Gem™ Apr 30, 2023

To anyone b*tching about Biden being our only 2024 choice.

I heard an identical argument against Hillary Clinton in 2016, it helped trump get elected, which resulted in 3 corrupt SCOTUS justices installed, ROE overturned, LGBTQ/TRANS Rights attacked, gerrymandering, botched pandemic response, Jan 6 insurrection & the endless mounting pile of manure we’re still dealing with & republicans are getting away with because you weren’t happy with the presidential candidate.

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Show threadGem™ Apr 30, 2023

We can’t afford purity tests right now.

I get it, I know you want younger & more progressive choices but in this moment in history we’re at a crossroads & these are our choices, trump or Biden.

You have seen what 4 years of trump did.

trump is a criminal traitor who shouldn’t be allowed to run for any government office to begin with & he should be in jail but alas, republicans in their infinite wisdom deemed trump better equipped than meatwad Ron DeSantis as their 2024 presidential candidate.

Show threadGem™ Apr 30, 2023

Our choice is clear:

4 more years of trump.

or

4 more years of Biden.

You don’t have to like Biden.

You just have to vote for Biden.

#BidenHarris2024

Show threadRudyDoesBooksApr 30, 2023

@Lady_Star_Gem Yeah, did that already. On the clearly communicated implication that Biden was only in for 4 years.

I am sick and tired of mediocre old white men and the slow walk to hell that's the best they're capable of. Our democracy won't stand four more years of either of those old men.

Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyApr 30, 2023
@RudyDoesBooks What does "clearly communicated implication" mean? He was elected, he's been doing a great job, and now has a chance to run again. I feel like I must have misunderstood you because it sounds like you're suggesting that you won't vote for anyone. I'd like to suggest that if you're worried about women's rights and democracy, voting is more critical than ever.
Show threadRudyDoesBooksApr 30, 2023

@Gustodon Gus, I;m 55 years old, been politcally active my whole life and ran for office in 2020. I don;t need anyone to tell me when voting is important.

And your post, by the way, is a great to tell me you are a cis het white man in the upper middle class without telling me any of that. I'm a freelance 55 year old Jewish possessor of a uterus and NO, he has not been doing a great job. My rights to exist are more endangered now than two years ago.

We are fucked. utterly fucked. Biden was never capable of unfucking us, and the last two years have shown that. He does not have what it takes for us to survive the oncoming storm.

Show threadDaniel Schwarz Apr 30, 2023
@RudyDoesBooks @Gustodon Clearly you are looking for a king or queen, not a President. Biden is doing what he can within the scope of the constitution and our divided government. He got an extraordinary amount of good done with the slightest congressional majority. You wanted him to fix SCOTUS? Gun laws? Reinstate Roe? No president can do that alone. We need to re-elect Biden with large congressional majorities in order to get things done.
Show threadVoron
@dschwarz @RudyDoesBooks @Gustodon @ChrisBoese I worked hard to get Biden & Dems Elected, they held the house, the senate & the White House. And before people say “oh but Manchin” there have been administrations who have over come more than one or two difficult legislators.
Breaking the railway strike was a mistake.
Not pushing for a windfall profit tax was a mistake.
Not banging the bully pulpit about Fox News & Jan 6th is a mistake.
Dropping BLM & law enforcement reform etc
May 1, 2023 at 3:58amWeb
Show threadDaniel Schwarz May 1, 2023

@voron @RudyDoesBooks @Gustodon @ChrisBoese >there have been administrations who have over come more than one or two difficult legislators.

Name them and give specific examples of votes. The Presidents we revere for their command of the Senate, such as Lyndon Johnson, were operating with substantial D majorities. Biden was operating with a 50/50 Senate where one D was bought off by lobbyists and another was from a Trump+40 coal state.