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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,170 posts)
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 02:10 PM Mar 11

The Case for Biden

Facing the prospect of a Trump restoration, elements of the American left have taken to spurning a Democratic president and pushing for “uncommitted” votes in our Washington presidential primary and other states. A bad idea.

These voices are pursuing a politics of grievance, overreach, tin-eared choice of issues, and — above all — self indulgence. It threatens a repeat of recent history when Ralph Nader drained just enough votes in Florida to send George W. Bush to the White House, and the nasty Jill Stein campaign directed all its fire at Hillary Clinton.

The pretenders are back in 2024, putting a target squarely on the back of our moderately reformist Democratic Party while failing to fathom the threat posed by a would-be strongman with scant knowledge of or respect for the Constitution.

Lately, for instance, we’ve watched pro-Palestinian protesters follow New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (a leading reformer in Congress) into a movie theater. Her alleged sin: failing to accuse Israel of “genocide” for its actions in Gaza. AOC insisted she had used the term. She had it lucky since Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema was followed into a bathroom.

https://www.postalley.org/2024/03/07/the-case-for-biden/?mc_cid=df57747983&mc_eid=a0c4847065

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The Case for Biden (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 11 OP
Not voting for Biden is voting for Trump. Politics 101 Walleye Mar 11 #1
Bernie makes the case. usonian Mar 11 #2

Walleye

(31,044 posts)
1. Not voting for Biden is voting for Trump. Politics 101
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 02:26 PM
Mar 11

Don’t understand why this simple concept is so difficult to grasp. They want to make a difference, let them run for office, let them write editorials, but don’t fuck up the election. Please

usonian

(9,857 posts)
2. Bernie makes the case.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 02:50 PM
Mar 11
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218767575

My daughter's response was WOW.

And I make the case, too.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=18754657

Hear me well!

The politics of grievance are self-defeating

This is how Orange Shitler convinces losers that they are "winners" as they are taken to the chicken plant to be plucked.

And I tell the "abstainers" that they are "stainers" of their shorts and of the future if they allow a deranged hater of everything and everyone not kissing and fattening his golden hind, to take more power than a 5 watt lightbulb.



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