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The Democrat Dream Ticket
Joe Biden has been a Washington politician for nearly 50 years. His racist statements are legendary, as are his habitual inappropriate touching and sniffing of women and young girls. His corruption has made him and his family incredibly wealthy, earning millions and millions of dollars by selling influence to foreign interests. He is clearly suffering from rapidly advancing dementia, and at times seems to lose track of where he is.
Given the 22 candidates in the Democrat primary, I suspect that most Republicans would have selected Biden as the easiest to beat in the general election, with maybe two to three exceptions. Kamala Harris slept her way into politics, then used ruthless politics to work her way into national prominence. She exudes the warmth of Hillary Clinton and the ethics of, well, Hillary Clinton.
I only bring all this up to point out that this team of Biden and Harris are going to win around half the vote in the upcoming election. This says a lot about today’s Democratic Party, and it says even more about today’s Democrat voters. I understand that Donald Trump is a hard guy to like. But it’s hard to argue that until COVID, America was doing extremely well under his leadership. Anyone who looks at this situation and decides to vote for Biden/Harris, well, that is simply extraordinary. And tens of millions of Americans are about to do exactly that. Which brings a few questions to my mind:
- Who could the Democratic Party possibly nominate who would not get about half the vote in a presidential election? The mind boggles.
- Why did Bernie Sanders withdraw from the race when he did?
- Who selected Kamala Harris?
- Is it possible that the Democrats intend to replace Biden as their presidential nominee before the election?
- Are there any Democrat voters out there, looking at their presidential ticket and thinking, “Oh heavens no…?”
If we have mail-in ballots in this election, it doesn’t matter who either party nominates – the Democrats will win, and win big.
But without mail-in ballots, I just can’t imagine Biden/Harris winning more than 10-15 states. But again, I’ll bet they will, somehow.
American politics – it’s bonkers right now.
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Except that I don’t think Obama is really into
politicsthat kind of corruption. My view of Obama is that he’s pretty lazy; he got everything he was after — adulation from a certain segment of the population and a very large pot full of money. He’s enjoying life now without having to lift a finger.Drew: I don’t follow.
Drew, the CoronaVirus relief bill put forward by the Democrats were demands that Mail In Voting be put in place on a national level with no verification of legal voting status. With the Senate RINO’s perfidy, that had a real possibility of passing. Trump’s EO’s essentially removed the need for a CoronaVirus Relief bill entirely before the election, so the Democrats most plausible avenue to getting Mail In Voting has been denied.
Also not covered in the media , is that the Dem CoronaVirus Relief Bill had massive funding injections for those Blue States and Cities who have gone into a serious lockdown. Again that is kaput, which for a state like mine, California, I would think is a real problem. Our Governor Newsome has already complained the Trump’s $400 a week injection of cash to the unemployed will cost California $700 million a week, which California clearly doesn’t have. I wouldn’t doubt that California state tax revenue are down over 50% because my state is so addicted to taxing the rich, whose income is way down, up the wazzoo.
I have long thought that voters should be able to answer the following simple questions before receiving their ballot to vote for president:
1)Who is the president of the US and what is his party affiliation?
2)Who is the vice president and what is his party?
3)Who is the leader of the US House of Representatives and his/her party?
4)Who is the US Senate Majority Leader and what is his party?
Anyone who can’t answer those questions has absolutely no right to make a monumental decision that affects the entire country.
What kind of fraud mechanisms are going into the mail in ballot? I don’t see how they could print unique ids on each, because you take away the anonymity of the vote. If its just a simple piece of paper, whats preventing the parties from just printing more and paying volunteers to add stamps to stuff the vote?
We don’t need no stinkin’ Australian ballots.
It’s not anonymous: you have to sign the envelope you mail in, and they compare your signature to the one on file when you registered to vote.
