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judy

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108. This is why I go ballistic when I hear "Joe Biden is too old...""

Fri Mar 1, 2024, 06:01 PM

Mar 1

Old or not, he is not perfect, but we need to all get behind him!! We can hold his feet to the fire later about Gaza, and many other things I disagree with...but right now, it's imperfect democracy vs. imbecile, greedy and cruel dictatorship! The choice is simple...

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I Have a Suggestion: [View all] MineralMan Feb 29 OP

Yes. The election matters much more than the trials. Ocelot II Feb 29 #1

Yes and it always has, that is why people need to engage and get involved with their Bev54 Feb 29 #62

It makes me cringe. Nobody should be calling him "President" either. vanlassie Feb 29 #2

"zombie appocalypse?" rampartc Feb 29 #78

Hahaha. vanlassie Mar 1 #95

I approve this message. Qutzupalotl Feb 29 #3

You know, I was noticing that too, yesterday Nictuku Feb 29 #4

"Convicted" means "Found guilty of a crime." soldierant Feb 29 #82

Thank you for the clarification Nictuku Mar 1 #96

He is going down malaise Feb 29 #5

Yes! MineralMan Feb 29 #7

He might just crack up MadameButterfly Feb 29 #9

He's stressed out. He's lost weight: his face is thinner. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 29 #87

He's going down both ways: courts and election. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 29 #86

You know what I's like to see malaise Mar 1 #98

You are correct! Sogo Feb 29 #6

Kick, rec, and thanks. Think. Again. Feb 29 #8

I'm generally upbeat about America JustAnotherGen Feb 29 #10

With that attitude, you should probably leave now. MineralMan Feb 29 #20

That "advice" is totally tone-deaf. You must be white and in a good position to weather authoritarianism? Evolve Dammit Feb 29 #53

There are two choices. MineralMan Feb 29 #58

You know that and I know that but millions don't know that Evolve Dammit Feb 29 #73

Tell them. MineralMan Feb 29 #74

Go for it. "Reach out" to brain-washed MAGAts. Have fun Evolve Dammit Mar 1 #109

Democrats can continue to out-perform the predictions of the pundits. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 29 #11

No give up here, I still think we're gonna wipe the floor with them in November Cheezoholic Feb 29 #12

Thank you RussBLib Feb 29 #13

Trump will not win hurple Feb 29 #14

This👆 vanlassie Feb 29 #67

True hurple Feb 29 #75

I have a question. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 29 #15

Some leading liberal and progressive think tanks are: pazzyanne Feb 29 #88

You should probably re-post this weekly until November... Wounded Bear Feb 29 #16

Simple questions to be asked of those voting against Biden - what have republicans done to improve your life? Probatim Feb 29 #17

"Do More, Worry Less" DinahMoeHum Feb 29 #18

Recommended. H2O Man Feb 29 #19

Some of that weakness is simply discouragement. MineralMan Feb 29 #21

True. H2O Man Feb 29 #40

329 fights True Dough Feb 29 #80

True, True Dough! H2O Man Feb 29 #81

But I bet True Dough Feb 29 #85

Never tried it. H2O Man Feb 29 #89

That wasn't you True Dough Feb 29 #90

No, but H2O Man Feb 29 #91

No, but H2O Man Feb 29 #92

TY! I feel like a broken record but BaronChocula Feb 29 #22

me too et tu Feb 29 #25

et tu too? BaronChocula Feb 29 #30

that's fine bc! nt et tu Feb 29 #50

I love mail-in voting too and wish the entire country was on that system. OMGWTF Feb 29 #38

my big incentive et tu Feb 29 #51

The election was always going to be the only sure-fire way to keep Trump out of office. TwilightZone Feb 29 #23

I have no problem with people like me who "freak out" gab13by13 Feb 29 #24

ah a john oliver tactic- et tu Feb 29 #28

Thank you! Elessar Zappa Feb 29 #26

Yes. We can help by showing people the good things MineralMan Feb 29 #27

The opposite assumption, which many here are making, is much more dangerous. Ms. Toad Feb 29 #29

