Not that anyone is asking me, but I have no idea what the Democrats should do right now. All the options seem bad, and there isn’t one that seems less bad than the others. And as a professional opinion-haver, it’s disorienting to have no strong opinion about something so enormously consequential.
“Get united and work as a team” is the ultimate answer, obviously, though the question is how.
I think they have Biden do his ABC news thing on Friday and if it goes well they get behind him and roll with him. But keep getting him out there, interviews and townhalls.
There's a difference between electing someone to an office with a four year term, confident they will serve it out; and electing someone to said office with a confident Plan B in place.
Correct. Make a decision on direction and then message. When that's made, EVERYONE in the party gets behind and repeats it everywhere all the time. Start doing shit like Republicans do please.
Right? This isn't hard. I mean, pulling it off is going to be a little bit hard, sure. But the answer is obviously just "win with the candidate we end up with". It's not up to any of us!
Perhaps (putting aside for a minute the existential threat from SCOTUS), the Dems should (subtly) emphasise her as VP would take over in case of an issue?
I am not at all certain of that. What I deeply suspect is that the choice matters less than people think (though the absolute stakes have never been higher, since the Civil War at least).
Damn it, man, this is no time for nuanced opinions that acknowledge the complexity of the situation. The only thing that will save our democracy is Takes! Piping Hot Takes!
the utter confidence that some thinkfluencers have that their idea would definitely work and other people’s would sink democracy is just baffling to me
Part of being a good thinker (or trying to be, anyway) is being able to identify and admit when you haven’t got a clue but being a good thinker and being paid to put your thoughts online overlap at a rate that is frankly suboptimal
part of what has me feeling so (extra) nervous about Things is that all the smart pundit/writer-types whose opinions and knowledge I value are feeling this way. People can argue til they're blue in the face about whether this is "the worst" moment but it's definitely the most ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ moment.
Yep.
My only opinion is to hell with what any politician or their fans wants and to hell with any thoughts of it being anyone’s “turn”.
The only thing I want is the candidate with the best chance of beating Trump, screw anyone’s feelings.
But I have zero idea who that candidate would be. 1/
Look “Reagan is senile” was a running joke on SNL and look how that turned out for President Mondale. And I’m pretty sure Reagan didn’t even try to have SNL quit making fun of him like a certain thin orange skinned man did
Then stick w the fundamentals.
Good presidency, incumbency advantage, good economy better than rest of world, gas prices dropping, Cabinet largely scandal and corruption free, very good admin, several major leg wins (IRA, Infrastructure, drug prices seniors), pro women/LGBTQ
Together these win.
And at that same debate said that he would not release any Epstein material because it would be unfair to so many men.
The fact that we’re focused on GOP talking points a week later instead of Trump and Epstein is just more proof how little we’ve grown since 2016
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
They need to release whatever they have. And if they're not doing so to protect Bill Clinton, well, how much do we have to suffer for his sexual deviance?
I'm just mad that everyone who promptly piled on the day after the debate hadn't thought one bit about the legal details, which may very well require Biden carry on as the candidate. Good job (once again), pundits.*
* Of course, a lot of them want Trump to win, but can't say so openly.
