Perfection - re: Biden . The only thing that I would add is that any /all Biden replacements will face the same exact groups of people, with the same impossible litmus test. There is NO perfect candidate , that is a myth.
The next thing I would add is that Biden is imperfect in an acceptable way who has had an amazing tenure in office by all sorts of measures.
AND he’s running against a candidate with many GROSS imperfections in societally unacceptable ways , who is ALSO OLD, who had an abysmal tenure in office.
If this were any other race, I’d feel differently , but Biden Harris are running against DJT.
Thus, the litmus test becomes irrelevant.
If Biden Harris were running against Haley - we have a problem. That was my concern. The RNC dumb as a rock not to tap that one. And now not invited to the convention
I agree with most of what you said here. Doesn't matter who the nominee is, there will always be some kind of litmus test, which won't apply to Trump. Oh, and by the, way, the test is pretty irrelevant when you consider the choices.
Just to give some background … I’m in CO where the R gal filed the lawsuit. DJT lost to Haley in the metro areas and the I70 corridor, and I believe the springs. We aren’t even on the map for the RNC. Denver, boulder , summit (I think) and the springs - DJT carried rural counties
I am with you in the Biden confident group. I have been disappointed almost everyday by the negitive comments made about President Biden, either about his age or that they had been worried about him. Comments that should be directed to him and no one else, not the press and good heavens not an op-ed by someone that claims to be a friend!
Hopefully when these people reach that age they will be given the grace they failed to give Joe Biden.
Here’s the really scary thing! Despite winning the last election by 7m votes it was a mere 45k votes across Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia that put Biden in the White House rather than Trump. The only sensible question now is will Biden do at least as well this time around, or maybe will Trump do worse? Cause for some optimism may be their respective performances in the primaries where Biden polled nearly 90% of Democrats whereas Trump was still losing around 20% of Republicans to Haley months after she abandoned her run.
Yes, there are a lot of people that are truly worried strictly from a health/aging perspective, but will happily vote for him if he is fine through the election. They don’t deserve ridicule because they tend to not work to undermine him. Glad I could help with raising awareness of this perspective.
Perfection - re: Biden . The only thing that I would add is that any /all Biden replacements will face the same exact groups of people, with the same impossible litmus test. There is NO perfect candidate , that is a myth.
The next thing I would add is that Biden is imperfect in an acceptable way who has had an amazing tenure in office by all sorts of measures.
AND he’s running against a candidate with many GROSS imperfections in societally unacceptable ways , who is ALSO OLD, who had an abysmal tenure in office.
If this were any other race, I’d feel differently , but Biden Harris are running against DJT.
Thus, the litmus test becomes irrelevant.
If Biden Harris were running against Haley - we have a problem. That was my concern. The RNC dumb as a rock not to tap that one. And now not invited to the convention
I agree with most of what you said here. Doesn't matter who the nominee is, there will always be some kind of litmus test, which won't apply to Trump. Oh, and by the, way, the test is pretty irrelevant when you consider the choices.
Just to give some background … I’m in CO where the R gal filed the lawsuit. DJT lost to Haley in the metro areas and the I70 corridor, and I believe the springs. We aren’t even on the map for the RNC. Denver, boulder , summit (I think) and the springs - DJT carried rural counties
I am with you in the Biden confident group. I have been disappointed almost everyday by the negitive comments made about President Biden, either about his age or that they had been worried about him. Comments that should be directed to him and no one else, not the press and good heavens not an op-ed by someone that claims to be a friend!
Hopefully when these people reach that age they will be given the grace they failed to give Joe Biden.
Here’s the really scary thing! Despite winning the last election by 7m votes it was a mere 45k votes across Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia that put Biden in the White House rather than Trump. The only sensible question now is will Biden do at least as well this time around, or maybe will Trump do worse? Cause for some optimism may be their respective performances in the primaries where Biden polled nearly 90% of Democrats whereas Trump was still losing around 20% of Republicans to Haley months after she abandoned her run.
Wonderful article, thank you. I’m in the Biden confident and agree there’s no test he can pass that will satisfy his distractors.
Yes, there are a lot of people that are truly worried strictly from a health/aging perspective, but will happily vote for him if he is fine through the election. They don’t deserve ridicule because they tend to not work to undermine him. Glad I could help with raising awareness of this perspective.