If President Joe Biden decides to withdraw from the election, Democrats need not fear — they have a ticket in front of them that can still defeat presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
She lost the race in swing states where "independents" choose the winner. If she had been "John Clinton," with every single bit of the politcal baggage and none of the sexist baggage, I guarantee she would have cleared that 80k vote hurdle in those 3 states.
I remember the conservatives I worked with hated H. Clinton for "wanting to take our guns away." I told her (it was a white 20 year old girl I was talking to specifically in this group) that whole idea is untrue.
Clinton didn't lose because of her horrible treatment of Africans, her philosophy that abortion should be a states' right issue, because she is a woman, etc. She lost because the "Dems want our guns" propaganda. Conservatives are a simple breed.
I think people underestimate how much the Clinton name helped her even when the sexism hurt her. Beyond maybe Michelle Obama now, I can't think of any other woman out there likely to perform as well as Hilary did. During the race, I heard more than one person make comments along the lines of "If she's in trouble, she can just call her husband". She definitely got a lot more points from the Clinton name than she lost for being a woman. It's a sad world sometimes, yall.
I personally think Bill Clinton's brother Roger could have won that race even with all his controversies and the fact that he has zero qualifications.
RN, Biden is still the best odds at beating Trump by the sheer fact that he's the incumbent. Why do you think all of the rightmost Dems and the Russian shills are hopping aboard the replacement train? Because they want Trump to win.
Yeah, unfortunately, there's a calculus here that isn't entirely clear. The right-wing, the accelerationists, and the Russian shills are all on board with this because they THINK it's a losing proposition for the Democrats. However, whether it is ACTUALLY a losing proposition is... uncertain.
We live in a fucked-up political era. I think a replacement could go either way. I'm not thrilled about the idea, but we're rolling the dice either way, so I'm not going to let either outcome change my disposition much. What I know is that I'm voting against fascism this November, and anyone who expresses doubts as to whether THEY'RE voting against fascism are, at best, useful idiots for fascism, and at worst, fascists who are too cowardly to admit it.
But just passively accepting the establishment bullshit while not even voicing displeasure is a recipe for more and more severe establishment bullshit.
If the billionaire fucks are shoving turds into our throats while calling those smelly turds "brownies," at least they need to hear us moan. We don't gotta dignify this bullshit with polite smiles all around.
AOC, Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, or Jill Stein.
Kamala Harris is unelectable. She is a black female cop. The left won't vote for a cop and the right won't vote for a black woman. Who do you think is in her corner other than DNC mouth pieces? She was a threefer for Biden and that's it.
If Whitmer’s all-in and everyone super swears she can be a charming candidate for two months, fine. I want it noted my preference is Whitmer/AOC but I appreciate the optics.
Goddammit. If it gets us a reprieve from diseased lunatics for four years, fine.
I disagree. I am not a newsom fan because I'm a progressive. I'm from SF and endured him since he was mayor here. But I believe he would absolutely create a higher turnout than Biden or Kamala. He would do a great job debating Trump, and rhetorically punching back at Republican talking points. Which is something Democrats and never trumpers crave desperately.
You’re right, not just Russian Trolls, but wannabe fascists and naive fools here in the US. Anyone who doesn’t see the absolute disaster that Trump will be, and instead “BoTh SiDeS” things or uses “GeNoCiDe JoE” is just an absolute fool.
Biden should straight up resign and hand over power to Kamala now. That would short circuit the nomination process and completely undercut any argument that she's not up for the job if it's no longer hypothetical and she's actually just rocking it IRL.
There's really no reason to jump to him rather than someone already in national politics, but winning a senate seat in Texas is actually harder than winning the presidency.
I'd rather see Whitmer and AOC, personally. Harris is disliked from both sides. I can't see her being an option. She has a 39% approval rating. She's even lower than Biden.
As much as I'd like to see another candidate replace Biden, it's too late in the game and Americans are generally idiots. They'll screw things up this late into the battle and Trump will win.
As much as I hate to admit it, Biden is probably the best path forward ..... Which gives me acid reflux a little bit to say, but the idea of Trump being president makes me want to jump off a bridge, so I'll take a couple antacids and hope for a better choice in 2028.
WHAT PART DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND: There's no changing the nominee at this point because they can't be put on the ballots in multiple states. Stop the bullshit.
The only reason this is even a question is that liberals are willing to consider the age problem; with Trump you have the age problem, the fascism problem (proj 2025), the insanity problem (shark batteries), the sex offender problem, and so, so, so many others.