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"I called on Mr. Biden to step aside almost a year ago, warning that he would be forever known as 'Ruth Bader Biden' if he didn’t."

"Since then, each time I would bring up that idea, publicly or privately, people would dismiss it out of hand: Get on board, they’d say, the Democrats will never replace him, it’s off the table.  Well, now it’s on the table, where it always should have been. And far from being some kind of disaster for the Democratic Party, it plays right into what works best in 21-century American culture. Americans like new.... Democrats could not buy, with all of George Soros’s money, the enthusiasm, engagement and interest they would get from having an open convention — and in Chicago no less, famous for Democratic convention drama. Suddenly, instead of rehashing the debate from hell — worst episode of 'The Golden Bachelor' ever — they would be hosting a competition, something Americans love. Who will get the rose this August in Chicago? Gavin or Gretchen? Suddenly, Stacey Abrams might say she’s in! And so might Tim Ryan, and Josh Shapiro! And Amy Klobuchar and Ruben Gallego! And Mayor Pete and Raphael Warnock! And Wes Moore, and who knows, maybe Andrew Yang says he’s a Democrat again!... My pick would be Gavin Newsom.... "

Writes Bill Maher, in "Why I Want an Open Convention" (NYT).

Maher, a comedian, claims not to be joking, but how can there be an open convention when the Democrats announced a plan to nominate Biden through a virtual convention that would take place in time to meet Ohio's ballot-access requirement?

But that's not the only reason to balk at a chaotic convention. Bandying about all those names of people who did not subject themselves to any of the debates and primaries that voters think of as a democratic process?

But let's look at the rules —"What happens if a presidential candidate cannot take office due to death or incapacitation...?" (Brookings):
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is also authorized to select the party’s nominee in the event that the winner of the convention cannot run. This is spelled out in the charter of the Democrat Party.... 
This has actually happened only once before. After the 1972 convention, revelations came out that George McGovern’s running mate Sen. Tom Eagleton, had been treated for mental illness. Eagleton was forced to resign from the ticket and McGovern chose Sargent Shriver as his replacement. But McGovern alone could not place Shriver on the ticket with him, it needed to be ratified by the full DNC. And so, on August 9, 1972, the DNC chair, Jean Westwood, called the national committee into session to officially nominate Shriver as McGovern’s running mate. 
The authority of the national parties to choose their nominee in the event the nominee can’t run comes as a surprise to many in this day of wall-to-wall primaries. And yet, it is a reminder that the choice of a nominee is party business — not state law, not federal law, and not constitutional law....

I think the plan should be — must be — that the virtual convention will take place and nominate Biden, and after that, the DNC will choose its candidate. Will that happen before or after the formal convention? I suspect the DNC will use the formal convention to display the candidates, including the DNC's choice, and just tell us who that is later.

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doctrev म्हणाले...

Jill Biden dgaf what Bill Maher thinks, and if the Democrats are really stupid enough to plan an "exciting" convention they deserve the massive civil disturbances that will accompany it.

Aaron Sorkin movies have left a third of the population completely retarded, and I wholly welcome the results.

R C Belaire म्हणाले...

From what I've been reading this morning it certainly sounds like Joe will not be going anywhere soon. But IMO August just seems too late to basically start over with a newbie. As Trump likes to say, "We'll have to see what happens."

Dave Begley म्हणाले...

Yeah, bring on Stacey Abrams.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Well, now it’s on the table, where it always should have been.

Yah. Is it though? Ya’ll have your fun with your primary voters remorse and shit. To me you all sound like the protesters at Tiananmen before the tanks roll in. The people who have been running things aren’t going to surrender their puppet and their power just because you finally figured it out and now want someone else…

…but you know there is a way to express your disdain for who you chose earlier this year. That opportunity happens on November 5th

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

"My pick would be Gavin Newsom," should disabuse anyone of the notion Maher has common sense. He occasionally plays someone on TV mimicking common sense but he's just a comedian, with funny thoughts. Thinking the guy who is running California into the ground and losing population should be president is a funny thought.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Well, now it’s on the table, where it always should have been.

Ya’ll have your fun with your primary voters remorse and shit. To me you all sound like the protesters at Tiananmen before the tanks roll in. The people who have been running things aren’t going to surrender their puppet and their power just because you finally figured it out and someone else now…

…but you know there is a way to express your disdain for who you chose earlier this year. That opportunity happens on November 5th

Iman म्हणाले...

Moar dipshit, leftwing, magical thinking please…

RideSpaceMountain म्हणाले...

Bill Maher is the pilpul master. He's sees which way the wind is blowing, and that most people see right through him. But as always that won't stop him from attempting the leap from smarmy platitudes to "I was always this way".

We see right through you Bill. You're accountable.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Well, now it’s on the table, where it always should have been.

Yes…is it though? Ya’ll have your fun with your primary voters remorse and shit. To me you all sound like the protesters at Tiananmen before the tanks roll in. The people who have been running things aren’t going to surrender their puppet and their power just because you finally figured it out and now want someone else…

…but you know there is a way to express your disdain for who you chose earlier this year. That opportunity happens on November 5th

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

They say Mussolini made the trains run on time. Gavin can't even get the tracks laid after going $50B over budget and getting bailed out by two Democrat Presidents.

narciso म्हणाले...

Where are the truncheons

RideSpaceMountain म्हणाले...

"Yeah, bring on Stacey Abrams."

The only thing the Russian bear fears is Stacy "bears hide their food when she goes camping" Abrams. It's worth a shot...

rehajm म्हणाले...

Maher reminds me of those leftie kids every public high school had- the AP History dooshes saying in 20 years there wouldn’t be a USA…heeeey, maybe they’re right??!

AMDG म्हणाले...

