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And Jill Stein all those other times too...

I saw a couple of those just today.

Oh no if only a single person on the internet hadn't upset them, they could have voted for harm reduction. But now they have to vote contrary to what they want. So tragic.

the candidate that will accelerate any genocides going on in other countries?

Or, indeed, in Palestine itself. Trump, after all, is the candidate who wants Netanyahu to "finish the job" of killing them off.

The polls I've seen with/without RFK seem to be pretty back and forth. I wouldn't be surprised for them to be aware of how he impacts votes in very specific counties they feel they need to win.

that go after him more hardcore aren’t exactly the strongest “supporters”.

Yeah that's just patently untrue. The people going hard in the paint on Biden from the left are your hardcore progressive and leftist base. People that actually volunteer on campaigns, donate, go door to door, sign people up to vote and otherwise do work to get people elected. Think our revolution, justice democrats, extinction rebellion etc... Its not people passively engaged in politics that are activated and engaged in these organizations which are fundamental to getting any Democrats elected. Its activated, deeply engaged, strongly opinionated people who do the work of getting Democrats elected.

And this highlights the divide in Biden's support. You have armchair centrists who basically do almost nothing and are only minimally engaged in the political process wagging their fingers saying "Any Blue Will Do" at the cohort of individuals who are being critical of Biden, but whom are also operate the cranks of the actual machines that gets Democrats elected. Any leftist worth their salt understands strategic voting, but that's not the point. The point has been that this neo-liberal, technocratic approach to voting that Democratic centrists are insisting on, is losing and will continue to lose this election. The only thing that has kept Biden in this game was an activist rebellion within the Democratic primary system that forced his response, and he's only really offered a papier-mâché stiffening of his rhetoric on Israel, but has done basically nothing to fix the underlying issue. IF Biden doesn't fundamentally shift his position on Gaza and Israel now, this is over. He's lost this election.

In this vein, the only thing that can actually save Biden from him self is a complete and total rebellion within the DNC voter base, and to basically drag Biden to a better policy position. Otherwise he will lose this election. The lame ass excuse of "Well Trump would be worse" is actually working against Biden right now, because Biden is actually the president, not Trump. The phrase "The buck stops here" is so apropos in this situation, that its almost comical.