Many commentators say that America has entered an era in which there are no persuadable voters left to be persuaded, but that viewpoint was shattered on day one of the Bund gathering in Milwaukee, when Speaker of the House Mike Johnson turned into a bespectacled bobble head enthralled by Amber Rose, Kanye Himmler’s ex, a stripper with a forehead tattoo and leader of SlutWalk.
I ceased to obsess over Trump, and now Vance, when I saw how Joe Biden (and presumably some of his supporters) had chosen to delude us. The disastrous presidential debate opened the floodgates of video clips of President Biden. He is no longer in any way suitable to lead the country and defeat Trump. George Clooney was realistic, honest, and admirable all the way—a true patriot and a great Democrat. Meanwhile, a phalanx of weak (though loudly aggressive) Democrats and pundits doubled down on supporting a frail, doddering old man who either lacks self awareness or is just too selfish to face the truth. The king really has no clothes. A new leader is required immediately, while namby pamby Democrats run ceaseless surveys to avoid making tough (and very sad) decisions.
Please, add to your assessment: George Clooney has led an almost entirely scripted public life. [Yes, Biden shows all sorts of frailties, but I seriously doubt that Clooney or most people have any comprehension of how the stuttering glitch in the brain affects verbal recall. Biden has always strugged with this disability.]
That being true, and then add to that his obvious frailness, he needs to step down NOW! No more excuses. I get the stuttering. I have made all the excuses for him. But now he has become an embarrassment. He did his job. We are all grateful. But those in charge of the DNC are no better than the MAGA who support a loathsome trump at this point.
I have dutifully supported Biden as the “better choice”. I encouraged unity at all cost and refused to listen to those who I felt were idiots who just did not understand even though they openly admitted how much they loathed trump. Who said they would sit this one out. I still think they are short sighted idiots(democracy at ALL cost) but I now at least understand what they have been seeing that I refused to see.
Agreed. Namby pamby Democrats are also why it took 3 years before any action was taken against our insurrectionist in chief. Apparently it was BIDEN who told Garland to hold off - he felt it was unseemly to prosecute a former president. The rest of my life and yours will be unseemly as a result. I’m starting to hate Joe Biden; a dramatic switch from our savior.
Thanks, JF! Let’s get the buggers to stop farting around and choose one of the excellent, get-it-done Democrats and make the Republicans wonder what’s hit them. How about Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, or Adam Schiff for president and Jasmine Crockett or Stacey Abrams for VP?
Exactly! The Democratic bench of “young guns” is deep and talented. A switch right now would inject needed energy and I predict we would win in a landslide. I don’t always agree with Bill Maher, but he wrote a piece in NYT to that effect.
I’ve written to my Democratic delegates TWICE about Biden, and I cancelled my Act Blue account in protest. I’m not sure how else to ge their attention; the polls are pretty obvious.
I did the same thing including writing directly to President Biden and begging him to pass the torch to one of the younger members of our party. I don't need to watch him. I have seen his accomplishments and admire them; I have also seen his age become a serious impediment. We can and must win and sadly that is not with Joe.
Ooh, I’ve never written directly to the president before. Good idea! It’s time to step up my game; go straight to the top. Unfortunately, Biden seems impenetrable, which is further proof that he isn’t qualified. The more he resists and digs in, the more feeble and out of touch he reveals himself to be.
I wrote President Biden earlier during some of his negotiations with bad faith actors. I received a thoughtful response on Whitehouse letter head signed by Joe. No photo! Yes, I was surprised and appreciative.
I'd vote for George Clooney. Of course I'd vote for a dried-up baked potato too. Michelle Obama is 12 points ahead in polls. If she were the actual nominee, I'd think it would be more like high teens in the end. In other words, I think she'd get (literally) 100% of the non-kook vote.
Maybe I did, lol. I think Biden gets only 85-90% of the non-kook vote. The rest will be extremely low-information voters who heard his brain is gone and so I guess I'll go with the other guy. I'm sorry to say this, but I know people who are like this. That's what happened with Hillary. Their reasoning was a little different, but in either case they don't feel they have agency with any candidate, so if they're not excited they use one tiny datapoint. They can't spell fascism and don't think it applies to them regardless.
Interesting comment that the floodgate were opened after the debate. Since I had already seen every clip and bit of evidence that Joe's mental facility was in bad shape, I wonder if this is just proof that the media each of us consumes is full of our confirmation bias. Has control central of your media choices been gaslighting you that Joe Biden was fine?
Well, the media was awake enough during Trump's NY trial to point out that as Trump sat there scrowling like a pissed-off spoiled infant he pooped his own pants, his lawyers sitting beside him valiantly striving to hold a straight face. Was this act a result of mental incompetence, or was it an unimaginable zenith of elitist exceptionalism? Was this Trump proving that he was eminently qualified to be an insolent, emotionally infantile child king?
Unless you’re independently wealthy that makes no sense, especially given that Trump openly talks about the drag that social security is on the budget - and Medicare. This from a blob who couldn’t keep a job unless his father - oops …
How can you claim a wider national platform? While almost all pundits, hosts and other forms of commentators use the same well-worn phrases to the point of serial plagiarism, you continue to find new and fresh language to illuminate our crisis. You make words as vivid as Trump's blood-smeared face and raised fist. We need you heard, beyond 'The Warning.'
Thanks for making that point. Everyone, media and candidates repeat the same stock lines “he could shoot someone on firth avenue” so overused as to become meaningless. They use language to pacify, not to encourage thought or discussion, but rather to be lulled into a false sense of security and pacifity when actually it doesn’t really matter to them all that much if trump gets re elected.. They won’t have to deal with any of those pesky progressive demands poor Joe had to contend with in order get and stay in power. Now even if he squeaks a win, he is weakened and we all know what happens in the jungle to the weakened members of the pack.
I saw something this morning — I believe it is a new poll — that only 28 percent of voters believe Biden “has the mental and cognitive health” to serve another term.
In my humble opinion, without rancor or disparagement, I believe this is a bridge too far for re-election.
Who did the poll? No one I know have ever been polled and they are all pragmatists. Ageism is real and it may destroy our chances of saving the country.
Oh stop it with the ageism. This election is too important to constantly hear this crap. Joe is not in control of all his facilities.
He’s stumbles through his speeches, goes on tangents, and is constantly losing his train of thought. This is a presidential election with a fascist party and nefarious religious agenda waiting in the wings, and you’re accusing people of ageism?
Seriously? Do you take this election seriously, or do you think we can actually survive Trump and an Imperialist Judiciary for the next forty years? The stakes are as high as they can get, and you honestly think Biden is our savior?
Joe did a great job in 2020, yet some people think loyalty is more important than our constitution and country. And I honestly thought it was exclusive to MAGA. How wrong I am!
