Current Affairs 2024 POTUS race

[Pittsburgh Footy]

They should, but again that is still a one-way street - every US voter is being told they must do this, how absolutely important (vital, even) it is to the health of the nation that they get out and vote to stop Trump. All of their concerns aren't as important as stopping that man from doing what he wants to, which almost everyone should absolutely focus on.

Meanwhile it is fine for Biden to carry on, just as it was fine for RBG to carry on.

The short answer is it is fine for Biden to carry on, if the belief is that he is still the best person to beat Trump for all the reasons described in the last 50 pages or so, despite his obvious inability to debate or think on his feet. He's never been known for his speaking ability.

I, for one, believe Biden is "with it" enough to still do the job required of the President in the most technical sense. I would prefer a younger, more charismatic option, someone that is a good speaker and more in the Obama mold.

The only reason many of us are wringing our hands over Biden's debate performance isn't b/c I believe he can no longer "do the job" of President, but whether enough people out there think that he can't. There is a lot of "presidenting" that isn't shown on TV.

 

[BlueTX]

They should, but again that is still a one-way street - every US voter is being told they must do this, how absolutely important (vital, even) it is to the health of the nation that they get out and vote to stop Trump. All of their concerns aren't as important as stopping that man from doing what he wants to, which almost everyone should absolutely focus on.

Meanwhile it is fine for Biden to carry on, just as it was fine for RBG to carry on.

Respectfully, no Dem's concerns will amount to a hill of beans if the Dem candidate is not elected POTUS, especially if the POTUS ends up being the tangerine Caligula.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I doubt the framers of the US Constitution would approve of this ruling. It's almost as though the President is being granted regal status.

George III would have loved it.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

I doubt the framers of the US Constitution would approve of this ruling.

Of course not. It is wholly antithetical to the spirit of everything they tried to put into the Constitution

 

[BlueTX]

I doubt the framers of the US Constitution would approve of this ruling.

They fought to free themselves from this very "immunity".

 

[TheFinnFan]

Unlike those living in MAGA-land, most of us don't see that as a good thing

No matter WHO the president is

Actually agree. Shouldnt have started this ridiculous political witch hunt at the first place

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Actually agree. Shouldnt have started this ridiculous political witch hunt at the first place

Onto ignore you go

 

[gonetomorrow]

I'm listening to discussion on CBS about this ruling. TV journalism in the US is so much slicker and well-informed than in Britain.

It's extraordinary that the candidates for the White House are so hopeless.

 

[Walken]

Onto ignore you go

Don't worry, he will run off crying soon enough

 

[TheFinnFan]

Onto ignore you go

What the hell. Wow. What did i do now? Im forums Balotelli.

 

[Ruairi77]

What the hell. Wow. What did i do now? Im forums Balotelli.

I dunno, maybe you could keep working on your "welcome Putin" banner.

 

[TheFinnFan]

I dunno, maybe you could keep working on your "welcome Putin" banner.

No idea what that means.

 

[TN Toffee]

Feeling compelled to say this given my current state of fury.

We are here today because Bernie Bros could not stomach voting for Hillary Clinton. It stinks. And we again find ourselves on the precipice of another such disaster because Democrats tend not to vote for party principles/platform, they vote their emotions of the moment. It's infuriating.

Agree completely. That fracture in the Democratic coalition is almost entirely the reason we find ourselves in this current state. To be watching it play out a second time with the stakes raised even higher is pretty tough to take.

 

[Ruairi77]

No idea what that means.

I mean I doubt your artistic skills are great so if you are looking for something to do, practice writing "добро пожаловать Putin" on a bed sheet to hang outside your house!
You could even play some Wagner on your stereo in the hope that his helicopters hear it!

 

[Walken]

Agree completely. That fracture in the Democratic coalition is almost entirely the reason we find ourselves in this current state. To be watching it play out a second time with the stakes raised even higher is pretty tough to take.

The frustration is that Bernie would have implored them to vote against trump