Ideally Trump would be banged up on several life sentences for trying to overthrow the government, and illegible for running for office again.
Harris-Walz / Dems
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Ideally Trump's terrible lifestyle and health would catch up to him and we'd never have to hear about him again.
You forget: only the good die young.
This administration will throw anyone it can under the bus as soon as the wheels start wobbling.
I didn't watch the debate. I knew it would be terrible TV. But I was surprised the next day what the narrative wound up being.
Yeah, I have been concerned for a while that Biden really does look and sound old. He definitely turned a corner on that during this term. But his statement the next day does make me thoughtful. Moving and speaking slowly are physical things that do not necessarily indicate a parallel decline in his mind. We like the President of the United States to be a great public speaker, but it isn't absolutely necessary. And anyway, he does have the ability to get himself energize for a speech like the State of the Union. We don't actually need the President to make snap decisions. He has advisors and honestly? If Biden started to decline to dementia in a second term, I trust the people that would be helping him make decisions a lot better more than I trust Donald Trump with all his faculties. All Donald Trump's faculties might be the worse case scenario.
Yeah, I have been concerned for a while that Biden really does look and sound old. He definitely turned a corner on that during this term. But his statement the next day does make me thoughtful. Moving and speaking slowly are physical things that do not necessarily indicate a parallel decline in his mind. We like the President of the United States to be a great public speaker, but it isn't absolutely necessary. And anyway, he does have the ability to get himself energize for a speech like the State of the Union. We don't actually need the President to make snap decisions. He has advisors and honestly? If Biden started to decline to dementia in a second term, I trust the people that would be helping him make decisions a lot better more than I trust Donald Trump with all his faculties. All Donald Trump's faculties might be the worse case scenario.
And, to be fair, if Biden handed things over to Harris now (i.e., before the election), I'd actually trust his facilities even less than I do at present.
To be sure, I think Harris would be a fine president (and indisputably better than Trump), but I think her chances of winning an election are still less than Biden's.
A patch of mold would be a better candidate than Trump.
Flashy will always beat
At this point I'm convinced we're not getting a female president in my lifetime. Women just hate other women that much.
I wish I could disagree....
That was the greatest lesson I learned working at the women's prison. Men will get along just enough to come together to accomplish a mutual goal. Women will absolutely cut their own noses off if it means the one they hate gets called ugly too.
I guess they are trying to trap her and she doesn't want to get stuck in a trap, but a reporter asked Kamala Harris if she was ready to be President and her answers were very canned "Joe Biden is our nominee" and "I am proud to be Joe's running mate".
I feel like she could say a lot more, but I think people would at least try to spin it as her seizing a moment and being over-ambitious. Wording and delivery would have to be very careful, I guess. But the points to cover are "I ran for President in 2020 and I was serious about it. I believe that I was prepared to be President of the United States then and I reaffirmed that when I agreed to be Joe's running mate that year and this year. I am proud to be working with Joe Biden and I support him. He's our nominee. But, yes, it is the responsibility of the Vice President of the United States to be ready to be President. That is my job and I am prepared."
I feel like she could say a lot more, but I think people would at least try to spin it as her seizing a moment and being over-ambitious. Wording and delivery would have to be very careful, I guess. But the points to cover are "I ran for President in 2020 and I was serious about it. I believe that I was prepared to be President of the United States then and I reaffirmed that when I agreed to be Joe's running mate that year and this year. I am proud to be working with Joe Biden and I support him. He's our nominee. But, yes, it is the responsibility of the Vice President of the United States to be ready to be President. That is my job and I am prepared."
Seriously, Kamala Harris alienates people. The fence-sitters in battleground states we need to vote for her likely would not do so. She's not the solution to our current problem.
She's capable, yes, but if we learned anything from Hilary Clinton, it's that a qualified and capable candidate that people don't like can't necessarily beat even a person like Trump. We can do better (Is Michelle Obama willing? I think she would draw folks to the polls.).
She's capable, yes, but if we learned anything from Hilary Clinton, it's that a qualified and capable candidate that people don't like can't necessarily beat even a person like Trump. We can do better (Is Michelle Obama willing? I think she would draw folks to the polls.).
There are frankly far too many misogynists in this country for a woman president to have a chance. Which is absurd and disgusting, but that's how it is until more of the boomers and older gens start dying off. Which is also a disgusting thing to say, but....well, prove me wrong.
I'm not saying at all that she should take over the ticket. I'm saying she could carefully get out there that it isn't like we won't have a President if he died.
My gut says that a last minute jettison and replace maneuver makes things worse than they are now. I wish the media and now members of Congress would shut up about it and not make him look intransigent for accepting the nomination that he's earned. I do think he should have groomed a workable successor and handed off graciously, but the man has tried a lot of times to be President and once you are President you probably don't just quit.
Edit - The Democrats should be projecting confidence. A lot of good stuff happened in this term. Throwing Joe out with a few months to go and bringing someone in because the name will be familiar projects desperation because that is what it is. It would look wormy and foolish and weak.
My gut says that a last minute jettison and replace maneuver makes things worse than they are now. I wish the media and now members of Congress would shut up about it and not make him look intransigent for accepting the nomination that he's earned. I do think he should have groomed a workable successor and handed off graciously, but the man has tried a lot of times to be President and once you are President you probably don't just quit.
Edit - The Democrats should be projecting confidence. A lot of good stuff happened in this term. Throwing Joe out with a few months to go and bringing someone in because the name will be familiar projects desperation because that is what it is. It would look wormy and foolish and weak.