Saeed Jones: “Even some Democratic allies have said they believe the White House failed to address the president’s aging with transparency and candor, allowing it to fester while the party lost key months in the effort to vanquish Trump, who they believe is a potentially existential threat to democracy.”

“Even some Democratic allies have said they believe the White House failed to address the president’s aging with transparency and candor, allowing it to fester while the party lost key months in the effort to vanquish Trump, who they believe is a potentially existential threat to democracy.”

Interviews with more than three dozen aides, advisers, lawmakers, governors and other Biden allies paint a picture of the Biden team’s failure over the past nine days to contain a crisis that is tarnishing his legacy and threatening his presidency.

Biden thought he had it under control. Then it got worse.www.washingtonpost.com The inside story of the Biden team’s failure over nine days to contain the crisis from his debate with Trump.

Be nice if that existential threat to democracy got as much coverage as the president's aging, wouldn't it?

"fuck 'dem palestinian kids"

Nope, not for a second. Completely agree Biden should stop supporting genocide and backing Israel unconditionally; think he deserves plenty of criticism on this.

But you simultaneously believe he should be rewarded with a second term in office? So that he can continue backing Israel unconditionally?

I think he's a better alternative than his opponent. I absolutely don't want him to continue backing Israel unconditionally.

What makes you believe he will stop backing Israel unconditionally if he gets re-elected? That basically sends the message that genocide is either supported or tolerated by his base. So whats the incentive to change that course of action if it has no negative consequence?

Biden supporting a genocide is a the tombstone of American democracy.

Hoping it's not entirely dead yet.

No. It is dead. This is the evidence that Americans have no political power that the ruling class feels bound to pay attention to. That's not an existential crisis. It's a crisis.

I agree there's a crisis. I think if deciding American democracy is dead leads people to not vote, that would be a mistake.

Vote? Vote? Voooooooote? What?

What democracy?

Can't threaten something you don't have

Sure, but I think there are more democratic norms in America today than there would be under a second Trump presidency. I hope we don't find out.

Democratic norms for whom? The 350k people in prison - a 3rd of whom are black and poor? The native communities left starving in destitution on reservations? The millions of people drowning in debt, or who can’t access basic medical care? The migrants still being imprisoned at the border?

I don't think any of those people's situation would be improved by a Trump presidency; do you? I absolutely agree millions of people in the US deserve better. I don't think electing Trump will help them.

What norms, genocide? world wars? threat of nuclear annihilation? NATO aggression? No bodily autonomy? No compassion to migrants? he is enabling /copying trump at every step! If he was serious he'd OFFER POPULAR POLICIES AND WIN but he doesn't! Why? Trump does not threaten establishment power.

Biden would simply do those things anyway or similar in a different horrific way, can't get much worse than the Israeli Gaza and NATO caused Ukranian genocide so nothing else matters

If you believe Trump is an existential threat to your version of democracy, what sacrifices are you pushing the Democratic Party to make to get more votes?

I'm in the UK, so my ability to push the Democratic Party to make sacrifices to get more votes is not so much limited as non-existent.

womp, womp

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