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.

  • Flying Squid
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    -14 days ago

    anti-Trump sounds like a pretty damn good reason for me. Unless you think there’s a good reason to let a dictator win.

    • @[email protected]
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      34 days ago

      If that were all it took to win, we wouldn’t have been worried before the debate and twice as worried after. Not-Trump isn’t the autowin the establishment wishes it was.

      • Flying Squid
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        -24 days ago

        Whether or not it’s all it takes to win doesn’t mean it isn’t a good reason.

    • @NobodyElse
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      You clearly didn’t 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.

      • Flying Squid
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        -24 days ago

        I read every word. I still maintain that “not dictator” is always a better vote than “dictator,” even if that is your only reason.

        • OfCourseNot
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          23 days ago

          I think what the other commenter meant was that for many people, like yourself, a D near the name is enough to vote for that person but the bar can be higher for other people. If the dems had put (might be time yet?) a not-absurdly-bad candidate, as they have now, they would’ve won easily. But seeing how it’s going you guys are gonna enjoy four years (hopefully only four) of Trump as president, and the rest of the world will have to put up with all his crap as well.

        • @NobodyElse
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          34 days ago

          I said that the DNC should run someone who is more charismatic and younger so that they could more easily beat Trump. Where are you getting the dictator garbage?

            • @NobodyElse
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              34 days ago

              That’s literally exactly what I said.

              Geez, you make some good posts sometimes but interacting with you is a really horrible experience every time. So needlessly hostile.

                • @[email protected]
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                  23 days ago

                  Then how does “needlessly argumentative” strike you? You misinterpreted the other poster’s point entirely, and then entered a cycle of doubling down without making any further effort to understand.

                  • Flying Squid
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                    23 days ago

                    Maybe I misinterpreted their point, but I’m not sure why I should have been expected to make much more of an effort after that first reply. And then I get blamed for being hostile all the time by that same person?