He’s too old. He should drop out. I’m hearing more and more people say that recently.
Right now trump is almost 20 years older than Kamala Harris. We have never elected someone as old as trump to the office of the presidency. The man can’t drink a glass of water.
Can he walk down a ramp unaided? Can he hear out of his right ear? Can we really entrust the government to someone that decrepit?
Everyone is saying it. Why, just the other day, a man ran up to me, tears in his eyes, and he said, “Sir! Sir! Why won’t donnie drop out of the race? He’s far too old and senile!”
It’s true, more people are saying it every day. “Dozing Donald” they call him. So many people are calling him that, but he can’t even hear them. It’s sad.
Didn’t Trump fall asleep during his trial and the convention?
We want a president who can stay awake.
I saw parts of his RNC “speech” and he could barely string a coherent sentence together. Really low energy and kept falling asleep. He needs to drop out.
Well, in that case he’s as coherent as 10 years ago.
Even by donnie’s standards, he’s getting incoherent. And that’s really saying something.
I know, it was just a low hanging fruit.
To be fair, you aren’t wrong: his coherency had already substantially declined even back in 2016 (compared to e.g. interviews from the '80s and '90s).
Lol at that username
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I’m just asking questions. I think it’s time that we had a president where you don’t have to wonder about their health. A younger, vibrant person not old and decaying.
I heard Kamala Harris is so comfortable putting felons behind bars that she routinely works out in prison yards, lifting the heaviest weights they have. Huge men run up to her, with tears in their eyes, saying “Ma’am, your gainz are so huge.”
Don’t you think he looks tired?
Ha, awesome doctor who reference
Keeps repeating himself over and over, and going off on some sort of delusion that he’s been the actual president for the last four years
Just six words ❤️
He’s so old he requires a bandage the size of his ear for a 2 centimeter cut.
How long is he going to wear that maxi pad anyway?
Until the election, obviously.
bandageMaxi pad
I can’t believe the Republicans are running such an old candidate. I mean, what if he dies in office? what about his mental state? I just don’t know if this is good for the country.
he should probably drop out.
If the DNC keeps Harris I think she will get beat
I do think others would be stronger (I especially think Whitmer would be a strong candidate), but I think people underestimate just how weak Trump actually is as a candidate right now.
It just hasn’t been capitalized on because Biden was a fucking mummy, but Trump is old and tried. His RNC speech was just exhausting to even watch, and he is falling asleep in most drawn out public appearances.
He’s surrounded by yes men who peddle QAnon conspiracy theories and rambles on about things only his most loyal fan base even understand, playing the encore for his fans but leaving any independents or less politically engaged folks bewildered.
None of this was able to be capitalized on by an ailing and addled Biden, but as long as Harris can be halfway coached to focus on these points and juxtapose them, she’ll be fine (even if I agree there could be much better options than a previous CA senator and law enforcement pick).
Whitmer’s one weakness is that she hasn’t really been tested yet on the national stage…
… which will be fixed once Harris picks her as her VP
Or when she still throws her hat into the ring if delegates are unpledged and people want a more healthy competition for the nomination.
Whitmer has already said she’s not contending for the nomination, probably because Kamala already promised her a good job, either as VP or Secretary of Somethingorother
IIRC she and Newsom said they are not interested in being Harris’s VP. Didn’t see her saying she wasn’t going to be looking for nomination, but open to seeing a source.
Edit: Ah, it’s rumored that she said that: https://fortune.com/2024/07/21/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-kamala-harris-democratic-presidential-nomination-gavin-newsom/
It’s cute that you think Americans would elect an administration with both a female president and vice president.
I don’t think she will get beat, but she is probably the second worst candidate.
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Do you see Russians in your sleep too?
She’s the only candidate with access to the existing campaign funds. There’s not enough time to refund them all and donate to a new candidate before early voting ballots go out in eight weeks. If it’s not Harris, they’ll have to be independently wealthy to fund their own campaign in time.
Yes, she’s the only candidate, but the funds can also go to the DNC or a Super PAC if Biden directs them there.
That’s incorrect. Only a few thousand is transferable to a candidate not on the existing ticket. The rest would need to be refunded to donors.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/91-million-question-what-happens-bidens-campaign-money-2024-07-18/
Literally from the article you linked.
But under a more likely scenario, Biden would take advantage of rules that allow unlimited transfers to the candidate’s political party. In that case, Biden’s Democratic Party could spend the money supporting the party’s new candidate.
He can also transfer to a Super PAC.
Edit: In case you don’t believe me again.
Biden could also potentially transfer his funds to an independent super PAC if Harris is not on the ticket.
https://www.vox.com/joe-biden/361991/361991biden-campaign-funds-after-drops-out
To be fair that money can all go to the DNC and get used on “issues” or “support” ads. Officially around 30 million could be used in collaboration with a new campaign committee, but in reality it would all be supporting the nominee.
Why is US politics relying so much on campaigning and donations anyway? Not that we don’t have the odd politician speaking somewhere physically here either but it is fairly rare in comparison. Most of the whole “get to know” part happens through TV or internet media. The US just seems to make it a weird spectacle, which imo just further reinforces the whole “team” aspects of it and with that the whole two party system.
In 2010, a biased and purchased Supreme Court declared that wealthy people are allowed to spend whatever amounts they want to on propaganda. There’s no way to get a word in edgewise.
Our news system has no integrity, and is loyal only to money. Ad campaigns are the only option to reach the passively informed with a clear and uncompromised message.
