The Republicans just nominated a candidate who is liable for sexual assault, been found liable for fraud, a 34-time convicted felon, and a #Putin puppet. They've united behind him.
The Democrats' candidate has served one of the most successful first terms in modern history. They've decided to stab him in the back and go for an unknown.
All Schiff, Clooney, Reiner, and the rest are doing is giving #Trump fodder for ads this fall. This is stupid.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/adam-schiff-joe-biden-congress/index.html
@Pungent The difference is late 2007 was a good seven months or so, before the primaries and caucuses, before the convention.
The DNC delegates are pledged to #Biden. They are Biden people. They're still going to vote for Biden.
This would be the equivalent in July 2008 of saying, "Let's jettison Obama and find someone else."
The matter is settled, unless Biden decides to drop out and asks the party to release his delegates from the first ballot. He says he won't. So it's irrelevant.
hence, the concern.
Yes, it is very stupid.
I haven’t seen this in my lifetime.
It’s winning and then shooting yourself in the head because you were successful.
Oh, didn’t mean to write that. Someone loaded the teleprompter wrong.
@feloneouscat @WordsmithFL Agree it is stupid. Infuriating. If everyone who will lose under Project 2025 voted their interest Biden would win in a landslide. If everyone who benefited from Joe's very successful Presidency voted their interests he's win in a landslide. Educate the masses. Get out the vote. Ignore the pundits & self serving alpha hotels.
@feloneouscat @WordsmithFL
Nobody plays circular firing squad better than the Democratic Party. Stupid.
@WordsmithFL that's why I fear more and more that we're going to lose. I'm voting for Biden but if there's something they know that we don't they'd better come clean. Because otherwise this is just the usual infighting among the democrats and it's going to send us straight into a fascist dictatorship. It's terrifying that this close to the election the democrats have ideology but still can't get their shit together to ensure a win.
@Liliki Supposedly there's "internal polling" that has them spooked. Having worked in politics, I know that internal polls are even less reliable than mainstream polls. Internal polls tell you what you want to hear -- or what the pollster thinks you want to hear.
Once we get past the convention, and #Biden is the nominee, hopefully Dems realize they have to support their candidate or they lose.
@WordsmithFL well they have until August 19th to make up their minds. They'd better choose wisely. And then they all need to stick to their choice with everything they've got.
Not reassuring in the least.
@Liliki I'm sure the Republicans are laughing themselves silly.
@WordsmithFL
I can't help thinking that sounds a lot like the logic of 2007, saying Dems should go with known qualities of Hillary Clinton over unproven and inexperienced Barack Obama.