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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 49 points 8 months ago (89 children)

Any moment now, the 'don't vote for Biden' group will be in here telling us not to vote for Harris. And if it isn't Harris, they'll tell us not to vote for whoever it is.

Anything but stop the dictator and his plan to commit genocide against Latinos and queer people.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Even if Trump wasn't going to do awful things, I can't stand his stupid face or his stupid voice or his stupid stupidity. That's enough to vote for someone who'll beat him.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Harris isn't ideal, but she's an improvement. She's less on board with genocide than Bidenyahu, and she can fog a mirror.

Vote for Harris. Don't make the party regret listening.

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago (36 children)

I didn't want to believe it but they're already in the comments. We need to be vocal. Kamala is a great candidate.

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

'Beating the Republican Fascist agenda' is a great candidate. I don't really care how that is spelled on the ballot.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The reason we haven't seen it happen yet is that they weren't prepared for this. They need to make some memes and talking points, make sure everyone is on the same page. Give it a day or so, and we'll start seeing a strangely concerted effort against Harris.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Hi, I think you've seen me in enough places saying not to vote for Biden.

Go vote for Harris.

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Most of the biden haters i know on the left are upset about his support for israel. Harris has been much more critical of the genocide. We'll just have to see.

I didnt want to vote for biden, but was still going to vote blue no matter who. Im glad i dont have to vote for genocide anymore.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago (10 children)

An aside, I hate that this was posted to twitter before it was posted to Biden's own website or the White House's website first.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (6 children)

This is why the internet sucks now. Nobody maintains their own websites anymore. These days everybody just posts everything on the same handful of centralized megacorp websites. Social media killed the golden age of the web.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 4 points 8 months ago

There are some exceptions that still live by the POSSE*-principle, but they're rare.

*Post to Own Site, Syndicate/Share Everywhere

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago
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[–] TechAnon@lemm.ee 43 points 8 months ago (13 children)

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL MY BIDEN HATS, FLAGS, T-SHIRTS, AND STICKERS?!

/Just kidding - not in a cult 😅

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not in a cult, have you tried Linux?
I hear the occasional mention of that here.

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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 23 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Honestly… such a class act!

It’s like pulling a reverse Nixon.

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] superminerJG@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

it is quite literally Joever

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As much as I think that he was too old for the position… JFC. If the Dems don’t nominate Kamala Harris as his replacement, the entire Democratic nomination will be filled with so much infighting that they will lose the faith of their electorate and the next election.

If only more Dems were left-of-centre such that Bernie was a viable option. Unfortunately almost all of them are right-lite.

[–] doktormerlin@feddit.org 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Bernie Sanders is even older than Biden, he should have been the nominee in 2016 but now it's too late for him

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He's older but FAR more mentally capable than Joe was in 2020. Aging affects everyone differently.

I think he'd be suited to the job, but not electable.

[–] doktormerlin@feddit.org 7 points 8 months ago

Yeah that's totally true, but it's too much of a risk IMO. There will be great candidates like AOC in the future (she has too little experience right now), that might be the ones fulfilling Bernie's dream. Sadly Bernie won't be it

[–] boomzilla@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

He barely aged since 2016. At least mentally and physically he runs circles around both of the other gramps. Recent interview with Colbert.

Edit: OFC it would be nevertheless delusional to nominate him instead of Harris. He can still influence future democrat policies from the background.

[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Honestly the biggest problem Biden had was that all his funding dried up after the debate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/biden-fundraising.html

Regardless of who you think would win in a vacuum you gotta acknowledge this.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Kelly-Harris or Harris-Kelly.

Either one of those combinations stomps Trump into the pavement.

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[–] nl4real@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It's finally over. Now get in someone who can beat Trump.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Literally any straight white man center-right democrat born after 1968 would wipe the floor with trump.

And before anyone jumps down my throat, that’s not what I want. I want president Cortez. But presidents are chosen by money and by about 10,000 generically stupid swing voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago (27 children)
[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Senator Mark Kelly, he can do this

He flipped AZ to blue

He is an astronaut, all American, former servicemen

He can get red votes and blue alike

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm going to donate to DNC to signal that this was a good idea

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[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago (17 children)
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