"While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for my term," Mr. Biden posted in a statement on social media.
He's now announced that he's endorsing Harris. https://www.vox.com/politics/361827/biden-drops-out-2024-kamala-convention
Moments later, Biden released another statement endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his spot atop the ticket.
"My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made," the statement said. "Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this."
What is clear is that the presidential contest is entering uncharted territory for the modern era.
Mark Kelly would beat Trump like a rented redheaded stepmule.
Harris... Won't.
Well, she wouldn't today. She's been VP for four years, and aside from her name, race, and gender, she's still pretty much an unknown. She needs to develop a personality, fast, if she wants to get anywhere.
Mark Kelly has had an extraordinary career. Fighter Pilot, Navy Captain, Astronaut, husband of Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly, who has had an almost identical career. He's a Blue senator from a Red state; he will steal voters from Trump, turning red states into swing states, and swing states into blue states.
lol no he wouldn't. If you still hold fantasies that a Dem with a military background is going to outflank Trump for the blue collar white vote then you really haven't been paying attention.
Which former high ranking military officer and astronaut have the Democrats put on a ballot to test that hypothesis?
Kelly doesn't have to win the white, blue-collar vote away from Trump. He only has to poach a handful of Trump votes in a few key states.
He wasn't an astronaut but we already tried the military officer bullshit with John Kerry.
John Kerry was a Lieutenant in the Navy, an O3. He commanded a swift boat, which were typically crewed by about 5 people. He was a low-level officer. The civilian equivalent of John Kerry's military command was the produce manager at a grocery store.
Mark Kelly was a Captain in the Navy, an O7. Captains command hundreds to thousands of sailors, depending on their specific posting. The civilian equivalent of his position was CEO of a fortune 500 company, (albeit, a smaller one)
John Kerry ran against GW Bush, who was a First Lieutenant (O2) in the Air National Guard and a fighter pilot. As they had comparable military careers, Kerry's background was a wash.
Mark Kelly will be running against Cadet Bone Spurs.
Based on their military careers, John Kerry and George Bush were dirt bikes, Mark Kelly was a Formula One car, and Donald Trump wet his pants when the engines started, and cried until his mommy took him home.
The simple fact is that if Kelly is the nominee, you'll vote for him. You'll vote for whoever is on the ticket. "Blue, no matter who" voters give the party room to focus on pickier constituents.
The voters we need to focus on are those in swing states and red states who would otherwise stay home, or cast a vote for Trump.
Kelly has proven he can win in red states. It's time to tag him in.
The average blue collar american doesn't know the difference between a Lieutenant or a Captain!
Normal people don't care about this shit. Military families do, but that's a shrinking demographic.
You're out of touch. The average person i know laughs when they see a virgin O3 walking around like they weren't just the equivalent of a grocery store manager when they were getting shot at in their dinky swift boats like little bitches.
But when a fucking chad O7 walks around everyone loses their minds! Its just like if they saw a Fortune 500 CEO!!!!
Anyone who has seen Top Gun understands the difference between a lieutenant and a captain.
The civilian equivalent of his position was CEO of a fortune 500 company
He was the civilian equivalent of a huge piece of shit? Ok.
Ok, now think like a voter who has cast two ballots for Trump, instead of a voter who is going to vote blue no matter who. Because that former Trump voter is the one you need to convince if you want to win.
I'm a communist. I don't win if there's a Democrat or a Republican in office. Someone who has cast two ballots for Trump has a dead rat for a brain and should be promptly sent to reeducation, not given some military bozo to vote for.
should be promptly sent to reeducation, not given some military bozo to vote for.
perfectThat's nice, honey, but the adults are talking now. Why don't you go play in your room?
Seriously, if there is no winning scenario for you, what do you care?
Where are these adults? Do you proclaim yourself the mature voice in the room with this incredibly smug reply? All while you jack off to the military credentials of an uninspiring moderate? His positions are straight down the line identical to Biden's. The only issue where he stands out is gun control- and that's where he would automatically lose in every red state.
John Kerry ran against GW Bush, who was a First Lieutenant (O2) in the Air National Guard and a fighter pilot. As they had comparable military careers, Kerry's background was a wash.
Mark Kelly has had an extraordinary career. Fighter Pilot, Navy Captain, Astronaut, husband of Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly, who has had an almost identical career. He's a Blue senator from a Red state; he will steal voters from Trump, turning red states into swing states, and swing states into blue states.
You think any of that shit matters to the electorate in 2024? He beat a staunch anti-abortion crusader that previously lost to Sinema. Even Kamala could've won that one. You spout off his military credentials as if anyone impressed by that will now breathe a sigh of relief because they won't have to vote to for the man who said rude things about them.
You think any of that shit matters to the electorate in 2024?
Not in the blue-no-matter-who states. But in the states that will vote for Trump, and the states that may vote for Trump, it matters.
Why put forward a candidate who can only win where any Democrat would win?
Hey wow everyone - a new type of person just dropped: Mark Kelly Simp
Though unconstitutional, since the VP needs to be eligible to be president.
Hoping that'd be a good resource, I started at the top and started clicking some links that interested me. Deleted. Suspended for violating rules. And so on.
Finally found one on Bill Gates that worked, but when I searched for more info, I found it was FALSE: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/false-claim-bill-gates-faces-trial-in-india-for-testing-vaccines-on-children-idUSKBN22V262/
All that disinformation tells me to take anything in the list with a grain of salt.
Hopefully we can get a halfway decent candidate that isn’t going to continue support and fund a genocide.
That seems extremely unlikely. US elected officials are elected via donors who buy them and the military industrial complex isn't going to back someone who is against selling weapons to one of the largest buyers.
I’m not holding my breath but if they want the best chance they should go with someone else. I think she’ll have a tough time beating trump
If they get another genocide supporter, then nobody will vote for them either
Harris is a cop: Trump is a felon. Does it get anymore poetic than that?
next debate, she should bring a pair of handcuffs out and set them on the podium for everyone to see, don't say shit a about them and just have the debate
Did you like when Harris was a cop and she argued for keeping prisoners past their release date because they needed the prison labor?
Or what about when she enabled the abuse of trans prisoners?
Or what about when she led to the criminalization of black parents to address truancy problems?
ACAB
(Also if you think this is a pro-Trump post you are incorrect)
I thought this was a bit and loved it
Then i looked back at it and saw this staring back at me
Never felt more
It really is sad. That legit looked like something we'd say as a bit lol
Harris is a cop: Trump is a felon. Does it get anymore poetic than that?
He's a fascist punk, and she's a valet.
What more can I say?
Everyone involved in covering up his senility should resign or be forced out.
100% And libs that supported him until today shouldn't be allowed to vote anymore.
I doubt the nomination is really "open". The only way they get to spend their war chest is if VP Harris runs (and she is). I can't see the DNC nominating anyone else with such little time left.
The replacement better be strongly opposed to genocide, or there's no benefit to this change
Biden be like: "You
corruptedsupported me with billions but I am gonna go now lol - oh, btw could you please give some big money to Kamala as well? kthxbye"
