Biden drops out of race

[jp1]

$81m in small dollar donations to her in the first 24 hours. Democratic voters seem to be kind of excited by this.

I wonder if trump will donate? Apparently he gave several thousand to her attorney general campaign little more than a decade ago.

And i’m fascinated by all the ‘moral high ground’ republicans like George Will proclaiming that the honorable thing to do would be to have an open convention while 1) conveniently ignoring that democratic open conventions generally have resulted in a Republican president and 2) republicans claiming any sort of moral high ground given who their candidate is is absolutely the most extreme example of ‘do as I say, not as I do’ that can exist in this universe.

[gimmethesimplelife]

Personally I am glad that Biden exited the race. He really needed to step down for cognitive/health reasons and my fondest wish here now is that something ends out being put into place to screen out those with cognitive issues (and behaviorial/anger management issues, too, a reference to DJT) from occupying the Oval Office.

I am on team Kamala with a few misgivings. There is plenty of legit video about on Sky News Australia showing Ms. Harris's more embarrassing mistakes and gaffes that we in the US have been spared by our media. I will say though that Kamala Harris seems to be coming more into her own lately and it will be interesting to see if she can pull off a victory. Here is Arizona there is some excitement as our Mark Kelly, Arizona Congressman and husband of Gabby Giffords, is at the top of the short list of potential VP picks. In Kamala's case, VP pick is important as a high quality choice such as Mark Kelly may move the needle for independents and those on the fence.

The Chinese proverb has come true, folks. Indeed we live in interesting times. Rob

[gimmethesimplelife]

Can Kamala Harris pull off a victory and spare the United States from becoming an Authoritarian Dictatorship, or maybe even something less intense than this in which DJT is able to retaliate against any and all he wishes with the full support of the US government, military, and Supreme Court? I just don't know.

I just don't know. I wish I had more faith. I try to have hope but it's hard not to worry having lived in the United States all these years. Rob

[LDAHL]

I’m hearing Harris now has enough delegates locked up for a Chicago coronation. Prepare for rapturous commentary from pundits who refused to see Biden’s decline for the past few years. If the Democrats are smart, they won’t let her leave the house without a teleprompter.

[iris lilies]

I’m hearing Harris now has enough delegates locked up for a Chicago coronation. Prepare for rapturous commentary from pundits who refused to see Biden’s decline for the past few years. If the Democrats are smart, they won’t let her leave the house without a teleprompter.

Forgeddaboot the delegates, Hollywood has come out fully in support for her with extolling words and big bucks. I am so glad our overlords are leading our way.

[LDAHL]

Forgeddaboot the delegates, Hollywood has come out fully in support for her with extolling words and big bucks. I am so glad our overlords are leading our way.

The Knights of Columbus must be shaking in their plumed hats and capes.

[Tybee]

Forgeddaboot the delegates, Hollywood has come out fully in support for her with extolling words and big bucks. I am so glad our overlords are leading our way.

It sounds from your posts that you really want Trump to be elected for another term. Then you will blame the Democrats for what he does. I don't get it.

[iris lilies]

It sounds from your posts that you really want Trump to be elected for another term. Then you will blame the Democrats for what he does. I don't get it.

I can have two thoughts in my head at the same time:


* I don’t want Donald Trump Trump to be president.


* The Democrats are lying slimeballs who hid the condition of the President of the United States for God knows how long.


I was SHOCKED by his debate performance and I will not forgive them Nor do I forgive the mainstream media and their claim they didn’t know. I Feel personally betrayed because I gave Joe Biden a lot of grace with those video clips about him mis speaking, falling down eyc because I figured that stuff happens and I didn’t pay close attention to how often it was happening. Now I know President Biden was doing these things even in highly staged and controlled situations and even within those situations he could not perform.

to be clear, the Democrats ARE to be blamed. Kamala Harris will have a better chance of defeating Donald Trump than Biden did.

[Alan]

It sounds from your posts that you really want Trump to be elected for another term. Then you will blame the Democrats for what he does. I don't get it.

When Trump is re-elected, Democrats will be to blame. After the 2020 election every Republican I know simply wanted Trump to go away, to retreat out of political life, but Democrats did everything in their power to keep him on the front pages of local newspapers and the lead story on every news program. While they were creating and supporting novel legal arguments and theories to try to break him financially and have him branded as a felon and hopefully incarcerated, they were actually creating sympathy within millions of everyday Americans who saw their efforts for what they were/are.

Throw on top of that a years long effort by everyday Democrats to label anyone who didn't agree with their efforts as one of the "ist's" (racist, sexist, etc.,) while simultaneously giving them a high profile resistance leader against their division and hate and the natural result is another Trump term. I think that should be a lesson for the ages, but I've lost faith that those who most need to learn that lesson will.

[Rogar]

I saw a brief news blip saying Trump was seething on his social media site for spending away his campaign money attacking Biden.

And that he was easing up his criticism of EVs now that Elon is sending him millions.