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iemanja

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26. It's not the big donors
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 02:46 PM
Jul 18

This is a drastic simplification of what is happening. We see many such myopic simplifications.
1) They hate black people: ignoring the fact Kamala would be the likely successor and that Jefferies and Obama are among those concerned that Biden may not be able to win.
2) They just want Trump to win: Yeah, Nancy Pelosi's lifelong mission has been to put Trump in the White House
3) Now it's the Big Donors: ignoring all the Democratic elected officials who are not in fact big donors. They are concerned that Dems might not only lose the White House but the House as well. The consequences of that would be disastrous.
4) If you do want to know what some of the big donors think, read this article about the Hollywood fundraiser that Biden himself solicited from Clooney and other Hollywood big wigs. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/inside-the-glitzy-fundraiser-where-biden-lost-george-clooney/ar-BB1pRpFW?ocid=BingNewsSerp

All of these people have legitimate concerns. That doesn't mean they are right in wanting Biden to step down. His doing so would create a host of problems in their own right by throwing the nomination process into chaos and creating ballot problems. But oversimplifying the concerns doesn't help anything.

I hope that Biden resists and that we flamingdem Jul 18 #1
They don't care. We care, but we don't matter. shrike3 Jul 18 #2
Exactly! onecaliberal Jul 18 #3
God damn right. It's just the start folks. 58Sunliner Jul 18 #4
In Russia, Putin rules the Oligarchs. The Oligarchs pay him in order to exist. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 18 #5
these billionaires are determined to fuck us TasminCat Jul 18 #6
Dems or Repubs, all oligarchs DENVERPOPS Jul 18 #39
They expect to choose Biden's replacement Progressive dog Jul 18 #7
exactly. they are pumped up on their own power and they won't stop at Biden. TasminCat Jul 18 #9
Pure speculation Johnny2X2X Jul 18 #8
They will also be sending a message to the public that "this new person is our RockRaven Jul 18 #10
They want to beat Trump. This isn't a conspiracy. They saw the debate. They've seen the polls in which two-thirds of Doodley Jul 18 #11
I don't believe these people are stupid orangecrush Jul 18 #14
Are you serious?!!? GiqueCee Jul 18 #19
the billionaires don't want to just win, they want to SADISTICALLY RUB OUR NOSES IN IT TasminCat Jul 18 #33
I said exactly that... GiqueCee Jul 18 #35
hahahahaha sure. edisdead Jul 18 #34
Let me explain something to you. edisdead Jul 18 #36
If billionaires upend our party and candidate C_U_L8R Jul 18 #12
Our billionaires are more like their billionaires than anything else. Probatim Jul 18 #13
This is it exactly. edisdead Jul 18 #37
That's what I've been saying... GiqueCee Jul 18 #15
If they do that, I will have a message of my own. onecaliberal Jul 18 #16
Only if you vote for trump or stay home. oldmanlynn Jul 18 #17
That's depressingly true. FoxNewsSucks Jul 18 #18
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 18 #20
I have not heard anybody talking about 'forcing' Harris off the ticket SCantiGOP Jul 18 #21
Maybe I'm just an old (75) fool but I'd like to believe there are NoMoreRepugs Jul 18 #22
I think we've given this issue enough oxygen already. jaxexpat Jul 18 #23
King Biden can save the Democracy, remove the 6 traitor justices. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #24
He doesn't have the power to do that Zeitghost Jul 18 #28
By whom, he's King according to the court. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #29
You don't seem to understand what immunity entails. Zeitghost Jul 18 #30
Well the last time I checked lawlessness rules the land. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #32
Thanks To Citizens United, Musk Is Giving Trump $180 Million DallasNE Jul 18 #25
It's not the big donors iemanja Jul 18 #26
It is 100% about regulations and tax cuts. edisdead Jul 18 #38
Ignore the facts iemanja Jul 18 #42
Then why aren't they donating to the GOP in the first place? iemanja Jul 18 #45
Agree completely. hume Jul 18 #27
That's How It Works, Sir The Magistrate Jul 18 #31
The billionaires are drunk with power and completely out of control. Initech Jul 18 #40
Money trumps civil rights Blue Full Moon Jul 18 #41
President Biden is our best hope. StarryNite Jul 18 #43
According to my MAGA Dad AwakeAtLast Jul 18 #44
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