US Politics, July 2024 - "Will you just drop out, man?"

even if you get sent back to the Minors, you're still playing ball

Really in the worst of all possible worlds with this now. Hello fascism my old friend

Eh, fuck that. It's been a horrible two weeks. Message boards are partly for croakings of doom. I'm still gonna work as hard as I can and I'm not alone.

^^^have to do something, even if it’s just writing postcards to swing districts

I'm not even sure if that's sarcastic.

Need a third to make it a triathlon:

At his rally just now, Trump challenged Biden to another debate this week. Says it will be no moderator, "man to man," "no holds barred."

Also challenged him to an 18-hole golf match.

— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) July 10, 2024

(Also once again proof of how The Rock would eliminate a lot of problems here.)

Biden should challenge Trump to a slow mountain bike loop around Camp David

Both keeling over in 98 degree heat on a golf course would be poetic.

Meanwhile.

https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/six-states-move-toward-trump-electoral-college-ratings

Oh, that's paywalled. The tweet has the deets.

Today, we're making six changes to our Electoral College Ratings.

AZ: Toss Up to Lean R
GA: Toss Up to Lean R
MN: Likely D to Lean D
#NE02: Likely D to Lean D
NH: Likely D to Lean D
NV: Toss Up to Lean R

Today, we're making six changes to our Electoral College Ratings.

AZ: Toss Up to Lean R
GA: Toss Up to Lean R
MN: Likely D to Lean D#NE02: Likely D to Lean D
NH: Likely D to Lean D
NV: Toss Up to Lean R@amyewalter on the state of the race post-debate: https://t.co/AAoW23wKWC

— Cook Political Report (@CookPolitical) July 9, 2024

Pretty creepy IMO

"Creepy Harry, creepy Harry" rhymes with "Creepy Carrie, creepy Carrie."

I caught a bit of that Harris speech in Las Vegas too--yeah, she was great.

I'm not even sure if that's sarcastic.

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry on the run from Creepy Harry

Biden has now dyed himself orange, attacked the lying NYT, and is on track to lose the election... but he doesn't have to accept Trump's victory. He could, for instance, incite a Blue MAGA mob to storm the Capitol in January.

— David Klion (@DavidKlion) July 9, 2024

The BlueAnon Shaman will be visually indistinguishable from the Q Shaman.

Ooooooooo Maga Blue
What’s a game if you never lose?

dying at the image of dem analogs to the j6ers storming the capitol

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) became the first Senate Democrat to go public with his concerns about Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying that he doesn’t believe the president can beat Donald Trump in November.
“Donald Trump is on track, I think, to win this election ― and maybe win it by a landslide ― and take with it the Senate and the House,” Bennet told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.

Bidenista coup will fall apart when they all stop to thank the capital cops for their service.

George Stephanopoulos, the ABC news anchor who recently interviewed President Biden about his fitness for the presidential race, was caught on camera Tuesday indicating that he doesn’t think Biden can serve another four years.

Stephanopoulos, a former Democratic operative turned news anchor, is seen in gym clothes in a video published by TMZ when he is asked by a passerby: “What do you think, do you think Biden should step down? You’ve talked to him more than anybody else has lately. And you can be honest.”

Stephanopoulos, then just off camera, is captured on fuzzy audio responding that he doesn’t think “he can serve four more years.”

In a statement late Tuesday, Stephanopoulos acknowledged that he was the person seen in the video. “Earlier today I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn’t have.”

An ABC spokeswoman said that Stephanopoulos “expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News.”

Sorry everybody, but the lesson internalized by powerful people in this era is that you never, ever resign, admit wrongdoing, or step down. Ever

Al Franken excepted.

Franken and Katie Hill never should’ve stepped down. That shit is why the GOP always wins

i think there’s still a good chance biden drops out

last week he tried to prove the debate was a one-off, but failed by flubbing three interviews, which lead to the calls for him to step down to get louder

then he switched tack, to basically shouting down any challenge in hopes of stemming the tide through intimidation

by doing so, he’s raising the cost of unilaterally speaking out against him, which seems to have partially temporarily succeeded in quelling the rebellion. but so far everyone who’s made a statement in support of his candidacy has given half hearted strategically minimal endorsements, signaling they are willing to defect if a large enough coalition coordinates on going that way

when biden inevitably gives more horrible public appearances (next opportunity is thursday press conference), the same dynamic will repeat itself. over time, the “shouting” strategy will yield diminishing returns, as his polls continue to fall and coalitions become more emboldened to act

Yeah he's clearly leaning into his Aggressive Joe bit, but if it ever had any charm or even menace to me now it just seems shrill, overly insistent. Like, "Maybe you're just a jerk" behavior.

Thinking about traveling to GA to do some anti-Trump campaigning this fall

Do it.

👍🏽

^^^ Yeah!

Rep Adam Smith going hard on Biden stepping down right now on msnbc

Pelosi saying that Biden should still think about it and not make a decision until after this week

There are 119 days until the election.

It's been 13 days of talk about Biden stepping down since the debate. And it doesn't look like it's going to stop soon.

Good on Adam Smith. If it's going to happen at all, it's necessary to keep a flame burning under the story in the media.

Pelosi obviously signaling Biden to tone down his belligerence and give the Demcratic leadership some room to maneuver him out without dividing the party. Welcome to the opposition, Nancy!

pelosi says biden should reconsider not reconsidering staying in the race. nbc's jake sherman says her statement is "earth shaking"

just tell Biden it's 2028 and his second term is ending in a week

“It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,” she said. “We’re all encouraging him to to make that decision. Because time is running short.”

When pressed on whether she wanted him to seek re-election, Ms. Pelosi said: “I want him to do whatever he decides to do. And that’s the way it is. Whatever he decides, we go with.”

Well done US media, this is going to be the only issue until November, isn't it - Biden old / Biden forgetful / Biden pauses for 20 seconds / White House denies Biden has parkinson's (what people will remember: Biden parkinson's)

Hmm word on the street is Biden has Parkinson's

it’s joever

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html

When you lose George Clooney

Is that the first Batman to speak out so far?

Clooney is fortunate enough to live in Italy instead of this shithole

oh you mean the country with an actual fascist leader?

Negronis for everyone!

this shithole

are you back in our beautiful country beamish??

lol

White House denies Biden has MacGregor's Syndrome