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In reply to the discussion: Dear fellow DUers, I have a question: am I right to be terrified? [View all]LeftInTX
(34,276 posts)23. Well a bunch of Democrats certainly don't seem to be frightened enough!
They're too busy fighting amongst each other!
Driving the news: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first sitting Democratic member of Congress to call for Biden to step down, as did former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Colorado congressional candidate Adam Frisch.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in a local TV news interview on Monday that the Biden campaign should be "candid with us about his condition," while Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said on CNN the campaign "needs to listen to us."
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), in an interview with Semafor, chastised the campaign for its "dismissive attitude," alluding to a fundraising email last week that dismissed those with concerns as "bedwetters."
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on MSNBC that it was "legitimate" to ask of both Biden and Trump: "Is this an episode or a condition?'"
What they're saying: "There is a lot of apprehension. That's an understatement, [but] there's no other way to describe it," Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) told Axios.
Quigley said public worries are surfacing this week because it "took some time to process" the fallout from Biden's poor showing in Thursday's debate, and members are "starting to digest how the public is being influenced by this."
Pointing to Project 2025 and the Supreme Court's immunity decision, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) said Democrats "must be laser-focused on winning, not hand wringing, or sentimentality, or insulting each other as 'bedwetters,' or anything else."
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/02/biden-house-senate-democrats-revolt
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Frightened? No. Activated, seething, & angry would be right. This isn't a fight or flight moment. It is a fight moment.
SoFlaBro
Jul 2024
#1
Depends on what you couple with "fear". If it leads to paralysis and inaction, then it's not helpful at all.
SoFlaBro
Jul 2024
#15
As a fellow Californian, and being half way to 80, I'll admit, I'lI too have fear for my family.
Magoo48
Jul 2024
#51
You're right to be scared. Project 2025 has laid it all out. We who opposed trump...
brush
Jul 2024
#7
Fear and drama are what MAGAs want. We can let our imaginations go to the dark side
Deuxcents
Jul 2024
#8
Do what financial planners would call a risk assessment. Bankers call it a stress test.
bucolic_frolic
Jul 2024
#9
The ruling is a playground for malicious mischief by a future evil president
Model35mech
Jul 2024
#11
Just fuck. I'm at my lowest point. Why can't they give Biden some respectful space. Let him
Ninga
Jul 2024
#24
all that religious stuff being crammed into schools in red states, anti abortion, book banning, anti black history stuff
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Jul 2024
#27
I've cut back on posting bc of 'everything'. But this came to me several times today...
sprinkleeninow
Jul 2024
#33
it's really bad. 6 maga justices have decided they're to be the ultimate word on everything
bigtree
Jul 2024
#36
The oligarchs and the christofascists may believe that this Subversive Court cements their rule.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jul 2024
#40
Old story... during the Constitutional Convention, a woman asked Franklin what form of government they were creating.
paleotn
Jul 2024
#38
I have no words of wisdom for you calimary. I can say this; Biden and his staff are likely not sitting on
alwaysinasnit
Jul 2024
#39
Yup. I have a response to those that feel their votes don't count. "Well, you've got nothing to lose except a
alwaysinasnit
Jul 2024
#85
If you wer;en't terrified of TFG and his fundagelical army, you'd be as crazy as he is.
Warpy
Jul 2024
#61
Agreed. I'm already determined to vote for Biden AND everybody on the blue team.
calimary
Jul 2024
#102
You are not the only one. We are all terrified. Including those calling for Biden to step down.
texasfiddler
Jul 2024
#81
It wouldn't surprise me to see Joe Biden at the top level f the historical scale.
calimary
Jul 2024
#112
Sigh... yeah. It still hurts. I voted for Hillary. Instead we got the Orange Plague.
calimary
Jul 2024
#120