Sticking with Biden or running Harris would be *far* less risky than dedicating two of the next four months to Democrat infighting, followed by an unprecedented delegate voting process and dubious chances of even getting on the ballot. Knowing this shit is supposed to be these people's job
If you're so concerned about the stakes of this election you could just... spend the next four months writing about the stakes of this election. A constant drip of articles calling the Democratic nominee unfit is also not a great strategy for winning!
"They can't even pick a nominee who doesn't have dementia! His VP pick was so bad they skipped her and had en entire second primary. And we're supposed to trust these people to run the country?"
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I actually think people are getting a bit over their skis on freaking out over Biden! We're talking about one terrible debate performance, something that can be turned around with a few good TV appearances. And bowing out could hurt Dem polling more than it helps.
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this "one terrible debate performance" was the realization of concerns that had been around for years over something which typically does not get better with time
This ageism thing is ridiculous when it's the people who are the supposed victims who have an iron grip on pretty much every lever of power in the country, truly their plight is most mournful. The Constitution specifically bars anyone too young from running.
the problem is not age
they want to make it about age so they dont have to address what's on the ground
of course age was a very real concern back before biden got the nom in 2020 for some reason and then suddenly it wasnt
The problem isn’t age. He’s fine. The debate didn’t show any significant degree of cognitive decline. People are just pushing this because they want to do what’s happened in four of the last five presidential elections — Democrats trying to erase the results of the primaries.
