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I'd argue that Pete has been making the argument for the VP slot for the past few years with his media hits, but we'll see -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 13:15 2
- I don't think he was aiming 2024. He's looking at 2028 because it was going to be an open contest and Kamala wasn't exactly the heir apparent with - Will Hunting Jul 21, 13:18
- I think his Fox News appearances have served him well. Top Spot might be an option for him, -- nm - budice Jul 21, 13:17
"Trump’s worst nightmare." -- (pic) - mud Jul 21, 12:53 [Attachment] 6
- She has been around quite a bit in the last year or so. I’m always hearing she is traveling to meet folks. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 12:57 1
  - It’s what she does best. I expect it will work well. I said before that law + abortion message plays directly into her experience -- nm - oblique Jul 21, 13:00
- We'll see. The firecracker turned into a complete dud in the 2020 primary. -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:53 3
  - She... didn't even make it to Iowa. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 13:16
  - what I remember is her giving Joe a real tough moment in a debate, then him picking her as VP. Respect. -- nm - mud Jul 21, 12:56 1
    - Prosecutor vs Convicted Felon. Do you really care about law and order? It’s an easy angle/spin. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 21, 13:31
Heh -- (link) - ty97 Jul 21, 12:51 3
- Yeah. Fair or not, strategically I don’t see an option other than picking a white man. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 13:07
- Just pick Warnock and let people’s heads explode -- nm - oblique Jul 21, 12:54 1
  - nice! -- nm - mud Jul 21, 12:56
the DNC have not changed their website yet -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 12:46
Obama! -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:43 3
- Sounds like he’s calling for an open convention -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:45 2
  - Of course he is. - Will Hunting Jul 21, 12:49
  - He didn’t endorse Biden during the primaries in 2020 until he had essentially wrapped up the nomination. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:49
Donate and canvass for four more years of DOUG! -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:43
If this is what it takes for more nubby on ST, I’m in :) -- nm - oblique Jul 21, 12:40 4
- Well really it was my annual birthday greeting for ST but where better to hang out during all this! -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:41 2
  - Stick around, please! - Strongbad Jul 21, 13:17
  - ❤️❤️ Good to see you!!! -- nm - colin Jul 21, 13:03
- Agreed. Drop out again tomorrow Joe! And Tuesday! And Wednesday! -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:41
From Wolf Blitzer Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer, to Wolf Blitzer in the Newsroom after Biden announcement -- (link) - budice Jul 21, 12:38 1
- ❤️ -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:40
Twisters $80.5, Despicable Me 4 $23.8 ($259.5), Inside Out 2 $12.8 ($596.4), Longlegs $11.7 ($44.7), A Quiet Place day One $6.1 ($127.6) -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 21, 12:37
Fun times! Long COVID attacked my joints. Now it looks like I need a hip replacement. -- nm - loosilu Jul 21, 12:34 5
- ugh, good thoughts for a speedy and thorough recovery -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Jul 21, 12:38
- Note: I already had arthritis there, but not advanced. It appears COVID pushed it to the next level. It has seriously affected my mobility. - loosilu Jul 21, 12:36 3
  - ouch. I hope you get this resolved soon and are back to 100% -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 12:40
  - Would a hit replacement eliminate the arthritis? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:38 1
    - It removes the arthritic part. -- nm - loosilu Jul 21, 13:29
Liz Warren rides for Kamala -- nm - budice Jul 21, 12:33 6
- Bernie does not. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 12:50 2
  - Does Bernie ever ride for anyone? (serious q, not sarcasm) -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 13:04 1
    - He was fully on board with Joe like 4 days ago. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 21, 13:07
- Congressional Black Caucus, Tammy Baldwin as well -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:34 2
  - Amy Klobuchar as well -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:48 1
    - Now Jim Clyburn -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:49
Poll: If you’re watching coverage on TV, what channel are you watching? - nubby Jul 21, 12:32 8
- LOL. No. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:38
- msnbc -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 12:38 1
  - yep -- nm - mud Jul 21, 12:39
- Newsom and Whitmer reportedly preparing to 'stand down' following Biden's endorsement of Harris -- (link) - ty97 Jul 21, 12:36 4
  - I’m RIGHT HERE! -- nm - Dean Phillips Jul 21, 12:41
  - Well this wound up on the wrong place, so let me answer the poll: I'm not watching any TV, just surfing around the interwebs -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:37 2
    - also HI NUBBY -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:37 1
      - HI TY — nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:39
Biden just saved his legacy, most likely. - ty97 Jul 21, 12:27 13
- No, the time to start this process was eighteen months ago. This looks like bad succession planning -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 12:35 2
  - We are where we are. It isn't 18 months ago and time machines don't exist. -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:51
  - I know a little something about that! -- nm - Bob Iger Jul 21, 12:36
- He's going to have a monster post-Presidency push up the list regardless...a strong economy, a solid push to bring - Will Hunting Jul 21, 12:30 1
