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TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)
6. Keith Olbermann believes Biden might step down.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 05:38 PM
Jul 2024


IN A COUNTDOWN BULLETIN PODCAST: I now believe the President is going to stand aside and Kamala Harris will replace him as the nominee, and I think there is as much as a 50-50 chance he will also resign his office before the election.

This is NOT based on sourced reporting or inside information but merely an accumulation of new developments during the course of Tuesday, and I take no pleasure in making any of these conclusions, and I haven't even thought long enough about them to be certain if I concur or am opposed to this outcome.

After Nancy Pelosi's comments today about President Biden and how "I think it's a legitimate question to say, is this an episode or is this a condition? When people ask that question, it's completely legitimate" and how nothing she could have said would do less to tamp down speculation or debate, and especially after today's report of leaked internal swing state Democratic polling, I think - as my friend of half a century Will Bunch put it, "it feels like an energy shift in the force."

The polling is described in detail. The bottom line is that in the 72 hours after the debate, Democratic internal pollsters OpenLabs reported that the six swing states had become twelve swing states and Biden had lost about two points in both of them and was now trailing Trump in Michigan and Pennsylvania by seven.

That is not sustainable.

GET THE BULLETIN COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4fcedz7v

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Better we learn about it NOW than in September/October, if it's accurate. Wingus Dingus Jul 2024 #1
Fear dweller Jul 2024 #2
Who said claudette Jul 2024 #3
Newsom doesn't want the nom. Harris doesn't poll any better flamingdem Jul 2024 #11
It's all claudette Jul 2024 #24
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jul 2024 #28
VP Harris would be the best bet 0rganism Jul 2024 #4
Is there any evidence that she'll poll better than Biden? flamingdem Jul 2024 #13
Saw a recent poll indicating that she runs better with independent voters 0rganism Jul 2024 #22
You do realize NONE of the money President Biden raised could be transferred to another candidate. PortTack Jul 2024 #32
Yep. You do realize that no amount of money will fix Biden's problems on its own. 0rganism Jul 2024 #38
I'm not sure that's true. Frasier Balzov Jul 2024 #39
Thank you. Interesting question everything Jul 2024 #43
She can't win. This country will never elect a woman as president. n/t valleyrogue Jul 2024 #15
I agree. Anyone pushing that wants Trump to win flamingdem Jul 2024 #16
That's what I was thinking claudette Jul 2024 #25
Exactly! PortTack Jul 2024 #30
Then we've already lost. Fortunately, I think you're wrong about that. 0rganism Jul 2024 #40
No, presidential elections are won or lost based on the incumbent's governance during the term of office. Biden's Deek1935 Jul 2024 #41
And right now the story's circulating that Biden can only work 6 hours/day 0rganism Jul 2024 #42
We have a wonderful vice president DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2024 #5
Keith Olbermann believes Biden might step down. TheBlackAdder Jul 2024 #6
Sorry, I like him but he's starved for attention flamingdem Jul 2024 #17
"...I haven't even thought long enough about them..." dchill Jul 2024 #35
This is total bullshit valleyrogue Jul 2024 #7
KO just dropped a podcast minutes ago. TheBlackAdder Jul 2024 #8
Turbineguy Jul 2024 #9
This seems so obvious, split the dems and people stay home flamingdem Jul 2024 #10
Yes, they are that stupid. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #12
I'll be glad when there's no time left flamingdem Jul 2024 #18
Another? It's been nonstop since the debate senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #14
Thanks for that comment. I agree. Needs to be more than an interview flamingdem Jul 2024 #19
I wish I were wrong, but his team senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #21
I wish he'd have a confab with Obama flamingdem Jul 2024 #27
Another? Yes why do we have to keep the topic alive here??? Seriously..drop it PortTack Jul 2024 #34
I believe this late into the nomination process, a reason other than a poor debate/poll numbers are bad would be needed Freethinker65 Jul 2024 #20
Yes, Nancy Pelosi suggested health records flamingdem Jul 2024 #29
Already started orangecrush Jul 2024 #23
It sounds like a distraction from the USSC ruling yesterday. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #26
It's another day of triumph for Trump flamingdem Jul 2024 #33
Because the media wants to suck up to Trump Bettie Jul 2024 #31
Ouch! I guess it's come to this flamingdem Jul 2024 #36
Well, also the people who own the media Bettie Jul 2024 #37
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