Regretfully, I agree that Joe needs to step down and this is not about agism. It is about President Bidens inability to effectively prosecute the case of democracy and the barrage of lies and fascist falsehoods being brought on by tRump.
It’s a chicken/egg thing. No one wants to step up before he steps down. However, Harris could be the only viable option, but I agree, she most likely won’t win. That said, Biden definitely won’t win!…:)
Retired four-star retired General Mark Milley has both the stature and the skill set to win the election and be a great President. But he won't "step in" without being drafted to do that by major leaders of the Democratic Party.
Trump is AND evil, and manifestly unfit. Biden is old, and frail, and decent,,and should probably step down from the candidacy because he does not have the robust constitution or the consistency to be President for four years. It is not “ageism”……it is reality..
Stop with the “whataboutism”; it’s irrelevant, because Trump’s supporters don’t care. Life isn’t fair. Biden has the biggest bully pulpit in the world, yet more Americans believe Trump is better fit to serve. That he would be better for the economy, and better for defending democracy than Biden.
It’s not true, but that’s reality. And Perception for many, is reality. The same way you think Biden is coherent and doing a great job, while the rest of us are holding our collective breaths, every time he opens his mouth in public; we see the world differently.
Your reality, like MAGA and the easily manipulated, live in a different universe…:)
I don’t need to show you, Biden has done so himself. Like I said, you can gaslight yourself, but not most of us who subscribe to this newsletter.
You can’t unsee the debate, and his performances thereafter, are only moderately better; and only because there is no way he could go lower.
His job in office isn’t the issue. The polls show that 82%, up from 64% three months ago, say voters don’t believe he is fit for office. Politicians and large donors who know him say he isn’t the same man he was in 2020.
And if you want proof, then more people believe Trump would be better for the economy and for democracy than Biden. So apparently l, Biden isn’t swaying or inspiring too many voters, other than a few holdouts in those comment section.
We’re not the enemy, and feel free to continue to live in the same bubble as MAGA, except they will win the election of Joe stays in. They still might if he leaves, but at least a younger candidate can galvanize the base, and hopefully attract much needed youth and independent votes; giving us a chance.
I don't like having to hold my breath every time he speaks. It is stressful. Plus, I have been defending him with Maga voters for the past three years. I no longer have the evidence to support that he can do the job for the next four years. He can't defend himself meaningfully, and I have nothing to use to defend him outside of his record that is already baked into the assumptions. I will still vote for him, but it is like having a gun pointed at my head because I could never vote for Trump. Biden is holding me hostage and is taking my vote for granted.
The fact that Biden is incapacitated by mental incompetence and clearly should not run for president, what job would you hire him for, given that you, owning a small business and needing to feed your family, could not afford to have him drift off, wander off, get lost in his own head, and respond to simple requirements with a blank stare? And after terminating him regretfully, he came back everyday and with vacant triumpherent disregard told you that only God Himself could fire him.
That doesn’t describe him actually. Look at the people he surrounds himself with and what as an administration he has achieved. Objectively and (honestly)subjectively, we are in good hands.
Fine, I guess more than 50% of Americans didn’t get the memo. Patris, I’m not the enemy here, but you guys defending Biden, are doing so at all our peril.
Again, he’s not making that case to the American public. To govern, you need to be elected. And the majority of Americans are falling for the cheap snake oil salesmen’s pitch.
There is no one who I knew was committed that isn’t still as committed to the ticket as it is. Remains to be seen of course, though if I bet I’d bet Biden/Harris for the win.
Jaffee is either a troll or just plain arrogant. He apparently thinks his opinions are facts. He keeps saying he’s not the enemy here but he is obnoxious and extremely condescending. He seems awfully determined to convince everyone Biden will lose no matter what. Seems very Russian to me to want to discourage Biden supporters. Whatever, tell him he’s right about everything then mute him.
Ageism is discrimination based purely on a person's age. That's not what's being done in Biden's case. His actions and words provide all the evidence needed that he is incapable of leading this party and beating TFG. That he's 81 is just a fact. Whether he was 81, 71, or 61 is beside the point. Take age out of the equation and let your eyes and ears tell you what you are clearly denying in defense of his previous wonderful accomplishments. He looks feeble and sounds weak. Not a chance in hell he will win because of that. And don't respond with, "But what about TFG?" Right or wrong (it's wrong), the bar has always been lower. Bitching about it doesn't change it.
Have you seen the videos of trump stumbling over words, can’t walk down a ramp, tells the same stupid story over and over, he’s way worse if you look. I’ve had multiple relatives with dementia and who were just old. There’s a difference and Biden is just old trump is just as old really but he wants to destroy democracy.
I agree. This is about beating Trump and Fascism, but it is also about running the country for the next four years. Why have we come to this point in the US when we wouldn't want to take the chance to choose a candidate who is more robust, able to articulate a case for the future, can beat DT, and can vigorously lead the country for the next four years? Why do we choose to settle for a less promising scenario?
Asking it 20 more times with a slight variation does not make it the question. It's not as if a single person here raising valid concerns about Biden's ability to win this election are going to support TFG or just not vote if Biden remains on the ticket. Please stop the silliness, which this was bad enough, and now a comment about Porky Pig? For fuck's sake....
What amazes me is that wisdom is so alien to some minds. No one NO ONE is better to lead us through these imperious crises both home and abroad than Joe Biden. I will take Joe’s capacity over anyone else’s even if his is only 75% compared to 2020. I think it is time for a reality check. Dean Phillips and Sarah Palin were sure the hell not worthy. Come on folks!
Why not give Biden a cabinet position so the new candidate can access his wisdom daily before 8 PM? He can play this role as an advisor, and we can all benefit.
Yes, that we all watched when we were 5 -7 yrs old waiting for parents to get out of bed. There is no comparison and I fear you’re digging a deeper hole. No one has brought up Biden’s speech impediment, so I do t k ow why you’re making it an issue.
How could you convince the millions of people, including moderate, undecideds, and Democrats that Biden is able to serve capably for 4 more years? Because millions now think he's not up to the job. Even if he is, he is not electable. Even if they're ageist, that's what they believe. In politics, appearance is reality.
***How could you convince the millions of people, including moderate, undecideds, and Democrats that Biden is able to serve capably for 4 more years?***
You talk about Trump. That's how.
All this time and effort you are putting into throwing Biden under the bus you could have been putting into defeating MAGA.
When are you going to start trying to defeat MAGA?
Ageism. Oh good grief. On another forum someone accused me of ageism AND ableism. This is exactly how we are losing our democracy. Identitarian idiocy. I’m waiting for a special battalion of handicapped military troops, in the interest of fairness. Blind pilots? Why not? They just need a sighted pilot telling them what to do! Why not pay two people to do one job? Let’s be fair, and not ableist.