  - Agreed. We actually avoided a recession without tanking the stock market. Like WOW. - ty97 Jul 21, 12:31
- If trump wins again though I don't think Biden is blameless. So that'd be a smudge. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 21, 12:29 3
  - A lot depends on what happened. If he just suddenly grew ill, that's beyond his control. - David Jul 21, 12:40
  - Yeah, he won't get off the hook completely. The question will be 'should he have not run for re-elec in the first place' (which is a fair question) -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:32 1
    - What should have happened is that kam or whoever the 2024 nom was going to be should have been out there making small waves since 2022. - amandaphone Jul 21, 12:35
- Maybe -- (link) - nubby Jul 21, 12:28
- I appreciate your optimistic posts. Full stop. No notes. Thank you. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:28 1
  - I have *no clue* how this will all play out. I have *no comfort* about November. But the 'too old' thing had stuck and he was not overcoming it -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:30
- something like that, and the Hunter pardon most def -- nm - budice Jul 21, 12:28
WHY .. ?? -- (pic) - mud Jul 21, 12:27 [Attachment]
Clintons endorse Harris -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:14 5
- Hillary or George? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:22 1
  - Who is George Harris? -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:46
- Pelosi doesn't -- (link) - znufrii Jul 21, 12:22
- If Obama does, that's ballgame. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:17 1
  - Bush endorsing her would be the icing on the cake -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 12:33
this will be an interesting week seeing who gives huge amounts of $$$ to the DNC -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 12:14 3
- CNN is saying money was being withheld and is already rolling in again. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:16 1
  - I've ignored every fundraising text because why waste money on what feels like a lost cause. Now..... - ty97 Jul 21, 12:24
- and endorsements -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 21, 12:15
I know it won't happen but it be hilarious if Harris said um...no thanks -- nm - eag Jul 21, 12:11
Heh. "Biden decided the American people could no longer suffer any more bad takes about his candidacy" -- nm* - Reagen Jul 21, 12:10 1
- Here’s why this is bad for Biden -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:12
I’m also not completely convinced he has Covid right now. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:03 5
- It crossed my mind when the news broke last week -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:15 1
  - Like it would have been an excellent excuse to allow him to hunker down privately. - ty97 Jul 21, 12:28
- Pardons Hunter on the last day, signs off. -- nm - budice Jul 21, 12:09
- He was the actual shooter. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:04 1
  - Official act: legally allowed -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:05
Maybe she should pick Biden as her VP. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:01 21
- You’ve been following me on Threads?? -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:03 4
  - But no, for three words: - nubby Jul 21, 12:04 3
    - Even with Biden I was leaning towards the Dems taking the House. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:05 2
      - Not a guarantee though. -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:06 1
        
        Of course, but I thought taking the House was more likely than keeping the Senate. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:08
- My daughter's saying she should pick Obama. I assume this is the speculation of the extreme left? That certainly would be... interesting. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:02 8
  - Constitutionally ineligible. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:04 7
    - "The Obama is his wife." -- nm - puzzle solution Jul 21, 12:13 2
      - I laughed. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 21, 12:25
      - A Thelma and Louise ticket! It'll be great! Going around the country, kicking ass! How'd that movie end, again? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:15
    - This was my response, but she had an answer ready. - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:05 3
      - This idea has been around forever, but requires people to not make a plain English reading of that clause. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:07 2
        
        Is there any thought about where in the line of succession it would be okay? -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:17 1
        
        I think anything below VP is ok - Reagen Jul 21, 12:25
- This occurred to me. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:02
- Dude might not actually get a night to celebrate his accomplishments -- 50 years in service and he'll be ignored for the most part - Will Hunting Jul 21, 12:02 5
  - First night of the convention will be Biden Night -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 12:04
  - He should have been able to run on his record. One of the most successful Presidents *of all time*. But no one was buying it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 12:04 1
    - It’s not fair, no question. Politics isn’t fair though. He would have lost -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 12:16
  - No chance of that, imo, since they'll be running on his achievements. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:03 1
    - Which is another reason why Harris is the obvious choice. Run on the record without the too old baggage. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 12:07
We did it, everyone! -- nm - colin Jul 21, 11:58 2
- Could just be my socials, but the message is quickly falling in with "fuckit, we ride with Kamala now" -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:02 1
