Been reading Daily Kos for years. It has nourished my heart. Maybe a little bit of an echo chamber, but don’t we all need that from time to time (oh, oh, a cliché)?
Like the slow rumble of approaching thunder, something unavoidable – even for ostriches with buried heads – is slouching toward us to be born. It started way before “the debate,” but that’s when I saw a side of Kos diaries that alarmed me. The Full Tilt Boogie push to keep Biden as our candidate feels too much like groupie-ism. We (the entire U S, but also Ukraine, Gaza, the Climate and who know how much more of the planet) need to be focused and realistic, no matter how uncomfortable.
Focusing: this presidential election is unlike any of the 16 or so I’ve paid attention to in 80 years. This election, there is ONLY ONE ISSUE.
ONE.
Being Realistic:
Is Biden a decent person? Absolutely. But that’s irrelevant.
Is he a good president? You bet. But that’s irrelevant.
Will he “give it (his) all” campaigning? I’m sure he will. But, no, Joe, that’s NOT “what this is about.”
Would he be good if elected again? Don’t know for sure. Doesn’t matter.
Do voters see Biden as “strong?” (silly rhetorical question).
Can he beat Drumph?
The polls don’t think so.
A lot of Dems don’t think so.
Lots of Dem politicians don’t think so.
And Sean O’Brien, whose union benefitted greatly from the Biden administration has shown how much confidence he has in the strength of our current candidate.
Is a replacement candidate guaranteed to defeat Drumph? Of course there’s no guarantee. But isn’t Biden, decent man that he is, so damaged now with negative baggage ( “the debate,” alienating Palestinian / Arab-Americans, bad polls for months, bad polls among young voters and Hispanic voters, perceptions on Inflation and Immigration ) that it’s irresponsible not to try someone else?
“A ham sandwich could beat Donald Trump” (a Michigan delegate, 2016).
Could a ham sandwich with little or no negative baggage, in the form of another Dem candidate, do any worse? (Rhetorical question # 2).
DING !!!
Oops. Looks like our time is up, fellow Kossacks.