Of course it was the NYTimes, which just this morning credited my Amex card with a refund because I cancelled a million year subscription since the NYTimes became a bastion of reductive crapola. (I.e., bullshit)
Maybe you're not seeing the reality of what's going on right in front of you. A narcissistic sun-downing nasty asshole wants to be Dictator of the United States and throw out our Constitution. He wants to replace it with an authoritarian Christo-fascist playbook. The playbook cancels civil rights, human rights, women's rights, DEI and more. There will be no more elections. WASPs will be the only class to have any rights and even then, only the ones shitler allows them to have. So I for one am over it. I'm done worrying. Tell me. If Joe isn't replaced are you going to vote for him or not vote at all? My guess is you're a smart person and you will vote for Joe even though you don't believe in him. I'm not worried because either good sense will win or horrific choice will win. Either way this country gets what it deserves. A better country with a strong government or an entirely new country with no government, just an oligarchy to rule over us. Vote blue down the entire ticket to save our democracy or republic- whatever you want to call it. It's not a hard decision.
This is not about making a decision of which party to support. We plan to vote blue, but would really like to vote for someone who has a chance of winning.
Right on! These debbie downers and nervous nellies piss me off. Just stop people. Even if Joe was in a vegetative state he'd still be a better option than shitler. I have complete confidence he can be president for the next 4 years and the country will be better for it, too. And if for ANY reason he couldn't complete his term we have a perfectly competent vice president to take the driver's seat. And FYI- Polls are bullshit.
Not the damn point. He can't fucking win the election. No one is saying he's not better than TFG, whine, wine, whine, blah, blah, blah. He looks feeble and sounds weak. Saying it is being honest, something you're not being. I'm not willing to wish the future of the country away.
Yes, it's a huge ass problem and no one is pretending that it's not. Biden is more feeble and weak now than he was 5 years ago. people who are undecided will not vote for a feeble and weak person. They don't care about his accomplishments. They may simply sit it out or worse, think "hey, we survived 4 years of TFG before so, meh". That scares the hell out of me. Biden instill absolutely not an ounce of confidence for anyone who is still not decided. A few weeks ago, 76% of the US electorate said they knew little or nothing about Project 2025. That kind of fucking ignorance is voting. You think only well informed people such as those here are the ones voting and that is absolutely wrong.
I think the bridge has already collapsed. Obama & Clinton need to read the riot act to
Biden asap. He could have left with his head held high and with glowing pride for his very successful term of office. Instead he will be remembered as a stubborn old man too set in his ways to see the avalanche coming towards him.
Yep, this situation will go down in history books (assuming there are any) as unbelievable, that a whole society just watched as an elderly incapacitated man refused to leave office and everyone else wrung their hands but did nothing.
I’m a life long Democrat too, and I’ve never before been aware of this trait in Democrats, but I’m reading plenty about it now. I’ve heard that it’s partly attributed to the diversity within the party (good) which makes consensus difficult (bad) and therefore the hand wringing. At this point, I think Democrats are way too cautious, desperate not to break any norms or traditions, to the point of being ineffective.
Every day we wait for Joe to do the right thing and announce he is not going to run for reelection and will release all his pledged delegates at the convention to vote their conscience for our parties candidate for president is another lost key critical day for candidates to throw their hat in the ring.
Dear god. yes, people here sharing their opinions or concerns about Biden is hurting his chances. That 51 million people saw him have a nuclear level meltdown didn't do it. Got it.
I don’t know that but the polls keep shrinking on his side of the election court while the polls for Harris were giving her the edge over Trump. You don’t need to agree with me, but in my humble opinion Biden cannot win this election- he is showing his age, both physically and intellectually. And yes, he has good days, but let’s not forget the 51 M peeps who watched him for 1.5 hours. Trump is more senile than Biden and I would never vote for him eith, not even for $1M. Enough said.
I don't think we know that, but there is a problem when most people are not voting for Biden because there is confidencee in Biden. Most are voting against Trump and, as a result, are stuck with selecting Biden. There is a need for a candidate that we can vote for and be energised around. It decreases the risk of apathy on voting day. It is a risk, but we know Biden can't win. He does not know how to respond to alll the momentum that Trump is building.
Yes, that he got elected to do in 2020 - and that he said he'd only due for 1 term to allay concerns about his age. Are you willing to look at a now much more feeble, much weaker version of that person and say, "sure, he can do this for 4 more years"? Because we are NOT electing him for what he used to be able to do, but what he will be able to do. The evidence in front of us every damn day is that he cannot handle it for 4 more years. Wishing it to be true doesn't make it true.
I'm not supporting TFG, so don't be a dismissive asshole by saying I'm irrelevant to the D party. That is nothing I've ever come close to - and never will. Biden fucking said he'd be a one term president in 2019. He admitted in the post NATO conference last week that he changed his mind and decided to run again because things need to be finished. Are you guys that obtuse?
So THAT makes him mentally unstable? Because you don't like one choice? I think Congress should Take another direction on that as well but I'm not throwing this country away because of it. The vast majority of policy has been a God send to this country. Trump told BEBE to nuke them
First, Steve: Thank you! Some seriously creative writing in this one. 👏👍😊
When Donald Trump declared he had "emptied the swamp" he went and opened a giant sewer, wide and deep. The stench from the effluent grows by the day. Have they started building the detention cages?
President Biden's stubbornness is getting in his way. Take your victory lap, cite all your successes and achievements; and then move out of the way. This moment is about the salvation of our republic. Not about your glorification. The Democratic Party is poised to hand over our constitutional republic to the party of the rock-solid fascists. The clock is ticking.
They don't want to annihilate women; they want to subjugate women. They still need women to make the babies. They can't have the babies if they don't have the women.
It’s why they are outlawing all forms of abortion. Women are just breeding stock to raise cannon fodder for all their wars of conquest. Many of these people are delusional and fucking crazy.
Only the wealthy media and their pollsters are tearing down Biden. It’s propaganda you are falling for. The ferocity of the attacks on Biden are the best evidence of their fear of the Democrat-Defecting Republican-Independent coalition which greatly outnumber maga extremists.
trump’s prediction of a landslide is correct! Democracy will win by a landslide!
"It is painful to watch, but not nearly as terrible as watching the appeasement of the Democratic Party..." The Biden campaign remains quiet out of respect for the ladies and gentlemen of the opposition party and their injured leader. Surely, the RNC team will appreciate the deference and now engage in adherence to the Queensberry rules of politics. Surely.
[end of sarcasm]
The MAGA RNC pageant is painfully creepy but the strategy, or lack of a coherent, take-charge strategy from the pro-democracy side is demoralizing as hell. Even Simon, the hopium guy, has gone from will-win to still-can-win. Thoughts and prayers.
I fear this whole discussion is moot. SCOTUS will find a way to install Trump, regardless of any voting results. It happened before. The only difference is now they're TOTALLY off the rails.