  - Kamala is the only person that makes sense. Biden won primaries,so she's the only one that has the support of voters. -- (edited) - colin Jul 21, 12:59
A Buccaneers Fan Reaction to the 2023-2024 NFL Season -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 21, 11:56 [youtube] 1
- Now do an American's reaction to the 2024 election. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 11:57
I'm not looking, but I assume Schumer and Pelosi and all the rest have immediately come out on Twitter and endorsed Harris, right? - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 11:54 7
- Hakeem Jeffries omits endorsement of Harris from his statement thanking Biden for his service. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 21, 12:04 4
  - They're gonna put a finger up to test the wind, which is why the immediate social media response is important. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:06 3
    - They needed to have this sh!t nailed down and commit to the narrative, ffs. - znufrii Jul 21, 12:08 2
      - If it takes half a day to a day to coalesce, that's not really gonna matter. Let's see what the news cycle is in the morning. - ty97 Jul 21, 12:26
      - CPC and Party Chair have come out for Harris. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:11
- Pelosi has been asking for an open covention -- nm - eag Jul 21, 11:58
- RIGHT?!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 11:57
TV PSA: MLB, The Lazarus Project, Orphan Black Echoes, Mayor of Kingstown, Snowpiercer, Professor T, Big Brother, Grantchester, House of the Dragon, - Beaker 🍻 Jul 21, 11:49
Not that it’s the same but this far away from the UK election, there wasn’t even an election scheduled. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 11:47 1
- not for nothing, at this point in 2012 the polls between Romney and Obama looked pretty much the same -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:49
all Biden Harris 2024 campaign stuff are now collectibles -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 11:46
So, now we need to canvas and get out the vote for Kamala as much as possible. - Inigo Jul 21, 11:45 8
- SCOTUS will make sure the Dems don't even show up on the ballot in some states! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 11:49 3
  - They may try, but the argument for it happening before the convention and not being allowed is some weak ass tea. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 11:50 2
    - this is probably right but also… *Ralph Wiggum I’m in danger!* -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:52 1
      - in Elias I (largely) trust -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:55
- assuming Joes delegates go along (nervous laughter) the convention should be a well scripted passing of the torch for voters to see -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:48 3
  - Tribute to Biden's Accomplishments. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 12:00
  - It wont if the poll numbers dont move enough by then it will be chaos -- nm - eag Jul 21, 11:56 1
    - that’s a post-convention problem. ironically the post-2016 reforms mean no superdelegate fuckery if Joe tells his pledged delegates to nominate Kamala -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:59
"Prepare yourselves for a wave of tech-bro led misogyny the likes of which we’ve never seen…" -- (pic) - mud Jul 21, 11:44 [Attachment] 5
- oh, they already started. -- nm - loosilu Jul 21, 12:14
- The more this happens, the more women will come out and vote. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 11:49 2
  - Well—Women sold out Hilary…for cheaper gas prices last time. You’re right though, with Roe/Wade overturned and now this—they should be driving 🗳️ -- nm - Trending Jul 21, 11:51 1
    - Hillary won the popular vote. By a lot actually. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 21, 12:28
- Just when I was out -- nm - Willie Brown si Jul 21, 11:48
Do we think Biden had decided this some amount of time ago but they wanted to wait until after the RNC? -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 11:43 3
- Personally thats what I believe. He knew but wanted to wait until after that. -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 12:00
- not based on the reporting (depending how much stock you put in it) a lot of the gossipy pieces were blaming Hunter Biden for how dug in he’d become -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:46 1
  - Yeah, nothing suggests to me that this was set prior to the meetings of the past few days. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 21, 12:25
now that Dems have a new messenger, let’s see if they actually change their message. or if it’s still just Kitchen Table Issues all the way down -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 11:43 3
- hey, who's Cooper? -- nm - mud Jul 21, 11:45 2
  - Roy -- 2x Governor of N.Carolina. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 21, 11:46 1
    - .. oh -- nm - mud Jul 21, 11:49
One thing that was impressive about Harris through all this was that you never heard one leak, ever, from her camp. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 11:42 3
- you're right -- nm - prayformojo Jul 21, 11:45
- Maya Rudolph signs contract extension with SNL -- nm - budice Jul 21, 11:42 1
  - I half laughed. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 21, 12:31
So has the fellonist weight in yet on this? -- nm - eag Jul 21, 11:41 1
- "Biden is unfit to serve and should resign immediately" seems to be the new talking point. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 11:51
I'll be with you girl Like being low Hey, hey, hey like being stoned -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 11:41
Melania's face says it all -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 21, 11:38 1
- She's hated this role for 9 years -- it wasn't going to get better after her husband got shot. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 21, 11:39

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