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Sweet, now all Drms have to do is not put up KH and we're all set...
Spoiler
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No one likes Kamala - but like, you got a better idea?
rip bozo, rest in piss
btw is replacing sotomayor before the election something the dems can do, or can the republicans gum that up? because she is 70 ..... if that's something they can do, they should probably get on it asap
They've still got the votes unless she RBGs herself.
That's your win. She resigns, Biden nominates Kamala (she's 59 so you get a dozen more years), then it's Bashear/Gretch '24. They win by 12 points.
lol bro, don’t you remember that there’s a long standing tradition of never confirming a justice in an election year unless there’s republican control?
I will defintly give Harris a chance. As a indepedant I was voting Trump all the way. The charges against trump were such a joke it made mad as hell. Making my country some third world dumpter that throws the other side in prison. I honestly don't know, and never will, who was behind the prison push in the Dem party. But maybe Harris is different. I really wanted Kennedy to be somebody. I'm ready to hear Harris, just gimme something... Balace budget, save the dollar from death is a bonus. Trump is an ahole. Thx.
lol bro, don’t you remember that there’s a long standing tradition of never confirming a justice in an election year unless there’s republican control?
Nah Mitch was super clear on that. That 120 year old rule ONLY applies if the party in control of the Senate is different than the one in control of the WH. We're all good here
Kamala I guess.
She appears to be the least terrible option.
Now is her time to shine.
Go out there and beat on Trump everyday. He'll waste it own time by complaining about her.
I will defintly give Harris a chance. As a indepedant I was voting Trump all the way. The charges against trump were such a joke it made mad as hell. Making my country some third world dumpter that throws the other side in prison. I honestly don't know, and never will, who was behind the prison push in the Dem party. But maybe Harris is different. I really wanted Kennedy to be somebody. I'm ready to hear Harris, just gimme something.
how hard is it to just not commit tax and election fraud? just run clean books.. it's not like this was somehow unprecedented that trump was doing shady stuff with his businesses. his ****ing university was a scam and he should have gone to jail for that already.
Time to legalize weed in the states Biden.
DANK BIDEN
Canada legalized weed a long time ago and nothing changed.
Aoc endorsed Kamala too.
Guess she's probably gonna be it.
wanna hear the best bipartisan argument for kamala, something that like 90% of the country can get behind?
Spoiler
just think about how mad it'll make shillary to:
1. not be the 1st lady president
2. be the only loser who couldn't beat trump
btw is replacing sotomayor before the election something the dems can do, or can the republicans gum that up? because she is 70 ..... if that's something they can do, they should probably get on it asap
Replacing sotomayor would have to be in play immediately after election during lame duck days while they can still pull some bullshit
Although that probably couldn’t fly since at least manchin and sinema would be in their feels about it
It's absolutely her now. It avoids the issue of replacing her and making it look like (even more of) a cluster **** and she gets immediate access to almost $100M of Biden/Harris money.
Trump hate is stronger than ever, she's probably fine even if there are better options vs him.
those bozos are getting way too excited too early
the war criminal gave a bad presentation huh? wow thats crazy, nobody saw it coming etc
did they arrest him? no? they just gave him another $10 trillion and sent him on his way? thats wild
Biden gives a (ffs short) speech saying "The spirit is willing but it's become clear the body just isn't. No one man is more important than America. Not me, and certainly not Trump."
"But nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy — that includes personal ambition,”
Close enough for Government work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ3AZGqy...
i knew that peter thiel was a bizarre freak from his politics, the people he associates with, his 18 year old blood boys, and so on, but i did not know that you can easily cause him to malfunction by asking him literally any question
feel like i should be able to sue someone because they hired wallace langham to portray him in the social network, when in reality it should have been the i think you should leave guy