I think that the Democrats are going to have wake up and smell the coffee. The only realistic alternative to Biden is Kamala Harris.

Rusty म्हणाले...

Well. To Bidens credit he doesn't take advice from self important late night comedians.

narciso म्हणाले...

Well he listens to morning joke so

Rusty म्हणाले...

Why does Maher's statement remind me of Chuck?

Kevin म्हणाले...

Bandying about all those names of people who did not subject themselves to any of the debates and primaries that voters think of as a democratic process?

It would be one of the Democrats’ favorite phrases: “Selected, not elected.”

All in the name of “saving democracy.”

narciso म्हणाले...

https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/1807744530529042915

planetgeo म्हणाले...

Perhaps one of our resident leftist commenters could enlighten us on why the party that so fervently pleads to "save our democracy" doesn't much care to use democratic selection processes. Inga, Chuck, wassup wit dat?

rehajm म्हणाले...

I called on Mr. Biden to step aside almost a year ago…

If you did you sure did shut up about it when it could have mattered. No credit…

tommyesq म्हणाले...

Gavin or Gretchen? Suddenly, Stacey Abrams might say she’s in! And so might Tim Ryan, and Josh Shapiro! And Amy Klobuchar and Ruben Gallego! And Mayor Pete and Raphael Warnock! And Wes Moore, and who knows, maybe Andrew Yang says he’s a Democrat again!... My pick would be Gavin Newsom.... "

The problem with closing the primary process to anyone but Joe is that most of these people have very little name recognition. I follow this stuff and I don't know who Josh Shapiro, Tim Ryan, Ruben Gallego or Wes Moore are at all, and only vaguely remember Klobuchar as someone who screams at her staff and ate with a haircomb (or something like that). Gavin has been horrible for his state, Yang is not a Democrat, Mayor Pete is so bad at his job that America knows who the Secretary of Transportation is (hat tip to Instapundit), I know Gretchen is Gretchen Whitmore, whose only claim to fame is the FBI cooking up a false flag kidnapping her and being worse on the Covid lockdowns than most. Stacey Abrams has national name recognition, but for all the wrong reasons.

I believe that, should they decide to dump Joe and Kamala, their best bet would be RFK Jr. He is already on the ballot in most states, so that issue goes away, and he has name recognition without the baggage of those listed above who people have heard of. Of course, the Dems ran him out of the party, so that ship has likely sailed.

Temujin म्हणाले...

Gotta agree strongly with Mike (MJB Wolf).
If you live in California, have spent any time in California, particularly in either San Francisco or Los Angeles, and still say out loud that "Gavin Newsom would be my pick", then you've eliminated your opinion on the topic.

That's just objectively ridiculous. What Newsom did to California he would most definitely do to the nation.

narciso म्हणाले...

Heavy gravity body creates a singularity

Aggie म्हणाले...

Jesus. "And far from being some kind of disaster for the Democratic Party, it plays ....."

Why it's the Bestest Thing Ever from the party of tall-forehead Big Idears. We can do anything because we're Democrats and we Aspire! (we'll discuss the rules later - Big Aspirations call for - no rules !!)

The heavy hitters are being conscripted and the monstrous machine is slowly beginning to spin....

Don't fight it. Lay back and think of Gavin.

imTay म्हणाले...

How did Whitmer get a lock among the “great mentioners”? They figure that she will be able to manipulate the count in Michigan through her machine and snatch the state Fromm union labor’s choice, Trump?

Richard म्हणाले...

Bill Maher likes to be a contrarian. However, when push comes to shove he will always support the Democrat Party no matter how disastrous it will be for the country.

imTay म्हणाले...

Why did my phone’s auto-malaprop feature do that to “from”?

Michael Fitzgerald म्हणाले...

"Gavin or Gretchen? Suddenly, Stacey Abrams might say she’s in! And so might Tim Ryan, and Josh Shapiro! And Amy Klobuchar and Ruben Gallego! And Mayor Pete and Raphael Warnock! And Wes Moore, and who knows, maybe Andrew Yang"

What a collection of no-good, money-grubbing, incompetent grifters, bigots, and frauds! This is who The Party has to offer. Would you trust your life to any of them? Any one of them good for America? 8 years ago Trump declared that America had the worst leaders in its history. Today, they're even worse... Andrew Yang, everyone...Mayor PeeWee, so impressive, so presidential...Amy Klobuchar, blech...

Chuck म्हणाले...

But Bill Maher isn’t complaining about the Biden Presidency, right? Bill Maher is the author of the term “Blue Liquid Biden Voters.” Bill Maher has said repeatedly and emphatically that he would vote for Joe Biden’s disembodied head floating in a jar of blue liquid in opposition to Donald Trump.

So Bill’s problem isn’t a problem of supporting Biden with a vote, or his continuing to oppose Trump as thoroughly unfit. Bill’s just concerned about the best way to beat Trump. That’s a measured calculation, not an emotional knee jerk based on a 90-minute debate. The main concern, the overriding mission, is to beat Trump.

Bob Boyd म्हणाले...

Bill Maher throwing all those names out. I bet he assigned an aide to make him a list.
What he's saying is, he'll vote blue no matter who.

deepelemblues म्हणाले...

Gavin could run on fixing illegal immigration by making the entire United States as unattractive to live in as he has California. They'll go back on their own, they'll stop coming on their own. Spin up those campaign commercials!

Bob Boyd म्हणाले...

Dem voters would prefer a candidate they know less about. Biden's debate performance was TMI.

"Please, just pick a name and write things about how wonderful they are. Can you do that? Is that so much to ask? Please. I just want to reinsert my head. All this fresh air is making me anxious."

William म्हणाले...

