Hurt feelings are sometimes the price we have to pay to maintain our freedoms. Biden has to go. Trump must be defeated. No one man is more important than the future of the country.
Biden is an absolute disgrace now. His behavior is simply contemptible and demonstrating a deep lack of judgment. He’s been a successful president, but I now don’t even think he should be president anymore. Forget about age — the lack of judgment on its own is deeply troubling. The fact that hunter is now one of his closest advisors is in itself almost disqualifying.
Lack of judgment is a really compelling point. Regardless of who is in the Administration, the PRESIDENT decides…. If the President’s judgment is compromised, that’s yet another powerful argument for Biden to step aside before his legacy ends up in ruins.
I’m afraid simple old working class Scranton Joe has now fallen so much in love with having valets present perfectly pressed clothes and spit shined shoes every morning that he loves all of that sideshow more than he hates the so often discussed threat to democracy.
WHAT OFFICIALS? The party are all saying they are behind him. The people don't care as long as a dictator doesn't get in. The Biden administrator have shown they have the chops to turn America around and create something good for the country. Biden is one man, with a darn good team behind him. Social media is getting as bad as mainstream in present comments with no proof to back it up.
It doesn't matter if he does. Kamala is just as capable of continuing the fight against Trumps horrific future for America. Americans are learning about Project 2025. The more they learn the less they will trust Trump.
Over 70% think Joe is unfit. 60% of Ds want him off the ticket. It's not about media- social or mainstream.People don't think he's up to an effective campaign, much less another 4 years. Are you saying you don't see how diminished he is? You want to blame someone? Blame Joe. He promised to be a transitional figure. He could have announced his intention not to run a year ago, and then we would have had an orderly primary. He could have acknowledged the tides against him a month ago. Under those scenarios, he'd have dignity and a great legacy, both of which he deserves.
Unfit is one thing, but they also know the other guy is dangerous. 51% of Americans are women Roe v Wade is a factor. The same percentage of men to women have fertility issues, IVF is a factor. Mass shootings and no action are a factor. PROJECT 2025 is a huge factor.
All true, and that's why there is reason for hope if we get a candidate with the ability to deliver the message. I agree with you re the importance of women's issues in this cycle. I'd like to think women - Ds and Independents - would rally around a woman at the head of the ticket. It's crazy we haven't had a woman POTUS while so many countries have had women leaders.
True. ALL TRUE, but you are now 4 months away from an election. Most Americans I've read from and about, intend to vote blue even if MAJOR was up for the presidency. They know the danger to their lives.
Yes, almost all solid Ds will vote for anyone D against Trump. But registered Ds are only about 30-35% of voters. You need independents and swing voters. Some may just stay home b/c neither candidate appeals to them. Some vote on perceptions of strength. All indications are Joe just can’t win enough of those votes. As far as the timing, it’s a challenge. But there were campaigns in the past when there was no clear candidate until the convention. The UK , France, and other countries have much shorter campaigns. And in this era of mass media , it’s easier than ever to get messages out. So I understand your concerns. I share them. But I think Joe just can’t get the job done , so we need to try something different.
I’m not sure that I agree. All of the swing states except for Wisconsin have now swung to +Trump. And the number of swing states has increased from 6 to 13. New York and New Hampshire are in play, for God’s sake. What more do you need to know to acknowledge that Biden cannot beat Trump.
It’s not the “blue heart 💙💙💙” crowd that you need to worry about It’s independent voters and persuadable Republicans who will who hold the key to the election - and they aren’t voting for Biden.
I'll make a note here. I am not American. I'm Australian. What worries me is the effect to my country and other democracies around the world if Trump wins and dictatorship of the USA takes over. We have allowed ourselves to be influenced by the "strength" of the USA. That is our own stupidity and we will have to deal with the fall out. However after France and the UK, I have great faith (for an atheist) that America will also remain a free country, not a theocratic led dictatorship.
You win the prize for least compelling argument of the day. To think that we would willingly vote for a candidate to be president when we know there is only a slim chance that he will be alive by the end of the term and zero chance that he will be sentient by then, on the basis of the vice president might be OK, is ludicrous.
How hard is it? So hard that it is literally impossible to have a person with obvious significant mental impairments elected President on the basis that a group of unelected political appointees will make sure everything is OK. One person and one person alone has the capacity to launch nuclear weapons in the U.S. That clearly cannot be Biden.
We aren’t a parliamentary democracy, where all cabinet ministers are elected members of parliament from the party in power. And you should understand that Vice President is a do nothing job with no defined role and almost zero responsibilities. Harris’ list of accomplishments as VP is as short as the list of primary delegates she won in 2020. Zero.
If Biden remains the candidate it now appears quite likely that the Democrats will lose the White House. Even worse, the down ballot implications could also cost them control of both the House and the Senate in Congress. Ergo the panicky meltdown we are witnessing among Dem members of Congress here.
