Biden isn't the problem.
Asking him to drop out would make some awful people very happy.
Trump, Maga, the GOP, Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Il, other dictators, the vile project 2025 Cabal, & the Rightwing Scotus, etc.
Why do you think they are pushing for it?
Why are you helping?
@JRHorsting Biden *is* the problem because he is no longer the solution. We need someone who can energize the electorate, get out the vote in the middle, and make a clear and compelling case for why Trump is an existential threat.
Biden was that man in 2020. He is no longer that man in 2024.
@yacc143 @JRHorsting Many countries have their entire elections in the span of a month. I find it very hard to believe that we can't pick a new candidate in America 4 months out.
Plus, as I understand it, in most states, a vote for the party is a vote for whoever their candidate is, even if they aren't specifically printed on the ballot (like if the guy dies before the election).
@LouisIngenthron @JRHorsting
Ah, in Austria the minimum is a couple of months.
And still, it's not the “candidates” who campaign, it's the parties. And they don't have generally to fundraise:
a) they get most of their money from the state via party financing.
b) there are upper limits on campaign spending (although especially our conservatives like to pay fines for overspending).
@LouisIngenthron @JRHorsting
Last but not least compare to the USA, where even lowly Congressmen on average spend a year of their 2 year term with fund raising and not politics, to get reelected. And compared to a Presidential campaign, Congressman is a cheap hobby.
@LouisIngenthron @JRHorsting
Sure, and you realize that changing the candidate 119 days before the election is basically self-sabotage.
The deadline for state ballots is passing in a couple of days. (Which makes sense, mail ballots need to be printed, mailed, and returned from odd places, e.g. Navy ships on duty cycles)
A new candidate (beyond Harris, which is for many a little bit too female, and a little bit too dark, yeah, it's the good old USA) would also need to fund-raise.