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Frank D. Lincoln

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17. Well if that's the case, then
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 05:55 PM
Jan 2025

Biden, being personally aware of internal polling at that time, should have immediately stepped aside when first asked and NOT endorsed Kamala Harris, creating the opportunity for another Democratic primary (which admittedly would have had to happen extremely quickly) that would have likely produced a more electable Democratic ticket. This is what Nancy Pelosi, who didn't want Harris to be the nominee, was trying to make happen, but when Biden waited so long to finally step aside and when he followed that up with that quick endorsement of Harris, that set things up to happen the way they did.

From the Mitch McConnell controlled Senate not convicting and removing Trump from public office after Trump's second impeachment for inciting J6, to Merrick Garland waiting too long to appoint a special counsel, to SCOTUS slow-walking Jack Smith's court case against Trump, to Biden's atrocious debate performance, to two apparent assassination attempts on Trump's life, to Biden's delay in stepping aside, to Biden's quick endorsement of Kamala Harris who went on to lose the election, to Elon Musk jumping in and using his immense wealth to help Trump win, it seems to me that we were just fated to get the election result we did.

Rest in peace, American democracy. You will be sorely missed.

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