Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnit

Because he is clearly fading and we don't know how bad it will get before November.

I mean, I'm locked in to vote D regardless, but I'm not super excited about Joe's prospects at the moment.

We saw with Feinstein, the Democrats are a gerontocracy that would make the CCP circa 1985 proud.

After everyone seeing that speech he just gave it's no longer just pundits

First of all, Trump is a dick and may he rot in hell.

That out of the way, this is yet another article yelling at us to disbelieve our own eyes and not recognise an old man struggling. People who DON'T want Trump are watching the election toppling over the edge and are helpless to effect an outcome.

It's not about the pundits wanting Biden out, it's about the pundits demanding that everything is under control when it is obvious that it isn't.

Like, who do they think they can replace him with, huh? They got a dark horse waiting in the wings? Or are they cooking up the perfect President in a secret cloning lab somewhere?

Most pro union pro worker president we’ve had recently — that’s about it. He’s not Bernie but wealthy people really hate us poor working class folks.

They want him out because they're scared and know he will win in a landslide. Their only shot is to create confusion and make it sound like Biden is worse than the racist rapist with 34 felonies that wants to become dictator. VOTE. Volunteer to help give rides to people that need them to make it to vote.

Yes, its only the pundits. Like Pelosi, Obama, and at least one prominent billionaire democrat donor. This premise is propaganda and intentionally ignorant of top leadership expressing the same concerns. Garbage.

look at his past accomplishments not the possibility he'll be another Reagan or dianne feinstein before his term ends

it'll be a coup if people acknowledge he's not able to mentally hold office

Amazing how many worlds they use to say please don't see this as it's time to take your parents car keys or drivers license

• Because it sells/trends.

• Because they're all glued to Twitter.

• Because the Trump crowd is kinda right, they suffer from group think.

• And because they're salty that the White House all but hoodwinked them, insisting that Biden was fine, which they clearly should have been more skeptical of.

I don't really buy the theories that the media conglomerate leadership is pushing for it. And I'm not calling them incompetent or anything, but clearly they weren't clear eyed with this issue when a large swathe of the public was.

And I'm not talking about Republicans. My mother would literally vote for a Hitler/Stalin ticket before Donald Trump, she despises him so much it's hilarious, but even she thought Biden was way too old to run. Even before the debate.

Because pundits and even other Democrats don't care if Trump wins. They're rich and won't see hardship. But inflaming the public gets them in the spotlight and that's all they care about.

They are effectively Trump supporters.

Because he's doing good things for the populace at large and pundits sound bytes are purchasable by those negatively impacted by those good things.

Because... we have eyes? And have seen the polls? And know that this Biden can't win?

Because people click on those articles.

Being a pundit is a qualification, not a class. It means you have actual experience and training, not just another doomscroller with semi-informed, highly biased opinions like all of us.

Why is the "pundit class" so desperate to push carbon out of the atmosphere?

Hi there! 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, here. To all of those calling for a change of candidacy in the Presidential Race, please note that the election administration community is going to have some serious issues with that. 🧵 To be clear, Michigan wouldn’t even be the worst of the problems. Our statute requires that a major party’s Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates be certified to the State within one business day of that party’s national or state convention, whichever is later. The Democrats are holding their National Convention from August 19-22 and their Michigan State Convention on August 24th. The deadline is therefore August 26th. Ballots to Military and Overseas voters must go out by September 21st, 2024 and AV Ballots must be available to Michigan Voters by September 26th, 2024 by law. However, as I stated, this is for Michigan only. Every state has different statutory deadlines for ballot access and for Absentee Ballots to go out, and it is therefore dependent on identifying those dates and requirements 50 times. My cursory understanding of other states is that that deadline may already have passed for some states, or may be in the VERY near future. It is worth pointing out that even if Democrats follow the strictures of the law state-by-state, you would almost assuredly see lawsuits flying fast and often in any number of states, if they attempt to make a change. Such lawsuits threaten to delay and derail County and Local Clerks’ efforts to program the election and prepare ballots, respectively. Essentially, efforts to prepare for the election would have to be put on hold. That’s not a good thing in Election world. After the ballot is created, the election equipment must be tested. This is often a lengthy process that includes testing at the County prior to election materials being distributed to local Clerks, then the local clerks do internal testing and finally Public Accuracy Testing. Delays at any point in the process may impact local clerks’ ability to meet their statutory deadlines. So Democrats need to understand the ramifications of the actions that some are talking about. This may extend far beyond the choice for President and put a cloud over the election. It would also give ammunition to a candidate who hasn’t been shy about spreading disinformation about the validity of election results and give the opportunity to further erode the public’s trust in our elections process. And I will not stand for that. However Clerks in Michigan are the best in the business and we stand ready to conduct the Presidential Election this November with whatever candidates are legally placed on the ballot through the Primary and nominating Convention process.

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Because Blue MAGA alone isn't enough to win the election.

Who knows, some people that would never vote for a Genocide supporter might decide to vote Democrat if they put in a candidate with a clean slate.

"pundit class"? now you're thinking about class, and this is the "class" you chose to talk about? what disingenuous horseshit.

edit: fine this is the guardian, they get a pass for being generally slightly better at pointing to class issues. doesn't make the premise better though

Fucking finally someone had finally said it, and said it well