Because that’s not a thing and never has been? Find me any large scale protests in the history of the US where they were protesting a candidate prior to an election.
There’s not a single liberal or leftist (a few paid shill podcasters notwithstanding) in the whole country saying “Joe Biden’s brain is so soupy that Donald Trump would make a better president.” We’re saying Democrat leadership suppressed the primary to anoint an incumbent who’s going to lose. Democracy is on the line, and we’re running out of time to put our best foot forward. It’d be one thing if we were getting honest and reasonable arguments in response, but instead we’re getting gaslit (Only the elites want Biden to step aside?) and being told "get in line or you’re helping Trump somehow. " Meanwhile, Republicans are preparing to sue to keep Biden on the ballot in the event of a switch, because they know who they want to run against.
I hope I’m wrong and I hope he wins, since we’re probably stuck with him on the ticket. Given that he’s down 12 points from where he was in 2020 against Trump, where the swing states that gave Biden the election were only fractions of a percent in his favor, it’s gonna take some kind of miracle. We don’t have to be in this seemingly hopeless situation, but Biden’s ego and stubbornness seem like they’re gonna keep us here.
Historically protests are at the convention when the unpopular candidate is named.
Then the people who named the unpopular candidate blame the protests for the loss
People love to blame the people who make noise to warn about loss.
Cassandra of Greek legend was less cursed cause of a god but because no one wants to hear someone else be right about something they don’t want to accept.
I agree with this message, but the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were in part due to the nomination of Hubert Humphrey.
In Chicago even.
Honestly. The number of people just on this platform saying “nobody thinks biden should drop, you’re wrong, you have no right to be upset with Biden’s team, and anyone who says otherwise is a bot” is seriously making me wonder if that narrative itself is the one being pushed by bots to sow discord between us. Who honestly jumps directly to “bot or stupid, no other possible explanation” when they disagree with an opinion so clearly held by a substantial number of people with nuanced opinions.
Anyone paying attention would see that Biden, having won on razor margins in 2020, on promises of being a 1-term president, could not afford to lose ANY ground in democratic turnout. Every feeler they put out is coming back showing we have lost that ground substantially and Biden is utterly unable to campaign to gain it back. Anyone can be not Trump, not everyone can run an energetic campaign on their own merits, and that is overwhelmingly what motivates people to turn out to vote.
It’s not a difficult connection to make and the assumption that bots would be the only ones to make an argument to replace Biden, after they ran a “primary” in which they hid Biden away from us and didn’t let even anyone remotely viable run, is just such an uninformed and arrogant viewpoint to witness in such droves that I hardly believe it’s real.
They don’t have or need good arguments, they just need to run out the clock until “It’s too late to change” becomes a legitimate argument.
I seriously wonder the same thing. People panicking and the response being to the people panicking
“don’t worry no one is panicking cause he’s a good pick”
feels like the psyop that helps the Republicans win.I know it’s just willful ignorance because they find this easier and less scary but like… Are they just Trumpies?
Political apathy.
It’s a right wing battle cry to inspire division
Because it’s 2024 and people on the fuckin streets are staring at their phones reading all the rage flooding their feeds.
Nah. It’s all good 👍. Just find a young candidate next time. Like 30 years old please. If it’s another 70 year old white guy, I’m gonna be royally pissed for sure.
Right now I’m just annoyed so I’m not leaving my job just to get shot by the police as they are trained to do.
Minimum age to be president is 35, it would take an amendment to change that, and if we are going to burn the resources to get an amendment passed that’s way down the list of things we need to fix.
Ok, once again, sure 35 is fine.
Because, as the sitting President, the only person who can make that decision is Biden. It literally does not matter what anyone else says or does.
And Biden has shown complete contempt for public sentiment, not just on this topic but throughout his term.
um because folks like me are fine with him as the rep and I don’t see any replacement as being any more viable.
Because it’s hot outside.
The last time we filled the streets we wanted police reform and didn’t get it.
The time before that it was to protest a war that happened anyway.
Not only did we not get police reform, we got a cop as a democratic vice president.
Yes, top cop Kamala. And now they’re threatening to roll with her if Biden has to step down. We’re doomed.
I mean, they packed university campuses across the country and then the riot police went in. What kind of goldfish memory is this?
Gold
They’re asking why democrats aren’t in the streets though. Democrats were largely against those campus protests since they were perceived as harmful to Biden’s reelection chances.
DemocratsBiden supporters were largely against those campus protests since they were perceived as harmful to Biden’s reelection chances.Fair enough.
There isn’t any alternative stepping up. Who do we rally behind as the replacement? No one?
Democrats don’t give a fuck who the nominee is. We’ll vote for whomever.
I hope this isn’t true.
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For me it currently is. With Trump as the GOP nominee, basically any Democrat would get my vote.
Because those demanding it are few and wealthy and the media is carrying their water?
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Lots of us thought he was too old four years ago, and haven’t changed our minds since then. The question isn’t about if most voters think he’s too old (they absolutely do), it’s about where all the headlines have been the past four years, rather than suddenly after a debate that the vast majority did not watch; "Though polling has consistently registered massive public concern with Biden’s age and his ability to withstand the rigors of a high-stakes campaign, let alone another term in office until he turns 86 years old, the loudest voices trying to force him out of the race are elites: major media columnists and wealthy donors” according to David Dayen, and I agree.
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We saw the debate. Trust me. It was ripped to shreds into digestive little bites across every smoldering remaining heaps of social media that made everyone sick to their stomach.
And the reason you didn’t hear about it before is that Biden has only done 140 press meetings since taking office which is on track to be about half of any president in the last 40+ years.
We didn’t see him till then but he was seen. And it was bad. No amount of trying to twist reality will change that so we have to look at it really as it is and start making plans or not look up till the end.
Only disinformation campaigns, brought to us by Republicans and Russia are calling for it
I got work. Like 6 hours of meetings a day. With what energy would I use to ‘go to the streets’ to ask an old fuck who definitely can’t hear me to please retire. I don’t think he will hear me or care.
I’ll still vote for him I guess. Better Biden than the career criminal maniac.
*Career criminal maniac child rapist.
It boggles my mind that none of these are disqualifiers.