"Ruth Bader Biden" is a witty and accurate line. Give Maher credit for that....I wonder how this will play out. Biden doesn't appear willing to step aside, but it's obvious that he has a problem. I think if the Dem Eminence Gris (I'm not allowed to further identify this personage) thinks that the Dems can still win with him, they will indulge his delusion and let him keep the nuclear codes. The determining factor will be Biden's chances of winning. If Biden appears to be a sure loser, he's a sure goner. The Eminence Gris will find some way to remove him and put in place some non-controversial candidate. The blander, the better. That was Joe's original selling point. The Eminence Gris definitely won't do this with an open convention. The Dems are definitely in a pickle as are we all if Biden wins another term.

Wince म्हणाले...

"How about getting with the program! Why don’t you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?"

The Middle Coast म्हणाले...

All so confusing. Dems need a candidate with universal name recognition. That person needs time to raise money. Exactly how long can the coronation of the replacement wait? And the optics of some universally-beloved candidate grubbing on the convention floor, trying to convince some UP county Dem head to support him/her without the chance to actually cast a selection vote? Nasty options.

gilbar म्हणाले...

The Truth of The Matter Is:
Biden is THE ONLY person that wants him to remain in the race.. Until you convince HER, he stays in

Narayanan म्हणाले...

The main concern, the overriding mission, is to beat Trump ....
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wiht minimal cheat?

Political Junkie म्हणाले...

I think Bill M is correct that this could create tons of D excitement (for Ds and D leaning independents). Do I think SOB Joe and Jill will allow it? Nope.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

The negative commercials against Newsom practically write themselves.

You could have one talking about crime rates before Newsom became governor and then the crime in California in 2023

You could have one about how Newsom ordered people not to get together in large groups, then partied at an expensive restaurant. It may come at as a shock to Democrat politicians that people expect them to obey their own rules (as if they could!).

Religious people will enjoy being reminded how he reopened the brothels before he reopened the churches. That one might even cost him Muslim votes.

And then there should a longer commercial where a narrator presents the statistics that shows how businesses and the middle class are fleeing the states in droves, followed by interviews with the people who left explaining on camera which of Newsom’s policies drove them out. Summarize by reminding the viewers that with Newsom as governor one could always move away if they can’t cope with his policies. But where do you move to when you can’t stand his policies and he’s President of the United States?

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...

“So Bill’s problem isn’t a problem of supporting Biden with a vote, or his continuing to oppose Trump as thoroughly unfit. Bill’s just concerned about the best way to beat Trump. That’s a measured calculation, not an emotional knee jerk based on a 90-minute debate. The main concern, the overriding mission, is to beat Trump.”

No doubt true for the frozen chosen but, like every political mania, it has a sell-by date. For the LIV, TDS may be increasingly ready for the trash bin.

William म्हणाले...

Remember the original OG Hitler. He didn't win the election. He won a plurality. If the far left had backed the Christian Democrats, they could have kept him out of power. But nooo, they didn't think that there was any real difference between Hitler and the Social and Christian Democrats. They thought Hitler was actually the better choice because his election would hasten the inevitable revolution. That didn't work out well......There's a possibility that the Dems will elect a man with obvious cognition problems in preference to a man they consider worse than Hitler. I don't think this will work out well.

Achilles म्हणाले...

Anyone who is still a democrat voter at this point is just admitting for everyone to see that they are completely amoral and fascist.

They know they have been lied to repeatedly. Just list all of the lies they have happily parroted and run from over the last 8 years:

Russian collusion.
Sex with Stormy.
Border is secure.
Hunter’s laptop.
Carrol rape allegations.
Biden is sharp and in control.

They will swallow any lie to get what they want. They are so completely dishonest and morally compromised that only the worst type of clapping seals.

That is why they cling to the most ridiculous and obvious lie of all:

Joe Biden had 81 million voters vote for him in 2020. The government is destroying evidence and throwing people in jail to hide it and they will still say “no evidence.”

The people that support Joe Biden and the Democrat Party now are not capable of being citizens in a free society. They will always undermine the system and must be defeated and driven out.

They are just making that obvious to everyone like Maher is now.

Narayanan म्हणाले...

any chance even with open convention FJB is the compromise?

Left Bank of the Charles म्हणाले...

What should happen? Democratic primary voters have spoken. The virtual national convention should nominate Joe Biden and, should he accept the nomination, that nomination should be reaffirmed at the national convention in Chicago. Under the Charter of the Democratic Party, the DNC has no authority to fill vacancies until after the national convention.

Breezy म्हणाले...

Not sure the “who” matters a whit. It’s the policies that have brought our nation to new lows. Until those change, the Democrats are lost at sea. I don’t think any of those Democrat potentials have the sufficient background and believable ability to change them.

JK Brown म्हणाले...

This could get interesting. The Democratic party is the party of special interests and has long sought to create a wad of distinctive group identities. And in the last year, the special interests have been squabbling. Jews vs Islamists, working class against the credentialed, Blacks and Hispanics regular people against their groups "leaders".

Beating Trump has been failing to hold that all together. An open convention would be lit and probably spark internal conflict for decades. So I'm all for it.

Meanwhile, Trump has not "stayed in his lane" but rather sought out voters in "historic", i.e., since the 1960s, Democrat strongholds. And the thing ignored is that Trump is more a Bill Clinton Democrat than a Democrat or Republican of today, but without Bill's deference to the Democrat party leftists.

And if RFKjr had not had the temerity to run even as they were plowing the road for Biden, would his name be on these random lists of media celebrities and Democrat unknowns?

Bob Boyd म्हणाले...

Aggie said, "Lay back and think of Gavin."

Hilarious!

Heartless Aztec म्हणाले...

Is Chicago burning yet?

Iman म्हणाले...

I give Bill Maher as much credence as I would Jeff Spicoli, another make believe deep-thinker.

