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Nicole44

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  1. This announcement while shocking was expected to happen today. If it did not happen there would be a lot of Democratic Congressman defecting in an orchestrated effort to push him to do that. By expected, those who were behind the scenes getting him to step aside. If he didn’t do it today he was going to be humiliated tomorrow. that said, now what? Open primary? Kamala is anointed? (Now I think less likely) who will agree to run? Is it the whole wishlist? Will anyone oppose Kamala?
  2. Does it mean anything or matter if Biden endorses Kamala or not? I know it’s not in the letter. But now what?
  3. Sorry! I missed the big news composing this post. Fuck. Was shocked it happened today. Thank You, President Biden.
  4. The Washington Post calls it Blue Anon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/19/qanon-blue-anon-trump-shooting-conspiracies/ I cannot afford to see behind paywall.
  5. I never thought I’d be saying this about my former party but they do seem to be playing chess in this campaign. My former party sucks at getting messages out. Their conventions are more like funerals. Mostly. Trump has his 39 year old VP solidified. If the worst happens and somehow he goes to the pokey they have Vance locked in. And he can bring in whoever at VP. He has his contingency plan locked in who has the support of big tech. the kind of shitshow around us I see happening is what happens to Repubs. Usually it was of guy number one saying it’s my turn and my former party bends over and loses. Bob Dole anyone? George HW Bush campaign? John McCain? Mitt muther fucking Romney? Bend over and lose was the MO I grew up with. it’s bizarre watching Dems do this. I always envied how they got the vote out. The message out. How they worked with MTV and social media. How they always had the people on tv saying the same message. We are in the upside down world.
  6. Cedric Richmond the campaign co-chair for Biden-Harris 2024 is on Face the Nation right now. [1000 points of light. Stay the course.] Richmond is saying what you would expect: Biden is the nominee. He has made his decision. He will be the next President of the US. His voters like and want our agenda. He said the 38 members are allowed to do or think what they want. He has a strong base around him. This wasn’t going to be an easy race and they are preparing a campaign that is built to win in November. It’s hard work and they are going to do it. host is having a hard time with this line of questioning.
  7. Being in software sales I totally understand. Imagine being a sales person with a quota at crunch time when news breaks out your company is being bought out. Your buyer is concerned. Will the product still be the same? Same service? Who will run the company? Who is in charge? I know great salespeople who have lost huge sales in that situation. You can’t sell it to enough voters to win.
  8. For some reason I have remembered the conventions being held much closer together. It benefits the Dems to have it later bc nothing is settled. But the issue is money. GOP finished their convention and are hitting the campaign trail. And as of right now yes they are running against Biden/Harris but the optics are they are running against no clear opponent. The money blow is devastating. Some have said most campaigns are won in July. I don’t buy that but if it’s true it’s bc of the money and if that’s true it’s all over but the shouting. But we go down fighting. 🥊 I saw a graphic I was too lazy to screenshot on CNN about the war chests for each party yesterday: GOP: 350 million Dems: 240 million
  9. ABC has Manchin on. The reporter prior to Manchin’s lead in said the politicians who have not spoken publicly will do so in a well orchestrated very coordinated effort soon.
  10. https://www.axios.com/2024/07/21/joe-biden-step-aside-2024-joe-manchin Joe Manchin has unsurprisingly joined the “pass the torch” crew. 38 Democratic Members of Congress now. If you believe the rumors there will be close to triple 36 tomorrow. Even with the SS hearing on the Hill regarding the assassination attempt. the optics we all know suck. Trump is saying Dems are socialists that are trying to ignore 14 million votes in favor of putting their own candidate in the mix and forcing Biden out. The Dems are going to let him have the optics of running against “no clear opponent” for a couple of weeks while the Repubs take in the cash hand over fist. I don’t know if the rumors are true about this many Congressional Dems defecting tomorrow and joining the now 38 but if there is not any announcement or signal from Biden he will step aside I guess we will find out.
  11. I mean pretty much all of us (unless some are lying) are voting for Dem Candidate. Whether it’s Biden or Kamala (best choice as I have stated numerous times) or mini-primary winner. The issue with VOTERS outside of the CR is telling them “hey if Biden dies it doesn’t matter bc you get Kamala. You aren’t necessarily voting for the top of the ticket.” It’s not a sell that can work. Especially with his own party continuing to go to work on him with lead pipes. this isn’t encouraging at all. But people need to vote regardless. And do what they can be it volunteer or donate. But most especially vote. the message may suck if he doesn’t step aside but we have the message to vote.
