I refuse to believe that actual adults are seriously arguing that swapping out candidates 4 months before an election isn't the equivalent of buying an ad in every constituency that says "we have no idea what the fuck we're doing "
to be fair, they have no idea what the fuck they are doing (other than hating leftists, they have that down and that is their entire organizing principle atp)
Having grown up witnessing the endless campaign structure of american politics but not being able to participate (canadian), it boggles the mind that anyone is considering this as a reasonable or positive idea.
Canadian politics legally limit campaigns yet we know it's suicide to act so rashly.
To be fair I don't think there are many people--even among those who don't pay attention to news or politics--who are under the impression they have any idea what the fuck they're doing.
If anyone should be considering switching candidates, it's the Gang of Putin. That's the level of disaster a candidate must embody to be hucked over the side like that. I hope no one close to Biden is listening to this crap.
What do you mean? We were *this* close to getting Governor Eric Baker at the convention but then delegates turned and did a floor vote for Matt Santos, and he still beat Arnie Vinick.
If only people had said that Biden was too old, frail and demented earlier... say, five years ago perhaps.
This is just sunk cost fallacy because you think people would rather vote for a man with pudding for brains than literally anyone else.
It's not a serious conversation. People I otherwise respect are saying it, too, and it's a kind of wishful thinking--that someone else would be more effective--and like maybe...? But not without a time machine.
Yeah but when that’s the fact and everyone can see it? The opposite is like buying an ad that says “we don’t even know that we don’t know what we’re doing.”
It is driving me absolutely bonkers. How could that ever be a good plan? Who is going to sign up to be the sacrificial lamb here, and why do the people suggesting want to wreck that person's career so badly?
the sole reason why Bret Stephens isnt a thing on the right is because his whole brand of concern trolling is completely useless when presented to ppl who are like "so fucking what" every time someone passive aggressively clears their throat at them but work great on those obsessed with happy vibes
Depends on if you think these “adults” have an iq greater than a 5th grader. Most do not. My guess is, they are in those positions because they are idiot puppets speaking for those who control them.