It really didn't work for Biden, tho. He ran 4 years later, and would have faced no real chance against Hillary in 2016 anyway. He only had a shot in 2020 because the rest of the field was generally ridiculous, Pete notwithstanding.

1/8/2024 1:22:09 PM

still worked. he prez.

1/9/2024 9:25:59 AM

I think a key distinction is whether they are anointed, or whether they happen to emerge on top after a competitive process.

1/9/2024 10:46:21 AM

the Biden administration is very underrated

1/9/2024 2:25:08 PM

The "Sleepy Joe" mantra is taking hold.

1/9/2024 6:34:35 PM

Kyrsten Sinema retiring at end of term. I do appreciate her not guaranteeing that Arizona flips a senate seat to the Republicans by running as an independent as previously planned. Ruben Gallego now has a chance.

3/5/2024 7:48:31 PM

Keri lake just seems like such a bad person to represent ppl

3/5/2024 8:03:49 PM

Of course. She's a harpy.

3/5/2024 8:16:51 PM

^^^^

ICE CREAM MAXXING

3/5/2024 9:07:59 PM

Very dubious antitrust lawsuit against Apple

3/21/2024 6:00:49 PM

Quote :

"Bob Menendez to help kill the Dem majority?"

Not seeking reelection thankfully

3/21/2024 6:50:07 PM

^he perhaps will run as an independent

3/23/2024 5:09:44 PM

What would be the point? He would obviously lose. But he has demonstrated he is susceptible to being bought, so maybe a couple of gold bars in a jacket from an anonymous GOP donor could help him set up a Republican victory.

3/24/2024 11:19:59 AM

nice one coz-Z

3/24/2024 1:09:18 PM

^^idk he teased it not me

3/24/2024 7:01:22 PM

This is pretty interesting. Kinda portends what a lot of ppl have been saying about an emerging third party with sane republicans increasingly splitting from MAGA republicans

Time will tell if they just vote with democrats more, pull more democrats to the center or split off with right-leaning democrats for an explicit 3rd party

Quote :

"What happened: The four Democrats on the House Rules Committee voted with five of the panel's establishment Republicans to advance the package of four bills to votes on the House floor. The crossover was needed after three right-wing hardliners on the panel — Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) — voted against sending it to the floor. The right-wing rebellion was enough to kill the package if Democrats did not step in."

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/19/democrats-take-unprecedented-step-to-save-gops-foreign-aid-bills

4/19/2024 9:43:22 PM

I'd rather Joe Biden beats Trump in 2024, no matter whatever else happens

4/23/2024 11:35:54 PM

Quote :

"Pelosi continues backing Cuellar: "I’m supporting Henry Cuellar, he’s a valued member of our caucus. The FBI has said he’s not under investigation." "He is not pro-choice, but we didn’t need him" to pass abortion-rights legislation in the House"

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/19/nx-s1-4983923/could-criminal-charges-threaten-congressman-henry-cuellars-chance-at-re-election

Glad Pelosi went hard for this guy who was just endorsed by trump

[Edited on June 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM. Reason : E]

6/19/2024 8:20:32 PM

Gotta give the Dems negative credibility at this point for failing to read the room on grandpa Joe's age and having literally no one waiting in the wings. It was obvious 4 years ago that the country as a whole wasn't buying the far left loons' positions, yet the Dems have done nothing to move to the middle, despite being forced to pick a centrist candidate. We are now highly likely looking at a Trump takeover of the country because they couldn't see that the country didn't want their left wing lunacy.
We are so fucked

6/29/2024 10:18:49 PM

what “left wing lunacy” are you talking about?

6/30/2024 9:28:27 AM

The answer lies closer than you think... (while I disagree)

6/30/2024 9:39:35 AM

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/16/g-s1-10487/menendez-jury-verdict-trial

Quote :

"Menendez, a powerful Democrat from New Jersey who chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was convicted on all 16 counts, including bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent and honest services wire fraud...."

7/17/2024 1:06:12 PM

See, they were honest services.

Get him out of there!

