Pointgod wrote:robillionaire wrote:I voted for Biden in the primary. He was running unopposed, and we didn’t have the same information we have now. I would retract the vote if I could. He shouldn’t be forced out, but if he sees the glaringly obvious data and steps down, that’s another story
What happens if Biden steps down and the polls don’t change with Harris? The Republicans will attack Harris as a DEI President, the media will treat her exactly like they treated Hillary, the mostly white pundits calling for Biden to step down will ultimately pivot Harris’ electability and the Progressive media will call her a cop. There’s a good chance the polls won’t change that much in the short term because polling is completely broken and the freak out will continue while more time is wasted infighting instead of going after Republicans and turning out Democratic voters. It’s a high stakes gamble that could backfire if it’s not well thought out.
“What happens if Biden steps down and the polls don’t change with Harris? The Republicans will attack Harris as a DEI President”
Of course they will, it’s a racist attack line and won’t work very well with people outside their base anyway. Meanwhile look at the pile of ammo and talking points they have against Biden, and it’s way more impactful than DEI aka the new n word. Just to look at Biden struggle to speak drives people away.
“the mostly white pundits calling for Biden to step down will ultimately pivot Harris’ electability and the Progressive media will call her a cop.”
I’m one of the people who calls her a cop and I’d still vote for her. Some obviously would still refuse because they’d never vote for Dems anyway. But I think “she’s a cop” it’s going to be less impactful than the damage “genocide Joe” rhetoric has done and continues to do. There are people who will never vote for him just based on that, a lot of them are in states he needs to win like Michigan
“ It’s a high stakes gamble that could backfire if it’s not well thought out.”
It’s not a sure thing by any means but I think it’s the best chance to win. That’s all I care about. My confidence that Biden will win is very low. The party leaders and their internal polling seem to agree. So why not try something to turn the tide? You can’t just keep sleepwalking into the void. There’s another debate. I don’t think I can bear to watch it if he’s in it again.
