Joe Biden, Senator from Citibank (oops, DELAWARE), to Run for President

Magical thinking worked out so well for Hillary

xpost he was just in Minnesota

And Wisconsin iirc

and Florida

yeah he aaa in michigan last week

*was

beamish concerned that biden hasn’t yet visited the crucial swing province of saskatchewan

yeah he aaa in michigan last week

― i got a homogenic björk wine farmer permabanned (voodoo chili), Saturday, September 19, 2020 11:07 AM bookmarkflaglink

Oh shit he get a flat?

was a touching tribute to auto workers

Maybe Trump can do a touching tribute to the coal industry by dying in a methane explosion

He may have been in those states (doubtful), but he was obviously not in them in the right way.

There's this thing called Google that actually confirms he was in these states. I verified all four in a minute.

Also wtf does "in them the right way" mean

"Biden's visit to battleground state confirms Democratic fears that he has no intention of visiting battleground states"

has biden said anything about RBG yet? democrats need a unified stance: if/when mcconnell and trump do this, in the next term biden WILL expand the SC to 13. don't make it a debate, just say that if republicans once again act corruptly, this is how democrats will respond.

I got a Kamala email this morning about RBG

Also i agree re: unified stance

xxp iirc that is an unnecessary waste of time

"Guess that means killing the FICA cap is off the table"

they could reinstitute it for people making over 400k; so between 132k and 400k, you stop paying, but if you make more than that, you start paying in again.

"Also wtf does "in them the right way" mean"

it means he said he was in all the way but the state insisted it couldn't feel a thing

fwiw, I'm p sure that Moodles post was a joke

If so major apologies for being aggro

Please read up on my guaranteed techniques in the #1 bestseller that I totally wrote myself, The Art of the Troll.

But seriously, that's what all this armchair quarterbacking boils down to: Biden and his massive campaign apparatus have no idea wtf they're doing, but I as an internet commentator surely could do a much better job.

Honestly, I think the Biden campaign deserves credit going way back to the primaries for realizing early on that running things like a traditional campaign wasn't what was needed this time around.

Yeah just wait for one guy to endorse you

"using pandemic to frame Supreme Court fight" has got to be the dumbest possible strategy for blocking this appointment.

Oh you mean the pandemic the president's handling of which is totally cool w/ 40% of the country? That one? Your strategy is convincing hope Cory Gardner votes no?

Refraining from going after the nomination on strictly procedural/hypocrisy/Merrick Garland terms is so perfectly Democratic Party. What utter bullshit.

convincing hope Cory Gardner

Hadrian, honest question, what is your proposed alternative strategy?

There is only one thing to do: promise them—every day between now and the election—that if Graham et al go back on their word from 2016 and try to push through this appointment, that when the Dems take control of the senate they will kill the filibuster on day one. That's it. Period. And then actually follow through.

It's confounding how these people continue to let themselves get kicked in the teeth every single time

Why in the fuck would anyone in their right mind think that there is another way to derail this? People actually think Susuan Collins is going to see the light and stand in the way of a 6-3 court??

Mitch McConnell set the precedent. No Supreme Court vacancies filled in an election year. If he violates it, when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.

— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) September 19, 2020

This. All day, every day, on the hour.

I think it is possible to derail until the election, and if it's lopsided enough in favor of democrats, a lame duck process becomes more difficult. Of course the chances of actually stopping it may be nearly zero.

I agree, it's nearly zero...but at least leverage the sitiation politically so you can politically justify doing these things if/once you take power.

I mean...this is it now. This is the whole ballgame.

back to balls and strikes, eh

Both Romney and Collins at the last minute will be mollified by ‘a rare but welcome show of statesmanship by Trump’ to follow the advice of the hallowed Federalist society and pick 37 year old pervert with a Yale law degree who thinks each citizen should get multiple (or no) votes, based on net worth.

The best news for Biden in the four live-interview polls taken so far in Sept. (Fox, Marist, NBC/WSJ, Monmouth) may be that his numbers are holding steady among 1) seniors and 2) non-college whites - the two groups where Trump badly needs to get closer to his '16 numbers.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 20, 2020

So far, the average of these four polls' crosstabs has Biden +7.5 among seniors (vs. +9 in August) and -22 among non-college whites (vs. -21 in August).

Keep in mind, both these groups are overrepresented in the core battlegrounds (AZ, FL, MI, NC, PA, WI) vs. the nation.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 20, 2020

By contrast, per @Nate_Cohn, Clinton was -5 among seniors and -29 among non-college whites in final 2016 polls.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 20, 2020

I have to agree that I think a 6-3 court is a done deal. It's all about winning the Senate and making the court 9-6 in February 2021 and if Dems aren't willing to say and do this then buckle up for the middle ages.

this is pretty cynical...but to the extent it does seem inevitable, and in the probably foolish hope that Chuck Schumer would actually take the so-called nuclear option upon gaining a majority...I wonder if McConnell’s success in seating someone on the court would satisfy enough fence-sitting R voters that they don’t turn out in such force Nov. 3

No, we have to make the courts 43-6.

prolly so

Biden's been speaking for the last 15 minutes...reasoning, pleading, logic, fairness, etc. Seems completely wasted.

Getting sick of these emails pic.twitter.com/RCJz8Sz7Mb

— Brendan O'Hare (@brendohare) September 20, 2020

that is literally every campaign email ever.

you should see Jaime Harrison's. they read like a possessive lover.

Got my ballot in today's mail; it's already filled out and sealed in its double envelope, ready to be dropped in the box tomorrow.

The Republican Party didn't even bother running anyone for mayor or city council in my city.

xp you should read the text of the "email" lol

Hahaha welp expanding woulda helped

Biden Campaigns Door-To-Door In JPMorgan Chase Headquarters https://t.co/DoCDxSzN89 pic.twitter.com/k97WvFdj8M

— The Onion (@TheOnion) September 22, 2020

I lolled, then lolled again at the replies.

The New York Times
Opinion
Biden Could Be Our Second Catholic President. It Doesn’t Matter.

ok thx

~then why did you write it~