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At least one donor who attended the event and listened to Mr. Schiff’s remarks said he left dejected, believing that Mr. Biden’s chances of winning were now slim and that they should concentrate giving their time and money to downballot candidates in the hopes of salvaging something for the party.
I wonder how many prospective/Democrat candidates the party starved for funding and soundbytes that actually dropped out or stepped aside?
in the hopes of salvaging something for the party.
one would hope that salvaging something for the fucking country is what should be first on their minds.
i understand the sentence is second party reinterpretation, but it is still funny. or sad. or something.
This is legit a leopards ate my face moment for Democrats. We need a new candidate!! Like who? One of those guys we told to get the fuck out of the way!
Frankly, I'd kill for the Dems to pour money and resources into down ballot races.
There go the Democrats, shooting themselves in the foot again.
It's only fair since the Republicans got to shoot themselves in the ear
Crooks on crooks crimes have always been the Republican way.
No the Republicans shot themselves in the foot, and the Democrats took it as a challenge, and shot themselves in the head.
In this thread: people who don't know how poorly this went every other time they switched.
Correlation isn't causation, the switches happened because they were doing poorly
One time the switch happened because the popular candidate was assassinated.
One time it was partially because of, and partially the cause of the Civil War. (Contest only resolved after Southern delegates walked out)
One time it was because neither candidate could get the support of the KKK. No that's not a joke.
And another time it was because of the civil rights act. The guy who ended up causing the contest really, really hated it.
In every single case, the party that had a contested convention lost the election. Generally by a pretty wide margin.
do they know we automatically lose Nevada, Georgia and Wisconsin if we lose Biden/Harris?
I can't fathom the circular firing squad mentality at work here.
This isn't like other elections in the past. But at the same time there is no clear full proof solution for another person to take the wheels. They should do whatever it takes to make sure Trump and Trumpism is defeated long term.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Mr. Schiff, who has been among Mr. Trump’s most outspoken critics, said at the fund-raiser that Mr. Biden and his campaign staff had been generally unwilling to engage the views of outside pollsters and political experts and urged them to do so, the people with knowledge of his remarks said.
At least one donor who attended the event and listened to Mr. Schiff’s remarks said he left dejected, believing that Mr. Biden’s chances of winning were now slim and that they should concentrate giving their time and money to downballot candidates in the hopes of salvaging something for the party.
Mr. Biden’s campaign pointed to statements that it and the president’s allies had repeatedly made in recent days that he maintained strong support from members of Congress.
Only a relatively small number have publicly come out against Mr. Biden’s candidacy, the campaign said, noting support from members of groups like the Congressional Black Caucus.
Mr. Schiff rose to national prominence in 2019 as the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee when he led the impeachment hearings against Mr. Trump for withholding aid to Ukraine.
The impeachment proceedings began after an intelligence community official seeking whistle-blower protections told lawmakers about a phone call Mr. Trump had with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
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