The first presidential debate is done and the aftermath has not been good for the incumbent, Joe Biden.
Some Democrat politicians and operatives reportedly texted CNN commentators with hopes that Mr Biden, 81, would step aside. Some floated the possibility of going to the White House and publicly stating concerns about him remaining as candidate.
But if Mr Biden were to drop out, it would be a free-for-all. There is no official mechanism for him or anyone else in the party to choose his successor, meaning Democrats would be left with an open (Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago from August 19-22.
Klobuchar is definitely a good idea. Although Iβm not convinced that replacing Biden this late in the game is going to save the presidency either. I donβt know what should be done.
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Lemmy really, really needs emoji responses that donβt require and entirely new comment.
The problem is that upvotes serve two conflicting proposes. Upvoting raises visibility, so one use is to say, βthis is a post people should see.β In that case, you may not necessarily agree with the content of the post, but rather believe itβs worthy of debate. A good example of this is c/unpopularopinion, where the community rules specifically state to upvote if you agree itβs an unpopular opinion, not whether you agree with the opinion.
The other, conflicting, use is to signal approval or disapproval.
You canβt do both at the same time. Itβs a flaw in design Reddit had, which they fixed but monetized. Lemmy did not learn from Redditβs mistake and instead repeated it.
Two conflicting uses for the same action is terrible UX design.
The only reason to vote for Biden at this point is anti-Trump and Blue No Matter Who. Those still apply to anyone else that the DNC puts forward, as a base score, with any actual merits, charisma, or vigor adding to that. This should have been an easy decision six months ago and doing-nothing-and-hoping-for-the-best doesnβt seem to be making the prospects any better.
anti-Trump sounds like a pretty damn good reason for me. Unless you think thereβs a good reason to let a dictator win.
You clearly didnβt read what I wrote, but you sure took the time to start talking some more.
The only reason to blindly insist on Biden as the only possible nominee, a bad-mouth someone who discusses an alternative approach, is if you want Trump to win.
If that were all it took to win, we wouldnβt have been worried before the debate and twice as worried after. Not-Trump isnβt the autowin the establishment wishes it was.
