This one problem is why Democrats must replace Biden at the convention

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Title: The Impending Crossroads for Democrats: Why Biden's Replacement at the Convention May Be Inevitable

As the political landscape begins to shift and the specter of the upcoming presidential election looms large, a cloud of uncertainty hovers over the Democratic Party. At the heart of this uncertainty lies a pressing question: Should President Joe Biden remain the party's nominee for the November election?

 

For nearly two years, speculation has swirled around Biden's candidacy, with voices from within the party questioning his viability as the standard-bearer. Prominent figures like David Axelrod and Ezra Klein have voiced concerns about Biden's ability to lead effectively, prompting discussions about the need for a potential replacement.

 

Last November, Axelrod, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, suggested that Biden might consider stepping aside from the race. His sentiment echoed the growing sentiment among Democrats that perhaps Biden's time in the spotlight had passed. Similarly, Klein, in a piece for The New York Times, argued that Democrats had a better option than Biden, citing concerns about his age and perceived cognitive issues.

 

While the White House has staunchly denied any doubts about Biden's candidacy, cracks in the facade have begun to appear. Three major vulnerabilities have emerged as potential threats to Biden's reelection bid: the resurgence of a focused Trump campaign, the populist independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and growing disillusionment among the far-left wing of the Democratic Party.

 

Trump's reemergence on the political scene has injected a sense of urgency into the Democratic Party's strategy. With his massive base, formidable fundraising capabilities, and disciplined campaign, Trump poses a significant challenge to Biden's reelection prospects. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s populist appeal and bipartisan appeal present another formidable obstacle for the Democrats.

 

However, perhaps the most pressing concern for Biden and the Democratic Party is the erosion of support among far-left and young liberal voters. Recent primaries in Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have revealed a troubling trend, with a significant percentage of Democrats voting "uncommitted" or for alternative candidates. This growing disenchantment stems from dissatisfaction with Biden's policies, particularly his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

 

In light of these challenges, the prospect of replacing Biden at the party's convention in August looms ever larger. While the 2020 election may have secured Biden's victory, the narrow margin of victory and the shifting political landscape underscore the need for a more robust and united front in the upcoming election.

 

As Democrats grapple with these uncertainties, the path forward remains unclear. However, one thing is certain: the decision regarding Biden's candidacy will be pivotal in shaping the party's future and its ability to secure victory in November.

 

15.04.24

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[Smokin Joe]

  On 4/15/2024 at 10:46 PM, Social Media said:

 

Title: The Impending Crossroads for Democrats: Why Biden's Replacement at the Convention May Be Inevitable

As the political landscape begins to shift and the specter of the upcoming presidential election looms large, a cloud of uncertainty hovers over the Democratic Party. At the heart of this uncertainty lies a pressing question: Should President Joe Biden remain the party's nominee for the November election?

 

For nearly two years, speculation has swirled around Biden's candidacy, with voices from within the party questioning his viability as the standard-bearer. Prominent figures like David Axelrod and Ezra Klein have voiced concerns about Biden's ability to lead effectively, prompting discussions about the need for a potential replacement.

 

Last November, Axelrod, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, suggested that Biden might consider stepping aside from the race. His sentiment echoed the growing sentiment among Democrats that perhaps Biden's time in the spotlight had passed. Similarly, Klein, in a piece for The New York Times, argued that Democrats had a better option than Biden, citing concerns about his age and perceived cognitive issues.

 

While the White House has staunchly denied any doubts about Biden's candidacy, cracks in the facade have begun to appear. Three major vulnerabilities have emerged as potential threats to Biden's reelection bid: the resurgence of a focused Trump campaign, the populist independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and growing disillusionment among the far-left wing of the Democratic Party.

 

Trump's reemergence on the political scene has injected a sense of urgency into the Democratic Party's strategy. With his massive base, formidable fundraising capabilities, and disciplined campaign, Trump poses a significant challenge to Biden's reelection prospects. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s populist appeal and bipartisan appeal present another formidable obstacle for the Democrats.

 

However, perhaps the most pressing concern for Biden and the Democratic Party is the erosion of support among far-left and young liberal voters. Recent primaries in Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have revealed a troubling trend, with a significant percentage of Democrats voting "uncommitted" or for alternative candidates. This growing disenchantment stems from dissatisfaction with Biden's policies, particularly his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

 

In light of these challenges, the prospect of replacing Biden at the party's convention in August looms ever larger. While the 2020 election may have secured Biden's victory, the narrow margin of victory and the shifting political landscape underscore the need for a more robust and united front in the upcoming election.

 

As Democrats grapple with these uncertainties, the path forward remains unclear. However, one thing is certain: the decision regarding Biden's candidacy will be pivotal in shaping the party's future and its ability to secure victory in November.

 

15.04.24

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If they can't manage to replace Sleepy Joe then FFS get rid of Kamala as his running mate.