Pelosi, Obama, Schumer, Jeffries, an accelerating number of Senators and Congressmen, etc clearly aren’t with him. The progressive mainstream media has abandoned him…..
So who is with him? Unelected people whose jobs are contingent on their relationships with Biden and who won’t have passes into the White House if he steps aside.
They may be Democrats but they certainly aren’t the Party.
I've checked my phone so many times today, to find the "Breaking News" that Biden has decided to step aside. I believe this is imminent...if not this weekend, then Monday?
To any folks who think Joe should stay in, I ask you to consider the anger that some folks express here and in social media about Joe's refusal to keep his promise to be a transitional figure or to acknowledge reality now. My guess is that most of these people are so committed to beating Trump that they'd get past those feelings and vote for Joe. But Independents and swing voters I talk to share that anger and , IMO, are much less likely to get over it enough to vote for Joe. Hate for Trump alone can't get us the win. We need some enthusiasm and a candidate who can prosecute the case against Trump.
Please invite Allan Lichtman on to your channel. I know you did an email interview with him a while ago, but please have him on and hear what he has to say!
I’ve read some of Prof. Lichtman’s recent posts, ie what happens if it’s *not* Biden and how that changes his “fundamentals” (clearly, the “Incumbency” goes away for whomever takes his place, etc), and I’d love to hear a deeper dive with Chris asking pointed questions!
It was a blast. The funny thing was that I had just moved to Maryland and being a lifelong baseball fan decided to head up to Cooperstown. I booked a room about a couple weeks before I headed up there. Lo and behold it was induction weekend. I had no idea.
Enjoy Cooperstown! I don’t know if you’ve been before, but it’s absolutely magical. If you have a chance take a drive over to the Otesaga Hotel. It’s a wonderful old hotel.
I think Biden may bow out this weekend. There has been reporting that privately, he’s contemplating it, even though his campaign is publicly saying they’re in it for the long haul. If Biden is not out by Monday though, this is going to get extremely ugly.
Expecting an announcement very soon, Joe will state he’s accomplished so much, if fact everything he set out to do blah blah blah. To use Chris’ metaphor, and turn the keys to the car over to who, KH?? O my! She is a far worse candidate than a tired old JB and that’s his reluctance to leave. Democrats can now see a light at the end of the tunnel, unfortunately it’s an oncoming train!
The vast majority of Americans have missed her speaking in complete and coherent sentences. Gibberish is more like it, followed by the infamous cackling.
Biden is being a selfish jerk. He is on the verge of having millions of his former supporters HATE him. How sad. A guy who was respected by all Dems and many independents...and even some republicans... is now a pathetic punchline. Go away, JB. While you still have a shred of integrity, respectability and honor left.
Settle down. After 55 years give the guy some days to decide and get this right. He deserves some respect. This is an huge decision and the end of his legacy. It’s over 100 days away.
This attitude has to stop. Just support the ticket
I'm not saying he doesn't deserve respect. Don't put words in my mouth. He's been a fabulous President. He also promised to pass the torch. I also have Voters I represent and count on me as their voice. I'll do the work regardless and I'll continue to do it. But from where I sit in Red Indiana Joe's time has come and gone.
AOC mentioned that GOP is getting ready for a lawsuit to keep Biden on the ticket. Citing ballot change rules. Is there a case to present to judiciary or just another maneuver by GOP to put a spanner in the works?
Hurt feelings are sometimes the price we have to pay to maintain our freedoms. Biden has to go. Trump must be defeated. No one man is more important than the future of the country.
Biden is an absolute disgrace now. His behavior is simply contemptible and demonstrating a deep lack of judgment. He’s been a successful president, but I now don’t even think he should be president anymore. Forget about age — the lack of judgment on its own is deeply troubling. The fact that hunter is now one of his closest advisors is in itself almost disqualifying.
Perfect assessment. There might be something more wrong medically, but many people diagnose Biden as chronically obstinate.
Lack of judgment is a really compelling point. Regardless of who is in the Administration, the PRESIDENT decides…. If the President’s judgment is compromised, that’s yet another powerful argument for Biden to step aside before his legacy ends up in ruins.
Don’t be so dramatic
Just support the ticket what ever it ends up to be.
That’s a given. But I’d rather have a ticket that has an actual chance of winning.
And to be clear, asking for competent, well-advised leadership is not “being dramatic”.
I’m afraid simple old working class Scranton Joe has now fallen so much in love with having valets present perfectly pressed clothes and spit shined shoes every morning that he loves all of that sideshow more than he hates the so often discussed threat to democracy.
WHAT OFFICIALS? The party are all saying they are behind him. The people don't care as long as a dictator doesn't get in. The Biden administrator have shown they have the chops to turn America around and create something good for the country. Biden is one man, with a darn good team behind him. Social media is getting as bad as mainstream in present comments with no proof to back it up.
