Folks what we are witnessing here is a bona fide coup attempt.

[totodeinhere]

Some so-called Democratic officials and some elected Democrats are trying to pull off a palace coup and push Joe Biden out of this race. And from what I understand they don't want Kamala Harris either. Roland Martin's podcast has a very good analysis of the situation and I think everybody should listen to it.

[Girard442]

1. If their goal was to nominate someone guaranteed to lose to TSF...

...they wouldn't be acting much differently than they are now.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Not going with Harris seems like an insane move.

Who do they think is the magic formula?

[LonePirate]

3. What is your solution to getting out of the hole we're currently in?

[BlueCheeseAgain]

13. Interesting strategy.

[totodeinhere]

15. The president needs to continue to make it clear that he is not dropping out.

And of course he has made it clear many times that he is sticking with the vice president. Plus we need to work our butts off.

[FBaggins]

4. It could be

But - if so - it’s some of the top people from the last 20 years.

I’m struggling to see how this results in a win

[Amishman]

5. Coup increasingly appears to be the best word

[tritsofme]

6. This rhetoric is ridiculous, and seriously minimizes the real coup attempt that happened on 1/6/21.

[Blue Owl]

7. Where were these folks during the primaries?

Why now?

[madaboutharry]

8. That would be unacceptable to most people.

If President Biden steps aside the only acceptable option would be for Vice President Harris to be the nominee. I would go through a grieving process if Biden steps aside, but I would of course vote for Harris and a new VP.
If people try to shove her out of the way and replace the whole ticket? I don’t think democrats would stand for that. Then it would look like something nefarious and undemocratic.

[triron]

9. Yep.

[Lancero]

11. Really? Echoing a Trumpian talking point?

https://www.politico.com/video/2024/07/18/trump-adviser-says-move-to-push-biden-aside-is-attempted-coup-1369557

[BlueCheeseAgain]

12. I disagree, to put it mildly.

Asking a party leader to step aside is not a coup. It's not even close to a coup.

The rhetoric here is too hyperbolic. We have people calling this January 6 and a coup now. It's so strange.

[Jirel]

14. Don't be dramatic.

This is simply untrue. A party and its leadership get to have an honest, even forceful, discussion about the stakes and best options forward. A “coup” would be party leadership trying to oust a capable Biden from the presidency. A hard talk about whether he should be the candidate in the next election is NOT.

You may disagree. There are really good arguments made by people on both sides of this debate. But in the end THIS IS WHAT PARTIES DO IN HIGH STAKES ELECTIONS. Your discomfort comes from seeing more of that process than you normally would. Usually this whole discussion is conducted very covertly, but current events have made that impossible.