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Don't Let a Biden Succession Crisis Create a Succession Crisis

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/01/dont-let-a-biden-succession-crisis-create-a-succession-crisis/

Don't Let a Biden Succession Crisis Create a Succession Crisis - emptywheel

The calls for Biden to resign the Presidency at which, by most measures, he continues to have historic success, only to leave Kamala Harris without a Vice President are as silly as calls for 71-year old Sherrod Brown to replace Biden on the presidential ticket.

emptywheel
Jul 1, 2024 at 9:08amWeb
Show threadideaPDishJul 1, 2024

@emptywheel
He needed to add 'Bullshit' to his vocabulary. Couldn't fight hard bullshit with facts.
But you can fight it by calling it out.. I think he was too nice and too fair. Qualities I want in a leader,..

This explains and clarifies:
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5.pdf

Show threadDavid NiceJul 1, 2024
@emptywheel I think what we need for hope for now is when, not it, Biden's second Presidency becomes too much, he can hand over to Kamala Harris then. Maybe a statement to that effect would quell the kerfuffle.
Show threadMisuse CaseJul 1, 2024

@davidpnice @emptywheel No, because a lot of the people complaining about Biden’s fitness don’t want Kamala to be President. Not all of them, but a lot of them.

Also the whole thing is a version of “Obama should show his birth certificate.” It’s not something to validate anyway.

Show threadDavid NiceJul 1, 2024
@MisuseCase @emptywheel They don't matter. The important thing is Democrat support. Ignore the birth certificate bastards.
Show threadMisuse CaseJul 1, 2024
@davidpnice @emptywheel Way to misunderstand what I said.
Show threadDavid NiceJul 1, 2024
@MisuseCase @emptywheel You're never very clear, then.
Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Jul 1, 2024

#USpol

via @emptywheel:

"The goal here is 👉not just to prevent Trump from winning the election. The goal is to prevent Trump from attaining the Presidency again, via whatever means he plans to pursue.👈 And for that reason, it is highly unwise to add points of potential failure he can exploit where, thus far, there are none...
Aside from his Israeli policy, Biden is, most Democratic voters..will concede, a remarkably successful President. Via whatever means, he has managed to do that job well"

Show threadTimothy SwanJul 1, 2024
@emptywheel It might be time for a million people to march on the New York Times asking them to do their damn job. Also: abolish opinion pieces.