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Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social |
Biden ending his campaign is one thing; Biden *resigning* would mean: a) endless GOP House "investigations" on Kamala Harris "covering up" Biden's mental state; b) the GOP House and broken Senate both have to confirm the new VP, they won't, and GOP will blame Dems. It's simply not a viable plan.
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S.I.Nestor
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Kamala has to stay VP because VP chooses the next President on Jan. 6, as MAGA has informed us the last 4 years.
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Jonathan Bernstein
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You could just as easily get (a) from Biden staying in office with Harris as the nominee. And it's more serious with Biden still in office. And the chance of no confirmed VP is a real negative risk, but it almost certainly plays *for* the Dems, highlighting the GOP House and its extremism.
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Ambrellite
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The constitution is a dead letter if the president--Biden or Harris or whomever--doesn't rescue it from the flames by whatever means necessary. Rescuing our republic would be a pretty great campaign strategy, if nothing else.
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Harry Callahan
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Biden must finish term. Harris needs to start acting as if the campaign is hers & must be everywhere. She should attend & participate at the NATO summit. Joe should stick to teleprompter & Rah-Rah events. Buys DNC a few weeks, then decision time. Harris VP pick should be white dude from swing state.
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Nobody Ever
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President Biden isn't doing either. He is continuing his campaign. Discussing it no longer serves no purpose.
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⭐️ Not EV
@singingfriar.bsky.social
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Who on earth (aside from the GOP base) would blame Dems for congress not confirming a VP replacement, particularly a moderate one or former Republican?
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Mitch Solomon
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Every single person near Biden is afraid to bruise his ego. He was convinced by 2022 to run because Jill said he's the man. He's not resigning
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Michelle Lamb
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That’s why they’re chomping at the bit to get rid of Biden.
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Potomatic
@onbluskysku.bsky.social
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Biden ending his campaign and not resigning would prompt months of outcry over whether the guy who can’t run for office because he’s too tired is handling the nuclear codes
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Eric Carlson
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That's such a fearful approach. No matter *what is done, it can't be done for being scared of Congressional GOPers may do. And worse, it's reactionary and letting the opposition continue to set the narrative. Screw that. Full steam ahead, attack attack attack.
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Dave Bowman
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Assuming there's some benefit I'm missing of having Harris take over,wouldn't that be doable without Biden resigning by invoking the 25th amendment Section 3 which allows a POTUS to transfer presidential authority to the VP without resigning and with the ability to resume control if the need arises?
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zetaReserve
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we should avoid a scenario in which speaker Johnson becomes the VP (and prez of Senate)
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Chris Parker
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And it never has been outside magical thinking
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David Gill
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I can't see a scenario where the GOP doesn't wildly attack any nominee and the press doesn't report it breathlessly. She'd have the experience of being president going into the election if Biden resigned and Democrats would have an internally-consistent logic as to why she is the nominee.
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Jonathan Ladd
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Yup.
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The chicken lady
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It's a MAGA plan and it hasn't been talked enough about how the media are pushing that narrative, while the numbers and Joe himself show a completely different situation. Some media have started pedalling back, but too many are just getting into same hysterics as witg Hillary.
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@schroedinger.bsky.social
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It Biden resigns and they block Harris from picking a new VP, who's in charge of the Senate process for certifying the election? And would it mean no tiebreaker available?
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JoyComethInTheMorning
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It's possible that they'd just do another insurrection, Kamala being a Black woman and all.
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Thicc Semper Tyrannis
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I think you basically have the same issues with Biden withdrawing; it practically invites the House GOP to ask how Biden can be fit for office, yet unable to campaign. Also, the DC press won't care—they'll run endless "cover up" stories in either case.
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Eoin Higgins
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1. might happen if he resigns, it definitely does if he stays on and she’s running for president
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Stefen 𝕋ower
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Why add to this feeding frenzy - by even going that extra step? Biden is our nominee no matter how much the corporate media pouts about it.
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Yes. I know. There’s a typo
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And they’ll get as far as they got with the Hunter investigation and impeachment. Not a reason not to switch (if that’s what they decide to do).
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