A majority of Americans reject Trumpism. But the anti-Trump majority needs to do the tough work over the next 9 months of reassembling a winning political coalition. There are no short cuts.
need to figure out how to use your system. Comment below indicates some issues with my comment but comment I received today says you liked my comments. I need to spend time to learn how to use the program. Best. Sandy
I do not seem to fit in one of your buckets. I see the adamant support of Biden among Democratic party leaders as sleepwalking to catastrophe. As I posted Jan 1 on Facebook, "Biden is a nearly sure loser in the 2024 General Election. A vote for Biden in the primary elections is a vote for Trump in the general election." A number of more palatable possible candidates are out there who have not previously run, especially among governors.
Of course. Nothing is easy. Need to do a risk -reward analysis. I likely will come out one way, others another. There is a clear answer but will will only know it after the first week in November. Sandy Krieger
best thing to promote Biden victory is to(a) change his running mate since his age becomes less important if we believe that his VP is qualified to succeed him, (b) pick someone that women and minorities are excited to vote for and (c) speak out and have his proxies in the field hammer home , that Trump is not mentally fit and point to his miscues
I suggest you listen to the Ezra Klein show podcast today. You will hear a very different, evidence based opinion. My experience is that politicians are pretty astute assessors of the lay of the land, especially when it comes to their own survival. There are reasons why not a single significant player in the Democratic party has broken from Biden - and all of them will need to run with him at the top of the ticket. And that is they think they can win under him, they think he will run a good campaign, and, most importantly, most of the alternatives are worse (and the process of getting to a consensus alternative is also problematic).
Your analysis is indeed sound, but lacks a coda. Longer term we should be thinking how to reduce the risk of again having a choice among Narcissistic undesirables. Mismanagement by the Duopoly needs to be acknowledged with consequences. The country needs to work towards better election systems that can be ready by the 2028 election: To adopt more open and credible primaries that include the voters who are not ready to sign on to the increasingly extreme platforms of the two major parties; Adopt Ranked Choice Voting to reduce the risk of 'spoilers,' Rescind 'Sore Loser Laws' (currently in ~47 states) to reduce Party Primary tyranny; Enforce Transparency and better limitations on Campaign Financing; Create seriously independent redistricting commissions and move election administration into the hands of certified professionals, not political appointees. Implementing recommendations for trustworthy registration and voting systems is not that complicated, but there is so little being done.
need to figure out how to use your system. Comment below indicates some issues with my comment but comment I received today says you liked my comments. I need to spend time to learn how to use the program. Best. Sandy
I do not seem to fit in one of your buckets. I see the adamant support of Biden among Democratic party leaders as sleepwalking to catastrophe. As I posted Jan 1 on Facebook, "Biden is a nearly sure loser in the 2024 General Election. A vote for Biden in the primary elections is a vote for Trump in the general election." A number of more palatable possible candidates are out there who have not previously run, especially among governors.
Of course. Nothing is easy. Need to do a risk -reward analysis. I likely will come out one way, others another. There is a clear answer but will will only know it after the first week in November. Sandy Krieger
best thing to promote Biden victory is to(a) change his running mate since his age becomes less important if we believe that his VP is qualified to succeed him, (b) pick someone that women and minorities are excited to vote for and (c) speak out and have his proxies in the field hammer home , that Trump is not mentally fit and point to his miscues
I like it when anyone comments, regardless of the content. Dialogue is good!
Thanks Andy for these comments.
I suggest you listen to the Ezra Klein show podcast today. You will hear a very different, evidence based opinion. My experience is that politicians are pretty astute assessors of the lay of the land, especially when it comes to their own survival. There are reasons why not a single significant player in the Democratic party has broken from Biden - and all of them will need to run with him at the top of the ticket. And that is they think they can win under him, they think he will run a good campaign, and, most importantly, most of the alternatives are worse (and the process of getting to a consensus alternative is also problematic).
Your analysis is indeed sound, but lacks a coda. Longer term we should be thinking how to reduce the risk of again having a choice among Narcissistic undesirables. Mismanagement by the Duopoly needs to be acknowledged with consequences. The country needs to work towards better election systems that can be ready by the 2028 election: To adopt more open and credible primaries that include the voters who are not ready to sign on to the increasingly extreme platforms of the two major parties; Adopt Ranked Choice Voting to reduce the risk of 'spoilers,' Rescind 'Sore Loser Laws' (currently in ~47 states) to reduce Party Primary tyranny; Enforce Transparency and better limitations on Campaign Financing; Create seriously independent redistricting commissions and move election administration into the hands of certified professionals, not political appointees. Implementing recommendations for trustworthy registration and voting systems is not that complicated, but there is so little being done.