we're at it
"Democracy"
Yeah. But it's not like Biden was the product of a robust democratic process either.
I sure hope not. Harris is a sure fire way to a Trump presidency.
How about Mark Kelly?
Mark Kelly isn't well known outside Arizona. And I dunno about Harris being a loser here. The biggest complaint about Biden is his age. And she solves that.
… you were saying?
I'm impressed you came this far back. We work with what we know when we know it. In hindsight she ran a shit campaign that tried to tell her base they were wrong and get Republicans to switch sides. Shockingly, neither of those are winning strategies.
Viewed from a historical perspective, it’s hard to see how the non-incombent didn’t have a really good advantage.
Hindsight can always be 20/20, and think a Buttigieg/Kelly ticket would have done a bit better. Buttigieg has been in charge of infrastructure, which I believe has been well run. He’s from the rust belt, and is more familiar with the working class vs the candidate with California Progressive with a DA background.
Ultimately though, I think the fault lies with the Democratic Party hijacking the primary process.
Yeah, we should have run a snap national primary.
FTFY
God works in mysterious ways. Well, I guess it's not that mysterious that an 84 year old man who attends a lot of public events got COVID.
What's the over under on it turning into long COVID which gives him a graceful out.
Honest question: is that like…. actually a good idea? Probably? What if they decide to replace him with Harris that sounds worse idk
Infighting to replace him is a terrible idea.
Him just retiring in favor of Harris or whoever? Better. Still absolutely horseshit considering no one seriously put their hat in the ring for the convention but whatever gets a president that supports universal healthcare and isn't sunsetting.
It's probably the less bad option at this point, let's put it that way. Harris is not great, but she lacks much of the baggage and hasn't lost the confidence of the party.
Don't know that I could be pumped for Harris unless she pulls off some kind of "Crouching Empty Suit, Hidden Visionary" shit, but I could be pumped for her VP. Unfortunately, I suspect she'll choose a 'moderate' old white Dem guy as her VP to 'balance out' that she's an ethnic minority and a woman.
Harris/Duckworth would be great. Tammy Duckworth is a combat wounded vet and seems to be pretty good as far as centrist dems go.
I'd love to see a Harris/AOC pairing ... if only to watch all the rich old white people in leadership have massive shit fits.
That's just a dream at this point tho.
You can't have AOC yet, VPs go silent and we need her wit!
tbf, one of the reasons that Biden had such popularity as vice-president was because he never learned how to go silent
Point. AOC with a bully pulpit and really really high bar to be fired. That might not be the worst thing.
A cop and a union buster. A match made in heaven.
Oooh...! But Harris Buttigieg would be fun too.
That could be out of this world.
I have two tracks for pumpedness:
please please please (x5) (refrain) please please, yes please, (return to chorus) (bridge) please sir please (return to chorus x2)
With tears in my eyes, please sir
I see this way too