bickster Posted July 21 Moderator Share Posted July 21 Imagine being the kind of special word removed that thought this was the thing to tweet tonight (he’s since deleted it) For our American friends, he’s a radio phone in host 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 The worst thing the Dems can do now is anoint Harris the nominee, but the Dems being the Dems, they'll probably do just that, disregarding the fact that Harris was not elected VP, and she crashed out of the primary in 2020 with feeble numbers. I'm all for giving Harris a fair shot, though. But don't exclude all the other candidates. The convention should be open, just like the old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 3 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: One is Black, and the other is Black, I get it. Top tier stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 2 hours ago, maqroll said: The worst thing the Dems can do now is anoint Harris the nominee, but the Dems being the Dems, they'll probably do just that, disregarding the fact that Harris was not elected VP, and she crashed out of the primary in 2020 with feeble numbers. I'm all for giving Harris a fair shot, though. But don't exclude all the other candidates. The convention should be open, just like the old days. On the contrary, I think the Dems uniting behind one candidate can do much to temper the traditional infighting. The bruising battle and divide between Hillary and Bernie did much to contribute to the 2016 loss. To have that be repeated a scant 90 days before the election and 30 days before early voting would be disastrous. For once, the party has a consensus pick - and Harris doesn’t have to be the best candidate ever presented, just enough to beat Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 But it is an interesting electoral exercise. Harris gains will likely come from the core of the Democratic Party - black, youth, and college educated women. Does she have enough of that + breakaway moderates from Trump’s first presidency in the key states? It’s what ended up dooming Hillary in a similarly close race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 2 hours ago, DJBOB said: On the contrary, I think the Dems uniting behind one candidate can do much to temper the traditional infighting. The bruising battle and divide between Hillary and Bernie did much to contribute to the 2016 loss. To have that be repeated a scant 90 days before the election and 30 days before early voting would be disastrous. For once, the party has a consensus pick - and Harris doesn’t have to be the best candidate ever presented, just enough to beat Trump. I agree. A knife fight now only benefits one candidate. There’ll be a process of some kind but it’ll be half hearted. To do anything else would leave the door open to accusations of it being undemocratic. A lot of the riding stars of the party won’t fancy being parachuted in to do a “ Big Sam” style rearguard action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Demitri_C Posted July 22 Popular Post Share Posted July 22 11 hours ago, Captain_Townsend said: Dems. We are all counting on you. Please make sure your next move is a winning move and keep the Putin loving narcissist out of the White House. Ill do my best 1 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 22 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22 20 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Ill do my best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 More of this please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Democratic online donations are flooding ActBlue Quote Since Biden's announcement, the platform — which includes presidential fundraising as well as down-ballot candidates and Democratic-aligned groups — has raised more than $27.5 million. That’s far more than normal: Over roughly the same time period yesterday afternoon, for example, it saw about $2.7 million in donations, or one-tenth today’s amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 6 hours ago, maqroll said: One is Black, and the other is Black, I get it. Top tier stuff. or...he is an incredibly popular political figure, maybe one of the most popular and well regarded political figures in recent memory and what we need is for him to come back because he would beat trump who is pretty much the opposite but the yank system means he cant so instead he'll need to dress up as a woman in order to do it, so then take kamala harris and dress him up as her... not everyone sees the world in black and white 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I just can't see Harris delivering the swing states like old joe did. In 2020 he managed to unite the progressives and the more traditional rust belt democrats to win, picking up key states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Biden received the most amount of votes ever by any presidential candidate. Unforuntaely age has beaten him not his opponent. Though in hindsight it was a diaster calling an early debate and he was obviously not in the right physical condition to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Harris hasn’t had the best in the party campaigning for her before - she will be supported like no other time in the past. All she need do is communicate the message competently and everything rows in behind that. She’ll even get the fabled Swift endorsement now. Whatever happens the US will get two very different ways forward and if Trump is chosen then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: or...he is an incredibly popular political figure, maybe one of the most popular and well regarded political figures in recent memory and what we need is for him to come back because he would beat trump who is pretty much the opposite but the yank system means he cant so instead he'll need to dress up as a woman in order to do it, so then take kamala harris and dress him up as her... not everyone sees the world in black and white That's all well and good but it was tweeted by a self described "conservative populist", so I'm guessing it's closer to maqroll's interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: or...he is an incredibly popular political figure, maybe one of the most popular and well regarded political figures in recent memory and what we need is for him to come back because he would beat trump who is pretty much the opposite but the yank system means he cant so instead he'll need to dress up as a woman in order to do it, so then take kamala harris and dress him up as her... not everyone sees the world in black and white It's too early in the morning to determine if you are being sarcastic, but are you familiar with far right Twatters like Joey Mannarino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 12 hours ago, bickster said: Imagine being the kind of special word removed that thought this was the thing to tweet tonight (he’s since deleted it) For our American friends, he’s a radio phone in host He's deleted that, with no trace of an apology or admission it was a pretty **** up thing to bring up for no reason, and then within an hour is chastising Trump for not showing public respect to Biden I mean, he's right that Trump's posts are also disgraceful, but Vine has got absolutely no self awareness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Who bceomes VP now? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 4 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Who bceomes VP now? Anyone know? A white male I'm guessing. Josh Shapiro is apparently the betting favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 5 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Who bceomes VP now? Anyone know? I don't think we'd expect Harris to announce her running mate until she's confirmed as the candidate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 22 Moderator Share Posted July 22 11 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Who bceomes VP now? Anyone know? Do you mean to replace Harris because she'll be resigning to campaign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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