[earlinclaifornia]

Maybe this opinion and Joe are a bit off! LOL

Joe Biden Now Leads Donald Trump in Ten Polls

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-donald-trump-polls-presidential-election-2024-latest-1889766

[JonnyF]

The trouble is they have nobody to replace him with. The number 2 is Kamala Harris. Let that sink in. Kamala Harris.

 

Joe and Kamala are the top 2 talents in the Dems.😃

[Chomper Higgot]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:42 AM, JonnyF said:

The trouble is they have nobody to replace him with. The number 2 is Kamala Harris. Let that sink in. Kamala Harris.

 

Joe and Kamala are the top 2 talents in the Dems.😃

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More ill informed nonsense.

 

The Democrat party has plenty of talent and is not engaged in any kind of ‘leader cult’.

 

 

[retarius]

Look he has been begging the Israelis and Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran, like he begged them not to murder all those Palestinians and like he begged for them not to starve the Palestinians or attack Raffa....and like MbS with the fist bump Netanyahu told him NO. He has zero prestige in the world, absolutely zero. He's a loser. He needs replacing but with all this woke and DEI  $hite from the Dems I don't want them anywhere near the levers of power until woke and DEI has died its death.

[JonnyF]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:45 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

More ill informed nonsense.

 

The Democrat party has plenty of talent and is not engaged in any kind of ‘leader cult’.

 

 

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Talent? Like who?

[earlinclaifornia]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:49 AM, retarius said:

Look he has been begging the Israelis and Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran, like he begged them not to murder all those Palestinians and like he begged for them not to starve the Palestinians or attack Raffa....and like MbS with the fist bump Netanyahu told him NO. He has zero prestige in the world, absolutely zero. He's a loser. He needs replacing but with all this woke and DEI  $hite from the Dems I don't want them anywhere near the levers of power until woke and DEI has died its death.

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Woke keeps the winning going, yea! 

[Tug]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:49 AM, retarius said:

Look he has been begging the Israelis and Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran, like he begged them not to murder all those Palestinians and like he begged for them not to starve the Palestinians or attack Raffa....and like MbS with the fist bump Netanyahu told him NO. He has zero prestige in the world, absolutely zero. He's a loser. He needs replacing but with all this woke and DEI  $hite from the Dems I don't want them anywhere near the levers of power until woke and DEI has died its death.

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Oh boy lol do ya feel better?yea the administration doesn’t want the war on hammas to escalate humm……..last I heard Israel is a sovereign nation and not under the control of the USA the best that can be done is to urge the Israeli government to moderate their behavior 

[Chomper Higgot]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:51 AM, JonnyF said:

 

Talent? Like who?

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Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Wes Moore, Gretchen Whitmer, Roy Cooper, Elizabeth Warren and real blue collor Politician Randy Bryce.

 

To name but a few.

 

Lots of Democrat talent and none of the ‘my guy or nobody’ cult nonsense.

 

 

[EVENKEEL]

  On 4/16/2024 at 1:07 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Wes Moore, Gretchen Whitmer, Roy Cooper, Elizabeth Warren and real blue collor Politician Randy Bryce.

 

To name but a few.

 

Lots of Democrat talent and none of the ‘my guy or nobody’ cult nonsense.

 

 

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Don't tell me you've already cast Joe adrift. 

[earlinclaifornia]

  On 4/16/2024 at 4:45 AM, EVENKEEL said:

Don't tell me you've already cast Joe adrift. 

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Are you at all staying up with the posts or is too confusing perhaps? I know your not as he was answering a question!

[Tug]

  On 4/16/2024 at 4:45 AM, EVENKEEL said:

Don't tell me you've already cast Joe adrift. 

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Naaa joes not going anywhere except back to the White House tho if the republicans grew a spine and canned their albatross (trump)they might have a slim chance……we all get it,Biden is old every one would prefer a younger candidate.the fact remains that this administration and TEAM have accomplished quite a bit and with less interference from the trump gang would accomplish a lot more 

[Chomper Higgot]

  On 4/16/2024 at 4:45 AM, EVENKEEL said:

Don't tell me you've already cast Joe adrift. 

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I didn’t.

 

 

[G_Money]

  On 4/16/2024 at 1:07 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Wes Moore, Gretchen Whitmer, Roy Cooper, Elizabeth Warren and real blue collor Politician Randy Bryce.

 

To name but a few.

 

Lots of Democrat talent and none of the ‘my guy or nobody’ cult nonsense.

 

 

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Talent???  Liberalism = Mental Disorder.  
 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

  On 4/16/2024 at 6:07 AM, G_Money said:

Talent???  Liberalism = Mental Disorder.  
 

 

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If you say so:

 

https://www.citizen.org/news/progressive-policies-are-popular-policies/

[Jingthing]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:42 AM, JonnyF said:

The trouble is they have nobody to replace him with. The number 2 is Kamala Harris. Let that sink in. Kamala Harris.

 

Joe and Kamala are the top 2 talents in the Dems.😃

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That's not how it works.

He could be replaced with anyone.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Predictably, yet another in a continuing series here of right-wing Republican opinion pieces courtesy of what's supposedly the "World News" forum.

