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Alyssa Shulman@alyssashulman.bsky.social |
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Educator, Trombone Player, Nerd, Estronaut (she/her)
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It sounds like there's consensus in the caucus that he needs to go, I just think they're wanting to gently pressure Biden into stepping aside voluntarily to save *some* face. But yeah, I think given Biden's stubborn refusal to do so, they need to just say "we'll 25th you if you don't drop out"
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Just about the only thing the broader electorate can agree on right now is that Biden is too damn old lmao.
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If the goal is to gently nudge Biden out, it can't come from the progressive wing of the party or they'd look like political opportunists. And if the push fails, then they'd be blamed for an election loss for sewing division. It's a lot more convincing to Biden if it's coming from Pelosi or Schiff
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He's a pretty major donor for the Democratic Party and is extremely connected in political circles. It's not like this is just some random actor
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Right? Only ones that come close are CA and SC, in my opinion
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IMO, that's far less risky than running somebody who is visibly senile and has half of his own party doubting his fitness for office And it's not like people wouldn't tune in to the reality show, and at minimum everyone knows who Kamala Harris is (and she'd likely win said blitz primary).
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The Blitz Primary idea seems to be gaining a lot of steam
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It's like an NPC at the start of a video game. "Link! You're the only one who can weld the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule! Can you help us?" Yes >No "Are you sure? You're the only one who can weld the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule! Can you help us?"
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Yeah, I'm squarely in the replace him with Kamala camp. I cannot fathom a reality where she would be a worse candidate than Biden currently is
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It's just the sort of behavior I've come to expect from Trump supporters. Ignoring damaging news stories about a flawed leader in a way that's completely untethered with reality, while decrying the press as biased and out to get you.
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For real, the "ignore the polls, ignore the fake news, everything is fine!" attitude is downright Trumpian
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I don't know that Biden has all that many stans is the thing. My read is that most of his base is just people who desperately wanted to stop Trump in 2020 and felt that he was the strongest candidate to do so, and any replacement candidate would also be able to lock in the anti Trump vote
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It doesn't require a monthly visit to the White House for 8 months
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I'm not sure I buy this deflection, honestly. The executive branch signs laws, Congress writes them. A bipartisan feel good bill like this is gonna have the experts working with the legislators or administrative agencies, and then you just do a big photo op with the President when he signs
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Dumbkirk
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Honestly, the Trump era has taught me that as Americans we can't help but slow down and look at the car crash on the highway. We absolutely love being captivated with a good shit show.
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I'm doing my part by being obnoxious as shit!
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It's been a rough 8 years, man
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I don't think it's a coincidence that like half of the replacement candidates that are being floated (Beshear, Whitmer, Newsom, Shapiro) were at that meeting.
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That would make us just as bad as him
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For real, that debate called into question his actual ability to do the job. Setting aside election concerns, it's not okay for him to be President right now. In a vacuum, it would be morally correct for him to resign, or for him to be impeached or 25th'ed if he refuses to leave
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Hell yeah, kick the Tories to the curb for me
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Can someone check and confirm if they're also bears?
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Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with the #KHive
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I mean, we didn't have a real primary this time around. Biden had no serious challengers.
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Listen, there's only one candidate who can successfully navigate this strange new world that the SCOTUS has created, where bribery is legal and abuse of power is encouraged. That's why they must nominate Bob Menendez
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Sure. The earliest deadline is Ohio, which would be in early August (the DNC is doing an early nominating ceremony over zoom ahead of the convention to address that). Nothing is official yet
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For real, I actually do agree with them that getting Biden to step aside for a younger candidate is the best thing he can do for his country right now. So I have no real issue with the full court press here to get a younger candidate on the ballot
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Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with the Khive
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Bread and circus. Keep people fed and entertained and they won't do anything but bitch about it on reddit
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"But she's a cop!" Fun fact from your middle school social studies class, the Executive Branch is charged with enforcing the law. The President is the biggest cop in the country lmao
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MFW
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Ehhh, it's still pretty hard to beat the court that shat out the Dred Scott decision. Although it does remain to be seen if the Roberts court will plunge us into a civil war
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Yeah, I don't have the actuarial tables in front of me, but she's a 69 year old T1 diabetic, and it might be a while before it's safe for her seat to vacate.
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Well, as we all know, Bird Law is not governed by reason
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Fun fact, in 1215 the Magna Carta was signed, which mandated for the first time that Kings actually do have to follow the law, so really a king is more restrained by the law than the President is This court just dragged us back into the dark ages
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Oh thanks, I wasn't worried about politics for a second there, thanks for fixing that
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Vomiting from disgust because of how correct you are
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Someone under the age of 80 please
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I think that picture is the reality regardless after last night's debate. Having a candidate be propped up for four years only to have him completely implode on the biggest stage is an awful look for the party, and I can't see how swapping out Biden for Harris makes things any worse
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It would be a rather impressive rejection of Trumpism if voters drag Biden's corpse across the finish line after that horrendous display. Do I think that'll happen after last night? No, but it's funny to imagine
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They're not wrong here.
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Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these
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Absolutely not
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>:(
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Zing!
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