You’re right. Trump has already set up prerequisites for a challenge to get the House of Representatives to vote on electing the next President. And , let’s see, the majority of states are Republican.
IF SCOTUS does not give it to him first. A race to the bottom but Trump wins in all 3 scenarios. By vote, by House or by SCOTUS.
Yes Steve ....Joe, Jill and a handful of advisers are beyond selfish. They disgust me . It is one thing to be blind to the fact that you can't do the job anymore....but when so many peole are begging him to step aside it is disgusting. I can't look at him.. I can't listen to his own form of word salad ...He drifts off constantly ... Can't they see they are losing young people ...
One thing about Trump he is never going to let Vance shine...He will be like Steve Bannon if he tries to stand out Trump will shut him down right quick.. I'm sure Vance is thinking this guy is going to get sick in office and I will step up...My friends are asking if we can seek asylum in Canada. We will be a caravan of Gypsies ...
The mix of sadness, rage, defiance, disappointment, grief and despair is pretty overwhelming. It won't stop me from doing my part but, dammit, it's a bit much for this human.
Larissa, hang in there. Thanks for caring so much about our country. Let's keep hope alive by focusing on what we can control. We can pray about all the other items out of our control. I am praying God will tell Biden to step down just like he requested. God has a way of bringing humility into our lives.
Steve, You sound like you've given up! There are more Americans who believe in freedom and liberty than do not. The Democrats can win and WILL win. We are on the side of truth. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have a stellar record of achievement and are standing with the working people and standing up for human rights and each woman's rights over her own body. Don't give up! Use your megaphone to rally the people. We need positive encouragement...not despair.
Another thing: any convention that has Mark Robinson as a speaker deserves a reminder that misogyny, homophobia, ignorance, hate, and Holocaust Denial are wrong.
I meant to write intolerance. Which is one of the byproducts of ignorance. We have a man here in this state running for Governor who has the bravado of the ignorant: they know nothing but bellow that they know everything.
Steve, Biden is destroying a legacy he could have been proud of, until the past couple weeks. More and more Democrats are exasperated by Biden now, including quite a few elected officials. I get that he doesn't want to face it, and his family helps him not face reality. But why isn't the Democratic party forcing Biden to step aside and let someone electable take his place? I'm not given to conspiracy thinking, but if the Democratic operatives secretly wanted to hand the White House to Trump. they couldn't do a better job.
Still, we cannot give up. There are STILL actions we can take to reduce the odds of the GOP turning our country into an autocracy. Even if Trump wins, getting Democrats in the “lower” offices still matters.
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Don’t forget other elective offices. If people are discouraged due to the Biden situation, they may not bother to vote – that would mean a lot of Democrats won’t get voted into Congressional and governors offices. (Remember that judges are sometimes elected, too.) Pls visit app.oath.vote - they identify the most crucial races where your donations can make a difference. We can only vote where we live, but we can donate money, and also email our friends around the country to let them know.
This also isn't really about Democratic votes, but about undecided voters. There aren't that many, but they will be decisive. On the other hand, Trump has a commanding lead among infrequent voters, so if they come out, it will be ugly.
Another chapter has been written but the book is not finished. We cannot let the preferred candidate be the enemy of the practical candidate. If Joe Biden is the Democratic party nominee, we need to get on board and support him and his administration fully or get out of the way!
If the energy being expended by Biden naysayers is directed toward gainsaying, Joe Biden and democracy will win over the presumed dystopian future in store.
Joe Biden will lose in November. Period. Democratic enthusiasm for Joe Biden has evaporated. It's gone. The DNC will be dull and muted. Delegates will chat somberly about the losses they await; much like characters in GoT gathered around the fire before the Army of the Dead attack Winterfell. Except this isn't make believe.
Graeme Roberts
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I ceased to obsess over Trump, and now Vance, when I saw how Joe Biden (and presumably some of his supporters) had chosen to delude us. The disastrous presidential debate opened the floodgates of video clips of President Biden. He is no longer in any way suitable to lead the country and defeat Trump. George Clooney was realistic, honest, and admirable all the way—a true patriot and a great Democrat. Meanwhile, a phalanx of weak (though loudly aggressive) Democrats and pundits doubled down on supporting a frail, doddering old man who either lacks self awareness or is just too selfish to face the truth. The king really has no clothes. A new leader is required immediately, while namby pamby Democrats run ceaseless surveys to avoid making tough (and very sad) decisions.
Please, add to your assessment: George Clooney has led an almost entirely scripted public life. [Yes, Biden shows all sorts of frailties, but I seriously doubt that Clooney or most people have any comprehension of how the stuttering glitch in the brain affects verbal recall. Biden has always strugged with this disability.]
That being true, and then add to that his obvious frailness, he needs to step down NOW! No more excuses. I get the stuttering. I have made all the excuses for him. But now he has become an embarrassment. He did his job. We are all grateful. But those in charge of the DNC are no better than the MAGA who support a loathsome trump at this point.
I have dutifully supported Biden as the “better choice”. I encouraged unity at all cost and refused to listen to those who I felt were idiots who just did not understand even though they openly admitted how much they loathed trump. Who said they would sit this one out. I still think they are short sighted idiots(democracy at ALL cost) but I now at least understand what they have been seeing that I refused to see.
Perfectly stated, Leeann! Joe’s gotta go! No more weak, gutless delays. Delay is Trump’s slimy tactic.
Agreed. Namby pamby Democrats are also why it took 3 years before any action was taken against our insurrectionist in chief. Apparently it was BIDEN who told Garland to hold off - he felt it was unseemly to prosecute a former president. The rest of my life and yours will be unseemly as a result. I’m starting to hate Joe Biden; a dramatic switch from our savior.
Thanks, JF! Let’s get the buggers to stop farting around and choose one of the excellent, get-it-done Democrats and make the Republicans wonder what’s hit them. How about Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, or Adam Schiff for president and Jasmine Crockett or Stacey Abrams for VP?
Exactly! The Democratic bench of “young guns” is deep and talented. A switch right now would inject needed energy and I predict we would win in a landslide. I don’t always agree with Bill Maher, but he wrote a piece in NYT to that effect.
I’ve written to my Democratic delegates TWICE about Biden, and I cancelled my Act Blue account in protest. I’m not sure how else to ge their attention; the polls are pretty obvious.
I did the same thing including writing directly to President Biden and begging him to pass the torch to one of the younger members of our party. I don't need to watch him. I have seen his accomplishments and admire them; I have also seen his age become a serious impediment. We can and must win and sadly that is not with Joe.
Ooh, I’ve never written directly to the president before. Good idea! It’s time to step up my game; go straight to the top. Unfortunately, Biden seems impenetrable, which is further proof that he isn’t qualified. The more he resists and digs in, the more feeble and out of touch he reveals himself to be.
Please post the signed photo of him when they send it.
