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I was born in 1981. Chicago-land.

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Isn’t the goal to simply provide the framework and then install the administration to carry it out? Likewise, simply push the legal framework out to the placed judges?

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That is a choice by the media.

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Has happened to me before as well!

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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Just trying to understand the argument for him to leave the race. It’s because he can’t win? Or he can’t lead for 4 more years? Assuming the risk of upending the campaign 4 mos out is worth it, my question was what apparatus does Harris have to get a victory.

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Exactly my point. But if he’s so incompetent to run, why leave him in office? It’s not so clear his advisors are any good given this fallout.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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STOP. We all know that AG Sulzberger is petulant. You’ve lost your minds.

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That would assume Biden drops his candidacy but remains as President no? If he drops his candidacy, shouldn’t he also resign (if he’s that incompetent)? And I’m honestly curious as to the Harris campaign mechanism that gets this all set up, campaigns, and wins in under 4 months.

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The Harris campaign? With who as VP?

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The NYTimes has been running this plot line for years. Sad the rest of the press has mostly followed suit at the expense of no focus on the insanity of Trump.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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I agree the mainstream press’ role in shaping candidate perception is definitely broken. But it’s pretty shocking that people who have watched SOTU, voted in primaries, and generally paid attention are this shocked by a bad debate. And are calling for radical action (with no clear plan). Media ftw

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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What was your expectation?

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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And a SCOTUS live statement… swept under the rug in the histrionics.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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His advisors have not done him any favors since the debate (and in prep for debate!). And despite the campaign speech, SCOTUS televised statement and taped interview this week, the press and pundits have clearly picked the narrative they want to beat for near future. That much is at least obvious.

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It’s insanity. The NYTimes is pushing out like a story an hour about this. They’re not even trying to hide it anymore.

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STOP. We all know AG Sulzberger is a crybaby.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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You don’t have to do this.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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What’s more bizarre is shouting “beat Trump at all costs” while also shouting “dem candidate must drop out” while proffering no viable path to victory via the latter. Shades of 2016 all over again.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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Thank you. Somebody please tell our mainstream media

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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The NYTimes has been drumming this drum for two years to the point of malpractice. Biden had a bad debate, in June, which you move on from. But, Biden’s advisors so far seem really bad at their job (see: debate and lack of fallout triage), AND the NYTimes has doubled down on wall to wall coverage.

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Seems like their plan may be to amass as much power as possible and force a constitutional crisis/convention. Rewrite the rules forever. Why would they not?

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It’s mind boggling that people are gaming out a Harris and Mike Johnson scenario and thinking that is somehow at all a good scenario. Total insanity and shows a punditry negligence only topped by the NYTimes

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Michael Hobbes's avatar Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
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If you're so concerned about the stakes of this election you could just... spend the next four months writing about the stakes of this election. A constant drip of articles calling the Democratic nominee unfit is also not a great strategy for winning!

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This is 1000% a more salient issue to hammer home than whatever tabloid nonsense the AG Sulzberger Teen Beat factory is pumping out.

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AG Sulzberger: “no need to cover this, let’s print another article about the fact Biden will continue to age”

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Only the Times was beating those questions to death before the debate.

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The WH has denied it. But, it’s no secret at all that this has been the #1 issue at the AG Sulzberger Times for going on two years now. Is scandalous journalistic malpractice.

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AG Sulzberger seems like a stunted man.

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Maggie Astor's avatar Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social
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The president of the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank behind the Project 2025 plans for a second Trump administration, said the country was “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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This is the best case scenario for A.G. Sulzberger and his profits.

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AG Sulzberger doing his best to absolutely poison the well for him and his fellow nepo baby corporatists.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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The punditry class, and media they cavort with, seem to have lost their minds.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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It’s an insane discourse to be having in July. Full stop.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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Seems pretty bad. What’s wrong with this guy?

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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Your primary doesn’t add comments after the fact? It’s always confusing but my doctor usually shows up the next day and adds her commentary/guidance.

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Seems like the NYTimes is becoming successful in the “Biden old” campaign it’s been running forever now in that the left seems to be splitting into an extreme “replace old Biden” position. Not sure where those voters end up if Biden stays in and recovers in polling (it’s only July).

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The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system.

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David Noll 's avatar David Noll @david.noll.org
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Think about the baselines here. Taney inherited a vile political system and dedicated his career to perpetuating it. Roberts inherited a system that, although flawed on any number of dimensions, sought to uphold a modest version of democratic equality. He's dedicated his career to dismantling it.

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It still seems insane that people are calling for Biden to drop out rather than the DNC working to push is comms team out. They own the performance as much as him. Also, the debate was June… it’s unhinged discourse.

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Yes, which makes the “let’s swap in X as the new candidate in July!” takes sound all the more unhinged from reality.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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“Yes sir may have another” is quite the status quo to keep! Nice.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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Insanity. Here’s another email from ol’ Safety First Dick Durbin (my Senator). Sorry Dick, your Act probably won’t pass!

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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You’re right, my post was misdirected and a hasty expression of frustration.

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RRRVVVWWW's avatar RRRVVVWWW @rrrvvvwww.bsky.social
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You’ve been banging the “replace Biden” drum, so not surprised to see you captured by anonymous sources in the two papers that have had the Biden Old tune going as the only news story. Dismaying to watch across the board.

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