Running low on freelancing projects so I figured I'd waste my time with a little speculation. The current political zeitgeist seems to be that it's Kamala's race to lose by virtue of the abortion issue and not being Biden or Trump. Polling is only just now starting to trickle in, but assuming she's got the edge right now, how does it go wrong? Here are some scenarios:

1. She picks Josh Shapiro as her VP and loses Michigan. Shapiro might help her lock in Pennsylvania, but he also "stands out among the current field of potential running mates as being egregiously bad on Palestine," as David Klion writes for The New Republic. That might be enough to lose the support of Michigan's significant Arab-American population and hand it to Trump, which is a big deal as many of the Democratic roads to electoral victory run through Michigan.
2. Republican lawsuits gum up the ballot. While legal experts have generally dismissed the possibility that efforts to challenge Brandon's dropout and swap to Kamala, this wouldn't be the first time that such experts have been caught with their pants down on significant legal rulings. Even if these lawsuits don't go anywhere, they could depress turnout by causing confusion and enabling the spread of misinformation in swing states.
3. Trump forces J.D. Vance off the ticket and gets a VP with more rizz. Ironically, this would open the GOP up to the type of litigation from point 2, but with actual legal credence since the nomination process is complete. Might still be worth it since the dude seems to be a charisma vacuum.
4. Kamala calls someone a honkey or cracker on a hot mic and white moderates freak out. This is my just for fun, pretty much. But like, what if?

Thoughts??

https://archive.is/Djhmv

SPOILER: the article itself is not worth reading, it is classic boring, Hillary platitude with no substance

the answer is no.

(as an aside point, scahill after leaving intercept seem to have lot of pent up opinions, good for him)

and that from existential position of being palestinian. 30 percent of voters think israel is perpetrating genocide

Lmao, today got even funnier. Also, fuck Joe Manchin.

WSJ: How the Bet on an 81-Year-Old Joe Biden Turned Into an Epic Miscalculation

They deprived their party of a legitimate primary contest, even though they knew.

I think this is live. I think this woman might actually be able to draw a clock.

But just to be honest, Senator, I mean, the guy has trouble completing a single sentence.

He does.

The President at least believes that we ought to feed starving children in Gaza and get humanitarian aid there. You’ve got Republicans who don’t even want humanitarian aid to go in there. Maybe somebody would want to talk about that as well. Maybe that’s what he means. I don’t know.

fuck you

Opinions on how to get Dems to change course? Do we decide to vote Republican to stick it to the man, not vote, write in, 3rd party, or the spiciest, but without intentionally killing them (just so my handler knows I'm not for senseless violence), just to threaten and have them step down without bloodshed (probably not for the next though, but what can be done)

Or do we just watch our cuck in chief watch Jill as she makes Macron-i sounds.

Cursed shirt

cowardly trump smh

best wishes we don't do political violence in america hope his booboo doesn't hurt hugs and kisses

Aside from more hilarious gaffes, will they do something really stupid like try to argue he's unpopular or illegitimate because he got shot at?

I know Biden said he hadn't heard the news, which was hilarious frankly.

late for primary but whatevs

The only possible good that can come of this wretched campaign is the ever-increasing likelihood that it will cause the Democratic Party to self-destruct. A lot of people are seriously worried about this, but I am not one of them. I have never been much of a Party Man myself. . . and the more I learn about the realities of national politics, the more I’m convinced that the Democratic Party is an atavistic endeavor – more an Obstacle than a Vehicle – and that there is really no hope of accomplishing anything genuinely new or different in American politics until the Democratic Party is done away with.

From Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72

The party is really treating this like "the most important election of our lives."

Interesting interview, feels like small towns need either early 20th century spd-like structures, or liberation theology

According to White House visitor logs reviewed by the New York Post, Dr Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s disease expert at Walter Reed medical center, met with Dr Kevin O’Connor, a doctor of osteopathic medicine who has treated the president for years.

The visit took place at the White House residence clinic on 17 January. Cannard has visited the White House house eight times since August 2023. On seven of those visits, most recently in late March, he met with Megan Nasworthy, a liaison between Walter Reed and the White House.

Seems to care less about "saving democracy" than many of his most ardent supporters