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Micah

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it is absolutely a terrible precedent, yes but they have the veto already, is the thing - if this is how the race is covered from now until Election Day, Biden loses, full stop “drop out or we sink your campaign” - the latter is already happening and that’s why the former will

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Screenlight's avatar Screenlight @screenlight.bsky.social
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My fear (more like a guess) is, since this is how these things seem to go, the dems thoroughly vet the most appealing candidates and then manage to choose the worst one, somehow with a closetful of rattling skeletons that they somehow missed. Prez steps aside and the other guys then spend from (1/2)

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Aubrey Gilleran's avatar Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social
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And this is all being based on a handful of surveys with 0.5% response rates, showing almost no statistically significant movement, after the earliest and least-watched debate in 20 years.

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Foghorn Leghorn 🇺🇸 's avatar Foghorn Leghorn 🇺🇸 @foghorn453.bsky.social
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They can sink Harris’ campaign too. I’m firmly of the opinion that the Times wants Trump back in the Oval Office and that the Democratic nominee is going to face withering scrutiny no matter who they are. They don’t have a veto unless we give in to them - Klobuchar and Warren aren’t our nominees.

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