Democrats are doing the same thing that republicans are doing: standing behind their man regardless of whether he’s fit for office or not.

They are going to pull the same trick, that is "our candidate isn't the other guy"

Remember the 2020 convention where none of the "hot" voices in the party were given speaking spots and the key note was like a dozen different politicians all giving part of a speech, guaranteeing that none of them would have an Obama moment?

And then how throughout Biden's term the two competitors in his administration (Harris and Buttigieg) we basically only brought out for damage control and no-win policies Biden didn't want to be tarnished with? Harris has always been a weak candidate, but being given the task of fixing voting rights and the southern border was just sabotaging the presumed heir apparent.

They're not even just trying to keep the party moderate, they don't want to even let any other moderates build a stature. Everything has been in service of our elderly leader. Who cares what happens after him, the consultants will have already cashed out and rotated back to business, and the party leadership was also all old as fuck.

I guess "vote blue no matter who" only applies when you're punching left...

We've never had a pair of candidates this unpopular. (Maybe Trump vs Clinton)
If the Dems had any kind of brains, they absolutely would pick someone else at the convention.
Just not Harris; She might be the only one, less popular than Biden is.

Trump has his evangelicals, they're a done deal. His others voters are a "tear down the system" vote. People who are tired of being fucked over, no matter who's in office. They see him as the "worse" things need to get, before they can get better; And they may be right.
If the Dems picked a genuine progressive, who offered several big radical changes (that we all know the ownership class hates), they would take a lot of votes from trump. They would win.

But I doubt they'd do it.
The only thing more scary to Dems than Trump, is a genuine progressive.

The DNC picked Biden and chose not to primary him. Dispite knowing better than any of us how unwell he is. This system is absurd.

It seems a lot of people believe there is a magical bag full of candidates that can potentially win general elections, but the Dems for some reason decided not to open it...

Exactly, the moment to replace him was from the get-go. Now we're logistically in too deep without splitting the entire party and essentially just handing the win to Trump. (Thanks so much DNC, it's totally clear you know better than the voters in your own party. /s)

I blame ineffectual Democrats who are more concerned with their power inside their own party for the rise of fascism as much as the fascists themselves, because their fucking buffoonery and chicanery literally enable the fascist Republican crime spree.

I mean fuck, look how long they carted out Dianne Feinstein pretending she was still a functional human being instead of just running anyone the fuck else.

If he had what it takes to root out fascism he'd already be in motion using the Supreme Court ruling saying hes immune from anything he does in an official capacity. Dems in general are too tepid to even try. I really hope I'm wrong but leaving options on the table unused is the democratic way.

The more they pull this shit, the harder it is to not believe they're just the fascists' controlled opposition.

Katie Porter. Basically a younger Elizabeth Warren (who was taught by Warren no less).

I want to think that 2024 is the battle of incumbents (ish), and that if Biden wins, 2028 will be our chance to "reset" - and get someone younger than Bernie up to the task.

If Trump wins, and Project 2025 gets its way, 2028 won't be happening.

It's literally the people running his campaign...

“I think he’s the only Democrat who can beat Donald Trump,” Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a Biden campaign co-chair, said during an interview on ABC News’ “This Week.” “And let me tell you, we had the single best day of grassroots fundraising after the debate.”

And that's not even getting into how those are pro-Biden donations so much as "please for fucks sake someone stop trump" donations that literally any Dem candidate would be receiving.

It's what happens when you insist on running back to back campaigns on just not being the other guy...

Like, cool bro, we know the other guy sucks, but why are you here?

We could have someone we actually want instead, who is also not trump and have the same level of voter support.

From a cold emtionaless perspective, there is just literally no advantage to Joe Biden being the nominee.

And this election is more important than Joe Biden's feelings. We shouldn't just let him have this one, it's not the last fucking cookie, it's deciding who has the best shot of stopping a fascist takeover of the country.

Not to mention him dropping out would be acknowledging their personal failure and likely eliminate some of their jobs. Anita Dunn is one of the people directly responsible for this, but if she can gaslight us all she can continue her revolving door "consulting" (a job status selected so she wouldn't have to release financial information).

Both parties are more successful as opposition parties than they are actually "leading."

She'll be 35 by swearing in and that's the actual requirement. Progressives will never be given the spot by the party though, they need to win it convincingly in a primary.

the DNC would rather pull out of the race altogether than win with AOC.