The author of this is the official historian for the Council on Foreign Relations. The Chariman of CFR is David Rubenstein, who is also the head of The Carlyle Group.
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You might need to clarify exactly what that means for those in the back, please.
https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/political-spotlight-carlyle-after-us-election-2021-11-03/
Edit: Looks like we have some fans of the Bush family in the house! Hello!
The Carlyle Group... conservative group with lots of foreign investment (it seems)
And Bush family connections.
IOW, this is right-wing propaganda. And given her skin-color, you can add racism to that mix too.
I don’t think Harris is the problem. I agree she’s a meh politician and a terrible communicator, but she’s done an acceptable job as VP, especially all the tie-breaking she had to do in the Senate early on. The VP is not some grand romantic office, it’s a backstop, and while I disagree with a lot of her ideas, I’m sure she’d do a fine/acceptable job if she had to take over. No one knows what kind of leader they’re going to be until they actually have to lead.
Biden should have kept his promise to be a one-term transition president, but since that’s obviously off the table let’s just do our best to win this election with the candidates we have, as uninspiring as they may be. We’re gonna have to fight hard for this one, and I think it’s too late to make such a significant change to the incumbent ticket.
He never actually promised to be a one-term president. He had indicated early on that he only wanted to serve one term, but would be open to a second term if need be.
Yeah my bad, I went back to the media coverage, and you’re right. There were all these internal leaks and rumors about a pledge some staffers wanted him to make about only serving one term, but he never actually made a commitment.
I remember at the time approving of it because even then he seemed past his prime. I liked the thought of him being more a "transition" president who would take us back to more "normal" times. I somehow assumed that we wouldn't be dealing with Trump anymore and that we'd dodged the fascist bullet, but it's just as bad now as it was in 2020, if not moreso. I'm sure there's better candidates out there to run for the Democrats, but I'm not entirely certain who that is.
- Buttigieg seemed promising during the primaries, intelligent and quick-witted enough to handle a presidential campaign, but since becoming Secy of Transp. I feel like I haven't really heard anything from him.
- Harris has been a drag as VP and is pretty much worthless.
- Sanders would've been fantastic, but he's getting up there.
- I might agree with Warren on alot and like her, but I don't know that she has the charisma for a campaign like that.
- Michelle Obama would be hilarious just because we'd have Barack back in the White House again, but she doesn't seem like she's into politics in general.
- Clinton is a no-go, we already tried that before.
- Gore? I guess it's been 20+ years since 2000, maybe the world is ready again for another Gore run?
- Cortez is well-known and seems charismatic, quick-witted and intelligent enough, but seems too young (and wouldn't meet the apparent age requirement of being 60+ and out of touch).
Not sure who else Democrats have in the national spotlight that could really go for it at this point.
Biden should have kept his promise to be a one-term transition president
It is so weird how many people live in an alternative reality with its own alternative facts and events that never happened here in actual reality.
Some of us just have a shitty memory, it’s not always about living in an alternate reality. I owned up to my mistake, because that’s what people in this reality should do when they’re wrong.
I’m still angry this administration hasn’t released Biden’s shoe size after 4 years. The people have a right to know.
Size 12.... apparently.... I guess I should have assumed that that was something that would be posted online. But I was curious so I checked.
The American vice president has only two important constitutional roles: to break tie votes in the Senate, and to sit on presidential death watch. This latter task will be more important under a second Biden presidency than it has been at any time since FDR’s fourth term. Should Biden be re-elected, there is a one in three chance of his vice president taking his job before January 2029. And roughly half the electorate thinks that Harris is not up to the demands of that job.
if trump has taught us anything, its that any idiot can technically function as president. i dont see harris being some terrible temporary president. i see a lot of racists kinda freakin out at the possibility though.
'i dont know why i dont like her. shes just not ready'
ha, whatevs. we dont need a rockstar, we need a placeholder... and we got it.
And yet no other name was put forward as an alternative.
I’d be interested in Buttigieg, but I’m also not sure how much experience he has in brokering deals.
Also, replacing Harris with Pete is going to affect the number of votes from the Black community, most likely. Additionally, in a year where reproductive rights are going to be a huge topic of conversation, replacing a female running mate seems short sighted. Even my conservative mother in law is fired up over the need to protect abortion rights.
I would not be interested in him. Buttigieg is a McKinsey shill. I highly recommend you watch John Oliver's segment on McKinsey. It's on YouTube.
I do agree with your second line though.
If Biden was considering replacing Harris, Pete would already be thanking him for the nomination.
Username checks out. Please do ASAP.
Joe/Michelle, 2024
This country owes itself a competent and progressive president, period. No Biden. No Trump. No GOP elect. None. Just people who care about people and care about the country without all of the petty political drama. How fucking hard is that to accomplish? It's about up there with trying to achieve world peace because America collectively works around the clock, to elect and push forward corrupt fuckers from county to state to other governmental branches.
Judging by the polls, Biden owes the country a new president.
Gallup: Biden's Third-Year Job Approval Average of 39.8% Second Worst
During President Joe Biden’s third full year in office, spanning Jan. 20, 2023, to Jan. 19, 2024, an average of 39.8% of Americans approved of his job performance. Among prior presidents in the Gallup polling era who were elected to their first term, only Jimmy Carter fared worse in his third year. Carter averaged 37.4% approval in a year in which gas prices soared, inflation reached double digits and Iranian militants took U.S. citizens hostage.
Biden is gonna RGB us, refusing to bow out while they're still alive and stick us with an incompetent cop. Based on his numbers, starting another fucking war, and fueling genocide he's gonna lose.