jakeisphat Posted July 13 Posted July 13 (edited) Washington Post: Republicans Want Biden To Stay Quote Several Trump allies said they viewed Biden's Thursday night performance as the best of both worlds: not bad enough to make him leave immediately, but not good enough to assuage fears. Some of Trump's advisers have plotted privately on whether they can do anything to help keep Biden in the race, believing he will be much easier to beat. "Just enough to keep him alive," said one senior Trump adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations. "Every day that Joe Biden is talking is a good day for us. We want him to keep on talking." . . . This adviser said an ideal situation for Trump would be weeks of infighting, with Biden staying on the ticket. . . . Trump has expressed confidence he can win regardless of his Democratic opponent and has expanded attacks on Harris as Democrats weigh Biden's political future. But Trump has also made comments that indicate a preference to continue facing Biden in the November election. . . . More recently, after actor George Clooney called on Biden to drop out of the race on Wednesday, Trump jumped into the fray and questioned Clooney's judgment. In a Truth Social post, Trump called Clooney a "fake movie actor" and told him to "get out of politics." . . . Even before Biden's widely panned debate performance, the Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think tank, was preparing for the possibility that Democrats could try to replace Biden as their nominee. The think tank released a memo in April indicating how it would legally challenge efforts to swap out Biden in certain states. Mike Howell, executive director of Heritage's Oversight Project, said the group does "not have a preferred candidate." "Our preference is for a president with mental capacity and an administration that is honest about the current one's complete implosion," Howell said in a statement. "We are very concerned about their adherence to state laws regarding a potential substitution or withdrawal. We aren't going to sit back and let them make it up as they go." https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/13/biden-trump-nato-news-conference/ The Hill: Pelosi Encouraging Dem Congress Members to Reconsider Backing Biden Quote Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is working furiously behind the scenes to put pressure on President Biden to reconsider his place at the top of the 2024 ticket, according to a number of Democratic lawmakers familiar with her efforts. The Speaker emerita is talking to a broad swath of House Democrats — from front-liners in tough districts to hardened veterans with institutional clout — to pump the brakes on the notion that Biden should definitively be the party's nominee heading into November, these lawmakers said. . . . Pelosi has not said Biden should exit the race, but the lawmakers said she harbors deep concerns about Biden's ability to defeat former President Trump, and she's fighting to prevent the party from rubber-stamping Biden's candidacy before there's a broader discussion about the potentially damaging consequences of that decision. "I did have a conversation with her. She is very concerned," said a House Democratic lawmaker who spoke anonymously to discuss a sensitive topic. "It's not like she's like, 'We're sticking with this guy.'" "I've had my own conversations with her," a second Democrat said. "It's just an obvious concern. The stakes are so high. We can't afford to do anything but have our best possible opportunity to win," the lawmaker said, relaying Pelosi's message. . . . Pelosi, some Democrats said, is giving voice to other lawmakers who felt the decision regarding Biden's future was being rammed down their throats without a chance to weigh in. . . . Pelosi is encouraging front-line lawmakers to do whatever it takes to keep their seats, even if it means public calls for Biden to bow out, while telling safe-seat Democrats to take their concerns directly to the White House. Pelosi declined to comment when asked about those efforts, but her spokesperson issued a statement saying she's committed to whatever course Biden takes. . . . "It's very clear that she doesn't think that this matter is settled," one House Democrat, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive deliberations, told The Hill. "And that Joe Biden's statement — 'I'm running; shut up' — she said, 'No, we're still talking about this.'" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4767454-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-reconsider/ New York Times: Democratic Donors Freeze $90 Million in Contributions to Biden Quote Some major Democratic donors have told the largest pro-Biden super PAC, Future Forward, that pledges worth roughly $90 million are now on hold if President Biden remains atop the ticket, according to two people who have been briefed on the conversations. The frozen contributions include multiple eight-figure commitments, according to the two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation. The decision to withhold such enormous sums of money is one of the most concrete examples of the fallout from Mr. Biden's poor debate performance at the end of June. . . . The cash freeze comes as some advisers around Mr. Biden are discussing how to persuade the president to exit the race, and as his campaign has begun to test Vice President Kamala Harris in head-to-head surveys of voters against former President Donald J. Trump. The number of congressional Democrats calling for Mr. Biden to step aside is growing by the day. The potential shortfall in super PAC cash comes as the campaign itself is bracing for a rough July fund-raising period as major donors question Mr. Biden's viability to win in November. . . . A leaked poll from a group closely linked with Future Forward after the debate showed that the super PAC had tested the strength of potential Biden alternatives, including Ms. Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary. The poll showed that Mr. Biden had a worse overall favorability rating than all the alternatives. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/us/politics/biden-donors-money.html Edited July 13 by jakeisphat
rac7d Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Yea if we get down to the vote he will loose, the man can't speak to the people.
byzantium Posted July 13 Posted July 13 So supporting Biden right now is basically supporting Trump. Got it.
Solarie Posted July 13 Posted July 13 1 hour ago, byzantium said: So supporting Biden right now is basically supporting Trump. Got it. Are you illiterate ? they want him to stay in the race because they know that Trump will beat him. they don't want him to win, lmao they know that if democrats choose a different candidate, they will have bigger chances of beating Trump. supporting Biden //=// supporting Trump in any case. at least if Biden wins, democrats remain in power. I think they will replace him with Harris anyway 1
byzantium Posted July 14 Posted July 14 8 hours ago, Solarie said: Are you illiterate ? they want him to stay in the race because they know that Trump will beat him. they don't want him to win, lmao they know that if democrats choose a different candidate, they will have bigger chances of beating Trump. supporting Biden //=// supporting Trump in any case. at least if Biden wins, democrats remain in power. I think they will replace him with Harris anyway Are you illiterate or just playing dumb? I can't tell. The Trump campaign wants Biden as the candidate. So why should we want Biden as the candidate assuming we don't want Trump to win?
Solarie Posted July 14 Posted July 14 10 hours ago, byzantium said: Are you illiterate or just playing dumb? I can't tell. The Trump campaign wants Biden as the candidate. So why should we want Biden as the candidate assuming we don't want Trump to win? We shouldn't... But if he IS the candidate we should support him. You're not just voting Biden. You are voting democracy, dummy.
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