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Wolf J Flywheel's avatar

Did you mean Le Mike? As in Michael Lavaughn Robinson?

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Yancey Ward's avatar

If Biden steps aside, the best time to do it is after Super Tuesday with the candidate picked at the convention. Rigging a candidate after the voters and delegates get no say is far too risky.

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dissonant1's avatar

She makes the idea of the big M being switched in quite persuasive. But is the big M really willing to do it? I think that remains THE question. Hillary is starting to make her push and so apparently the Clintonites think it is an open field at this point. Whatever and whomever, it does appear a switch would have to be made post-convention if it is done. That is problematic in several respects.

Regarding the Kamala problem, perhaps she could be bought off along with the Bidens and Gruesome could be inserted as M's VP candidate to placate the California mafia. It all seems SO implausible but on the other hand I do think M would be Trump's most formidable opponent, as absurd as that may be.

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Arnold's avatar

I don’t know that timing is a function or concern of a delegate vote. That seems risky to wait until September to start a presidential run.... after a convention. If they want Biden to step aside, for a better candidate, I would think sooner is better than later so that at the convention the party can get behind said replacement meaning $$$$. If I were a betting man, this theory seems wildly speculative. I think they believe either the fix is in, or Biden can actually legitimately beat Trump. I’m guessing, but I don’t think it’s going to be Big Mike.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

Trump has an amazing ability to get under peoples skin.

I expect the lawfare to be turned up even more.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

For most of them it's a function of programming. They're like seals, say Trump and they react and the hate machine gets turned up to 12 in 10 click machine.

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NFO's avatar

If this happens (both the timing and candidate), I win $100 off of my work colleagues, owing them nothing if it doesn't, having called it last fall. Still think it the most-likely scenario, although I'd MUCH rather it not be. Despite everything, she could actually win.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Will she be Mr or Madame President?

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AmericanCardigan's avatar

Depends on how well her mustaches coming in since i last saw 8 years ago.

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dissonant1's avatar

Speaking of laying the ground for a political run, maybe I am starting to understand this whole big push for normalization of transexuals/transgenderism/gender fluidity over the last few years. Just kidding... I think.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

I'm thinking zhe.

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D F Barr's avatar

The first pronoun prez

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Bob C.'s avatar

I think Big Mike is so disliked by a wide range of Americans as to be completely unelectable. That being said, with elections such as they are, the installation no longer relies on elections to get the job done.

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D F Barr's avatar

Big Mike!!

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ML's avatar

Thumbs up on Vance’s prediction. It explains why a good many people we know, including, unfortunately, family in CA, will vote even in his advanced senility, for Zhou: they can thus continue their flagrant lack of reflection…the “we don’t have a choice” syndrome…

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dissonant1's avatar

Alex Krainer has a good essay out today on the nature of conspiracies, the nature of the "Deep State actors" with whom we are dealing, and how to overcome them:

https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/humanity-where-conspiracies-go-to?publication_id=1063805&post_id=141756577&isFreemail=true&r=rjj5o

In short, his point is that they are not invincible and should not be viewed as such.

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dissonant1's avatar

Yes, 100%. He has a gift for analysis and communication but most importantly a thirst for the truth and for justice. To think that English isn't even his first language. I can't help but feel that his growing up in Communist Yugoslavia and going through the breakup of that state has had a great influence on him. He has applied that background + his intellect + his knowledge of politics and economics + his communication skills + his temperament to be of benefit to all of us. He didn't have to do it. That says a lot about his character and trustworthiness, too.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

But don’t all her self abasing white fans hate whites too?

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Mark Wauck's avatar

If anyone could bring that out in a debate it would The Donald.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

In a most delicate way, yes.

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