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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Who cares if they die day 1 in office? It's about which party is in charge.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (17 children)

Ok yeah, but that doesn't mean we need to choose Alfred to do the actual fighting against the Joker. Instead, it's perfectly OK to say "Hey Alfred, let Batman handle the Joker, you watch and provide advice if you're needed."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

batman's not running for president. time to face reality.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (13 children)

The false dichotomy fallacy here is that we don't have to choose either. There is still time to pick Robin. Younger; more charismatic; still moral.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you mean Nightwing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Raven for President!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

And who is Robin in this example?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Whitmer. Shapiro. Newsom, even.

Before anyone tries to claim polls show they wouldn't do better than Biden against Trump let me remind people that this is without them having the endorsement of the dnc or the inevitable viral media attention they'd receive from endorsements from Obama or Biden himself. They'd surge overnight.

You know who isn't surging? Biden. He's been steadily declining in every single data-point, and the debate didn't help.

So you know what 70% of voters have a problem with? How old the two current candidates are.

Give them what they want. Give Americans new exciting shit to vote for. This is the country that watches the Kardashians and American Idol for christ sake.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Maybe. On the other hand, changing out your candidate after one debate doesn't inspire much confidence. And you lose the advantage a sitting president usually has in elections.

A new candidate might indeed do better, but the DNC is risk averse as hell. I don't see them having the balls to make a move like this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

If it was about a poor debate performance akin to Obama vs Romney debate 1 I'd be inclined to agree.

The problem is this wasn't really about the debate. It was about revealing to the country Biden's clear senility problems, which at 81, won't get better but certainly get worse.

And second to that: If Biden was 10 points ahead in the polls I'd also say okay maybe we just ride this out.

But he's not. In fact relative to 2020 he's been 10 pts behind pre-Debate. Losing in every battleground state as well.

To me I see the car crash happening up ahead and want to jump while we still have time.

Sadly I agree with your final comment. Today at Camp David was the day Biden could back out if his closest advisors and family pulled him aside. But they're encouraging him to keep going.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

We absolutely cannot trust the DNC to not make the same mistake they made in 2016. But you are not wrong

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, Jimmy Kimmel. The voice of reason.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

Compared to Trump, virtually anyone is the voice of reason.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Terrible analogy.

This is the goddamn DNC's fault. They are allergic to supporting anyone that's not an old school establishment Democrat.

Give us a suitable candidate. Biden is too old and everyone knows it.

Give us someone that is actually progressive and that actually wants to help the American people. We have a few very obvious issues that neither of our geriatric overlords are addressing.

  1. ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. This is the most important one. Just do something. Anything. Nothing is being done and it's getting hotter every year.

  2. Lower the cost of living. Rent is out of control. Food costs are out of control. It's hard to live right now. Protect US citizens from corporate greed.

  3. Fix the real estate market. Most of us will never be able to own a house because several corporations have been allowed to run amok. Make it so the average person can buy a house.

  4. Healthcare for all. It's not complicated.

  5. Stop the genocide.

Put someone forward with this obvious and simple platform, and I promise they win.

We are not married to Biden. Get us someone younger. Why is this so hard?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (9 children)

ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.

that's our job. government is not going to solve this. wanna make change for the better? start training for guerilla warfare.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

Because for someone to get elected, they need more than just YOUR vote, David.

There are millions of voters that might agree with points 1,2,3 and 4, but don't think it's a genocide. They won't vote for your guy.

Millions more agree with 1,2,3 and 5. But your guys ideas on Healthcare is a non-starter. More lost votes.

See where I'm going here? Your guy didn't even say a WORD about abortion rights, immigration, gun laws, unemployment, inflation, global war and terrorism, technology threats, the economy, tariffs, and so much more.

It's not the DNCs fault. Do you know how the Republicans made abortion illegal again? They attacked it year after year, and nobody on the left defended it. We just sit in message boards passively crying "Give us a suitable candidate!!"

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago

It's a joke. Not an analogy lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Run, I'll vote for you, hell id run on that platform exactly if I had a few million for campaigning.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Fucking thank you. I agree with every single one of these things

Wanna run for president? I'll vote

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
  1. During Biden’s first term, we’ve made several of the biggest steps toward addressing climate change, ever
  2. Biden has made huge steps, despite congressional opposition, in making education and healthcare more affordable
  3. The real estate and rental prices are local, and some of us live where our local politicians are at least trying
[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

Yeah, Biden has done a lot of really good shit. The president only has so much power.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

This is the best argument I’ve seen so far, which is sad. They should run on this message. Also sad.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, this analogy just stinks, as a comic book fan...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yea, clearly trump is more like lex Luther...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sorta, Lex was a successful business owner.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

The failed lex Luther

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