Or just disillusioned Democrats who leave the top of the ticket blank. Pissing off your voter base has consequences, and people are pissed about Biden right now
The thing is, all of those reps still need to get reelected themselves. If Biden is so far underwater that he's damaging downballot races (he is), then swing district dems especially kinda have to do what they can to get him off the ticket or they need to distance themselves from him.
The problem is that he's so underwater right now that vulnerable House Dems need to either distance themselves as much as they can or they'll lose their jobs. The reality is that the top of the ticket is just dragging everyone else down a lot, and keeping the House needs to be a priority
Well, Trump has gotten nothing but negative coverage for 10 years, and none of it has stuck. Most journalists know the GOP aren't going to listen. And Biden's negative coverage is almost always framed through the lens of "we desperately need somebody that can stop Trump and Biden can't do it"
I know most leftists don't care for this aspect of her resume, but "Would you rather vote for the prosecutor or the felon?" is a super interesting question to ask during an election
It sounds like there's consensus in the caucus that he needs to go, I just think they're wanting to gently pressure Biden into stepping aside voluntarily to save *some* face.
But yeah, I think given Biden's stubborn refusal to do so, they need to just say "we'll 25th you if you don't drop out"
If the goal is to gently nudge Biden out, it can't come from the progressive wing of the party or they'd look like political opportunists. And if the push fails, then they'd be blamed for an election loss for sewing division. It's a lot more convincing to Biden if it's coming from Pelosi or Schiff
IMO, that's far less risky than running somebody who is visibly senile and has half of his own party doubting his fitness for office
And it's not like people wouldn't tune in to the reality show, and at minimum everyone knows who Kamala Harris is (and she'd likely win said blitz primary).
It's like an NPC at the start of a video game.
"Link! You're the only one who can weld the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule! Can you help us?"
Yes
>No
"Are you sure? You're the only one who can weld the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule! Can you help us?"
It's just the sort of behavior I've come to expect from Trump supporters. Ignoring damaging news stories about a flawed leader in a way that's completely untethered with reality, while decrying the press as biased and out to get you.
I don't know that Biden has all that many stans is the thing. My read is that most of his base is just people who desperately wanted to stop Trump in 2020 and felt that he was the strongest candidate to do so, and any replacement candidate would also be able to lock in the anti Trump vote
I'm not sure I buy this deflection, honestly. The executive branch signs laws, Congress writes them. A bipartisan feel good bill like this is gonna have the experts working with the legislators or administrative agencies, and then you just do a big photo op with the President when he signs
