Tonight’s debate

[Lagduf]

I feel that way...except, if they decided to go with Newsom. I'd actually prefer Weekend at Bernie's 2.

Please god no. Anyone but Newsom.

 

[DevilRedeemed]

Have things on the World stage ever been any more blatantly ridiculous?
I mean probably but this is one of those times. No one is at the wheel. There is no wheel.

 

[Taiso]

Alright, you two are settling this...

ON DA GWEEN!

Spoiler:

He'll still be an annoying cunt and bring up forty pages of stats explaining why he lost to a man that has never played golf once in his life.

FUCK THE TAISO!

But you know.

None of it matters.

 

[famicommander]

He'll still be an annoying cunt and bring up forty pages of stats explaining why he lost to a man that has never played golf once in his life.

FUCK THE TAISO!

But you know.

None of it matters.

got me on ignore but still can't let it go

truly a next level pussy

 

[BeefJerky]

He'll still be an annoying cunt and bring up forty pages of stats explaining why he lost to a man that has never played golf once in his life.

FUCK THE TAISO!

But you know.

None of it matters.

got me on ignore but still can't let it go

truly a next level pussy

EDIT: Still better than the presidential debate.

 

[wataru330]

Yeah, but which one of you has the lower golf handicap?

A mini golf story, if I’m lyin’ I’m dyin’…I once got a hole in .5 (!)

That’s where you smack the ball harder than Happy Gilmore, and instead of hole-in-oneing the cup/hole you are playing, the ball drops into the *next* hole’s cup.

As you were, gentleman.

 

[BeefJerky]

A mini golf story, if I’m lyin’ I’m dying’…I once got a hole in .5 (!)

That’s where you smack the ball harder than Happy Gilmore, and instead of hole-in-oneing the cup/hole you are playing, the ball drops into the *next* hole’s cup.

As you were, gentleman.

#wataru4president2024

 

[Lagduf]

Listening to the radio right now and analysts on NPR are discussing the debate with earnest seriousness.

Crom, I must work harder to have the strength of will to endure this election cycle.

 

[prof]

You two are gonna settle it over a round of golf? What you've got to do is cut the hamstring on the back of his leg right at the bottom. He'll never play golf again, because his weight displacement goes back, all his weight is on his right foot, and he'll push everything off to the right. He'll never come through on anything. He'll quit the game.

 

[GohanX]

#wataru4president2024

#meat4prez

 

[BeefJerky]

#meat4prez

 

[Tung Fu ru]

I don't even vote.

Why even post in this thread then?

 

[famicommander]

Why even post in this thread then?

Because people are here talking about it, saying silly things that don't make any sense.

Just because I don't care who wins doesn't mean I don't notice when people are floating obviously retarded ideas like replacing Biden before the election. They committed to this path ages ago, there's no turning back. The only way it's not Trump v Biden in November is if one of the geezers literally keels over and dies before then.

 

[Ralfakick]

There are some theories that if they decide to change candidates, the dems might try to field Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro to keep Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Those are shitty choices, too.

The Dems put all their eggs in the 'Orange Man Bad' basket and that strategy isn't working anymore. He's a convicted felon that will likely overturn on appeals and it only made him more popular and only got more money in his campaign warchest. Who's making decisions for the democrat brain trust right now?

I feel like the dems played their last desperate hand, it didn't matter and now they got nuthin'.

This is some Game of Thrones level shit right here. Propping up a feeble old man and running a government by proxy through him, all while the media and his cronies in Dc insisted that behind closed doors, he was quite vigorous and lucid.

The time for vigor and lucidity is when he's up on stage leading the nation and entering into political battle with enemies both foreign and domestic.

That guy...the Joe Biden that was on stage last night...was all but a zombie. And I've seen 'that guy' a shit ton in the last three years. Anybody that didn't see it was lying to themselves, was blind or does not own any means by which to consume media.

Whatever they were hopping him up on to get him this far isn't working anymore. He's like a vampire that hasn't had blood in 400 years and just woke up from a stake induced coma.

It's frustrating. Sorry for the rant. American politics is a joke. Everyone in DC knows what the real issues are. But instead, they're all focused on holding on to power and getting richer.

Honestly I don’t think Josh Shapiro has been that bad. Same thing with the new Philly Mayor. He’s pretty middle of the road. I live in the state.