I wrote President Biden earlier during some of his negotiations with bad faith actors. I received a thoughtful response on Whitehouse letter head signed by Joe. No photo! Yes, I was surprised and appreciative.
The Democratic bench of “young guns” is deep and talented. A switch right now would inject needed energy and I predict we would win in a landslide.
Love it, JF! Bravo or brava you!
Please tell us how we get there?
Except for Abram’s no national recognition
I'd vote for George Clooney. Of course I'd vote for a dried-up baked potato too. Michelle Obama is 12 points ahead in polls. If she were the actual nominee, I'd think it would be more like high teens in the end. In other words, I think she'd get (literally) 100% of the non-kook vote.
Biden will get 100% of the non- kook (you must have known my mother? loved the word) vote.
Maybe I did, lol. I think Biden gets only 85-90% of the non-kook vote. The rest will be extremely low-information voters who heard his brain is gone and so I guess I'll go with the other guy. I'm sorry to say this, but I know people who are like this. That's what happened with Hillary. Their reasoning was a little different, but in either case they don't feel they have agency with any candidate, so if they're not excited they use one tiny datapoint. They can't spell fascism and don't think it applies to them regardless.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-13/column-instead-of-just-criticizing-biden-maybe-george-clooney-should-take-his-place.
To provide a little hope and humor.
They are an ineffective bunch aren’t they? And it isn’t like they haven’t screwed up before with their stupid choices, except for Obama.
Interesting comment that the floodgate were opened after the debate. Since I had already seen every clip and bit of evidence that Joe's mental facility was in bad shape, I wonder if this is just proof that the media each of us consumes is full of our confirmation bias. Has control central of your media choices been gaslighting you that Joe Biden was fine?
Well, the media was awake enough during Trump's NY trial to point out that as Trump sat there scrowling like a pissed-off spoiled infant he pooped his own pants, his lawyers sitting beside him valiantly striving to hold a straight face. Was this act a result of mental incompetence, or was it an unimaginable zenith of elitist exceptionalism? Was this Trump proving that he was eminently qualified to be an insolent, emotionally infantile child king?
So gaslighting you that Biden is fine and Trump pooped his pants. Got it.
Unless you’re independently wealthy that makes no sense, especially given that Trump openly talks about the drag that social security is on the budget - and Medicare. This from a blob who couldn’t keep a job unless his father - oops …
Steve, I've asked this before and will ask again:
How can you claim a wider national platform? While almost all pundits, hosts and other forms of commentators use the same well-worn phrases to the point of serial plagiarism, you continue to find new and fresh language to illuminate our crisis. You make words as vivid as Trump's blood-smeared face and raised fist. We need you heard, beyond 'The Warning.'
Thank you, Jill.
Please all share widely!
Steve
Yes, this should be required reading for every member of Congress, every talking head, etc.
Thanks for making that point. Everyone, media and candidates repeat the same stock lines “he could shoot someone on firth avenue” so overused as to become meaningless. They use language to pacify, not to encourage thought or discussion, but rather to be lulled into a false sense of security and pacifity when actually it doesn’t really matter to them all that much if trump gets re elected.. They won’t have to deal with any of those pesky progressive demands poor Joe had to contend with in order get and stay in power. Now even if he squeaks a win, he is weakened and we all know what happens in the jungle to the weakened members of the pack.
My sentiments precisely
Well said Jill.
I saw something this morning — I believe it is a new poll — that only 28 percent of voters believe Biden “has the mental and cognitive health” to serve another term.
In my humble opinion, without rancor or disparagement, I believe this is a bridge too far for re-election.
Who did the poll? No one I know have ever been polled and they are all pragmatists. Ageism is real and it may destroy our chances of saving the country.
Oh stop it with the ageism. This election is too important to constantly hear this crap. Joe is not in control of all his facilities.
He’s stumbles through his speeches, goes on tangents, and is constantly losing his train of thought. This is a presidential election with a fascist party and nefarious religious agenda waiting in the wings, and you’re accusing people of ageism?
Seriously? Do you take this election seriously, or do you think we can actually survive Trump and an Imperialist Judiciary for the next forty years? The stakes are as high as they can get, and you honestly think Biden is our savior?
Joe did a great job in 2020, yet some people think loyalty is more important than our constitution and country. And I honestly thought it was exclusive to MAGA. How wrong I am!
Regretfully, I agree that Joe needs to step down and this is not about agism. It is about President Bidens inability to effectively prosecute the case of democracy and the barrage of lies and fascist falsehoods being brought on by tRump.
Thank you, and well said. I wish things were different, but this is the real world with real consequences…:)
I believe Mike pointed out that the issue is not ageism.
I just read it, and well articulated…:)
And yet who has the stature to step in
It’s a chicken/egg thing. No one wants to step up before he steps down. However, Harris could be the only viable option, but I agree, she most likely won’t win. That said, Biden definitely won’t win!…:)
Retired four-star retired General Mark Milley has both the stature and the skill set to win the election and be a great President. But he won't "step in" without being drafted to do that by major leaders of the Democratic Party.
And trump is?
Trump is AND evil, and manifestly unfit. Biden is old, and frail, and decent,,and should probably step down from the candidacy because he does not have the robust constitution or the consistency to be President for four years. It is not “ageism”……it is reality..
Stop with the “whataboutism”; it’s irrelevant, because Trump’s supporters don’t care. Life isn’t fair. Biden has the biggest bully pulpit in the world, yet more Americans believe Trump is better fit to serve. That he would be better for the economy, and better for defending democracy than Biden.
It’s not true, but that’s reality. And Perception for many, is reality. The same way you think Biden is coherent and doing a great job, while the rest of us are holding our collective breaths, every time he opens his mouth in public; we see the world differently.
Your reality, like MAGA and the easily manipulated, live in a different universe…:)
Show us that Biden is not doing his job. He has a speech impediment. Get over it.
I don’t need to show you, Biden has done so himself. Like I said, you can gaslight yourself, but not most of us who subscribe to this newsletter.
You can’t unsee the debate, and his performances thereafter, are only moderately better; and only because there is no way he could go lower.
His job in office isn’t the issue. The polls show that 82%, up from 64% three months ago, say voters don’t believe he is fit for office. Politicians and large donors who know him say he isn’t the same man he was in 2020.
And if you want proof, then more people believe Trump would be better for the economy and for democracy than Biden. So apparently l, Biden isn’t swaying or inspiring too many voters, other than a few holdouts in those comment section.
We’re not the enemy, and feel free to continue to live in the same bubble as MAGA, except they will win the election of Joe stays in. They still might if he leaves, but at least a younger candidate can galvanize the base, and hopefully attract much needed youth and independent votes; giving us a chance.
Oh please!