The answer for both things is the same. MineralMan Feb 29 #31

Even simpler to stop insisting Trump cannot possibly win. Ms. Toad Feb 29 #46

I'm not saying that. I'm saying we can win. MineralMan Feb 29 #48

Like a moth to a flame... MineralMan Feb 29 #71

More like the canary in the coal mine. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 29 #72

Lol yeah DU has a real over confidence problem BannonsLiver Feb 29 #44

I take it you don't remember 2016. Ms. Toad Feb 29 #45

We all remember 2016. MineralMan Feb 29 #61

Incorrect - Ms. Toad Feb 29 #66

Nope. MineralMan Feb 29 #69

Many were over confident BannonsLiver Mar 1 #100

I've never thought Trump or any Republican, for that matter, can win in 2024. They burned their Vinca Feb 29 #32

Nevertheless, turnout is the issue. MineralMan Feb 29 #33

Excellent. I would just add this. SarahD Feb 29 #34

Yessir! Hekate Feb 29 #35

Yes, thank you! It's been driving me crazy all day relayerbob Feb 29 #36

I'm not giving up but I want to know what will turn this around and how to do it Tribetime Feb 29 #37

Contact your local Democratic Party organization. MineralMan Feb 29 #47

👍🏼...K&R...👍🏼 spanone Feb 29 #39

I have voted and dropped my ballot off in my neighborhood precinct. The results will be known this coming Tuesday msfiddlestix Feb 29 #41

It's imperative that we GOTV. Niagara Feb 29 #42

Democrats need to hammer how dangerous to democracy and criminal Trump is MistakenLamb Feb 29 #43

I regret that I can only upvote this post once. GoneOffShore Feb 29 #49

Fetterman nailed it on Morning Joe. CrispyQ Feb 29 #52

I, too, have a suggestion. AverageOldGuy Feb 29 #54

When I see those posts, I wonder if they're MAGAs Clash City Rocker Feb 29 #55

Give me a break iemanja Feb 29 #57

There's being worried and then there's "Trump will win, don't bother voting" Clash City Rocker Feb 29 #64

Please do link to any posts that say anything about not voting. I'm interested. Scrivener7 Feb 29 #76

Not allowed, right? SarahD Mar 1 #101

Well one poster graciously deleted his after getting called on it AZSkiffyGeek Mar 1 #105

. Scrivener7 Mar 1 #107

AFAIC Donny never won the popular vote RocRizzo55 Feb 29 #56

I hear you but at the same time, moniss Feb 29 #59

I did something to save Democracy today. greatauntoftriplets Feb 29 #60

Agreed. Anyone with the support of the GOP will have a chance, but as a betting man I don't like Trump's odds. nt Shermann Feb 29 #63

There are many other races. MineralMan Feb 29 #65

Did we remove the election deniers from office? ecstatic Feb 29 #68

Did they steal the 2020 election? MineralMan Feb 29 #70

They can't steal the election. Elessar Zappa Mar 1 #106

Not only a few away in the senate quakerboy Feb 29 #77

The Lincoln Project- The only solution to Trump is the ballot box. LetMyPeopleVote Feb 29 #79

Agree with your post - but always have a plan B and never underestimate your enemy dwayneb Feb 29 #83

VOTE BLUE NewLarry Feb 29 #84

Feelings of a setback GAJMac Feb 29 #93

I'm not aware of anyone who's given up... brooklynite Feb 29 #94

Agree...on DU there's always a few, sometimes more talking doom...STOP! PortTack Mar 1 #97

I the courts fail us, would it be possible for Haggard Celine Mar 1 #99

I keep saying this BlueKota Mar 1 #102

Sage and timely advice. BobTheSubgenius Mar 1 #103

Agree. I have a friend who kept saying he's going to do this and that, and i said you are talking as if it's a foregone Amaryllis Mar 1 #104

This is why I go ballistic when I hear "Joe Biden is too old..."" judy Mar 1 #108