I think the question there is what do the hardcore radicals who refuse to stop their rioting do, and what does the new ticket do in reaction? The media has allowed Biden to bunker himself for the better part of five months now, where when he is allowed into the light and makes a gaffe, he’s yanked back into the basement again without much questioning. I don’t think you can bunker Kamala Harris in the same way and have both halves of the ticket go into radio silence for the next 80 days if the left continues to refuse to behave itself, and that’s where her AG history and the left’s open hatred of law enforcement may come into conflict.
Yep, we’ve got plenty to work with here. Dream ticket indeed.
Harris was a pick out of weakness. What does a California Liberal, black feminist, one term senator give Biden that he already doesn’t have? At least Hillary knew that she had to win Virginia and so picked Keane. Biden needed to pick a governor. But he had boxed himself into a corner. Trump advantage.
In fairness to Harris, I don’t get from her the same “I hate everything about you and can’t wait to make your life a living hell” vibe that Hillary exuded through every pore.
Kamala isn’t likely to get my vote, but compared to her Hillary is something eldritch out of H.P. Lovecraft.
Joe & Kamala make a baby?
Dr. B,
More like the Democratic nightmare ticket. A senile bigot teamed up with the hottest piece of xxx in the senate. Pardon me I’ve got to go puke.
Regards,
Jim
in PA you get an email when you ballot is counted. definitely not anonymous. I bypass for that reason alone.
The most passionate hatred shown towards Harris seems to revolve around her lack of concern for civil liberties, whether it’s uneven enforcement of drug laws or her attempt to use the power of the state against abortion opponents. Gabbard at the second debate gave voice to that first concern, but it’s one the Trump people need to tiptoe lightly around, since hitting Kamala for putting people in jail for drug violations might not play all that badly in certain areas, where city governments have allowed the drug trade to flourish in recent months due to their deliberate pullback in policing.
The second attack point is better, because it goes toward cancel culture and using the power of progressive government to silence people who voice contrary opinions. That also goes to countering the spin of the moment by Democrats in the media that Harris is a moderate, and puts her in the same type of mindset as the woke politicians around the country who have used their powers to punish people who disagree with them.
But, to be fair, eldritch monsters out of Lovecraft are kind of cool.
Not if Hillary is one of them.
I’m sure there is something about 2020 that is really good. Just give me a couple days to think of something. I’ve got it already! A couple of my Ricochet friends are having a baby, probably in a few weeks.
@henrycastaigne
First of all, thank you for your kind words. They mean a lot to me.
But as you might have guessed, I disagree with your statement that I bolded above. Although Lord knows, you have adequate evidence in the human record to back up your assertion. And some actions that I might describe as “noble” you might dismiss as someone just trying to feel good about themselves. And you’d probably be right.
When it comes to groups of people (mobs), I agree with your statement wholeheartedly.
But I consider individual humans capable of so much more than that. And we frequently do demonstrate more honorable motivations.
I hope I’m right. But I can certainly understand your perspective.
Excellent. Yay new baby in 2020!! Good for them.
Hillary’s last minute plan to derail the pairing went horribly awry:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/wwe-james-kamala-harris-dead-70
In contrast, out of all the Dem candidates, I found her the most frightening.
I laughed.
Found this on PJ media
I don’t know about that. Trump worked for and signed the First Step Act. Kamala locked them up; Donald let them back out again. If she has to defend her record, that’s bad. If Biden has to do it, that’s funny.
I just saw all that Harris had said about Biden’s flaws (race, groping) and that is devastating. She brings up all of Biden’s negatives. This may be a horrendous pick. Maybe she wasn’t the safest pick after all.
Good point regarding the First Step Act. I am surprised Trump signed that legislation. It seemed to go against his law and order instincts.
If the press actually reports on Trump’s First Step Act, or makes this comparison, that’s miraculous.
But not his people instincts. The President actually likes people, wants them to do well, and wants to help them succeed.
That is so odd. I mean liking people?
Tucker Carlson says Kamala Harris has always been an empty vessel willing to say or do anything to get elected. If so, then she was selected to be a puppet like Biden. Even if Biden must step down before or after the election, which is unlikely, the Democratic President would be a pawn.
The choice this election is between Donald Trump and unknown powers.