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Will Oremus@oremus.bsky.social |
Is sticking with Biden the correct choice for Democrats? Quite possibly! I can see compelling arguments both ways. No doubt it would be chaotic to replace him at this point. Also seems clear he's a weaker candidate than 4 yrs ago. But few folks on here seem afflicted with any degree of uncertainty.
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Leah Shaffer
@leahshaffer.bsky.social
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The people who have certainty are usually the loudest but much of us have no clue on how best this election should play out. Currently waiting/hoping for some form of new chaos to save or wipe the playing field in an advantageous way.
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waxmonkey
@waxmonkey.bsky.social
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i definitely cant tell the future but what i am certain about is op eds dont vote
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Southern Violet
@southernviolet.bsky.social
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Agreed on Biden - good arguments each way. More people really need that particular affliction.
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Derek Powazek
@fraying.bsky.social
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Everyone is talking themselves into their corners in realtime. No one is as sure as they’re pretending to be.
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Brian Sweet
@sweetinxs.bsky.social
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Maybe. One could argue that Trump is an even weaker candidate than he was 4 years ago, eclipsing Biden’s weaknesses.
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Jason
@jasondtx.bsky.social
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"seems clear he's a weaker candidate than 4 yrs ago." Based on what? From my perspective all these arguments are the exact same ones were making 4 years ago and we now have 4 years of evidence that they weren't true.
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Torr Leonard 🧵
@torrleonard.bsky.social
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Part of the issue is that the majority of people on social are unwilling to recognize nuance on *any* topic. Everything is always "the best thing ever!" or "The worst thing ever!"
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ChristofPierson
@christofpierson.bsky.social
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Biden is the ham sandwich that puts to test "I'd vote for a ham sandwich over Trump."
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David Kaye
@davidkaye.bsky.social
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i'm not sure i see this as a consensus on this site. i see a lot of commentary along the lines of: we could use a better candidate; we don't have much time or process to make that happen so that a dem wins; biden has to convince dems he's up for it; he hasn't yet; we're screwed either way.
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Mach⚙️
@sfaccountant.bsky.social
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I saw no shortage of uncertainty, but most of them have gotten over it. It probably reflects my follows but people had the discussions, considered the options, heard the dissents, and then came to a reasonable decision.
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Menno
@menno.bsky.social
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There is literally no way for them to have a primary process before the convention. They have to nominate someone before that convention to make sure they're on all ballots It's the certain choice because it's the only one.
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Seth D. Michaels
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I…have not had this experience, I have seen deep conflict and disagreement, mostly leaning reluctantly towards “he’s gotta go,” I think it’s possible your (reasonable) dislike of the position of status quo certainty is making it stand out more more
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