Narayanan म्हणाले...

was not far left support for Hitler by Stalin instruction/Russia Collusion

Narayanan म्हणाले...

Of course, the Dems ran him out of the party, so that ship has likely sailed.
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or just run aground/riding anchor waiting refloat?

Drago म्हणाले...

Left Bank of the Charles: "What should happen? Democratic primary voters have spoken."

LOL

Dem/LLR-dem "voters" chose the candidate they were directed to choose in another rigged primary.

Dem/LLR-dem voters are all NPC's and are completely and utterly irrelevant in any discussions of New Soviet Democratical party next steps.

The dem/LLR-dems will be assigned their candidate and they will do as they are told.

Chuck म्हणाले...


Blogger Achilles said...
Anyone who is still a democrat voter at this point is just admitting for everyone to see that they are completely amoral and fascist.


The British (the English in particular) have a lovely little phrasing for this. They say “We properly hate you.” The implication is that the anger is real, it is righteous, it is unapologetic, it’s fully satisfying.

English Ryder Cup golfer Paul Casey used it once, talking about the USA Team, and he was severely criticized for going outside the bounds of golf sportsmanship. Casey apologized (I was fine with him apologizing), but as an Anglophile I enjoyed the alliteration. I like Casey as a player a lot. I rooted for the Americans in the match.

We properly hate you TrumpWingers. We hate everything about you but for me I especially hate the way you have ruined the Republican Party.

John henry म्हणाले...

All those names and 2 conspicuous by their absence

Bernie Sanders who has the advantage of never having been a member of the Democrat Party.

Kamala Harris who keeps Donna Brazil from going nuclear. See her comments this morning.

Maybe a Harris - Sanders?

Yeah, that's the ticket.

John Henry

Gusty Winds म्हणाले...

Not one voter will have cast a ballot for the upcoming Democrat nominee. "Protecting our democracy."

What a joke.

Rocco म्हणाले...

[If he didn’t step aside,] he would be forever known as 'Ruth Bader Biden'…

I prefer the epithet ‘Ruth Bader Brandon’

Drago म्हणाले...

LLR-democratical Chuck: "We properly hate you TrumpWingers. We hate everything about you but for me I especially hate the way you have ruined the Republican Party."

Why would anyone care what a far left democratical like you thinks about the republican party?

Gusty Winds म्हणाले...

Who will get the rose this August in Chicago? Gavin or Gretchen? Suddenly, Stacey Abrams might say she’s in! And so might Tim Ryan, and Josh Shapiro! And Amy Klobuchar and Ruben Gallego! And Mayor Pete and Raphael Warnock! And Wes Moore, and who knows, maybe Andrew Yang says he’s a Democrat again!... My pick would be Gavin Newsom.... "

Funny. Mahar doesn't list dingbat Kamala.

GRW3 म्हणाले...

"... but how can there be an open convention when the Democrats announced a plan to nominate Biden through a virtual convention..."

Because laws and rules do not apply to Democrats. It was against NJ law to replace Bob Toricelli, but they did it. There will be a Federal judge to rule that Ohio's law was unconstitutional for Federal elections.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

Chuck is pretending to be a Republican again. Everyone is invited to join me in thigh-slapping laughter.

Leland म्हणाले...

It seems the practice of democracy has failed the Democrats, so they now will use appeal to authority to reject the democratically chosen Biden and Harris then select their own preferred choice from a slate of candidates heretofore not presented to the electorate to choose.

Gusty Winds म्हणाले...

I would figure Democrats are so lustfully thirsty for power, this could be a real dirty fight.

You get the nomination without spending a dollar, or even having to kiss ass on the campaign trail. And even if you lose to Trump, you're the front runner in 2028.

This is going to be like real estate agents against fighting over commissions.

I'd imaging some will want a guarantee the absentee voter fraud apparatus is still in place. The don't want to be the next Hillary.

Gusty Winds म्हणाले...

They are not even talking about nominating Kamala.

When are Democrats so racist against black women? They don't do shit about improving their living conditions in America's urban centers. They let the children of these women suffer in shit schools and dangerous neighborhoods. They make sure you can get a quick abortion within walking distance or a bus ride.

Now they will pass by the DEI heir apparent they chose to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency in 2020.

Clown show. And half our dumb shit country falls for it.

John henry म्हणाले...

How the f*** are you going to put all these white people ahead of Kamala?”

-Donna Brazile

John henry म्हणाले...

Is Maher a Comedian or a talk show host?

What about Jay Leno?

John Henry

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

Steven Hayward offered up some cogent analysis over the weekend, referencing John King's report immediately following the debate. Especially this part:

"Right now, there is a deep, a wide, and a very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party. It started minutes into the debate, and it continues right now. It involves party strategists and involves elected officials."

Hayward points out that the institutional goals of elected Congresscritters (both houses) diverge greatly from the idiots surrounding Biden urging him to keep the path. For example, Schumer doesn't want a wipeout in the Senate. So there will continue to be inside people pushing Democrats to do something about putting a viable head on the ticket. They won't be swayed by the Old Boys Club of Obama and Clinton saying "it was a bad night."

Update on Newsome (thanks, Temujin): Keep in mind he's in the second decade of his "two-year plan to solve homelessness," which started when he was Mayor of San Fran. ICYMI he didn't do shit. Then he made the same promise as Lt. Gov. under Brown. And again he didn't do shit. Lacking any sense of reality he made the SAME promise a third time running for governor. You know already, say it with me: he didn't do shit.

Kinda like Joe's promises other than the open border. They amount to the same pile of San Fran's finest.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

And the primaries don't count?

That's a really anti-democratic way to pick a nominee for president.

And riots aren't fun, Bill.

