After Donald J. Trump tallied victories in Texas, California and 12 other states, Nikki Haley was expected to drop out of the presidential race, according to people familiar with her plans. She was set to deliver remarks in Charleston, S.C., at 10 a.m. Eastern.
Anytime I start to have a shred of thought that people had some dignity left or something redeemable so that I can’t think any low of them in general. Stuff like this comes out and I’m re-affirmed in my original stance.
I’m still not going to vote. I want NEWER candidates. I want DIFFERENT but beneficial directions for the country. I want SOMEBODY I can get out and vote for with confidence. But you know what, if it’s going to just boil down to Biden and Trump, I can’t be bothered. To hell with it. To hell with America.
Then I would suggest voting for Biden.
Even if you are lukewarm on Biden, he will 100% be gone and retired in 4 years. Then we can get a shot at a newer, younger candidate.
On the flip side, Trump and the Republicans, through Project 2025, are going to gut federal government employees and replace them with loyalists. They will make it extremely difficult for anyone who is not a Trump sycophant to be in government.
If Trump wins, he will not leave until he dies and his brand of vitriolic and caustic politics will be here to stay. I would not be surprised if he appointed one of his children as his successor.
Biden is not perfect, but his platform, coalition, and the people he empowers are 100% better than the alternative.
No.
Go browbeat elsewhere, asshole. You are the reason we are where we are now.
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Include browbeating too.
I can think of people I’d want more than Biden, but the number one entry on my board is “Not Trump”. He is uniquely bad, and merits voting against regardless of your feelings about the other side.
go in and vote third party, and pay attention to the downballot races and initiatives
If both parties were sane, then sure - vote third party.
But, voting third party will not help in an election where one side is actually campaigning to eradicate their opponents and literally stormed the capitol building when they didn’t get their way. It would be asinine.
The democrats already are the coalition party filled with people who see how batshit and dangerously crazy the Republicans have gotten - it is precisely why they are so diverse.
The only reason Biden, AOC, Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, et al are in the same damn party is they recognize the dangers Trump and his party represent.
If you want things to get much worse for the US and the world, vote Donald Trump. He wants presidential immunity, fewer freedoms, increased difficulty for women and minorities (income-segregated educational opportunities, incredibly unequal wealth inequality, etc), the end of NATO, and other horrible things. Vote anyone but the Biden coalition if you want these things.
If you want to fight things getting worse, or dare to believe in things can get better, vote for Joe Biden.
Edit: grammar and clarity.