  12. Biden’s X going hard: Biden Twitter still fighting. He may or may not write the tweets but he oks them. This doesn’t sound to me like someone “stepping aside” tomorrow. Or Monday. So I guess we will see if the rumors are true of a massive blue wave of defections and possibly even more pressure exerted on him. It’s not worked so far. I don’t know what else to say and just hope if he continues to ride we can make it work somehow. pictured Trump new ear dressing. How many Halloween costumes this year with the white square patch?
  13. Picture is from NYT articles I posted an article from AP Press which talks about Pelosi. CNN reported that she and Obama have met much since the debate and are in lockstep. Biden has said he’s heading out to campaign. All this has been reported. Nancy doesn’t want Kamala anointed. what else needs sourcing? A person familiar with Pelosi’s thinking said that while she is a friend and admirer of the vice president, she believes that anybody who wants to be president is better served by such a process, believing that whoever emerges as the candidate would be strengthened to win the election. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to characterize Pelosi’s thought process. Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, a Pelosi ally who has called on Biden to step aside, said Friday on MSNBC that some kind of “mini-primary” that would include Harris makes sense.” https://apnews.com/article/biden-campaign-democrats-election-trump-2b1c163c863130675b3b5b60718741c8 i can pull any quotes or articles you want. What needs sourcing?
  14. My question is since many of you have followed Nancy Pelosi longer than I have: she is said to play strategic 5 Dimensional chess. We know she has a lot of power/sway. We know she has privately met with Obama a couple of times since the debate. They are together. She is said from recent articles to want Biden to step aside and she is in favor of a mini-convention. Biden has dug in his heels and he is angry and feels betrayed and abandoned. He has put out publicly thru “sources” that he is furious with both Pelosi and with Obama. He is gonna head out and campaign this coming week he says. He is so isolated most say they cannot talk to him without Jill’s say so. He’s not listening to any calls telling him to rethink his decision. so you are Pelosi, what is your next move?
  15. https://apnews.com/article/biden-campaign-democrats-election-trump-2b1c163c863130675b3b5b60718741c8 [Pelosi is said to prefer the open/mini-convention] “On Saturday, Rep. Mark Takano, the top Democrat on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, added his name to the list of nearly three dozen Democrats in Congress who say it’s time for Biden to leave the race. The Californian called on Biden to “pass the torch,” to Harris. More lawmakers are expected to speak out in the days ahead. Donors have raised concerns.”
  16. I get what you are saying but it’s also in direct opposition to 35 Congressional Democrats asking him to step aside. Numerous calls from other big names on the Hill asking him to “think” about it. Reports of money drying up. I get what you are saying. I also added a picture to my post. Edit.
  17. This stuff gets more confusing by the day. Priscilla Alvarez has kinda a young Talisa Soto vibe, no? Photo of Talisa included. I was watching Priscilla speak and she just reminds me of Talisa.
  18. I don’t know how to explain that if accurate. I will say over the last two months there have been a few polls on the 24/7 news channels. This is one such poll (they all say roughly the same thing): The CBS News/YouGov poll found that a majority of registered voters overall (62 percent) would favor the government starting "a new national program to deport all undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S. illegally." Thirty-eight percent said they would oppose it. The survey polled 1,615 registered voters between June 5 and 7, and had a margin of error of 3.8 points. Notably, the poll found that mass deportation was popular with Hispanics, with 53 percent saying they would favor such a program and 47 percent saying they would oppose it. White people were more supportive of mass deportations, with 67 percent saying they would back the program, and 33 percent saying they would oppose it. Among Black people, it was 47 percent in favor and 53 percent opposed. https://www.newsweek.com/majority-hispanics-favor-mass-deportation-1913510#:~:text=Notably%2C the poll found that,saying they would oppose it. Not sure why that number among Hispanics has gone up the last couple of years but there is data that says it has. That’s just one poll but if you scour the internet you can find more of the same. That poll has a small sample size so it’s not a definitive referendum on Jack shit but that sentiment is there. And it has grown over the past few years.
  19. My understanding is we learn more about a lot of stuff on Monday. In all fairness, I just think he doesn’t want people to know how much he weighs so…that’s maybe the issue. I sincerely hope the hearing on Monday helps to clear up some stuff.
  20. Perfect post. The older I get the more precious I realize life is. In 2 1/2 years I’ve had three funerals of family. Thank you for posting that.
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