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[–] 111 points 2 years ago* (38 children)

And preferably, name someone who has announced their candidacy.

A list of people you'd like in the job isn't as relevant. I would've accepted almost any of the names people had floated, had any of them publicly shown interest.

But here we are with people often demanding Jon Stewart and Michelle Obama throw their hats in the ring, and that's two people who keep saying they aren't interested.

Edit: the shit people downvote here.

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    No one who wants to run in 2028 is going to run against the incumbent President unless that President is incredibly weak.

    Biden in 2020 was solid, but even he had a close win over Trump. Biden 2022 was starting to show signs of wear (understandably so), but planning for 2024 made sense. Not my favorite choice, but I don't think it was necessarily wrong. 2024 SOTU Biden scared Republicans so much they made up all sorts of drug rumors.

    Jump to 1st Debate 2024 Biden. That was his first real misstep. Biden can recover from this.

    Biden was far from my first choice in 2020, but he's done a great job. He needs to get out there and prove it. Showcase what he's done and pitch a plan for a future America.

    Right now I don't know if Biden can do that. I saw parts of it during the debate, but I want more. Biden should be able to convince his own party he has what it takes to win. Biden isn't incredibly weak at the moment, but he's getting weaker.

    At the end of the day I'm voting for Biden (or his replacement) because I believe in Democrat policy. I'm not just voting "against Trump", I believe Democratic policy is better for Americans and the American people. Republican policy, especially under Trump, isn't even worth considering, it's fascism and I don't mean that hyperbolically.

    If Biden can't beat Democrats, Biden can't beat Trump and that's a big fuckin concern to me.

    Also, since you're looking for a name, Newsom has made it clear he is going to run in 2028. Will he run if Biden steps down? That's debatable. It's going to be a tough race and a loss in 2024 probably means no chance of running in 2028. There is a chance no one can beat Trump (and that's even scarier).

    (Also to anyone on the fence, Fuck Trump. Get your ass to the voting booth on election day and vote Biden.)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

    They keep asking for names then stop responding when you give them one. Hilariously unserious people who just want to scream that we have zero other options as loud as possible.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Has Newsom said he wanted the job?

    Again, it's not about a wishlist. I am NOT AGAINST OTHER CANDIDATES.

    Just the endless hand-wringing and dropping names of those who don't want the fucking job.

    I like Newsom. If he were the candidate, I'd vote for him. But he isn't, at least not yet.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Because they don’t want to undermine the party and an incumbent candidate. But, if the party opened it up and asked, “Who wants to be President?,” there’d be a rush like Black Friday.

    There were 27 candidates for the nomination in 2020, but none of them are still interested?

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago

    Well duh, you think the Democrats are just gonna say "eh, let Trump have it"

    OF COURSE the Democrats would step up if they had to. But they don't want that scenario. That's the whole point. They want to coalesce behind Biden.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The ones who aren't interested are usually more trustworthy?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago

    And preferably, name someone who has announced their candidacy.

    Marianne Williamson. I want President Williamson. She has announced her candidacy. I will gladly support the Democrats if she’s their candidate.

    Otherwise, I’ll probably support the Greens.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    Whining about being downvoted (BY ONE PERSON IN THIS CASE) is a great way to ensure that I downvote you.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Fair, and I expected that. But it's frustrating as hell sometimes.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    It's a valid criticism. I rage deleted my 1.5 year old lemmy account for this reason just a few weeks back. Lol

    Then I got randomly banned on reddit so I'm back here.

    It's a lot better to just turn off downvotes in the settings. I wish it was like that by default because I think it's the biggest factor preventing lemmy from growing right now. It doesn't really matter what you say, people downvote here, it's basically just leftist 4chan

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It’s a valid criticism.

    I rage deleted my 1.5 year old lemmy account for this reason just a few weeks back.

    Then I got randomly banned on reddit

    it’s the biggest factor preventing lemmy from growing right now.

    leftist 4chan

    honestly dunno where to even begin. like, you know when you're just in absolute fucking awe of something & you feel like you should be communicating your feelings, but you just can't? yeah, that's where i'm at.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    You can read my thread about the completely random ban lol. I prefer reddit greatly over lemmy, it's just way more chill.

    I was banned because I was on reddit for 12 years via adblocker/script blocker without ever spending a dime or installing the app. Accounts like this get flagged by reddit admins and they'll just wait until you break the TOS in any way and claim that's the reason for the ban. Reddit admin are certified morons and it's just sad. I mean you won't believe me but I was actually one of the good guys lol

    I firmly believe lemmy in its current form is leftist 4chan. As soon as I get a new public IP I'll just go back to reddit, it's basically zero fun to post on lemmy

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago (16 children)

    We’d love to, but Biden killed primaries and caucuses. And there’s not a Democrat in existence that will go up against the DNC’s hand-picked candidate after their behavior over the last decade.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    When was the last time an incumbent president held primaries?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

    This year. Biden, Phillips, Williamson, and Palmer. Biden won all primaries except for the American Samoa.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Those "primaries" were just for show and you know it.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Because no one serious wants to run against an incumbent.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Because no one serious wants was allowed by the DNC to run against an incumbent.

    Fixed that for you.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Conspiracy theories are a plague.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Nothing conspiratorial about it. Anyone with half a brain could tell from their tradition of not holding a primary at all when there's an incumbent, as well as their stacking the deck in favor of their chosen candidates in the two previous ones.

    You're acting as if the DNC is a political party that only does what the voters ask for, rather than a for profit private corporation, which is what it's legally registered as and behaving like.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)