 

 

Douglas MacKinnon, a political and communications consultant, was a writer in the White House for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and former special assistant for policy and communications at the Pentagon during the last three years of the Bush administration.

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4591632-this-one-problem-is-why-democrats-must-replace-biden-at-the-convention/

 

 

I'm still waiting to see posted, for any semblance of balance, a Democrat leaning version of the same kind of column as posted above... something like:

 

This one problem is why Republicans must replace Trump at the convention...

 

...the fact that the presumptive Republican nominee for president is facing 90+ felony criminal counts....

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233132273/how-trumps-trials-for-91-felony-charges-in-4-states-could-take-over-his-campaign

 

Still waiting on that one....

 

[Jingthing]

Political pundits need something to chatter about.

Biden will be nominated.

Biden will not be replaced.

Biden will probably win because it's a binary choice, democracy vs. fascism.

Biden doesn't need to be perfect or even great.

He just needs to not be Trump.

But if Trump is replaced because of being in prison, then it's a whole new ballgame.

 

Next 

...

[G_Money]

  On 4/16/2024 at 6:14 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

If you say so:

 

https://www.citizen.org/news/progressive-policies-are-popular-policies/

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Even this progressive liberal fat slob thinks Biden will lose.  Israel or not.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-moore-warns-biden-hell-lose-like-hillary-did-2016-over-support-israel

[JonnyF]

  On 4/16/2024 at 1:07 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Wes Moore, Gretchen Whitmer, Roy Cooper, Elizabeth Warren and real blue collor Politician Randy Bryce.

 

To name but a few.

 

Lots of Democrat talent and none of the ‘my guy or nobody’ cult nonsense.

 

 

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Most people haven't heard of any of them.

 

Trump would destroy them. Crush their sorry little derrieres. Embarrass them as the political lightweights that they are.

 

Hence, Oirish Joe remains. He has the name, if not the cognisance.

 

Talentless. Soulless. Ideologically and morally bankrupt.

[ricklev]

But but but he is old!  

 

Never a discussion about policy because the only policies the Republicans have are deeply unpopular.  Restrict and ban abortion.  Lower taxes on the wealthy.  Less environmental regulation.  A for profit health care system with little government regulation.  Etc. Etc. Etc.    

[Jingthing]

  On 4/16/2024 at 6:31 AM, JonnyF said:

 

Most people haven't heard of any of them.

 

Trump would destroy them. Crush their sorry little derrieres. Embarrass them as the political lightweights that they are.

 

Hence, Oirish Joe remains. He has the name, if not the cognisance.

 

Talentless. Soulless. Ideologically and morally bankrupt.

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Most of those names are very well known, especially to democrats.

Are you even American?

[Jingthing]

  On 4/16/2024 at 6:31 AM, G_Money said:

Even this progressive liberal fat slob thinks Biden will lose.  Israel or not.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-moore-warns-biden-hell-lose-like-hillary-did-2016-over-support-israel

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Trump can win. Doesn't mean that he will.

[Chomper Higgot]

  On 4/16/2024 at 6:31 AM, JonnyF said:

 

Most people haven't heard of any of them.

 

Trump would destroy them. Crush their sorry little derrieres. Embarrass them as the political lightweights that they are.

 

Hence, Oirish Joe remains. He has the name, if not the cognisance.

 

Talentless. Soulless. Ideologically and morally bankrupt.

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If might correct you.

 

Most foreigners haven’t heard of them.

 

Forgive me, I can’t be bothered with the rest of your ill informed diatribe.

 

 

[stoner]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:45 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

More ill informed nonsense.

 

The Democrat party has plenty of talent and is not engaged in any kind of ‘leader cult’.

 

 

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Yet none of this so called talent is being allowed to shine. All being blocked by a stubborn old senile man.

[HappyExpat57]

  On 4/16/2024 at 12:51 AM, JonnyF said:

 

Talent? Like who?

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I bet you never heard of Dean Phillips. Proven political record, successful businessman, hell he even LOOKS presidential! Early on in the primaries, the DNC squashed him like a bug.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Phillips

[morrobay]

  On 4/16/2024 at 7:07 AM, stoner said:

 

Yet none of this so called talent is being allowed to shine. All being blocked by a stubborn old senile man.

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That's right: RFK jr. Intended to run as a full on democrat, but he was derailed . Had RFK jr been nominated as the Democratic candidate, I would have voted for him in the general election 

 

[Jingthing]

  On 4/16/2024 at 7:15 AM, morrobay said:

That's right: RFK jr. Intended to run as a full on democrat, but he was derailed . Had RFK jr been nominated as the Democratic candidate, I would have voted for him in the general election 

 

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That was never going to happen.  He's a crackpot.

[Jingthing]

  On 4/16/2024 at 7:07 AM, stoner said:

 

Yet none of this so called talent is being allowed to shine. All being blocked by a stubborn old senile man.

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Not blocked. They were free to run but didn't.