08-01-2022, 02:54 PM
(07-29-2022, 05:35 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I tend to think vice versa. Trump does not get the nomination, but Biden does-- because there's no-one else. A cross-over Republican VP? Obviously not a trumper. I don't know any such Republicans who are also not neoliberals, and a neoliberal is not compatible with a Democratic president. And such a Democratic nominee had better not cave in and compromise with neoliberalism. It needs to go!
If Biden runs again, the Dems lose ... period! The Millies are already doing non-stop eyerolls at President Grandpa, and they're been a hard sell for the Dems in any case. The Dems have no chanc of winning without serious Milennial support, so Biden has to go. I would be shocked if he doesn't know that. And rationnal Republicans do exost: Larry Hgan being the most obvious. Lookl at serving GOPpoers in Blue states.
Eric Wrote:Midterms are just as important as presidential elections. A surprise? We can't count on that. Obama: "you cannot sit back and wait for a savior..... all we need is hard-working people, who are accountable, and they will step up and join our government, and make things better, IF they have support." That support comes in the midterms, and that's where today's civic generation need to become civics and know this, and "show up". Biden needs support now. And if a Democrat wins in 2024, (s)he will need support in 2026.
Wishing isn't a strategy, and wishing seems to be the only thing in play. Let's admit it, to energize the Dem voters requires something dramatic, and Biden, et al, don't do dramatic. They had better learn fast. Support is soft to say the least, and a little excitement may be the difference between hollow non-participatory handwaving and a solid turnoput at the polls.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.