Is it too much to ask to vote for a president that can communicate coherently? Do you really think Biden will last four years?
It doesn't matter if he does. Kamala is just as capable of continuing the fight against Trumps horrific future for America. Americans are learning about Project 2025. The more they learn the less they will trust Trump.
Over 70% think Joe is unfit. 60% of Ds want him off the ticket. It's not about media- social or mainstream.People don't think he's up to an effective campaign, much less another 4 years. Are you saying you don't see how diminished he is? You want to blame someone? Blame Joe. He promised to be a transitional figure. He could have announced his intention not to run a year ago, and then we would have had an orderly primary. He could have acknowledged the tides against him a month ago. Under those scenarios, he'd have dignity and a great legacy, both of which he deserves.
Unfit is one thing, but they also know the other guy is dangerous. 51% of Americans are women Roe v Wade is a factor. The same percentage of men to women have fertility issues, IVF is a factor. Mass shootings and no action are a factor. PROJECT 2025 is a huge factor.
All true, and that's why there is reason for hope if we get a candidate with the ability to deliver the message. I agree with you re the importance of women's issues in this cycle. I'd like to think women - Ds and Independents - would rally around a woman at the head of the ticket. It's crazy we haven't had a woman POTUS while so many countries have had women leaders.
When he ran four years ago, he certainly gave off the vibe that he was going to be a one term president.
I feel like he went back on his word and it’s his fault we’re now stuck in this awful process of trying to push him out.
True. ALL TRUE, but you are now 4 months away from an election. Most Americans I've read from and about, intend to vote blue even if MAJOR was up for the presidency. They know the danger to their lives.
Yes, almost all solid Ds will vote for anyone D against Trump. But registered Ds are only about 30-35% of voters. You need independents and swing voters. Some may just stay home b/c neither candidate appeals to them. Some vote on perceptions of strength. All indications are Joe just can’t win enough of those votes. As far as the timing, it’s a challenge. But there were campaigns in the past when there was no clear candidate until the convention. The UK , France, and other countries have much shorter campaigns. And in this era of mass media , it’s easier than ever to get messages out. So I understand your concerns. I share them. But I think Joe just can’t get the job done , so we need to try something different.
Absolutely spot on about the voters beyond the base. 👍🏻
I’m not sure that I agree. All of the swing states except for Wisconsin have now swung to +Trump. And the number of swing states has increased from 6 to 13. New York and New Hampshire are in play, for God’s sake. What more do you need to know to acknowledge that Biden cannot beat Trump.
It’s not the “blue heart 💙💙💙” crowd that you need to worry about It’s independent voters and persuadable Republicans who will who hold the key to the election - and they aren’t voting for Biden.
Polls also had Biden losing last election. Polls are not an indication any more, as they are so easily manipulated.
I'll make a note here. I am not American. I'm Australian. What worries me is the effect to my country and other democracies around the world if Trump wins and dictatorship of the USA takes over. We have allowed ourselves to be influenced by the "strength" of the USA. That is our own stupidity and we will have to deal with the fall out. However after France and the UK, I have great faith (for an atheist) that America will also remain a free country, not a theocratic led dictatorship.
You win the prize for least compelling argument of the day. To think that we would willingly vote for a candidate to be president when we know there is only a slim chance that he will be alive by the end of the term and zero chance that he will be sentient by then, on the basis of the vice president might be OK, is ludicrous.
Biden is just a person, so is Trump. Vote on policy not person. How hard is that.
How hard is it? So hard that it is literally impossible to have a person with obvious significant mental impairments elected President on the basis that a group of unelected political appointees will make sure everything is OK. One person and one person alone has the capacity to launch nuclear weapons in the U.S. That clearly cannot be Biden.
We aren’t a parliamentary democracy, where all cabinet ministers are elected members of parliament from the party in power. And you should understand that Vice President is a do nothing job with no defined role and almost zero responsibilities. Harris’ list of accomplishments as VP is as short as the list of primary delegates she won in 2020. Zero.
If Biden remains the candidate it now appears quite likely that the Democrats will lose the White House. Even worse, the down ballot implications could also cost them control of both the House and the Senate in Congress. Ergo the panicky meltdown we are witnessing among Dem members of Congress here.
It sure as hell can't be Trump. He'd sell them to the highest bidder.
That’s why he has a vp to take over. He was only doing one term till Trump decided to run to stay out of prison.
She could take over now or later.
“The party”?
Pelosi, Obama, Schumer, Jeffries, an accelerating number of Senators and Congressmen, etc clearly aren’t with him. The progressive mainstream media has abandoned him…..
So who is with him? Unelected people whose jobs are contingent on their relationships with Biden and who won’t have passes into the White House if he steps aside.
