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Re: "Now that Biden has dropped out, Democrats have the..."
@darkghost
I’m not sure but I think what we’re seeing right now is very likely a sort of honeymoon period.
Also, even if the polls don’t change, Trump is still a moderate favourite to win the electoral college.
Aug 01 · 4 weeks ago
I can't believe that Democrats are rolling with it. "The Party needs you to vote for whomever we choose!". It's like the Soviet Union. It's hard to admit one's chosen the wrong side, especially when they keep hammering that "democracy is at stake!"
Now that Biden has dropped out, Democrats have the opportunity to nominate a candidate who can beat Trump. The trouble is, they won’t. Kamala Harris is basically the second least electable Democrat after Biden. She dropped out of the 2020 primary for a reason. She was a horrible attorney general and she comes across to voters as exactly the slimy opportunist that she is. If Trump is the existential threat to democracy which many claim he is, then Democrats should act like it and nominate...