My first thought after the disastrous debate is that it was just one really bad night. But there has been plenty of subsequent reporting that Biden is having quite a few issues over the past 12 months. Sure, virtually all of the sources are unnamed but I don't think it's just a "media-driven narrative." Also it doesn't really matter what you and I assess of the total situation, it's what swing voters in 5 states will do. Now we can only read the tea leaves, but "you play the hand you're dealt."I see many viable paths forward here, but I still maintain that this is a largely media-driven narrative that is the culmination of the years of "Is Biden Too Old?" reporting (and potential bitterness over the loss of access journalism in a prior White House that leaked like a sieve), and political elites of the Democratic Party making numerous fatal errors over the past few years. (Don't get me wrong, it was a bad debate showing for sure, but it really does seem like a one-off. Biden sat for an interview with Stern ~1.5 months prior, and the clips and speeches post-debate have seemed fine. Never mind the whole "being able to debate" is not really a necessity for POTUS in day-to-day things).
Where are the Senate hearings on SCOTUS corruption? Why did Garland take so long to have Trump charged? Where is the singular focus on Trump's mental health and the Republican party's desire to burn down our Republic in the name of power?
Almost by definition, conservative narratives are disingenuous at best, and dishonest is the norm. That isn't the question. The question is whether swing state voters will fall for it.I think there has been a narrative driven by conservative sources over the last several years that Harris is incompetent. I think we have to be careful not to fall for this narrative the conservatives are pushing.
July 3 (Reuters) - The White House dismissed as "absolutely false" a New York Times report on Wednesday that said U.S. President Joe Biden had told an ally he was weighing whether to continue his bid for reelection in November.
I think it would say that the qualities needed to do the job effectively and the qualities needed to run for the job are not always the same. See Clinton, Hillary.Yet despite all of these accomplishments Biden doesn't seem to be doing great against a candidate like Trump who is convicted Felon and a serial liar. Not sure what that says about our country.
The problem I see is that you have become far more what you fear than fskimospy has if he has at all, which, at the moment I don't see. In my opinion you are a liberal philosophically, intellectually, and a conservative at an emotional reactive level. I see you as being emotionally addicted to tantrum like behavior when things don't go your way. I believe you suffer from past traumatic experiences far more than he does.It didn't have to be Biden if senior and powerful Dems put the pressure earlier to have done the right thing then. Instead we had people, such as yourself, who said Biden is the anointed one. Guaranteed there were senior dems saying the same - don't rock the boat. And now, what some of us have been warning about for a long time, happened exactly. I do enjoy being right, but certainly not in this case. The last thing I wanted is for this shit to happen, but it would have been stupid to be quiet about the writing on the wall. It looked fairly obvious to me and others. The Dems, and Biden, failed us. And here we are. Just admit it was a mistake, and let's get Harris going, with all the campaign funds, and a solid white male VP not from the left coast. Oh and unfortunately, it cant be a gay guy. But if you want to keep saying the questioning of Biden is just ageism and as silly as Hilary's 'oh but her emails', well, you are just making it worse. Total cognitive dissonance. So get back to reality, and let's make this transition away from Biden to Harris as fast and painless and united as possible. We want as much of this limited time left for our new ticket to campaign. We don't need to be gaslit about Joe Biden anymore.
This is the way. We need the Dems to stop being too timid about rocking the boat sometimes.
Yet despite all of these accomplishments Biden doesn't seem to be doing great against a candidate like Trump who is convicted Felon and a serial liar. Not sure what that says about our country.
It says more about the public/electorate than the candidates ...
We are talking about a voting public that polls show 20% believe that Biden is responsible for Roe v. Wade being overturned.
If anything, blame Obama for not coedfying it into law back when he had his initial supermajority.
I would say that the qualities to run for the job are those that insure the voter that the qualities the prospective candidate possesses reflect the Golden Calf they worship as a replacement for lost self respect. In order to win in a world of self haters you offer up flattery and the prospect of getting even. Stockholm survivors worship abusers not not the weak who look like victims by showing care for them.I think it would say that the qualities needed to do the job effectively and the qualities needed to run for the job are not always the same. See Clinton, Hillary.
I think we should blame the people who repealed Roe v. Wade and not the people who didn't.If anything, blame Obama for not coedfying it into law back when he had his initial supermajority.
Everything happens exactly as it must. You want to blame others because you are full of the guilt that blame creates and instead of suffering want to pass that pain onto others.If anything, blame Obama for not coedfying it into law back when he had his initial supermajority.
I think we should understand the negative effects of using blame as a force of intimidation. No blame can be attributed to programmed machines.I think we should blame the people who repealed Roe v. Wade and not the people who didn't.
He has the collapsing economy on his plate at the timeIf anything, blame Obama for not coedfying it into law back when he had his initial supermajority.
Thanks Obama, why didn't his dumb ass save the Republic? First, he did NOTHING to stop 9/11, and now this.Dumb take.
How dare he wear such a short skirt ...
I reject the idea that Republicans lack agency.I think we should understand the negative effects of using blame as a force of intimidation. No blame can be attributed to programmed machines.
I won’t change my 0% vote for the sake of posterity.
But seems fairly clear that Harris will be at the top of the ticket.