mozz@mbin.grits.dev to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoIt’s vitally important that Democrats now ask one question and one question only: Does Biden have the best chance of beating Trump, or is there someone else readily available who has a better chance?robertreich.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square318fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down180cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkIt’s vitally important that Democrats now ask one question and one question only: Does Biden have the best chance of beating Trump, or is there someone else readily available who has a better chance?robertreich.substack.commozz@mbin.grits.dev to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square318fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up48arrow-down3·4 months agoBiden is cooked. But there is so much fear/exhaustion/disgust with Trump we are still in the margin of error. Imagine if the Democrats ran somebody that anybody was actually positively excited about. But that is not how the DNC works.
minus-squaredraneceusrex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoIn 2024, who would that be? Who would you be excited about?
minus-squareHaleHirsute@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoHow about, oh I don’t know, 62 as your ceiling. 50 is young as heck in that environment.
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoI’d rather vote for Bernie or Newsom, personally.
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down29·4 months agoThe DNC ran the person primary voters nominated
minus-squaredistantsounds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down1·4 months agoFunny, my ballot only had one name you could pick.
minus-squareToastypickle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·4 months agoYep, and I didn’t even vote for him then. Wish more people had done the same to show the party how unenthusiastic we were about it.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoI did “uncommitted” back on Super Tuesday, and I would vote that way again if the primary was held again in my state today. I will still go vote for whoever is “not Trump” in November.
minus-squareMiDaBa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 months agoNo prominent Democrat would dare challenge Biden before he drops out for fear of party retaliation. The two party system is the real issue here. Until we abolish it our best hope is things don’t get worse because they won’t get better.
minus-squaresparkle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkCymraegarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoMoney, nepotism, and other corrupting things are pretty big factors in politics
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·4 months agoWe weren’t allowed to nominate anyone else. Did you miss that part?
Biden is cooked. But there is so much fear/exhaustion/disgust with Trump we are still in the margin of error.
Imagine if the Democrats ran somebody that anybody was actually positively excited about.
But that is not how the DNC works.
In 2024, who would that be? Who would you be excited about?
Literally anyone under 50 years old
How about, oh I don’t know, 62 as your ceiling. 50 is young as heck in that environment.
I’d rather vote for Bernie or Newsom, personally.
The DNC ran the person primary voters nominated
Funny, my ballot only had one name you could pick.
Yep, and I didn’t even vote for him then. Wish more people had done the same to show the party how unenthusiastic we were about it.
I did “uncommitted” back on Super Tuesday, and I would vote that way again if the primary was held again in my state today.
I will still go vote for whoever is “not Trump” in November.
No prominent Democrat would dare challenge Biden before he drops out for fear of party retaliation. The two party system is the real issue here. Until we abolish it our best hope is things don’t get worse because they won’t get better.
Money, nepotism, and other corrupting things are pretty big factors in politics
We weren’t allowed to nominate anyone else. Did you miss that part?