Is there no publicly funded news media / broadcaster? Like the German Tagesschau, or UK’s BBC, or the Canadian CBC, etc? Typically there’s a higher amount of trust for those, since they are mostly acting independently and the majority of funding coming from the people itself.
There is, unfortunately they’re viewed by on of the political parties as being evil liberal propaganda machines, and they very much want to privatize them or just sell all of their content off and shutter them.
We have NPR and PBS. They don’t get as much exposure as corporate news. You’ll see posts on Lemmy from both publications often, but this is obviously not the average American’s experience.
Biden can redirect the funds to anyone he chooses. As long as it’s used for a campaign.
Absolutely not. The funds can go to Harris, because her name is on the campaign to which they were donated, or they can be refunded.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/91-million-question-what-happens-bidens-campaign-money-2024-07-18/
It sounds like it would be an official act, though.
Bernie was able to redirect his funds to the DNC after he got shafted.
Do you have a source? Everything I’ve read states that campaign funds have very strict rules.
I thought you could use them for anything you wanted, up to and including paying hush money to a pornstar that you had very disappointing sex with, whilst your wife was at home with your newborn.
You can. You’ll just have to be willing to accept the inevitable conviction.
They do. The article you posted above actually discusses how the money can be transferred to a political party, with the caveat that there’s a cap on how much can then be spent on a different candidate.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/042716/what-happens-campaign-funds-after-elections.asp
https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P60007168/#total-spent
The other committees referenced are all Sanders related it should be noticed. There is likely some confusion relating to sanders transferring money to the DNC to cover his costs associated with his post-drop-out campaign activity to try to rally support behind the Democratic candidate.
Hmmm I stand corrected. Thanks
Lol. The troll guy sowing discord again
Yep Clinton bad. Biden bad. Harris bad. Nothing will satisfy this person.
Well Trump would
Maybe one day a party will nominate your perfect candidate, and then you can watch them get their ass whooped because the policies you support aren’t popular.
That’s the thing, the policies supported by socialists are wildly popular until the socialist label goes on it.
While I’m not the OP you’re replying to I definitely think Harris is going to be unpopular. The problem isn’t winning over city democrats, it’s winning over Joe Schmo in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Those people are the ones I worry about whether they’ll vote for a minority female candidate and they’re unfortunately the ones whose vote counts. This late in the game, I think the best course of action would have been running some stale white guy that mid westerners could more easily swallow. Though time will only tell and November is quickly approaching.
Also, is Harris’ politics popular… because last time I checked she was a former prosecutor and a lot of people here on Lemmy were upset about a “cop” being elected to office. She doesn’t seem to have an opinion/political belief.
Trump told CNN he believes Vice President Kamala Harris will be easier to beat.
I want to see a debate between a felon and a former prosecutor. If she keeps referring to him as such, he’ll lose his shit. His derangement will know no bounds.
I’d love if everyone, bothsiderist “liberal media” included, would start referring to donnie as a felon, all the time, and with every mention. Including in headlines. For example this one: “After Biden drops out, convicted felon Trump lashes out”
I like it.
Felonious DJT
I kind of doubt Trump debates Harris. He’s obviously senile and he can just say, “She didn’t win a single primary. I don’t have to debate her.” He’ll probably pull the same shenanigans as in 2020 and get CNN or whoever to have a “town hall” Q&A where everyone in attendance is a Trump supporter.
And then she needs to call him out constantly for being a weak ass bitch. Provoke him until he loses his shit.
I would be okay with seeing Harris needle the misogynist and racist Donald until the bigoted rage overflows.
I bet that he will drop the N-word at some point.
Would that finally clue in so-called “moderate” Repubs that he is a blatant racist? No, somehow they’ll claim she was acting up and deserved it. (Actually they are racists and approve of using the word.)
Conservatives and their media lapdogs. “He made an honest mistake and had a slip of the tongue, okay. Give him the benefit of the doubt. Least racist President in American history.”
MRS. OBAMA GET DOWN!
It wouldn’t be a debate, it would be a cross examination
He could just drop out of the race to avoid this.
I hope for a debate before September but at least we will(should) have one before the election.
“Sun Rises, Trump Lashes Out”
Old convicted felon yells at cloud
Hahahahaha. It’s dawning on the MAGA turds that this won’t be an easy win for them now.
I’m loving it so hard right now.
Trump said he’s happy Biden dropped out because Kamala will be easier to beat lol. He acts like a child
He’s lying so that means it’s the opposite and he’s shitting his diapers.
Assuming his senile ass remembered to wear them
Exactly. He and others in his party have been telling journalists for quite a while that they preferred a matchup against Biden. Naturally he flip-flops on that the moment the situation changes.
Time for the press to hold Trump to the same standard as they have Biden.
lol
He’s terrified that they’re going to pick someone who won’t let him get away with bullshitting his way through the debates.
It’ll almost certainly be Kamala
I’m sure trump wishes he could drop out, but his only possibility to dodge consequences for his crimes is to be president again. He also loves his demented pep rallies.
He’s been formally nominated, he can’t drop out now unless God exercises His ultimate recall vote.
Somewhat unexpected. While I agree that he is too old I’m really curious about what the plan is here. Tho if the runner up is savvy they will use the curiosity and confusion to get their name out there.
I’ve got a new winning slogan for the Trump team: “She’s brown.”
MANY people are saying trump should drop out based solely on age.
Dude has been wearing diapers for at least 12 years.
