Can't wait for Biden to announce his surrender to Trump sometime this week. : chapotraphouse

[+] ghosts@hexbear.net 71 points 3 months ago

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[-] TillieNeuen@hexbear.net 60 points 3 months ago

I think the thought process is that Trump will definitely win now no matter who runs against him, so it's better to let Joe go down to defeat than getting the stink of loserdom on any other Democrat who could've taken his place. They're throwing in the towel and letting Biden lose, which says a lot about their seriousness about "the most important election in our lifetimes."

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago

Yeah...I don't know how libs keep letting dems slide with such obvious bullshit. That's pretty much the only logical reason to not try and do SOMETHING drastic now

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Bingo. Trump's fist pump in the air sealed the deal. Every Democrat is now going to coax Biden into eating that giant L on election day while preparing for 2028.

[-] TillieNeuen@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

It's really something that Mr. Let's Do an adventure-time very likely has ensured the very thing he was trying to prevent.

Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think? It's like RAY-E-AAAAAAIN

[-] Autonomarx@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

The shit is that if Sanders either got the nomination or grew a pair of balls big enough so he would run as an independent, he would beat both in a landslide

[-] TillieNeuen@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

I doubt it, honestly. His moment has passed.

[-] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

In 2020 this was 100% true, now he's old news (emphasis on being decrepit)

[-] Florn@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

The strategy is "we don't have to remove him ourselves if some chud decides to retaliate"

[-] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net 61 points 3 months ago

A candidate that makes people sad when he speaks and can barely read a teleprompter vs. A charismatic liar who just raised a fist in the air in defiance in front of the flag after getting shot.

If Biden wants to win he should be implementing his new progressive 100 day plan before the election instead of lying about doing something after.

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 41 points 3 months ago

my read is the establishment wants a "Goldilocks" level of excitement and interest in politics at a given time. not too hot, not too cool.

nobody wanting to vote for anybody was a bit too cool. not enough donations, antipathy to commercials. disinterest isn't distracting enough. biden decaying on live TV gave things a shot in the arm as conspiracy narratives and contested convention with possibilities swirling, but the excitement was still contained.

somebody taking a shot at a presumed nominee was the porridge bubbling over. can't be having public violence against that class, gotta pull the pot off the stove and get it back under control.

don't want to ruin the big dinner or for the house to burn down.

[-] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This checks out. Anyone worth their salt will understand the basics of how to keep the peace.

[-] Dolores@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Anyone worth their salt

washington DC is terminally salt-less at this point though

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 34 points 3 months ago

If the Dems and their media outlets drop the "trump is a threat to democracy" pitch now it's going to remove the last of my sanity

[-] NapoleonBlownApart@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

I think we should hammer in on that contradiction.

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 30 points 3 months ago

Imagine being a worse Hindenburg

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 28 points 3 months ago

lol Biden is going to do everything in his power so he doesn't get arrested and executed at Gitmo when Trump wins in november and declares himself king of the usa.

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

Biden did Ukraine stuff while VP, too, so there's a perfect avenue for prosecution that bypasses the recent crowning of the president by the SC

[-] edge@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

But he’ll still get arrested and executed anyway.

[-] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 28 points 3 months ago

"Concerns about Biden's debate performance faded"

No they didn't. The media has moved on to a new spectacle. These people think that if the media isn't reporting it, then people aren't thinking about it.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

Good news for the Tankie Caucus. Not voting for Biden is no longer a vote for Trump since Democrats will be doing that on everyone’s behalf

[-] asg101@hexbear.net 23 points 3 months ago

Bidet's surrender at this point is a mere formality.

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

Bidet's surrender

Bidet gang will never surrender kril-scream

[-] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago

Hindenburg appoints hitler, biden gives up before the voting starts. What a farce lmao

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

Democratic leadership trying to take advantage of the situation, we’ll see if anyone actually listens lol

[-] kayel@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

They know they won't beat trump now, so why would they spend power and risk to push a new candidate?