Not after that debate. If he had stayed in, all Trump would have had to do was play clips from it.
I do think that he was a very good President. His entire legacy is tarnished by holding on too long. If this is it for America, historians will write volumes on how Fascist America was enabled by people like him (and RBG) holding on to power past their “best by” dates.
Actually, I do blame him for overestimating his health, and thinking he had enough in the tank for another run. He clearly did not.
Would Harris have still been the nominee had there been an actual primary? Maybe, maybe not. But whoever won that would have been a better candidate.
I was extremely pissed off after watching that debate. The man I saw that night simply didn’t have it anymore, and it was more than just jetlag or a cold. There was nobody close to Biden who could have sat down with him before the election and told him directly that he didn’t have it anymore?
We talk about how Trump surrounds himself with yes-men and sycophants. I think Biden didn’t do much better.
And it’s really just a coincidence that Trump was very involved in Professional Wrestling back in the day, and gave Linda McMahon cabinet positions in both administrations.
But hey, conspiracy theories are fun. Here’s mine: we will see neither Usha Vance nor Erika Kirk for the duration of Vance’s “pregnancy”, and when the baby is born it will look a bit different than the other Vance kids…
All I’m saying is that nobody is going to leak anything to the WaPo right now unless the administration wants it leaked. They may not be State-owned, but they are certainly State-pwned.
Why should we believe WaPo? They are part of the problem
When was the vote they were being reimbursed for? Believe it or not, that matters. If they got a check before a vote that’s a bribe, and a big no-no. But if they got it after the fact, that’s a gratuity, and A-OK, according to the Supreme Court
Wait, we’re all concerned that his mental acuity is increasing?
And not just any foreign entity, one that is a provider of fossil fuels and has a lot to lose if the US reduces its reliance on them
Blame America First!
It’s a speech that the President gives to a joint session of Congress, so Senators and Representatives are all in the chamber together.
The Constitution mandates that the President gives Congress an update on the State of the Union “from time to time”, and over the years that has evolved into a speech given around this time of year, every year except the first year of a President’s term. It is also viewed as an opportunity for the President to advocate for legislation he favors.
I mean, if she manages to win a contested primary, she’ll be a better candidate.
If nothing else, maybe she and Gavin will split the Goober vote and let some fresh blood in
Progressives also have to realize that their candidates won’t magically win in every district. Still, every primary needs to be contested, if for no other reason than to let the eventual winner know what their constituents value.
I don’t think there is really a loser in a primary. The candidate that loses the election learns a bit about the people in their district, and about themselves, which they can take into the next campaign. In fact, I can make an argument that Democrats are in such dire straits right now because they don’t have enough candidates losing primaries, and learning from that. That leads directly to weaker candidates in the General Election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_previous_experience
20 former Govenors. (Although only 17 were State Governors. 2 were Territorial Governors and 1 was a Military Governor)
18 former Senators. One was a Senator after being President. Maybe this can be AOC’s path.
32 with prior military experience.
Only one with no prior military or government experience. (Guess Who?)
And, coincidentally, Harris never won a primary
Obama was never a Governor. JFK was never a Governor. It is very possible to win the Presidency as a sitting Senator.
I think she would make a fine President now, but a better one with two Senate terms under her belt.
The Senate is a good gig, it can be a lot easier to get foreign policy experience there than as a Governor.
I think the party has already made a deal with her: if she agrees to not run for President in 2028, they will clear the field for her to take Chuck’s Senate seat instead.
He’s the Next One Up, who the Establishment will be trying to push through the nomination. So unless some other candidate does what Obama did to Clinton in 2008, he’s gonna be the guy.
I’m no radiologist, but yeah. That makes the most sense. And I bet the doctors would have presented it in a positive way for your mother at the time, to prevent her from feeling any sort of guilt in regards to not knowing she was pregnant, and how it might have affected your twin.
That difference is as stark as black and white…