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b-boy bouiebaisse@jbouie.bsky.social |
this case against biden's resignation makes sense. i do think that if biden decides to step away from reelection, he should explicitly say that he is doing this because House Republicans are too corrupt to confirm a replacement for Harris.
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Silly B Man
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Cate đŹ
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yes, repeat it ad infinitum
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Peter Olson
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It also frees her up to campaign more. It's pretty easy to communicate that you can handle the rest of the term but not another 5 years.
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Keith
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It's pretty simple to explain to people that Biden is perfectly able to serve the last 6 months of this term, but is stepping down because he's no longer sure he can go another 4 years. Don't understand why people think handing the nom to Harris also requires resigning the presidency.
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Eler de Grey
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockettâs assessment sums it up (images via Rebecca Solnit)
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Chad
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I agree it makes sense except for his 5th point about âbeing too old for two jobsâ. I donât think he can make the distinction about being too old to campaign without calling his fitness to do the whole job now into question.
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Adam Bonin
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The part of this to which I'm agnostic is as to whether a circus-like House GOP-led nomination hearing is good or bad for the VP nominee (assuming same person chosen for interim and full-time). Only example most of us have for this is that great movie where Gary Oldman cosplayed as Arlen Specter.
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Entertainment Entertainment Cummings
@sarcasymptote.bsky.social
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Oh geez, could you imagine the chaos of the certification process if the VP role was empty?
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@morphingstyles.bsky.social
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I think the crux of the problem is that Harris becoming president would absolutely help her out on the campaign trail, and the tradeoff is that none of this matters if she can't win.
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Gertrude The Squid đ
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Feels as if the ground has shifted today from âshould Biden run or drop out of the race?â to âshould Biden resign or drop out of the race?â
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Curt Gebers
@curtgebers.bsky.social
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If Biden wins but Republicans keep control of the House, wouldn't the same logic hold true into the next term?
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unhipcat
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If Biden steps away, Trump will return to the White House. Itâs that simple.
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Christopher Bird
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"my fellow Americans: I would not trust Mike Johnson to run a Dairy Queen, let alone the most powerful country in the world"
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isn't this another reason why he should drop out of the race? i'm not 100% sold personally but if he stays in, wins, then has some kind of medical emergency, isn't this exactly what would happen?
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claude zachary
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That isn't going to sell.
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Greg Salyer
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A serious question: why would this court allow a democrat to become president? Trump loses, sues, SC makes him president. What would prevent this scenario?
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b-boy bouiebaisse
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one thing democrats need to understand is that in this moment transparency is their ally
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Geoff Buchan
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Yeah, I've come around on this. Not only would no VP leave Mike Johnson as next in line of succession, but it would also remove the 51st vote in the current Senate. And if there's no VP, who counts electoral votes on Jan 6th? That may no longer be purely ceremonial.
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AJ
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Been saying this for years, and was very nervous when GOP got the House for this reason. Yet, if Biden is clear that Harris is his successor for the nom, I can live with it. Can she select a running mate then? Dems must have a top2bottom argument about SCOTUS/Trump/GOP to vote for all Dems.
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KA SEMENOVA
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Thatâs insanity. It would *still* result in a constitutional crisis, as Rs wld scream thatâs heâs unfit NOW & must go & bay for 25th amendment, etc. And media would looooove it. âNot sure I can complete a next termâ is all heâd have to say.
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đŹ đ The Reel Jon
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....wait, that was a proposition? Like, no, let him finish the term out until January, just don't run again. Who's asking him to completely step down as president right before an election??
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@elacordeonachi.bsky.social
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This is quite possibly the dumbest and most disingenuous use of statistics I've ever seen. That makes the entire opinion laughable and I'm not willing to take him seriously.
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Lynn Gazis-Sax
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Also, if Biden is still POTUS he retains the 25th Amendment ability to make Kamala Harris acting POTUS (as he did once already) any time he really does have a situation where his health demands it, and she's still VP, and no issue with VP replacement.
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Dash Camgirl, Lean Six Sigma blue belt
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I canât see the public interpreting this as anything other than an admission that Biden is not competent to be president. They either have to ride Biden all the way to the glue factory or go all in on Harris.
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LOWÏUFđ„„
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Biden/Harris->Harris/Biden. The blue dog bigots will unironically believe he's secretly going to run the show
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Crystal M. Fleming
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I think if he steps down from the race, he'd say it's because he now realizes he can't win. He can't admit that it has anything to do with his capacity or functioning, as that activates the 25th amendment. So essentially, all of his enablers would continue to be complicit in covering up his decline.
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Mel in Baltimore
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Biden has just said he is not dropping out. Remember MSM counted him out when he ran in primaries and had poor showing until SC. Also MAGA doesnât want him to run; they didnât then and they donât now because he is the best to beat tfg. Anyone else even Harris would cause chaos and they want that
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Andrew Bloomberg
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"We're the adults here, and look at what these fucking nut jobs are doing and want to continue doing to our country."
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Thicc Semper Tyrannis
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I haven't yet heard an argument for this course that credibly accounts for the absolutely inevitable firestorm of House GOP committee hearings, subpoenas, and impeachment proceedings that would follow Biden withdrawing from the campaign but not resigning the presidency.
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@ucgoldenbears.bsky.social
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If he does a 25th for health reasons, she steps in. If needed, he returns. He can do it on his own terms. If the VP and cabinet declare it, he can return unless there is a 2/3 vote in Congress.
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Bryant Burkhart
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I appreciate your willingness to say âman itâs a hard question, I just donât knowâ.
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Greg Bester
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Plus, if Biden resigns, Mike Johnson moves up to number 2 in succession. I wouldn't want to ne Harris in that circumstance.
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Sam W
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This is a rocky situation, and there are pitfalls no matter which direction they go in. I mean, there's no bypassing Harris- campaign finance law, the people's votes and also her status as incumbent VP make that impossible. They'd have to hype her up to hell and back to make it work, though.
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Aliera
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Can we make this argument to anyone pushing Sotomayor or Kagan to step down immediately?
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BFR
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The only reason to refuse to confirm a VP is that they're planning to use violence to seize the government. It would be a shocking escalation.
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strive for pithiness. land on glib.
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I just don't see how this week isn't as good as it gets for trump. He doesn't have to even show his face. Any change on the D's side allows the R's ample opportunities to jam things up thru the election, either thru the courts or Congress.
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