I don't like having to hold my breath every time he speaks. It is stressful. Plus, I have been defending him with Maga voters for the past three years. I no longer have the evidence to support that he can do the job for the next four years. He can't defend himself meaningfully, and I have nothing to use to defend him outside of his record that is already baked into the assumptions. I will still vote for him, but it is like having a gun pointed at my head because I could never vote for Trump. Biden is holding me hostage and is taking my vote for granted.
The fact that Biden is incapacitated by mental incompetence and clearly should not run for president, what job would you hire him for, given that you, owning a small business and needing to feed your family, could not afford to have him drift off, wander off, get lost in his own head, and respond to simple requirements with a blank stare? And after terminating him regretfully, he came back everyday and with vacant triumpherent disregard told you that only God Himself could fire him.
That doesn’t describe him actually. Look at the people he surrounds himself with and what as an administration he has achieved. Objectively and (honestly)subjectively, we are in good hands.
Right on!!
This is about the demonstrable economic success of his policies. and an inclusive party platform.
Fine, I guess more than 50% of Americans didn’t get the memo. Patris, I’m not the enemy here, but you guys defending Biden, are doing so at all our peril.
Again, he’s not making that case to the American public. To govern, you need to be elected. And the majority of Americans are falling for the cheap snake oil salesmen’s pitch.
You’re preaching to the choir!!!!!!!!
There is no one who I knew was committed that isn’t still as committed to the ticket as it is. Remains to be seen of course, though if I bet I’d bet Biden/Harris for the win.
Jaffee is either a troll or just plain arrogant. He apparently thinks his opinions are facts. He keeps saying he’s not the enemy here but he is obnoxious and extremely condescending. He seems awfully determined to convince everyone Biden will lose no matter what. Seems very Russian to me to want to discourage Biden supporters. Whatever, tell him he’s right about everything then mute him.
Ageism is discrimination based purely on a person's age. That's not what's being done in Biden's case. His actions and words provide all the evidence needed that he is incapable of leading this party and beating TFG. That he's 81 is just a fact. Whether he was 81, 71, or 61 is beside the point. Take age out of the equation and let your eyes and ears tell you what you are clearly denying in defense of his previous wonderful accomplishments. He looks feeble and sounds weak. Not a chance in hell he will win because of that. And don't respond with, "But what about TFG?" Right or wrong (it's wrong), the bar has always been lower. Bitching about it doesn't change it.
Have you seen the videos of trump stumbling over words, can’t walk down a ramp, tells the same stupid story over and over, he’s way worse if you look. I’ve had multiple relatives with dementia and who were just old. There’s a difference and Biden is just old trump is just as old really but he wants to destroy democracy.
I get that. His supporters do NOT care. The bar is lower and has been since 2015.
Thank you
I agree. This is about beating Trump and Fascism, but it is also about running the country for the next four years. Why have we come to this point in the US when we wouldn't want to take the chance to choose a candidate who is more robust, able to articulate a case for the future, can beat DT, and can vigorously lead the country for the next four years? Why do we choose to settle for a less promising scenario?
Really? Choice between walking into fascism or Joe Biden stuttering ?
The Dow today is 40, 800 you want to hand that to Trump ?
Not me
Asking it 20 more times with a slight variation does not make it the question. It's not as if a single person here raising valid concerns about Biden's ability to win this election are going to support TFG or just not vote if Biden remains on the ticket. Please stop the silliness, which this was bad enough, and now a comment about Porky Pig? For fuck's sake....
Well said…:)
What amazes me is that wisdom is so alien to some minds. No one NO ONE is better to lead us through these imperious crises both home and abroad than Joe Biden. I will take Joe’s capacity over anyone else’s even if his is only 75% compared to 2020. I think it is time for a reality check. Dean Phillips and Sarah Palin were sure the hell not worthy. Come on folks!
Why not give Biden a cabinet position so the new candidate can access his wisdom daily before 8 PM? He can play this role as an advisor, and we can all benefit.
Porky pig was a stutterer and you watched him every Saturday morning
Biden has the capacity
His stuttering is getting worse and he’s getting frustrated
Yes, that we all watched when we were 5 -7 yrs old waiting for parents to get out of bed. There is no comparison and I fear you’re digging a deeper hole. No one has brought up Biden’s speech impediment, so I do t k ow why you’re making it an issue.
It's an attempt to say that the only issue with Biden is his stutter, which is an insult to our intelligence and our senses.
You sound amazingly ignorant.
How could you convince the millions of people, including moderate, undecideds, and Democrats that Biden is able to serve capably for 4 more years? Because millions now think he's not up to the job. Even if he is, he is not electable. Even if they're ageist, that's what they believe. In politics, appearance is reality.
***How could you convince the millions of people, including moderate, undecideds, and Democrats that Biden is able to serve capably for 4 more years?***
You talk about Trump. That's how.
All this time and effort you are putting into throwing Biden under the bus you could have been putting into defeating MAGA.
When are you going to start trying to defeat MAGA?
Ageism. Oh good grief. On another forum someone accused me of ageism AND ableism. This is exactly how we are losing our democracy. Identitarian idiocy. I’m waiting for a special battalion of handicapped military troops, in the interest of fairness. Blind pilots? Why not? They just need a sighted pilot telling them what to do! Why not pay two people to do one job? Let’s be fair, and not ableist.
I believe it was The NY Times. I will go back and look. I saw it this morning.
Of course it was the NYTimes, which just this morning credited my Amex card with a refund because I cancelled a million year subscription since the NYTimes became a bastion of reductive crapola. (I.e., bullshit)
Steve. Biden’s going to win this election.
Based on what criteria? His record? Your canceled NYT subscription? Your gut feeling? Please stop denying reality of what's right in front of you.
Maybe you're not seeing the reality of what's going on right in front of you. A narcissistic sun-downing nasty asshole wants to be Dictator of the United States and throw out our Constitution. He wants to replace it with an authoritarian Christo-fascist playbook. The playbook cancels civil rights, human rights, women's rights, DEI and more. There will be no more elections. WASPs will be the only class to have any rights and even then, only the ones shitler allows them to have. So I for one am over it. I'm done worrying. Tell me. If Joe isn't replaced are you going to vote for him or not vote at all? My guess is you're a smart person and you will vote for Joe even though you don't believe in him. I'm not worried because either good sense will win or horrific choice will win. Either way this country gets what it deserves. A better country with a strong government or an entirely new country with no government, just an oligarchy to rule over us. Vote blue down the entire ticket to save our democracy or republic- whatever you want to call it. It's not a hard decision.
This is not about making a decision of which party to support. We plan to vote blue, but would really like to vote for someone who has a chance of winning.
Ive watched and I’m telling you he is more than capable
Right on! These debbie downers and nervous nellies piss me off. Just stop people. Even if Joe was in a vegetative state he'd still be a better option than shitler. I have complete confidence he can be president for the next 4 years and the country will be better for it, too. And if for ANY reason he couldn't complete his term we have a perfectly competent vice president to take the driver's seat. And FYI- Polls are bullshit.
