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MAGA world is really mad that Trump is no longer running against Biden
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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2024
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You know my history regarding Biden. Go on, check my history since Biden did the right thing and dropped out. I'm still posting and not so much as an unkind word about Harris. Biden did the right thing. The party did the right thing. I'm overjoyed that for the first fucking time in far too goddamned long, Democrats listened instead of digging in their heels and demanding votes, every pore reeking of entitled paternalist condescension.
You were wrong. Your shitty candidate bowed out like you didn't want him to, and just look. The party has very much gotten in line behind Kamala. The predicted chaos and infighting hasn't happened. She's had the best fundraising in US history simply by being the understudy who was present at the time and not being Biden.
Have you considered that it's because they're finally satisfied? At least for now? Harris is a reasonable compromise candidate. Biden wasn't, and he listened to reason and bowed out. We're better for it.
Democrats are a big tent. Some of us don't like genocide. Some of us don't like cops. Some of us don't like either. Harris is in a better position to distance herself from past actions than Biden was about ongoing actions.
She ran on full cannabis legalization in 2020 and was a sponsor of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. It ain't gonna stick.
I'm glad Biden dropped out.
Are you?
Have you considered that most if not all people were supporting Biden because they were doing what they could to save democracy? That maybe they weren’t voting for Biden, but against Trump?
Of course you have. I’ve seen people actually tell you this first-hand- only for you to rewrite their shit and spit it back out as something entirely different. Because that’s what you do.
You see, the rest of us are wiling to do whatever it takes to save those who WILL be hurt by Trump should he get elected. We’re not entitled and arrogant enough to think we have the luxury to not vote.
But that’s because we’re mature adults that understand that merely asking for something isn’t all it takes to get it. We also understand that sometimes, the choices suck, and the lesser of two evils is all you have- and that not doing something isn’t an option when you’re wanting the opposite result of nothing to happen.
Grow up.
Now that he's dropped out and the party has enthusiastically lined up behind a better candidate, it's clear that their insistence on an octogenarian genocide supporter ran contrary to that goal, and that everyone who called for Biden to step down was absolutely right.
I'm glad Biden did the right thing. You wanted him to stay in and lose.
Except call for the guy who was losing to him to step the fuck aside. Now that he has, we're more likely to beat Trump. You would have preferred to lose with Bidenyahu.
We got what we wanted by asking. Your shit candidate stepped down and we now have a candidate who can beat Trump. Now get in line and vote blue no matter who.
Oh yeah, and you're doing a shit job of ignoring me.