@heidilifeldman Oh just set the goal to a million already
@D_J_Nathanson Right, I agree with that.
But a political campaign needs a narrative, and "cop takes down criminal" is a fantastic narrative.
My point above (granted, a bit more shrouded in metaphor and hyperbole than it needed to be) was that you don't need to stop criticizing the systemic failures to celebrate the individual successes.
Americans need something to cheer for. We can cheer for the cop taking down the criminal while still demanding that cops have more accountability.
@jeffjarvis Pretty sure it's just because more astronauts in the White House makes America much more awesome.
@D_J_Nathanson Eh. You only have to stop chanting "ACAB" for a few seconds to cheer when a cop takes down a notorious criminal.
Man, the 70s must have been wild. I'm watching an old show from then and the ladies on the left are described as irredeemably ugly. The famous beautician says he's not sure he can fix them. Then they come out the other end looking like golden girls in the second picture and everybody starts fawning over them as if they're movie stars.
I don't know if it's just because they remind me so much of my grandparents in the second photo, or if my lack of attraction to women is a factor, but I genuinely think they both look better in the first photo.
@GhostOnTheHalfShell People need to stop referring to it as a "town square". It never was. Even long before Elon owned it, it was a corporate lobby.
@mathcolorstrees It may be much simpler than that... Harris is just an exciting candidate where Joe wasn't. We were full of existential dread that Joe would sleepwalk into a loss, but Kamala brings a whole new level of enthusiasm and hope.
@mpjgregoire Schumer, Pelosi, and Jeffries all visited him and recommended he step down. Apparently Pelosi was getting ready to play hardball.
That, plus the ever-growing tide of elected Dems calling for the same made it an inevitable decision.
Also, it wasn't sudden at all. He had been considering it for a while now, but they had to maintain the appearance of strength, so they couldn't say that until after he was out.
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@jay I've had more than enough celebrity candidates for one lifetime, thanks.
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@tiffanycli Uh, yeah, we learned our lesson well with Obama.
@BalooUriza Nonsense. He just secured his legacy, right along George Washington, as a President who was willing to abdicate his own power for the good of the nation.
@SecondJon It's basic politics. He couldn't show any weakness until the moment he left.
Even those of us who were calling for him to drop out were well aware of that paradigm.
A mea culpa. A few days ago I said getting rid of Biden as the candidate would be an own goal by the Dems. I was wrong.
The palpable energy shift among Democratic voters that I know from Biden as the candidate to Kamala Harris has been incredible. People seem genuinely excited and dare I say, hopeful.
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