Not the damn point. He can't fucking win the election. No one is saying he's not better than TFG, whine, wine, whine, blah, blah, blah. He looks feeble and sounds weak. Saying it is being honest, something you're not being. I'm not willing to wish the future of the country away.
So, visuals are going to trump the reality?
Trump is a fascist maniac running on project 2025- that's the reality.
The REALITY IS what they have planned if they win.
What are you willing to do?
He CAN win the election.
I would buy their argument if they could point to
1- how do you get the candidate that can win without chaos?
2- How do we get there? What's the path?
Everyone is acting like a party can chuck their nominee over the side of the boat at any time...
No problem!!!
It's never happened before.
I think it might be a big problem.
Yes, it's a huge ass problem and no one is pretending that it's not. Biden is more feeble and weak now than he was 5 years ago. people who are undecided will not vote for a feeble and weak person. They don't care about his accomplishments. They may simply sit it out or worse, think "hey, we survived 4 years of TFG before so, meh". That scares the hell out of me. Biden instill absolutely not an ounce of confidence for anyone who is still not decided. A few weeks ago, 76% of the US electorate said they knew little or nothing about Project 2025. That kind of fucking ignorance is voting. You think only well informed people such as those here are the ones voting and that is absolutely wrong.
I hope so.
Look, I'm as nervous as anyone is, but I don't see an magic elixir here.
IF Biden quits, I'll support whoever emerges.
But I fear chaos more than I fear Biden being on the ticket.
Thank you
I think the bridge has already collapsed. Obama & Clinton need to read the riot act to
Biden asap. He could have left with his head held high and with glowing pride for his very successful term of office. Instead he will be remembered as a stubborn old man too set in his ways to see the avalanche coming towards him.
This is awful to have to live through, as though the years of trump wasn’t enough.
Yep, this situation will go down in history books (assuming there are any) as unbelievable, that a whole society just watched as an elderly incapacitated man refused to leave office and everyone else wrung their hands but did nothing.
I’ve been a Democrat all my life, Democrats are good at hand wringing and twiddling their thumb’s until it’s too late.
I’m a life long Democrat too, and I’ve never before been aware of this trait in Democrats, but I’m reading plenty about it now. I’ve heard that it’s partly attributed to the diversity within the party (good) which makes consensus difficult (bad) and therefore the hand wringing. At this point, I think Democrats are way too cautious, desperate not to break any norms or traditions, to the point of being ineffective.
Every day we wait for Joe to do the right thing and announce he is not going to run for reelection and will release all his pledged delegates at the convention to vote their conscience for our parties candidate for president is another lost key critical day for candidates to throw their hat in the ring.
We can’t wait, Dana! So what are we actually going to do?
If he gets out, that doesn't bother me.
But given that he has clearly stated that he is staying in, what good are you all doing?
You're going to run your mouths and hurt our chances to win with your whining?
If Joe Biden wants to run, he's going to run. Period.
and he says he's running.
and there is NOTHING you can do about that fact.
But you can help Trump win. That's all you can do.
Dear god. yes, people here sharing their opinions or concerns about Biden is hurting his chances. That 51 million people saw him have a nuclear level meltdown didn't do it. Got it.
Dear god, Tell us all how the fuck it's helping?
and you guarantee if he gets out we're going to win?
How do you know that?
I don’t know that but the polls keep shrinking on his side of the election court while the polls for Harris were giving her the edge over Trump. You don’t need to agree with me, but in my humble opinion Biden cannot win this election- he is showing his age, both physically and intellectually. And yes, he has good days, but let’s not forget the 51 M peeps who watched him for 1.5 hours. Trump is more senile than Biden and I would never vote for him eith, not even for $1M. Enough said.
I don't think we know that, but there is a problem when most people are not voting for Biden because there is confidencee in Biden. Most are voting against Trump and, as a result, are stuck with selecting Biden. There is a need for a candidate that we can vote for and be energised around. It decreases the risk of apathy on voting day. It is a risk, but we know Biden can't win. He does not know how to respond to alll the momentum that Trump is building.
There are no guarantees in politics and you know that.
He's currently doing the job
Yes, that he got elected to do in 2020 - and that he said he'd only due for 1 term to allay concerns about his age. Are you willing to look at a now much more feeble, much weaker version of that person and say, "sure, he can do this for 4 more years"? Because we are NOT electing him for what he used to be able to do, but what he will be able to do. The evidence in front of us every damn day is that he cannot handle it for 4 more years. Wishing it to be true doesn't make it true.
Can you share that evidence please?
I don't have any problem with him being able to do the job.
I do worry he may not be up for the campaign, and that's a valid point.
But the problem is- he won the primary. It's his decision to make.
and he's made it.
at a certainly point you NEED TO ACCEPT IT and get to Fucking work so that we can win.
I agree he never once said he will serve 1 term. Facts please. If he can't do the job coming up we'll cross that bridge. He has a VEEP for a reason.
I'm not supporting TFG, so don't be a dismissive asshole by saying I'm irrelevant to the D party. That is nothing I've ever come close to - and never will. Biden fucking said he'd be a one term president in 2019. He admitted in the post NATO conference last week that he changed his mind and decided to run again because things need to be finished. Are you guys that obtuse?
But why are we arguing if Biden has said he's going run?
There is nothing we can do except the best we can to help him win, Right?
He SAID he would be a transitional one NOT a one term one.
He SAID he would be a transitional one NOT a one term one.
So your choice is Trump. OK. We know where you stand and stood. Trump has been and is your choice. You're then irrelevant to the Democratic party.
I really don't want to piss off anyone with the you're either with us or against us rhetoric at this point...LOL
We need everyone to row the boat towards the shore.
Rough seas.
By funding the war in Gaza?
So THAT makes him mentally unstable? Because you don't like one choice? I think Congress should Take another direction on that as well but I'm not throwing this country away because of it. The vast majority of policy has been a God send to this country. Trump told BEBE to nuke them
The question to ask - is , will you voluntarily march into trumps fadcism - ?
Or vote for accomplished Joe Biden /
Then tell us the answer
That's not and never been the question, no matter how many times on how many essays you post it.
Triggered much ?
I’ll post it as many times as I like -
Where?
Can we see it?
Here is an article about the poll that the writer in the Times cited. It came out two days ago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-trump-biden-battlegrounds-michigan-pennsylvania-wisconsin-july-2024/
If it’s true we’re in deep shit.
First, Steve: Thank you! Some seriously creative writing in this one. 👏👍😊
When Donald Trump declared he had "emptied the swamp" he went and opened a giant sewer, wide and deep. The stench from the effluent grows by the day. Have they started building the detention cages?