The Democrats Are in a Bad Place Right Now.

Conrad म्हणाले...

The dump-Biden chattering class is underestimating how such a maneuver would be perceived by voters. First, voters would see it as an admission of defeat: Trump vanquished Biden before either party held its convention. Second, they'd wake up to the fact that they'd been gaslighted all along about Biden's and even Kamala's fitness to serve as president (assuming she's not the replacement candidate). Third, dems would see it as the kind of chaos that their side, as the smart/rational set, likes to accuse Trump of. Fourth, they'd see it as anti-democratic. If the switch were done at the convention, then the choice of nominees would be made solely by Biden delegates. If after, then the DNC would decide. Simply anointing somebody whom most voters have no real familiarity with as the replacement nom and expecting everyone to get behind that person just weeks before the election is a big ask.

What these proponents of the switch seem to assume is that they are such masters of p.r. that they can gin up genuine enthusiam for ANY replacement candidate that may emerge. They're just that good. But if that were true, then they could make Biden or Harris viable and not have to change. And this whole episode is already going to make the public at least somewhat more sleery of getting the wool pulled over their eyes.

Bottom line, these people should be careful what they wish for.

Gerda Sprinchorn म्हणाले...

Why not have a series of debates or similar events with all these candidates so we can take a look at them before the convention? Kind of a speeded up primary? There is still plenty of time.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Ruth Bader Biden

She was actually mentally sharp until the day she died. I saw no signs of Parkinson's in her.

Skeptical Voter म्हणाले...

Back Room Boyzz Blow Biden Off. I don't know that that will happen. I'd rather have the voters say vaya con dios muchacho to Biden in November.


But there is a practical problem in dumping Joe (or Joe resigning for that matter). Joe has campaign funds of $200 million right now. Those funds can't be used for any other candidate. Which means that the Dims new white knight (and presumably mentally competent) candidate will have to raise campaign cash while campaigning. Tough to do it all in just four month's time.

OTOH if the Dims were to tell Doctor Jill that--if Joe resigned---the Federal Election Commission wouldn't make too much of a fuss if Jill converted that $200 million to her personal use---well a wealthy widowhood wouldn't be all that bad. Stuff Joe in a hospice and go buy a villa in Monaco.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

There's a Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."

May you have an interesting convention in Chicago!

Scott Patton म्हणाले...

Michael Fitzgerald said...
"What a collection of no-good, money-grubbing, incompetent grifters, bigots, and frauds!"

AKA, the government.

Sebastian म्हणाले...

Looks like Joe Inc. will tough it out. Not unreasonable: the original rationale for Joe as best uniter of Dem factions still applies, primary voters have voted, alternatives are tricky. The bet: all the bedwetting Mahers and NYT editorialists will hold their nose in November and vote against Trump, convicted felon, anyway. Add some nice women, cuz abortion, and that'll be enough.

Question: do Americans actually want their prez to be "sharp"?

fairmarketvalue म्हणाले...

Chuckee said: "We properly hate you TrumpWingers. We hate everything about you but for me I especially hate the way you have ruined the Republican Party."

OMG, how will I possibly be able to sleep tonight, feeling the wrath of Chuckee?

Achilles म्हणाले...

Left Bank of the Charles said...

What should happen? Democratic primary voters have spoken. The virtual national convention should nominate Joe Biden and, should he accept the nomination, that nomination should be reaffirmed at the national convention in Chicago. Under the Charter of the Democratic Party, the DNC has no authority to fill vacancies until after the national convention.

It doesn't really matter what democrat voters think.

You all have ceded your authority. Nobody cares what you want.

Least of all the Democrat Party.

effinayright म्हणाले...

Chuck, identify the "alliteration" in "We properly hate you."

(and btw, we properly piss on you here. Purposefully.)

Achilles म्हणाले...

Chuck said...

The British (the English in particular) have a lovely little phrasing for this. They say “We properly hate you.” The implication is that the anger is real, it is righteous, it is unapologetic, it’s fully satisfying.

English Ryder Cup golfer Paul Casey used it once, talking about the USA Team, and he was severely criticized for going outside the bounds of golf sportsmanship. Casey apologized (I was fine with him apologizing), but as an Anglophile I enjoyed the alliteration. I like Casey as a player a lot. I rooted for the Americans in the match.

We properly hate you TrumpWingers. We hate everything about you but for me I especially hate the way you have ruined the Republican Party.


Perfect.

Completely inane and dripping with condescension.

One of your best yet.

That one converted several new Trump voters.

walter म्हणाले...

Chuck! using historical reference and odd golf player example to dress up his admission of the Uniparty.
I sure hope his wife doesn't get raped by a "migrant".

Hassayamper म्हणाले...

Dems better hope it's not Newsom. Trump might get over the 30 percent mark with black voters, or more likely, blacks will just stay home.

And California is a national touchstone for the excesses and failures of unchallenged left-wing government. Trump's ads will write themselves. Won't even need a narrator. Just clip after clip of filthy tent cities strewn with trash, drug addicts comatose in the gutter, Antifa and BLM burning stuff down, flash mobs of smash-and-grab shoplifters, hordes of illegal immigrants down at Otay Mesa, and gas stations with signs showing prices of $7.29 per gallon. And at the end, the final screen: "Don't California our America. Trump 2024."

Hassayamper म्हणाले...

Oh, and I forgot the boarded up stores and piles of human feces on the Frisco sidewalks.

walter म्हणाले...

Chuck! using historical reference and odd golf player example to dress up his admission of the Uniparty.

....

Hassayamper म्हणाले...

What a collection of no-good, money-grubbing, incompetent grifters, bigots, and frauds! This is who The Party has to offer. Would you trust your life to any of them?