 

[DevilRedeemed]

Just watched the debate, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, Biden is goofy but nothing out of the ordinary.
Pretty tame, pretty lame. They came off as two silly people arguing in the youtube comments section.
The problem isn't them but us. This is what they think we want, need, think, behave like. This is democracy in the hands of goverments. It's patronising.
But then....
Elon Musk has more sway as a politician than either one of these. Literally. That is worrying to me

Edit: alright on second thoughts, just paid attention to a few bits and Biden is definetly dimming. But then what US president has really ever been in control? And I don't mean that as critique

 

[Taiso]

Honestly I don’t think Josh Shapiro has been that bad. Same thing with the new Philly Mayor. He’s pretty middle of the road. I live in the state.

If they were to do something like this, do you think there's enough time? Four months is a short time to produce enough national exposure to move the needle, I would think. I feel like the people that run for president would typically do better if they were nationally more well known.

The Biden camp announced today that they have no plans to withdraw from the election. That's an expected response. But if they're serious about this move, and I don't know that they are, time is running out for them to make this kind of decision.

 

[BeefJerky]

Honestly I don’t think Josh Shapiro has been that bad. Same thing with the new Philly Mayor. He’s pretty middle of the road. I live in the state.

This^

Zero complaints about Shapiro so far.

 

[BeefJerky]

If they were to do something like this, do you think there's enough time? Four months is a short time to produce enough national exposure to move the needle, I would think. I feel like the people that run for president would typically do better if they were nationally more well known.

The Biden camp announced today that they have no plans to withdraw from the election. That's an expected response. But if they're serious about this move, and I don't know that they are, time is running out for them to make this kind of decision.

It doesn't matter if they want to replace him as a candidate now after the debate or not.

Every state has different requirements/deadlines to get on the ballot, but those deadlines passed months ago.

 

[Taiso]

It doesn't matter if they want to replace him as a candidate now after the debate or not.

Every state has different requirements/deadlines to get on the ballot, but those deadlines passed months ago.

I'd think there must be some kind of health clause or exception. What if Biden were to die? Would the dems not be allowed to field someone? Are they stuck with him just because he's still drawing breath and falling off bikes?

EDIT: It looks like the dem candidate doesn't get officially decided until the convention in mid August. So they could still pick someone else if they were so inclined.

I read this article from BBC. First one that came up in a Google search. The info seems valid.

Can Biden be replaced as Democrats' nominee? Not so easily

A poor debate performance has fuelled Democrats' unease about President Joe Biden's candidacy.

www.bbc.com

 

[BeefJerky]

I'd think there must be some kind of health clause or exception. What if Biden were to die? Would the dems not be allowed to field someone? Are they stuck with him just because he's still drawing breath and falling off bikes?

I honestly don't know what would happen if a candidate died this close to an election. Maybe their running mate would become the new candidate? Same as if Biden were to die in office, Harris would be the new president?

 

[Ralfakick]

If they were to do something like this, do you think there's enough time? Four months is a short time to produce enough national exposure to move the needle, I would think. I feel like the people that run for president would typically do better if they were nationally more well known.

The Biden camp announced today that they have no plans to withdraw from the election. That's an expected response. But if they're serious about this move, and I don't know that they are, time is running out for them to make this kind of decision.

I think a Governor of a large state like this would be up to the task compared to most.

 

[Taiso]

I think a Governor of a large state like this would be up to the task compared to mostt.

Oh I'm not saying he doesn't have the skills. It's more a question of whether or not people would vote for him based on his national footprint. Trump and Biden are known commodities, for whatever that's worth. I think people are more likely to vote for people they are familiar with.

RE: Biden dropping out due to health.

I don't believe Harris is the 'next in line' automatically if Biden drops out or doesn't accept the nomination at the DNC in August. It really becomes more of a pit fight at that point, if the article I read is accurate.

 

[BeefJerky]

Weird. I was under the impression you had to register to be on the ballot in a state by like March of this year.

Nothing makes sense about any of this. Cthulhu please save us.

 

[Taiso]

Weird. I was under the impression you had to register to be on the ballot in a state by like March of this year.

Nothing makes sense about any of this. Cthulhu please save us.

I think that's part of the point. Make it so byzantine and impenetrable that we just accept whatever they give us.

 

[wataru330]

I don't believe Harris is the 'next in line' automatically if Biden drops out or doesn't accept the nomination at the DNC in August. It really becomes more of a pit fight at that point, if the article I read is accurate.

^This.

It will be Camacho-level Chaos as the open convention endeavors to line up 700 some odd delegates to unify and get behind the last ditch candidate.

Biden is pulling a Ginsberg, and not retiring in time to hedge against the opposing side.

If RGB would’ve stepped down when Democrats had solid sway, the Supreme Court would’ve looked markedly different than it does today.