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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Jesus, I hope they can piece a campaign together in the few remaining months

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It would be an awful lot easier than trying to salvage Biden’s image as it stands. If they do it right this should be super easy, but if they drag their heels on the changes necessary then it might be a lot harder.

This is BIG opportunity to rebrand and show what really matters to the party.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is the perfect opportunity to do that! But I have absolutely zero faith in them actually doing that.

But maybe I’ve become jaded in my age with politics. Maybe they won’t just choose the worst possible option.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they won’t just choose the worst possible option.

Her turn 2.0 watch out yall here comes Hillary! /$

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Lol seriously.

Also “Her Turn” as a campaign slogan was so bad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Plenty of other countries' electoral campaigns advance far faster than Americans expect theirs to move, and US media is talking about politics all the damn time. If the Dems don't do a massive screw up somehow, I think they'll find out that switching the candidate will be far easier than they were expecting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

If, and that’s a big if, they choose to field a moderately likeable replacement, there’s a chance they can actually re-energize the campaign and voters and get a big boost with a fresh face. That’s a big if though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Other countries have whole campaign seasons that are shorter. We’ve just gotten used to multi-year campaigns and never-ending reelection efforts. It wasn’t always like this, and I don’t think it’s good for us long-term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They have the media bomb of "no incumbent" leading the headlines. This is one of the only media maneuvers that would change the conversation from "That Trump overcame assassination and adversity!" At this point a major shift was needed.

The year and a half back log of memes against Biden that right wing contractors have saved up are now worthless. The right will have 3 months to make a cohesive media smear campaign (which they can do against the right candidate) but it will require lots of downtime as the high paid think tanks make astroturf.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The fact that Republican troll farms have to now spend time coming up with new material puts a small smile on my face.

They will move swiftly though, while the Democrats are used to being sluggish, so vigilance is in order.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think they’ve thought this through.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Biden was going to lose to Trump and was dragging other Democrats down with him in the polls. What more did you need?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Walk me through this. Who replaces Joe with only 4 months left until the elections? It’s going to be vote blue no matter who again. Oh, would you look at that. Biden just endorsed Kamala Harris.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Newsom is the only option with any chance of winning, but democrats aren't even trying to win this election.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Mike Johnson has literally already made it clear that in these circumstances he intends to CONTEST the new candidate being allowed on ballots.

We live in the fucking stupidest ass timeline.

The time for dropping Biden was before the fucking primaries and now we're walking right the fuck into a Republican trap.

Fuck me, someone just kill me now so Trump can't institutionally fucking murder me.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/johnson-replacing-biden-ticket-wrong-unlawful/story?id=112129063

Democrats are fuckin morons who want to lose.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Biden isn't even the nominee yet that's one of the reasons it was important this happened before the DNC. Before the nomination this is no official presidential candidate, ol' Mikey Poo-Bear is yaking out of his ass. Mike even said "some legal impediments in at least a few of these jurisdictions", he's just posturing for attention. No more threatening than a bantam rooster when you walk in his coup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Mike Johnson is (as usual) full of shit. The DNC is still a month away and not a single state ballot deadline has passed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

No one can "make biden run". If he died tomorrow we are suppose to vote for a literal corpse? Boooo

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Yes they can. This is the right choice. Democrats will be more energized than ever now. Hopeful they keep it open to the delegates to vote at the convention after a few people step forward.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Lol... From a foreigner this is hilarious. Some of you still want to support the guy that tried disrupt the governmental process... He called the frigging election investigator FFS. You can listen to him tell her how 'her job is the most important in The country rn.. and talk at length about how fraud will be found.

People that want trump want a king. Plain and simple.