I wouldn't trust any of them to feed my dogs for a long weekend. Maybe Yang.

hombre म्हणाले...

I realized it was a comedy piece when he got to the "My pick would be Gavin Newsome," part.

walter म्हणाले...

Hassayamper,
It would be a political ad goldmine...unless held back by civility bullshit moderation.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Funny. Maher doesn't list dingbat Kamala.

Just a couple of months ago, he wanted Biden to replace her with Nikki Haley.

I swear, the Democratic solution to everything is illegal immigration. "She's a Democrat! I swear!"

Maher is so obsessed with his blue shirt that he can't see that he's basically a Republican at this point.

MadTownGuy म्हणाले...

tommyesq said...

Quoting...
[Gavin or Gretchen? Suddenly, Stacey Abrams might say she’s in! And so might Tim Ryan, and Josh Shapiro! And Amy Klobuchar and Ruben Gallego! And Mayor Pete and Raphael Warnock! And Wes Moore, and who knows, maybe Andrew Yang says he’s a Democrat again!... My pick would be Gavin Newsom.... "]

What, no mention of Fetterman? I'm still not sure about him, but it would be interesting - not boring - if he were to run.

Jackpine Slim म्हणाले...

Hi, Ann (and Meade)! Long time reader, first time commenter.

There are all sorts of names bruited, but the one not mentioned is the Voldemort creature lurking in the graveyard, and it is She-who-must-not-be-named, who can Arkancide her way straight to the nomination. That's who the Democommies will have standing at the convention speaking humbly and accepting greedily. It is finally her turn.

MadTownGuy म्हणाले...

Hassayamper said...

"And at the end, the final screen: "Don't Californicate our America. Trump 2024."

Riffing off a bumper sticker that used to be seen in Oregon...until it was too late for the big cities.

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

Enjoy the message rom the GOPe who were hell-bent on ruining America before 95% of Republican voters replaced their leadership with Trump. Simply because Trump wants to Make America Great Again we voted for him overwhelmingly in primaries in 2016 and 2024. Real Republican voters, unlike the UniTard-UniParty GOPe, don't want to sell out to collectivist Democrats and the WEF. We wanted Tea Party reforms. But the Mitches and Mitts and Pauls brushed us off,ignoring the populist cry to ACT CONSERVATIVELY.

Ironically, it took a Classically Liberal New York Democrat to break through and bring us what we wanted. Just like in 1980 it took a Classically Liberal California Democrat to play the outsider to all the LLR insiders. We love your hatred. It validates our scorn. It solidifies your place on the ash-heap of history. Love Trumps hate. And Trump exudes Love, love for America, love for tradition, love for the Rule of Law.

If he had even a fraction of the dirt on him that the Bidens and Clintons and Obamas had the GOPe-DNC-Media complex would have found it ten years ago and killed this candidacy in its cradle. But he didn't, so y'all had to made shit up, peddle Russian conspiracies, use Hillary's brilliant plan, which in the end was going to backfire. Because above all the hallmark of GOPe is incompetence. He who I am not naming demonstrates that very characteristic here, completely unable to get even basic civil rights correct although he claims to be a lawyer. Incompetence. You see it all around the Uniparty. Turn your hatred up to Eleven, GOPe, let it eat at you from the inside out.

Trump 2024 for the LOVE of everything American!

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

I don't know if I wrote here or elsewhere but if Biden hasn't withdrawn by end of next week the Democrats are stuck with him unless he dies.

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

The pressure on him to withdraw seems to have peaked on Saturday- I am seeing all kinds of essays today encouraging Democrats to rally around him. The pressure to withdraw is abating.

PM म्हणाले...

As high-level Democrats are discussing crucial next steps, Kamala's leaning against the door pretending to be on phone call.

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

"There are all sorts of names bruited, but the one not mentioned is the Voldemort creature lurking in the graveyard"

Oh, we name her and talk about her- she is called Shelob.

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, LOVE
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

What a beautiful Monday this is!

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

I think Kamala Harris is going to be the nominee.

And she will probably pick a white male to be her veep. Identity politics is all they know.

But who would take the job?

If anything sucks worse than vice president, it's trying to be vice president and not getting the job.

I'm number two! Not.

This is why Sergeant Shriver didn't cause any worries for Republicans in 1976.

Harris could go with a double female whammy, I guess.

Girl power.

Actually, the more likely scenario is that she would pick somebody out of Biden's cabinet.

Somebody who's soon to be unemployed.

I think Harris/Buttigieg might be the Democrat ticket.

Iman म्हणाले...

Rusty wrote: “Why does Maher's statement remind me of Chuck?”

As usual, it’s marinated in narcissism and seasoned with mendacity, which is a trademark of both.

Kathryn51 म्हणाले...

Hassayamper said...
And at the end, the final screen: "Don't California our America. Trump 2024."

Here in the West, we prefer "Don't Californicate our America."

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Sure, put in Newsom if you want anti-Trump conservatives to show up and vote for Trump.

Ralph L म्हणाले...

If Biden digs in, can the DNC change the rules to release his pledged delegates for the first ballot? That sounds difficult but a lot of fun for everyone else.

There will be a Federal judge to rule that Ohio's law was unconstitutional for Federal elections

She'd be overruled right quickly. The US Constitution is explicit about the state legislatures making the rules for choosing prez electors. I suspect the Dems may have to give up Ohio to Trump in August to have any chance in the rest of the country. If Biden wins Ohio when he's not on the ballot elsewhere, and all the Dem electors become faithless (from Joe to whomever) after the election, the Republican Ohio legislature could and should overrule them back to Biden.

tcrosse म्हणाले...

