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Jonathan Ladd@jonmladd.bsky.social |
I would feel better if those who are supposed to be political experts didn't beclown themselves this way. The choice is: 1) Biden 2) Harris 3) Total chaos / royal rumble, serious risk of coalition crack up. Leading an anti-fascist coalition is very hard. There is no Aaron Sorkin solution here.
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Laura Ruby
@thatlauraruby.bsky.social
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This is so silly. Aside from the fact that jumping over the VP—she IS the back-up! That's why she's there!—smacks of racism/sexism to me, there's no magical candidate guaranteed to win.
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@freelunch23.bsky.social
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if this election is to stop fascism why would the coalition crack up? it's just need a new face to win over some low information voters. biden is behind for almost a year is polls. and there is no sharper contrast than saying i quit because it's not about me, it's about the country.
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riwoche རི་བོ་ཆེ་
@riwoche.bsky.social
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You are exactly right, and Kristof is exactly wrong. See also e.g. meidasnews.com/news/for-the...
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Seth Masket
@smotus.bsky.social
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Although it’s a great plan to definitely sacrifice a Senate seat in Ohio for the opportunity to destroy your presidential convention
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@nduggar.bsky.social
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I am disappointed in Nicholas Kristof.
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InkBetweenFreckles
@inkonelbows.bsky.social
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We love Whitmer but holy hell does Nick understand that most folks can't even name their US Senator let alone know anything about a Midwest governor? Chaos lovers---on both sides.
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Andrew Sidley-MacKie
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I don’t think Harris is a choice that avoids the serious risk of coalition breakup. There are substantial parts of Biden’s coalition who (a) really don’t like Harris and (b) already think that party elites improperly intervened in the primary process in 2020 to throw it to Biden.
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Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺
@rochaa.bsky.social
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Why not Harris? They never chose about Harris.
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Seer Snively
@seersnively.bsky.social
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Why being Twitter to this place? Leave that hell site over there, please.
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TommyBenBergman
@tbapple.bsky.social
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Biden has been and continues to be the Aaron Sorkin solution. Fatherly figure surrounded with competence.
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Steph Scythes
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The "experts" around Biden did not convince him to reschedule taking the debate stage when 1. under-the-weather, 2. facing a KNOWN attacking, bullying liar, 3. with his history of stuttering, 4. while in his 80s. If they tried and Biden overruled them then his decision-making is indeed suspect.
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Nicholas Weaver
@ncweaver.skerry-tech.com
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I would also feel better if the self same pundits were going "Trump is an obvious lunatic, a felon, a sexual predator, and explicitly says he wants to be a racist dictator, he should drop out and let a real Republican run"
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McGillicuddy
@oldschoolways.bsky.social
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I would feel better if not for [the last 8 years]
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@booond.bsky.social
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Do people not understand that it isn't like putting up a lemonade stand.
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@tathompson.bsky.social
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Kristof has already proven that he isn't a political expert
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artisanrox
@artisanrox.bsky.social
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I'd feel better about traditional Democrats if they actually taught younger people their craft for TWO DECADES already and didn't Dianne Feinstein themselves into dying in office. We SHOULD NOT be discussing POTUS dying in office for any other reason than assassination. We need YOUNGER PEOPLE.
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BikeMikeBike
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I might not be a smart guy like Nick Kristof, but I pay attention to politics and government. Gina Raimondo was a name I had to look up. Let’s do ourselves a favor and disregard any pundit who recommends replacing Biden with essentially anonymous randos.
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Ding dong
@mouthjazz.bsky.social
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He has about as much intellect as your usual NYT Ed Board creature. Always dumb, always wrong.
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ol tonyo
@fraustian.bsky.social
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tomorrow the paper of record is going to endorse Colin Powell's corpse as a unity ticket play
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Schroedingercat
@schroedingercat.bsky.social
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Every person who birches about Bidens debate performance is required to record themselves answering every question and response and post it for our review before I will listen to a damn word they say
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Jonathan Ladd
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You could propose: Biden holds a press conference from the East Room with Harris: "I don't think I can serve another full 4-year term. I'm not running, endorsing Harris, and telling all my delegates to vote for Harris." At least that is a halfway plausible plan. Anything else courts disaster.
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Average Joe
@socialjoe.bsky.social
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The whole conversation is dumb.
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cameldeathh
@cameldeathh.bsky.social
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3 is likely in any scenario that doesn't include 1 and people need to understand that.
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ViperX83
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It’s especially maddening for Kristof, of all people, to weigh in on this issue. The guy couldn’t even meet the residency requirements to run for governor himself; where does he get the nerve to complain about how ANYONE else is doing the job of campaigning?
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John OH, JUST THE CRIMES Keynes
@bnr-keynes.bsky.social
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'serious risk' undersells it near metaphysical certitude
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Martin Concagh
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One of the key plotlines in the West Wing is that an unpopular incumbent president facing criticism and scandal due to his ill defies the party establishment that wants him to quit and wins re election by a landslide.
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Bailey McCann
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Hey look Governor Kristof was in the arena
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And George Wendt
@trumancapps.bsky.social
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Brilliant idea Mr Kristof! we'll just have Sherrod Brown vacate his red state Senate seat to run for president. I'm sure Ohio's Republican governor will appoint a Democrat in his place so as not to threaten our fragile majority, because of civility and norms
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Suboptimal planetoid
@staledimsum.bsky.social
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Maybe if the liberal political class hadn't tried to play politics the sorkin way for my entire adult life we wouldn't be in this mess.
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Julia S.
@booktweeting.bsky.social
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noted political genius Nick Kristof, the Governor of Oregon
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cantorsdust
@cantorsdust.bsky.social
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We’re seeing in France right now how hard it is to make an antifascist coalition with limited time before an election. The time to address all this was during the primary. Now keeping the coalition together is paramount. That means Biden or if not Biden Harris. There’s no time for anything else.
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EA
@elliottanderson.bsky.social
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But it seems really likely to me that all of the people currently railing against Option 1 will not sit by quietly for Option 2 - which means it’s also Option 3. I feel all choices lead to a version of Option 3.
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strive for pithiness. land on glib.
@scruffymane.bsky.social
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this discourse is peaking. you say RUMBLE and then...
www.kxan.com/news/12-good...
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Charles EP Murphy
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there was a prof in Chicago saying how it would be doable in a competent political organisation, without actually saying _how_ it'd be done (or who should be the replacement), just a vague appeal to 'competence'. How are we supposed to take that seriously?
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