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Going back to Bill Clinton, started by Newt Gingrich, the Republicans only obstruct when a Democrat is President. They have no policy except against whatever the D president wants. Gingrich shut down government, impeached for a lie about a bj, congressional committees designed to only harass (whitewater, vince foster, etc, all leading to nowhere). Obama had the tea party, and the heaps of investigations (fast and furious, IRS, Benghazi) all leading nowhere. The Republicans will do the same to Biden if they take control of congress. Simple stop the Ds from doing anything. Say whatever no matter how hypocritical (remember how deficits mattered, but didn't when Trump was prez).
Back in the 80’s, in Texas… a Democrat who spent $10,000 on a campaign to be local judge, beat the R candidate who spent a million. The D judge soon had a corruption investigation levelled against him. He was suspended from the bench while the investigation went on… till the next election cycle. And all over the TV was “Judge **** has been suspended for corruption! Vote for Bob”. (Or whatever it was). A new judge was elected, and the investigation was dropped. No charges.
TBH, I was disappointed by the slate of candidates that the Dems fielded in 2020. Biden parachuted in as the best of a mediocre bunch. I was hoping that the New BHO would come out of nowhere. Instead, we got a pleasant, competent-ish old guy who was more acceptable than Trump.
I agree that Hillary should never ever run again. She remains a completely vile and unlikeable person.
Clearly DeSantis is the guy waiting in the wings.
The Dems are idiots. They should tell Biden that it's not going to happen for him and start grooming someone in the wings to step up with lots of recognition factor. Newsome, Whitmer, whoever.
Biden has to wait until last minute to step aside otherwise he gets even less leverage as a lame duck. But he has to step aside when the time is right. Like Lyndon Johnson.
I supported Bernie all the way. Only candidate I've actually liked in years and easily the best of the bunch in 2020 hands down on any objective measure of policy, voting record etc. After him it would have been Warren for me. Then probably Yang.
I liked Yang because of his UBI stance, but he was shit on foreign policy. Still, I'd have preferred him over Biden or Cuomo or the rest. The only candidates truly worth supporting are those who refrain from taking big Super PAC money, which is only a handful. They are growing though, Justice Democrats are a thing now. I hope to see them field candidates for President in the future.