President Biden's stubbornness is getting in his way. Take your victory lap, cite all your successes and achievements; and then move out of the way. This moment is about the salvation of our republic. Not about your glorification. The Democratic Party is poised to hand over our constitutional republic to the party of the rock-solid fascists. The clock is ticking.
fascism goes hand in hand with violence toward women , hatred of women and annihilation of women jd vance fits perfectly with trump's view of women
They don't want to annihilate women; they want to subjugate women. They still need women to make the babies. They can't have the babies if they don't have the women.
It’s why they are outlawing all forms of abortion. Women are just breeding stock to raise cannon fodder for all their wars of conquest. Many of these people are delusional and fucking crazy.
I should have added wage slaves along with the cannon fodder.
Only the wealthy media and their pollsters are tearing down Biden. It’s propaganda you are falling for. The ferocity of the attacks on Biden are the best evidence of their fear of the Democrat-Defecting Republican-Independent coalition which greatly outnumber maga extremists.
trump’s prediction of a landslide is correct! Democracy will win by a landslide!
Stop criticizing and start organizing!
Make yourself useful!
And grow up!
That is insulting and not true.
what is insulting?
"It is painful to watch, but not nearly as terrible as watching the appeasement of the Democratic Party..." The Biden campaign remains quiet out of respect for the ladies and gentlemen of the opposition party and their injured leader. Surely, the RNC team will appreciate the deference and now engage in adherence to the Queensberry rules of politics. Surely.
[end of sarcasm]
The MAGA RNC pageant is painfully creepy but the strategy, or lack of a coherent, take-charge strategy from the pro-democracy side is demoralizing as hell. Even Simon, the hopium guy, has gone from will-win to still-can-win. Thoughts and prayers.
I fear this whole discussion is moot. SCOTUS will find a way to install Trump, regardless of any voting results. It happened before. The only difference is now they're TOTALLY off the rails.
You’re right. Trump has already set up prerequisites for a challenge to get the House of Representatives to vote on electing the next President. And , let’s see, the majority of states are Republican.
IF SCOTUS does not give it to him first. A race to the bottom but Trump wins in all 3 scenarios. By vote, by House or by SCOTUS.
I think there will be cases charging unspecified "voting irregularities", and SCOTUS will toss it to the House where each state gets one vote.
Yes Steve ....Joe, Jill and a handful of advisers are beyond selfish. They disgust me . It is one thing to be blind to the fact that you can't do the job anymore....but when so many peole are begging him to step aside it is disgusting. I can't look at him.. I can't listen to his own form of word salad ...He drifts off constantly ... Can't they see they are losing young people ...
One thing about Trump he is never going to let Vance shine...He will be like Steve Bannon if he tries to stand out Trump will shut him down right quick.. I'm sure Vance is thinking this guy is going to get sick in office and I will step up...My friends are asking if we can seek asylum in Canada. We will be a caravan of Gypsies ...
Canada is not a perfect country, but it is peaceful, law-abiding, and fundamentally decent. 🇨🇦
And best of all it doesn’t have the rotten orange monster and would be dictator TFG.
Thank You !
The mix of sadness, rage, defiance, disappointment, grief and despair is pretty overwhelming. It won't stop me from doing my part but, dammit, it's a bit much for this human.
Larissa, hang in there. Thanks for caring so much about our country. Let's keep hope alive by focusing on what we can control. We can pray about all the other items out of our control. I am praying God will tell Biden to step down just like he requested. God has a way of bringing humility into our lives.
Steve, You sound like you've given up! There are more Americans who believe in freedom and liberty than do not. The Democrats can win and WILL win. We are on the side of truth. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have a stellar record of achievement and are standing with the working people and standing up for human rights and each woman's rights over her own body. Don't give up! Use your megaphone to rally the people. We need positive encouragement...not despair.
Won’t fly, Jim. Perception rules in politics. Not logic.
Another thing: any convention that has Mark Robinson as a speaker deserves a reminder that misogyny, homophobia, ignorance, hate, and Holocaust Denial are wrong.
I meant to write intolerance. Which is one of the byproducts of ignorance. We have a man here in this state running for Governor who has the bravado of the ignorant: they know nothing but bellow that they know everything.
Steve, Biden is destroying a legacy he could have been proud of, until the past couple weeks. More and more Democrats are exasperated by Biden now, including quite a few elected officials. I get that he doesn't want to face it, and his family helps him not face reality. But why isn't the Democratic party forcing Biden to step aside and let someone electable take his place? I'm not given to conspiracy thinking, but if the Democratic operatives secretly wanted to hand the White House to Trump. they couldn't do a better job.
Still, we cannot give up. There are STILL actions we can take to reduce the odds of the GOP turning our country into an autocracy. Even if Trump wins, getting Democrats in the “lower” offices still matters.
Focus4Democracy identifies organizations that have shown themselves, through rigorous testing, to be extremely effective at generating Democratic votes in swing states. Given that we are all bombarded with fundraising requests, Focus4Democracy helps us decide where to devote our money and time.
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If you can’t donate, pls. send F4D’s info to as many people as you can and urge them to spread the word.
Don’t forget other elective offices. If people are discouraged due to the Biden situation, they may not bother to vote – that would mean a lot of Democrats won’t get voted into Congressional and governors offices. (Remember that judges are sometimes elected, too.) Pls visit app.oath.vote - they identify the most crucial races where your donations can make a difference. We can only vote where we live, but we can donate money, and also email our friends around the country to let them know.
This also isn't really about Democratic votes, but about undecided voters. There aren't that many, but they will be decisive. On the other hand, Trump has a commanding lead among infrequent voters, so if they come out, it will be ugly.
Were that the whole Blue political apparatus had your lights and your steam!
This was a reply to Jan
Thanks for the kind words Gerald. I'm the sort of person who gets active when I'm really scared.
Love ya' Steve,
But you are waxing too pessimistically.
Another chapter has been written but the book is not finished. We cannot let the preferred candidate be the enemy of the practical candidate. If Joe Biden is the Democratic party nominee, we need to get on board and support him and his administration fully or get out of the way!
If the energy being expended by Biden naysayers is directed toward gainsaying, Joe Biden and democracy will win over the presumed dystopian future in store.
Joe Biden will lose in November. Period. Democratic enthusiasm for Joe Biden has evaporated. It's gone. The DNC will be dull and muted. Delegates will chat somberly about the losses they await; much like characters in GoT gathered around the fire before the Army of the Dead attack Winterfell. Except this isn't make believe.
Self-determining prophesy.
Perhaps a self fulfilling prophecy too. It’s called debate and it’s healthy to have a vigorous debate in a democracy.
We all love, a good tragedy, Lane, but let’s turn it into a triumph!
Got any dragon glass?
And the fascists will also control both houses of congress if this farce continues.
Yup! So let’s stick together to stop them, Matthew!