Look.
I was really pissed off at many on this site who turned on Joe over one bad debate. And at just people in general who did that.
But as someone raised Catholic, I was taught the "felix culpa". And that's what we have here.
Joe sacrificed his ego for the greater good. And now, if we keep working, we have a chance to do amazing things.
So my fellow Americans, let's not fuck this up, hmm?
While I agree that people turned against Biden quickly after one debate, and that's not at all a good trait...we have to be honest. Biden was not going to win this election, whether that debate was good or not. He's too old for most of the Blue voters (especially the younger ones). He's not got a record of being very progressive on policy (as I've said many times here before, Milquetoast at best). He would get 0% of the swing voters and Trump has a Solid counter for Biden.
That’s a function of the ‘stupids
-‘d information silos, @Heucuva8 —but I have more hope then I have of late.
@Thumprhare @Heucuva8 @LiberalLibrarian Daddy, I see your point, but take issue with “nominate him anyway” - he won the primaries. To your point, and I may be on the record on CoSo, he always said he would be a bridge President - until he almost wasn’t. I considered not voting after Biden dropped out, until I saw how smooth the transition was. I’m all in, thought Biden would’ve won, but I accept the excitement (and share it) of the new ticket. Biden still goes down in history well…
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I have a different take, in retrospect. Biden's slow physically, but I don't think he has any mental problem, just accentuation of his baseline speech impediment.
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Joe knows politics and how to use it. It is entirely possible this whole thing was orchestrated: The inconceivably bad debate performance after the primaries were finished, the resignation delayed until it could most effectively destroy the post-convention poll bump for the GOP,
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@AlphaCentauri @Thumprhare @Heucuva8 @LiberalLibrarian I don’t think you have a bad take on the deal. I hope you’re wrong, but…..
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the complete unity in endorsing Harris that must have required weeks of phone calls kept in strictest confidence, then the final endorsement by Obama, after a few more days of suspense. What could have devolved into a bloodbath on the convention floor has turned into a love-fest.
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