New subscriber. Gotta say that I found the case for fairly unpersuasive in large part because it assumes that we plucked the Democratic Party of the party tree and it is in an unchangeable state of nature.
And … no? Every point had an easy answer to identify (lol if not Joe who — Kamala?) but let’s pretend they didn’t. What’s stopping the…
New subscriber. Gotta say that I found the case for fairly unpersuasive in large part because it assumes that we plucked the Democratic Party of the party tree and it is in an unchangeable state of nature.
And … no? Every point had an easy answer to identify (lol if not Joe who — Kamala?) but let’s pretend they didn’t. What’s stopping the movers and shakers in the Democratic Party from doing tabletop exercises to identify the work that needs to be done between now and the convention — and it doesn’t need to just poke at the replacement thesis. It can also identify the most effective paths forward for Biden himself.
I don’t have all the answers. This isn’t my full time job, but the risk calculus clearly changed between two weeks ago and today, and I’m tired of the slumped shoulder, status quo bias the Democrats have. I can be persuaded that Biden is, on balance, the better bet. What I can’t abide is the position of “Well, there’s nothing we can do.” We simply don’t know that.
And not for nothing, if “This hasn’t happened before in history” is considered a good rebuttal, then let’s not bother with this entire democratic project altogether.
2. 'There's nothing we can do' is NOT a good argument. I get this a lot with the Electoral College and the filibuster. It's not a defense. It's garbage.
3. Get rid of Biden. I can accept losing if we have someone who can stand up and make the case against Trump. Biden is NOT doing that.
New subscriber. Gotta say that I found the case for fairly unpersuasive in large part because it assumes that we plucked the Democratic Party of the party tree and it is in an unchangeable state of nature.
And … no? Every point had an easy answer to identify (lol if not Joe who — Kamala?) but let’s pretend they didn’t. What’s stopping the movers and shakers in the Democratic Party from doing tabletop exercises to identify the work that needs to be done between now and the convention — and it doesn’t need to just poke at the replacement thesis. It can also identify the most effective paths forward for Biden himself.
I don’t have all the answers. This isn’t my full time job, but the risk calculus clearly changed between two weeks ago and today, and I’m tired of the slumped shoulder, status quo bias the Democrats have. I can be persuaded that Biden is, on balance, the better bet. What I can’t abide is the position of “Well, there’s nothing we can do.” We simply don’t know that.
And not for nothing, if “This hasn’t happened before in history” is considered a good rebuttal, then let’s not bother with this entire democratic project altogether.
1. LBJ withdrew in 1968
2. 'There's nothing we can do' is NOT a good argument. I get this a lot with the Electoral College and the filibuster. It's not a defense. It's garbage.
3. Get rid of Biden. I can accept losing if we have someone who can stand up and make the case against Trump. Biden is NOT doing that.