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Migs, we tend to see eye to eye. This is absolutely correct. Dems are so focused on defeating their own nominee that they’re letting the other guy go free. The logic isn’t there for me and it’s detrimental. This news cycle has been like a mutating virus where the more people who speak out, the more unfit Biden seems to win, the more unfit he seems to win, the more people speak out. It’s horrible and they seem to feel so righteous in doing it.

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Yep. That’s where I tend to land.

Look in all for the conversation is Kamala better than biden in his current state. There are real reasons to debate that. I may have a different opinion but I could be persuaded. She is smart and thoughtful and will bring the case to Trump. That being said I just don’t trust old white people in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan to pull the lever enough to deliver a win. I also don’t trust that she can juice the turnout enough with minorities. If Biden does dropout then I will pray that is the case.

What I can’t buy into is if it’s not Kamala the knife fighting and leaking that will ensue would be good for Dems. I just don’t believe that. It’s like saying all this Biden should drop out media coverage is good for Dems. It’s clearly not.

I also don’t understand people saying that the contested convention will test the candidate. How? They are trying to convince 4k delegates to pull the lever for them. They will horse trade insane policies for insane policies. I just don’t know what I am missing.

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There must be good ways of testing that data. Isn’t Kamala polling better than JB right now? And just instinctively I suspect that anyone who would automatically be a “no”

to Kamala is already on the Trump tally. Anyone voting for Joe now is already voting for Kamala, likely within the next 4 years.

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Yes and no. She is neither polling a point or two behind Biden or even. However then you have to ask why change if that’s the case.

Here is the most important question: do you think white voters in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania will more likely vote for a smart aggressive black woman or an old white man. I think the later but I hope I’m wrong.

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We’re on the same page. Kamala is the only potentially viable option, the open convention talk is nonsense. Regardless of her campaign and who she is, I also think the reality of Biden stepping aside this close to the election would cause lots of chaos and unease with the Democratic Party as a whole.

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