When Obama spun that Joe just had a bad night and that he would do better in future, I expected the NYT and its editorial crew to walk back their demand that he step down. This would have demonstrated who is really in charge. But so far that hasn't happened. This reinforces my belief that Obama is just a slick front man for the Grey Eminence and not its driver. He's just too lazy to make the effort.

Jake2356 म्हणाले...

I've heard a couple of commentators reference the virtual vote, as you did, so I did some research. Ohio has now passed an exception to its ballot access law allowing a later date for the Democrats to name their candidate, eliminating the need for a virtual vote. I believe the DNC never formally approved that vote and now will not.

Michael म्हणाले...

The wagons circle. Joe thinks he won the debate technically and is supported by Jill and Hunter who each have very powerful reasons to keep him in the race. Joe the fighter. Joe the comeback kid. Joe down but not out. Never quit Joe. Writes itself. He is not going to quit. Nope.

Darkisland म्हणाले...

Blogger Saint Croix said...

There's a Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."

Which reminds me of another curse. The Gypsy's curse

"Que se encuentra un coño a su medida"

The great Harry Crews wrote a whole book about it.

I think Brandon found his.

John Henry

Rusty म्हणाले...

Chuck The Liar said,
"We properly hate you TrumpWingers. We hate everything about you but for me I especially hate the way you have ruined the Republican Party."
(yawn) You still here? Bugger off. There's a good boy.

Iman म्हणाले...

Wheel in Biden’s head is turning
He don’t know the hamster is dead �� ��

h/t Neal Schon

Rabel म्हणाले...

Ladies and gentlemen, Kamala Unburdened.

Linc म्हणाले...

One answer to the box the Democrats have put themselves in is to replace Kamala Harris as Vice President nominee with the expectation that Biden will earlier or later resign or be resigned.

President Biden would retain his position at the top of the ticket, but the successor to him would be more palatable to Democrats than Ms. Harris.

Of course, the Vice President nominee replacement, per the protocol of the left, would need to check the racial, gender and ideology categories. Whitmer? Michele Obama?

Lincoln Wolverton

JAORE म्हणाले...

Joe has campaign funds of $200 million right now. Those funds can't be used for any other candidate."

Correct me if I'm wrong. But I understand those funds are for Biden-Harris and so they can be used for Kamala.

As Biden once said, "that's a big f'in deal".

Joanne Jacobs म्हणाले...

Politicians with easy races often transfer campaign donations to other candidates to build influence. I don't see why the Biden-Harris campaign couldn't transfer funds to the Whitmer-Gallego campaign.

Biden could resign the presidency in favor of Harris and let her run as an incumbent. Statesmanlike! The fact that nobody is proposing this suggests that the Democrats really, really think she's a loser.

Former Illinois resident म्हणाले...

Bidens won't relinquish the ticket (or the presidency) unless Democratic Party both shows them the prepared blackmail and/or indictment material (of which there is plenty) , AND shows them the 9-figure check funded by major corporate and billionaire contributors to Democratic Party. It's all negotiation and threats now.

Bidens' German shepherd dogs have bitten people dozens of times at White House, and yet the dog(s) are still in residence, whether at WH or at beachfront Delaware mansion. Clearly, neither Biden has any regard for physical safety of their aides and staffers. That speaks loudly to the actual character of sleazy selfish (and amoral) Bidens. Read the memoir book of Hunter's ex-wife, the good Catholic girl from Chicago, poor woman, she's lucky to be alive, and hopefully, still in good health. I'm dismayed for the Biden grandchildren, who enjoy largesse of the American taxpayers and learning the sleaze-bag Biden business.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

The pressure on him to withdraw seems to have peaked on Saturday- I am seeing all kinds of essays today encouraging Democrats to rally around him. The pressure to withdraw is abating.

What strikes me is how honest the media has been since the debate.

This CNN article, published today, is brutal for Biden.

And we haven't seen the wave of bad polling yet. Democrats are still bracing for that.

In my lifetime, I've never seen the media so intent on bringing a Democrat down.

The media is worried about a Trump victory, yes, but they also know that 50 million Americans watched the debate. And it seems to me that the mainstream media has defiantly and completely divorced themselves from its biased support of the Biden campaign.

Journalists are acting like journalists now. Or, if you play 3-D chess, they're acting like DNC operatives who want Biden out.

I'm actually going to CNN to find out the news. Shock!

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Blood is in the water and Biden, like Nixon, has an enemies list. And it's filled with journalists!

Biden hates the NYT now.

And he blames CNN for his debate.

He's mad at NBC.

All that free advertising that Democrats get from the mainstream media? It's all bad news for Biden.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

I'm trying to imagine how the NYT would advise people to vote in November if he stays in. "Vote for Biden/Harris, he had a good record and she's our hope for the future."

If Biden doesn't pull out, Harris is the key variable for Democrats, right? Lots of people will be tuning in for the Vice-President debates, to see what kind of president she will be.

Meanwhile, people have to wonder, will he ever step down? Will his wife let him step down? Or is the plan for Biden to mumble and stumble and forget what's going on for all four years?

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Biden could resign the presidency in favor of Harris and let her run as an incumbent. Statesmanlike! The fact that nobody is proposing this suggests that the Democrats really, really think she's a loser.

That's really what they should do. 50 million Americans saw the debate. Probably 200 million Americans will see brutal ads from the debate. And the Democrats are still saying ridiculous shit like "he's not good at night" or "he had too much preparation" or "his campaign screwed up" or "he had a cold." The excuses are embarrassing and unbelievable.

He should step down from office, and let Harris defend his record. (And appoint a vice president). I don't think he's capable of making that move.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

I don't see why the Biden-Harris campaign couldn't transfer funds to the Whitmer-Gallego campaign.

In that scenario, Biden would have to stay in office until after the convention.

He would have to secretly pick Whitmer to be the nominee. And she would have to secretly pick Gallego to be her veep.

