• Irremarkable@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    Especially since Harris isn’t exactly the most beloved figure in the dem world, if there even is such a thing at the moment.

    I’ll readily admit I was in the camp of thinking that Biden dropping now would be suicide. I am very happy to have been proven wrong so far.

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      3 months ago

      You and me both. The way the whole party has coalesced around Harris is a happy surprise. There has been so much infighting for so long and Kamala wasn’t really mentioned in all the push to remove Biden, and there was no consensus around anyone. I was sure it would be nothing but infighting until the convention and then begrudging acceptance.

      I couldn’t be happier to be wrong.

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        3 months ago

        My tin foil hat thought is that Biden waited so long to drop out partially to allow the party to rally behind a single candidate.

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          I don’t think that’s remotely a tinfoil hat statement. If you look at Biden’s record in general, he’s the kind of guy who tends to say nothing while he quietly does the work to put an actual plan in place, and only acts when he knows he’s in a position to act effectively.

          It would be completely consistent with his past behaviour, and entirely the smart thing to do.