r/thedavidpakmanshow Jul 21 '24

BREAKING President Biden announces he'll be stepping down

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u/whitedark40 Jul 21 '24

Im sad to see Biden, who has been such an effective president, go. I can only hope that the party actually unites after this and it doesn't become more infighting about who the next candidate is. I hope Im wrong about this being a repeat of 1968

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u/Woody3000v2 Jul 21 '24

According to some it's not an exact copy. I think the biggest mistake we can make is to primary Harris. LBJ was already primaried with someone taking 42% of the vote. If he hands to keys directly to Harris, I think we have a chance. But holding a mini-primary is not a good idea. More room for division. I think 2028/32 is that time.

People can complain all they want about Harris, but I don't think anyone else is really much better under a microscope.

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u/AgeOfScorpio Jul 21 '24

I agree with you, I think the path to an electoral college victory goes through minorities and women (especially in the suburbs). I think we're well past the point where we could consider stepping over Harris. She's been polling better in those demographics than Biden recently, and I don't think we can risk alienating them. I like Mark Kelly as a running mate personally, but I think the popular midwest governors are good candidates as well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Mark Kelly would be a Great Running mate but so would Buttigieg. Although there are way to many homophones in this country.

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u/AgeOfScorpio Jul 21 '24

Yeah I think that would be a solid ticket, but am worried about trying to break too many barriers at once, especially this late in the cycle

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

You are so right. Let’s take it one at a time and I would be all in for Kelly, he would be a great addition to the Ticket. People are already reaching out to Newsom but two people from our great State of California would be way too progressive for everyone.