Then Biden would have to transfer millions of dollars to the Whitmer campaign.

And then Biden resigns from the campaign and announces his support for Whitmer, the untested and largely unknown governor? She has little name recognition, no infrastructure, and won zero votes in the 2024 primary.

Meanwhile, Kamala is having a shit-fit. And African-Americans vote for Trump in record numbers.

wildswan म्हणाले...

JK Brown said
"An open convention would be lit and probably spark internal conflict for decades. So I'm all for it."

@MeToo. Maher is half right - Biden is finished and they have to get him out and the only way is the convention and it will be interesting. But Maher is overlookin what a force political ambition and ego are and what terrible blows heavy-weight contenders will land on each other and what enduring bitterness will be created. Dr. Jilly isn't going to let either Kamala or Hillary replace her. Josh Shapiro is Jewish and the far left won't let him in, thus creating even more bitterness, for the attempt and for the antisemitism that meets it. James Clyburn won't let Kamala fall and no one else will let her rise. Elizabeth Warren, why not? Gruesome Newsom, the Bane of California. And so on. Basically, the left has been sitting on the pressure release valve within the party, allowing no discussion and no dissension. Now a weak place has blown and a trainload of ambitious politicians like a trainload of damaged, leaking, volatile, dangerous chemicals, has been dumped into the political process.
And, furthermore, the American people all saw how infirm Joe Biden is and what liars the White House and the media have been about him. It's not like the half of the American People which is just now understanding that THEY'VE BEEN DUPED is just going to sit down for another "Kick Me" sign on their collective back. But it's unknown what they will do except discuss it over the 4th.

PS The Dem party can change its rules - there's no doubt of that. What it can't do is change the nature of politics and politicians. Popcorn time.

Narayanan म्हणाले...

if D's can 'virtual nominate' for Ohio why not can D's run 'virtual primary' for replacement nominee?

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

NYT is all-in on replacing Biden.

I love the photo they use.

It's NYT vs. Slow Joe

Fun!

I think the NYT plan is to chase Biden out before the convention.

Hassayamper म्हणाले...

Journalists are acting like journalists now. Or, if you play 3-D chess, they're acting like DNC operatives who want Biden out.

Taking into account everything we have learned about the news media establishment since the Dan Rather hoax twenty years ago, which of these do you really think is more likely?

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

The knives are out!

Whitmer tells Biden that she rejects the "draft Whitmer" movement.

(What draft Whitmer movement?)

She also says, allegedly, that Biden can't win Michigan after his debate performance.

Ouch!

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

In a Staring Contest With Democratic Voters, Joe Biden Hasn't Blinked

I love the "hasn't blinked" taunt in that headline.

NYT is mad as shit!

"siege mentality"

And the quoted horseshit from the Biden camp is unbelievable.

"He is the best president in modern history.”

that's from one of his closest advisors!

holy shit

siege mentality + delusions of grandeur + ass-licking sycophancy

Jamie म्हणाले...

My husband tells me that Newsom's approval rating is lower than Biden's. (I can totally believe it - he's a disaster for California who has never faced a competitive race, and people HATE California.) Also that Harris is now above Biden (though neither is above 50%).

And once the debate is fully in the rear-view mirror, it will occur to a lot of Democrats that someone has been running things... Why not just let them continue to do so?

I think there will be those who will stay pissed off about the Big Lie, and will either switch or stay home. I hope there will be. But I don't think there will be as many as our commentariat here appears to believe.

Bruce Hayden म्हणाले...

“We properly hate you TrumpWingers. We hate everything about you but for me I especially hate the way you have ruined the Republican Party.”

I think that this gives away where Chuck is coming from. He probably is a LLR from MI, who has watched his party move from the elite country clubs, as well as Main Street, to being the populist party. The unwashed masses have taken over the party. He hates Trump because his class hates Trump, but deep down cannot defend FJB’s policies or achievements. Rationally, he should still be voting Republican, but can’t do it, because the Republican Party are now the populist party, filled with crass working class people. People without the sensibilities of their leaders, like Chuck.

I say this as a 6th generation Republican, with the older 4 generations buried in MI. No doubt, my late mother, their descendant, would also be appalled at where her sacred party has gone.

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

"I think that this gives away where Chuck is coming from."

Possibly true, but I think the bigger issue Chuck has is that he spent over a year claiming Trump couldn't win in 2016 and being proven wrong in such a spectacular manner broke him. He has spent the last 7.5 years trying to reclaim what he sees as dignity not realizing that it will never happen in this forum as pretty much everyone knows how angry and spiteful he is besides being colossally stupid.

Drago म्हणाले...

Bruce Hayden: "He (Chuck) probably is a LLR from MI..."

Not a chance.

You don't go from being republican, a real republican of whatever stripe, to being on the far, far left of the New Soviet Democratical Party and spent 10 years passionately defending every indefensible democratical policy, politician and lefty tactic. Particularly the lefty destruction of all our institutions without ALWAYS having been a true democratical in your heart.

It's impossible.

Rusty म्हणाले...

Heres my take. The media is going to become resigned to Biden running again. He is the nominee after all. The real race will be who is selected to be his vice president. It won't be Harris. I wouldn't be surprised if its Hillary, but that would be low hanging fruit and not in the best interests of a long term Democrat reign. Joe will resign shortly into his second term.

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

It's impossible.

Yet, Drago, we watched Bill Kristol and Steven F Hayes do it with our own eyes. I'm with Bruce here: it really is a class war with these LLRs who have partially lost control of their party. They still dominate Congress, of course, but the ranks of populist replacements to compliment Trump as the headliner are growing, and Chuck's share is dwindling. He hates MTG more than any of us even dislike Pelosi and Schumer and Hillary.