Biden stepping down - now what? (2 Viewers)

[zztop]

I feel like this deserves a separate topic.
What will be the plan for the DNC?
How will this all shake out?

 

[LA - L.A.]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4785452-manchin-i-am-not-running-for-office/?tbref=hp

Manchin got what he really wanted, people paying attention to him again.

 

[SystemShock]

Yeah there was so much agreement within the Republican Party during their voting for a new speaker that it took weeks to elect Johnson.

That was just a disagreement on who should be the Boot Licker in Charge. And remember why there was a vote on Mike Johnson to begin with, because McCarthy dared compromise with Democrats; McCarthy dared go outside the creed and was punished for it. Same happened with Cheney, Romney, etc.

Every single House Democrat and all but 2 Democrat Senatos voted for the last Ukraine Funding.

And? Why does that even matter? Did the 2 Democrats who didn't vote for the funding were blacklisted/ousted by the Democratic party?

Yeah it has nothing to do with her obsession with her social media profile.

Her obsession with her social media profile? No, it's the right wing's obsession with her social media profile that keeps her in the news. Case and point, the Xtweet being discussed.

 

[LA - L.A.]

The MAGA Meltdown over Biden withdrawing is telling. They are scared. Their claims about this change being the greatest threat to democracy ever is laughable.

I think the Trump regime was counting on dissension and infighting if Biden dropped out, divide and conquer. What they found out is they done gone stuck their whatz-it in a hornets nest after kicking the hell out of it for over 2 years. They know they about to get stung, a lot.

 

[el caliente]

I think the Trump regime was counting on dissension and infighting if Biden dropped out, divide and conquer. What they found out is they done gone stuck their whatz-it in a hornets nest after kicking the hell out of it for over 2 years. They know they about to get stung, a lot.

Has former President Obama endorsed VP Harris yet?

 

[Nebaghead]

Has former President Obama endorsed VP Harris yet?

No. It has been mentioned multiple times that he doesn’t till the last minute. He didn’t endorse Biden till after the nomination was won.

 

[LA - L.A.]

This line of attack by them is so weak, but it shows they have nothing else. When they can't even acknowledge the public pressure and polling that was asking Biden to step aside for another candidate, you know they're worried. Democrats need to start hammering Republicans endlessly on Trumps age. "Why are you running a 78-year old candidate, the oldest in history to run for president, who is constantly falling asleep wherever he sits and who can't string a coherent thought together? Why? Why? Why? Oh look, there's Trump falling asleep again. Does he need a nap?"

Pound his arse to the ground. A string of advertisements showing Trump falling asleep everywhere would be perfect. "Asleep in court, asleep on the job!"

To use a boxing analogy, they need to throw punches at him like an octopus. They should be hitting him from no less than 8 sides in no particular order:

• He's too old and senile always smelling of dirty diapers
• Abortion and reproductive rights
• He promises to immediately detain around 4 million people
• His economy started to recede in Sept of 2019, 3 months before anyone heard of COVID, caused mostly by the same tariffs he promises to impose again
• Trump's attempted coup on Jan 6th
• Trump's Project 2025
• He's a convicted felon and found guilty of sexual of assault by a jury, and of course Epstein
• He admires dictators and is literally selling out to oligarchs, and not just the oligarchs here in the US

 

[el caliente]

It doesn’t seem odd that when the party needs unity, he isn’t throwing his endorsement behind her? IMHO it seems that his endorsement would put everything to bed.

No. It has been mentioned multiple times that he doesn’t till the last minute. He didn’t endorse Biden till after the nomination was won.

 

[SamAndreas]

This has video of Harris speaking today:

Election 2024 live updates: Harris backed by more than half of delegates needed to win nomination vote

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers that the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency's “most significant operational failure” in decades, as calls mounted for her to resign. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris is receiving more support from fellow Democrats.

apnews.com

 

[LA - L.A.]

I saw a comment last night that, in a 24 hour period, Harris is on pace to double the $96 million leftover from the Biden campaign.

Love this reply to the graph in that thread:

All I see is a huge middle finger to the Rs.

 

[B4YOU]

It doesn’t seem odd that when the party needs unity, he isn’t throwing his endorsement behind her? IMHO it seems that his endorsement would put everything to bed.

Obama respecting the power of the office he once held looks odd to those who would win at any costs.

 

[Nebaghead]

It doesn’t seem odd that when the party needs unity, he isn’t throwing his endorsement behind her? IMHO it seems that his endorsement would put everything to bed.

No, since he has done the same thing the last 2 elections. People tend to have a pattern. You think he is against her? Why? So Michelle can run? Michelle already said she has no desire to run when this was brought up 3 weeks ago.

 

[not2rich]

Given AOC’s comments I don’t think very many higher ups were supporting Harris being the head of the ticket. I’m not sure how people’s opinions were changed so quickly.

Even if the "higher ups" wanted another candidate, it requires a candidate willing to challenge her, and no one has done that.

 

[el caliente]

Obama respecting the power of the office he once held looks odd to those who would win at any costs.

Didn’t your party just push out the head of the party because they didn’t see a viable path to victory over Trump?

 

[LA - L.A.]

Nope. I'm not upset at all. Just calling attention to the protecting democracy narrative being nothing more than a campaign slogan which is even more obvious now.

Some time after Nov 5th, we'll see what the millions of voters had to say about that.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

It doesn’t seem odd that when the party needs unity, he isn’t throwing his endorsement behind her? IMHO it seems that his endorsement would put everything to bed.

I actually agree with this. In normal times, sure. Wait it out. But this isn't a normal situation.

 

[el caliente]

Even if the "higher ups" wanted another candidate, it requires a candidate willing to challenge her, and no one has done that.

Yet

 

[B4YOU]

Didn’t your party just push out the head of the party because they didn’t see a viable path to victory over Trump?

Biden stepping down after not seeing a viable path to victory has nothing to do with Obama not endorsing. What's your point?

 

[J-DONK]

Yet

Democrats aren't ultra-nationalist facist. Everyone in the party doesn't need to click thier heels, and fall in line.

Obama has a hands off approach. His stance at this point might simply be he will endorse the nominee.