7/17/2024 1:32:18 PM

The appearance of disunity definitely looks bad

https://www.threads.net/@yasharali/post/C9lfLGGvjjV/?xmt=AQGzIiLp_-vir3akU40JxtZSySj_OZ09jdfQ5D2B9PeJNA

The sooner they close this loop the better

7/18/2024 9:29:10 PM

Can you view threads without an account? I've never clicked on one of their links so I don't know

7/19/2024 2:46:06 AM

Yes. Including replies. Better than X in that aspect. But I'm no fan of Meta.

7/19/2024 3:04:10 AM

Have to give it to the democrat leaders who pulled this all off so cleanly so far. Most people thought it was impossible, every political science theory says it should be a death knell, but it’s going well

Would be interesting to know what all went on behind the scenes to make it happen. When did Joe know, who did he tell, and who coordinated all the moving pieces with Kamala’s team

And then the handoff of social media accounts, the instant posting of a coherent message, roping in a few key influencers… amazing.

7/28/2024 8:39:30 PM

I'm pleasantly surprised overall.

7/28/2024 8:48:15 PM

NYT had a story on the transition.

https://archive.is/8cJjQ

7/29/2024 12:08:33 AM

Moldova > Iceland

Quote :

"Mr. Biden had reportedly made 20 calls to congressional Democrats in the first 10 or so days after the debate, while his candidacy hung in the balance. Ms. Harris made 100 calls in 10 hours."

7/29/2024 12:41:18 AM

all of the points for this reply and for the party in general calling out modern day republicans for being the weirdos that they truly are:

https://x.com/aoc/status/1817937493859123222?s=46

Quote :

" Being obsessed with repressing women is goofy. Trying to watch what LGBTQ+ people do all the time is abnormal. Punishing people who don’t have biological offspring is creepy. It’s an incel platform, dude. It’s SUPER weird. And people need to know."

7/29/2024 12:17:34 PM

Quote :

"NYT had a story on the transition. https://archive.is/8cJjQ "

If she actually didn’t start her planning until the morning of Biden’s announcement I’m in awe

Makes me realize what a lazy slob I actually am

7/29/2024 4:59:02 PM

I don't understand why Bill Clinton is still allowed time to talk

I don't understand why someone like this is not

Quote :

"My speech urged us to unite behind Harris, criticized Trump, and spoke about the promise of this moment. The only reason we’re doing this is to save the soul of our party and prevent bad actors from using our pain in an ongoing voter suppression campaign."

https://twitter.com/Ruwa4Georgia/status/1826467839852544403

[Edited on August 22, 2024 at 6:57 AM. Reason : E]

8/22/2024 6:57:03 AM

Don't you?

8/22/2024 7:05:03 AM

+1 credibility for not letting those bozos speak.

8/22/2024 9:04:29 AM

I happened to flip to PBS's coverage on Monday, and they were interviewing Pelosi, and she was talking about how sneaky they were in gaining senate seats, and she literally said that the democrats are "reptilian" and "cold-blooded". And in searching for an article about it, I'm seeing it's not the first time she's said that. Odd adjective choice.

8/22/2024 9:53:25 AM

Pelosi = Reptilian, EXPOSED?!

8/22/2024 9:56:52 AM

-10 credibility for the annoying dude with the lisp they had MC'ing the state roll calls

8/22/2024 5:04:17 PM

Horrid speech from a swing state house representative, way worse than a guy with a weird, at best, sexual history and Trump staffers.


Whole thing is here
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/dnc-speech-uncommitted-movement-harris-walz-ruwan-romman/

[Edited on August 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM. Reason : E]

8/22/2024 7:29:52 PM

DNC rigs 2020 election and has Biden pretend to take a dive at a debate with Trump as a litmus test with less than 6 months before the election 2024, despite that fact that 4 years prior Kamala took a sweetheart deal to drop out of the 2020 race to be Biden's understudy, fully aware that this is the job she's been training for her entire wishy-washy career?

10/10 ya'll

Shoot the moon like it's the biggest games of Hearts you've ever played in your life!

[Edited on August 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM. Reason : .]

8/22/2024 9:59:10 PM

Sweetheart deal to drop out of a race she was getting pummeled in? Did she even score a single delegate in that primary?
You must be on the good stuff tonight

8/23/2024 11:01:15 PM