• @MagicShel
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    172 months ago

    I will vote for whomever the nominee is, but I would very much like to know what the plan then is. Kamala is the clear choice from the incumbency perspective but her polls are the worst of anyone, so how is it going to look if we bypass her in favor of someone white and/or male? Looking at you, Newsom. Is he going to draw the needed support of black Americans or are they going to feel disenfranchised?

    Whatever happens needs to be clean, orderly, and fully supported by Dems. Whoever it is, we’d better be singing their fucking praises in unison (and you know there will be agitators crying about how the nominee is actually the only person on the planet worse than Biden) from now until Election Day because this would be a huge fucking hail mary.

    I don’t like it, but if this is the play let’s get it done and get with the program. If not, get this shit out of the news cycle.

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      2 months ago

      Exactly, I said Biden was too old immediately when he announced he would run again. That was true then, it was true during the primaries and it’s true now IMO.
      But he did win the primaries, and nothing that wasn’t 100% foreseeable has changed since then regarding Biden’s age. Forcing a replacement now is undemocratic.
      Democrats are idiots for putting themselves in this situation.
      I have my fingers crossed for USA, but my hopes are not high right now.

      • @[email protected]
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        92 months ago

        We didn’t have a real primary - I can’t believe I still see people supporting the idea that we did.

        When there’s a sitting president it’s tradition for nobody serious to run against them for bullshit unity reasons - Biden could have encouraged competition but he chose to lock it down and avoid any real contest.

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          12 months ago

          True, but that’s the process that’s SUPPOSED to democratically elect a candidate. Now it’s too late for that.

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        02 months ago

        Yeah, regardless, we must unify behind the nominee but he has the best chance of beating Trump and when he does THEN could step down.

  • @[email protected]
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    42 months ago

    My choice was Biden in the Primary. He’s my choice now.

    If he decides to step down, I’ll respect that and hold my nose for whomever is chosen in his place.