Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate

Open the convention.

All the news coverage about who the democratic nominee will be has been and will sap the life blood of Trump's campaign: coverage.

When they aren't paying attention to him, he becomes ever more unhinged and his mask slips even more.

Chaos in the democratic party can work for us for once.

I do wonder how a Kamala Harris / AOC ticket would go.

Probably not well given how racist and misogynistic this country is. But it would energize many people.

I'm really worried about his campaign and white house staff at this point. It seems like it took the in person interviewers telling him about the bad polling. Like he looked genuinely surprised to hear about it.

If that's true they need to go. We cannot have staff that lie to the president.

If Harris was super serious about beating Trump, she couldn't pick an easier race than a run with Bernie Sanders. Imagine how energized the left would be. Ahh.

...In other shit that will never happen news, Trump enjoyed a joke at his own expense at a salad bar.

Calling it now: He's slowly working up to dropping out without "losing face"

Step one: Casually mention in an interview that you'd consider dropping if a health reason popped up. Step two: Coincidentally, get a health issue shortly afterwards. Step three: Casually make it known that you're "more open" to call to step aside.

It's not a coincidence that he got COVID and made the health comment within a day of each other. I'm not saying he doesn't have COVID. I'm saying he and his team knew about earlier than they announced it, and decided to drop that nugget in an interview beforehand in order to pave the way.

Whitmer / AOC 2024. This time it’s personal.

“In a world . . . “

Biden has spent nearly his entire life in service to this country.

We owe Biden a chance to enjoy his life.

The only way for the Dems to win is either to put a woman up for election and have her push hard for abortion rights and talk about nothing else so her conservative politics don't push away the majority of non-Republicans, like Hillary did, or put up someone left of center for once and give the people who are tired of voting for the lesser evil a chance to be excited for a candidate. But that's unlikely.

He needs to step down. There's no other way forward at the moment that improves our chances that I can see.

I’m holding out hope for Newsom. The unfortunate truth is that too many Americans are racist and/or sexist, and the combination of those factors could sink Harris (who, it should be said, I would happily vote for).

There are a lot of people out there who are desperate to vote for someone who isn’t Biden or Trump. The buzz and excitement generated by an entirely new ticket (Newsom-Whitmer?) would blow Trump out of the water.

My stupid hot take was stupid. I am fully coconut pilled.

I'm still hoping for the scenario were Biden wins and AOC, pelosi or some other woman becomes speaker of the house and Biden steps down early on to see the GOP collectively loose their shit as they have both a woman for president and VP.

If we can come up with a cohesive plan that works, great. I just don't understand why the democrat leadership didn't even try having this conversation before the primaries. Being the president is a bummer. You have to be a truly sad person to even want the position. I'm not stunned at all to hear Biden would feel cooperative with a movement that let's him just kick back in a rocking chair and enjoy the time he has left.

Biden's domestic policies have been great for the American people. His international ones have been a major mix bag. Palestine is his internment of Japanese moment. Biden's legacy will be an interesting one. Just like FDR, he will be a polarizing figure.

Honestly, given the amount of news that this is getting, I'm starting to think that a decision has already been made, and that the Dems are either:

• Waiting for it to blow over, and for Biden to stay and fight
• A transition candidate has been picked, and it'll be either Harris or another candidate to announce themselves with an immediate campaign.

The former seems like a terrible idea. Before the debate Biden was "fine" as a candidate, and debates don't really affect much in terms of voting intention - but dragging this out and staying on just looks bad with Trump having the (I can't believe I'm writing this) near-assassination high after his convicted felon low.

Depending on the candidate, the latter could be a fantastic move. I'm not convinced that Kamala Harris could beat Trump, but a double-ticket of someone like AOC with either Biden or Harris as VP could be a winner. Play things coy, have Biden come out right at the end, say he's staying on...as a VP to your new candidate, and start flooding the news and socials with the new candidate. Trump will lose his shit because the news is no longer on him.

OK so who takes the torch this late in the game though? Kamala? Has to be Kamala, right?

I think it’s hilarious that just a few days ago he said if he had a medical condition that forced him to step away he would.

I don’t know if COVID qualifies but I think it’s ironic. Maybe even a sign from God lol

Kamala Harris / Sherrod Brown would be a great ticket. Ohio would explode during the VP debate.

Since AOC / Bernie is out of the question for now, I think Newsom makes a good pick. If they nominate him, wonder who might be his running mate, he might bring in someone completely fresh so that’s fair

I'll vote for Biden over Trump or not voting any day. But I'd be more excited to vote for a Harris/Shapiro or a Whitmer/Shapiro ticket.

Kamala Harris - Mark Kelly ‘24

This is just the media gassing themselves up.

corporatists and centrists will do anything to try and purge the most pro labor, pro union, pro worker president from the race in the us just like they did to corbyn in the uk.. all for their tax cut.

Kamala Harris - Michelle Obama 2024