In regards to the press and billionaires, it appears autocracy came early.

Our primary votes are being denied. A handful of self-important people have decided what Americans want.

The press, who was unable to get traction with “Biden is old” in 2020 has now a receptive audience.

The ignorati have followed along, incapable or unwilling to accept that replacing Biden guarantees a Republican win.

The rich and the media have decided we are incapable of making decisions. They know best.

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#politics

The reality TODAY is there has been little to NO DISCUSSION about policies. Yes, more people are working than in 50 years. Yes, wages are up. Yes, inflation is down. Yes, the Biden Administration has been incredibly successful.

Those things don’t matter, declares the Press and a handful of Actors and
Politicians. The only way to save democracy is to ignore the will of the people!

I don’t recall anyone but Biden when I voted in the primary. Do they not count?

@feloneouscat those things matter for the past. Elections are about the future. Biden has failed to #PassTheTorch.

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN @feloneouscat
In the future, we, the public which includes not only registered Democrats but also unaffiliated voters such as myself, NEED to get back to the DNC scheduling debates rather than anointing as they did in 2016 and 2024.

I fully understand their reasons, but when they anoint they miss out on the ability to showcase the talented and sometimes younger candidates. They also miss out on the ability to besmirch candidates from other parties who are corrupt.

@Priestess @feloneouscat #Endorsed

Full disclosure, it is this *anointing* that kept me from the party for as long as I avoided it. And we're back.

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN @Priestess

I’m missing your point.

I voted in a primary. That’s not “anointing” that’s a process of picking the candidate.

You SEEM to be arguing that the process of a primary is “anointing” — perhaps I misunderstood.

However, I did NOT misunderstand that a few people with larger megaphones are attempting to change my primary vote. I fully understand that.

So, please, clarify what “anointing” means. I voted in my primary that Biden would be the nominee.

@feloneouscat @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

The DNC did not want any good candidate choices other than Biden.

"The national Democratic Party has said it will support Biden’s reelection, and it has no plans to sponsor primary debates."

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/20/biden-reelection-announcement-next-week/

I understand why the DNC would not want good challengers to speak against Biden. Candidates might have presented bad policy decisions by Biden and two or more failed actions which the DNC would rather leave unmentioned.

@Priestess @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

Who are the “good challengers”?

I’m still missing why my vote in the primary isn’t valid.

@feloneouscat @Priestess @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

Gavin Newsome, Harris, you know the list. The people they want to tag in now that they perceive things not going well(even though they are).

It's a tradition that a party support their incumbent candidate.

Now support is faltering. Rather than say we made an error supporting him when he declared for re-election they say his abilities have crumbled in the last year.

Bullshit. They are cowards who want to say later, we tried.

@KGinKS @Priestess @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

Here is the problem: If Democrats have an open convention, we lose Ohio.

Because the nominee WILL NOT BE ON THE BALLOT.

I deal with reality.

By the time the Democratic Convention happens, the deadline for Ohio will be over.

So how will this mystery candidate be better? Vote for me because I’m younger?

That’s not a policy.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-dnc-moves-ahead-virtual-120025562.html

@feloneouscat @KGinKS @Priestess yes. Because you don't hire an 82 y/ol CEO

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN @KGinKS @Priestess

He isn’t a CEO.

Government isn’t nor has ever been a business. Business people learn that real fast when they go into government.

There are several CEO’s over 80.

Here are just a few.

https://www.businessbecause.com/news/north-america/9443/sp1500-ceos-older-trump-biden

@feloneouscat @KGinKS @Priestess they should retire too.

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN @KGinKS @Priestess

Not based on skill or abilities but on age?

What other aspects of a person should deny them employment?

Not a dog, just curiosity. With age comes some handicaps. My hearing is total shit. Does that make me a liability in meetings? I have osteoarthritis in my hips. How can I discuss business during golf games? I have epilepsy, what if I have a seizure during a meeting with world leaders?

@feloneouscat @KGinKS @Priestess the president should have the same retirement age as it's citizens.