They may be Democrats but they certainly aren’t the Party.
I've checked my phone so many times today, to find the "Breaking News" that Biden has decided to step aside. I believe this is imminent...if not this weekend, then Monday?
Informed sources say that he will step aside on Monday, January 20, 2025.
Great line. Horrible thought!
He also deserves to have a bit of a retirement before expiration date. 💙
Whenever anyone in Washington says a decision isn’t even being considered, it’s actually imminent.
Ha, me too.
To any folks who think Joe should stay in, I ask you to consider the anger that some folks express here and in social media about Joe's refusal to keep his promise to be a transitional figure or to acknowledge reality now. My guess is that most of these people are so committed to beating Trump that they'd get past those feelings and vote for Joe. But Independents and swing voters I talk to share that anger and , IMO, are much less likely to get over it enough to vote for Joe. Hate for Trump alone can't get us the win. We need some enthusiasm and a candidate who can prosecute the case against Trump.
YES and the young people will join us if we give them a good candidate too!!
Yes Kamala and a
Strong male is a winning ticket. She’s fired up.
Please invite Allan Lichtman on to your channel. I know you did an email interview with him a while ago, but please have him on and hear what he has to say!
I agree 💯!
I’ve read some of Prof. Lichtman’s recent posts, ie what happens if it’s *not* Biden and how that changes his “fundamentals” (clearly, the “Incumbency” goes away for whomever takes his place, etc), and I’d love to hear a deeper dive with Chris asking pointed questions!
Democrats could choose a bag of rocks and beat Trump easily he’s so toxic. They just have to chose and move forward lol
Chris, will you be dissecting Trump’s speech? I await with bated breath!
No he would never do that.
The denial and stubbornness perfectly fit the “elderly” frame of mind I’ve noticed firsthand with family members.
All he’s doing now is making himself look bad and tarnishing his legacy.
What a shame.
Enjoy Hall of Fame Weekend. I was there the weekend Cal Ripken & Tony Gwynn were inducted. Say “Hi” to Todd for me.
I went in summer 2022 because they had a Braves World Series exhibit. Magical.
Lucky you! Life long O's fan and Marylander here i would've loved to see that
It was a blast. The funny thing was that I had just moved to Maryland and being a lifelong baseball fan decided to head up to Cooperstown. I booked a room about a couple weeks before I headed up there. Lo and behold it was induction weekend. I had no idea.
That's awesome! Not many hold a candle to our very own Iron Man. Go O's
Enjoy Cooperstown! I don’t know if you’ve been before, but it’s absolutely magical. If you have a chance take a drive over to the Otesaga Hotel. It’s a wonderful old hotel.
I think Biden may bow out this weekend. There has been reporting that privately, he’s contemplating it, even though his campaign is publicly saying they’re in it for the long haul. If Biden is not out by Monday though, this is going to get extremely ugly.
Expecting an announcement very soon, Joe will state he’s accomplished so much, if fact everything he set out to do blah blah blah. To use Chris’ metaphor, and turn the keys to the car over to who, KH?? O my! She is a far worse candidate than a tired old JB and that’s his reluctance to leave. Democrats can now see a light at the end of the tunnel, unfortunately it’s an oncoming train!
Kamala Harris can actually speak in complete sentences. She is a better candidate simply because of that.
The vast majority of Americans have missed her speaking in complete and coherent sentences. Gibberish is more like it, followed by the infamous cackling.
She’s a
Rock star. Pick a wrong male and it’s a winning ticket.
Let’s go! Love the enthusiasm
Following the narcissistic but highly effective RBG template.
Biden is being a selfish jerk. He is on the verge of having millions of his former supporters HATE him. How sad. A guy who was respected by all Dems and many independents...and even some republicans... is now a pathetic punchline. Go away, JB. While you still have a shred of integrity, respectability and honor left.
Settle down. After 55 years give the guy some days to decide and get this right. He deserves some respect. This is an huge decision and the end of his legacy. It’s over 100 days away.
This attitude has to stop. Just support the ticket
Amen. He's certainly being a stubborn old coot isn't he?! And Jill..Don't get me started on her. Grrrrrr. 😆 🤣
His legacy. Have some respect. After 55 years he deserves to get this right. Have some
Respect And support the ticket.
I'm not saying he doesn't deserve respect. Don't put words in my mouth. He's been a fabulous President. He also promised to pass the torch. I also have Voters I represent and count on me as their voice. I'll do the work regardless and I'll continue to do it. But from where I sit in Red Indiana Joe's time has come and gone.
AOC mentioned that GOP is getting ready for a lawsuit to keep Biden on the ticket. Citing ballot change rules. Is there a case to present to judiciary or just another maneuver by GOP to put a spanner in the works?
Trump is praying that Biden stays on the ticket with Harris.