Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumTrump's Re-election Chances Suddenly Look Shakier
After a year in which Mr. Trump has told voters that they must support his re-election or risk watching the economy decline, the stock market is reeling and economists are warning that a recession could be on the horizon because of the worsening spread of the coronavirus.
And instead of elevating Sen. Bernie Sanders, as Mr. Trump made clear was his hope, Democrats have suddenly and decisively swung from a flirtation with socialism to former Vice President Joe Biden, who has run a primary campaign centered on a return to political normalcy.
~ Taegan Goddard, quoting the NY Times
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
empedocles
(15,751 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Blues Heron
(6,096 posts)Mind boggling that anybody could be entertaining four more years of this sabotage.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)It was all about his predicted clusterfark of a presidency that was supposed to give them daily fodder. The prediction came true, but it didn't do America or the world any favors.
Can we call it a re-election? He was voted in by the more ignorant states and not the people. He finished second.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Fire Pence...appoint Biden VP...and then resign.
That would save 10 months before the inevitable happens...and might make the difference between everybody being either dead or dead broke and not.
These guys are in so far over their heads it ain't even funny.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)So much for that!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)would be to just fire Pence and resign himself. Then we'd have President Pelosi who would keep the ship afloat until Inauguration Day.
She was involved in the last financial crisis and knows what's what. Still remember the day she walked outta some big meeting white as a sheet because of how close we came to a complete and total meltdown when the capital markets froze up...
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95099470
Almost all of the biggest stock market crashes in history have come under Republicans because...well, that's just what they do.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
argyl
(3,064 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NNadir
(34,507 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Sure, he always came across as a smug jerk and it was fun to see him fall, but the media is teeming with those types.
Even American voters fall into this category (hint, hint).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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subana
(586 posts)covering every speech or comment no matter how ridiculous it was!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)A typical 30-second spot is expensive. This should violate campaign laws.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(91,387 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bucolic_frolic
(46,617 posts)Our markets function, our banks have cash, liquidity is fine. But fighting the pandemic will cause massive contraction of spending and collapse of business balance sheets, particularly small businesses. I mean meltdown. Rents, loans, bond debts are still due. Receipts are diminished. Bills go unpaid, which impacts other businesses. This is off the charts. 1932 all over again.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
subana
(586 posts)it's going to be more like 1930s again, not 2008! 2008 was just a little hiccup compared to this!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TommyCelt
(849 posts)This is so frightening and so chaotic; I wish I could laugh and relish in his downfall.
I have an immunocompromised spouse and son in my home. My mom is as well. I never wished more for this trump to do his job well in my life. But that's not going to happen, of course.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BigmanPigman
(52,163 posts)At least he was impeached over the correct candidate and his impeachment wasn't wasted on Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)...both in the primaries and the general election.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BigmanPigman
(52,163 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
keithbvadu2
(39,862 posts)Pay attention to Trump when he says the economy is going down the drain if he is not reelected.
He is telling us what shape he will leave the country in.
Despite his excuses, Trump gets full credit for any bad in the economy just as he takes full credit for any good in the economy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
usaf-vet
(6,816 posts)The best part is Covid-19 can't be insulted, bullied, belittled, or threatened by a morning Twitter rant. Sweet!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thucythucy
(8,736 posts)Except for the stuff about God (though this ending is true to the H.G. Wells book, which is awesome, BTW).
The evil monsters felled by something they never anticipated, something they couldn't even see.
Hopefully on January 20th next year we'll all start rising from the smoking ruins left us by Trump and the KGoP.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
usaf-vet
(6,816 posts)Sometimes I wish I was an artist or at least a cartoonist.
I have this picture in my head of a CoVid-19 cell like the one in this DU post. The image minus the boat and Trump.
But my image would have the CoVid-19 cell with two legs and big oversize shoes and under one shoe being squashed would be the likeness of Trump depicted by his small hand, red tie, orange face, and blond hairpiece.
Titled: Squashed by a Superior Germ
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thucythucy
(8,736 posts)And H G Wells was awesome. Read "War of the Worlds" as a kid--was hooked on the first paragraph, which I practically memorized.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
usaf-vet
(6,816 posts)The Andromeda Strain is a fantastic 70's sci-fi movie, directed by Robert Wise who brought us 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', 'Run Silent, Run Deep', and 'The Haunting'. It was also the first film to be adapted from a Michael Crichton novel.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thucythucy
(8,736 posts)I'd forgotten about that.
Then there's this, which is trending everywhere:
And somewhere I have a copy of "Journal of the Plague Year." I'll have to Google to see if anyone has ever done that as a movie.
Be well everyone!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sugarcoated
(8,080 posts)It's just a matter of when
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(304,721 posts)in by a pandemic virus.. it could very well happen.
The coronavirus has exposed DT's tragic incompetence like no other.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Cramer looks terrified, and just advocated such extreme emergency socialism it would make Bernie look like a piker.
Gotta love them stock-happy capitalists on CNBC, boy...when Wall Street's in deep shit they scream for help from the feds...but when it's Main Street that needs a hand they start the Tea Party.
Futures pegged low again. Boeing down like 15-20% in pre-market. If that's reflective of some other DJIA equities this is market crash levels. We'll be testing circuitbreakers today bigtime...maybe even the 3rd one.
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813682567/how-stock-market-circuit-breakers-work
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Don't confuse an election with the ratfucking that installed tRUMP in office. The language of facts is important...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thucythucy
(8,736 posts)his chances of re-selection have gone down.
The names of every single elector who voted for this cretin should go down in infamy in the annals of our democracy--that's assuming of course our democracy--such as it was--will even survive.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dopers_Greed
(2,647 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)Would he ever try to cancel the election do you think?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SilasSouleII
(443 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)There trips the 1st circuitbreaker.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Chakaconcarne
(2,722 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Joe's been there, done that.
Not like the BullshitArtist-in-Chief
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
subana
(586 posts)that will be good, at least we'll be able to hear from a real politician with real leadership for a change!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)is because we have ZERO leadership. Joe can go a long way toward showing the country what it would look like to have a real leader again.
That's the good news...the bad news is that everybody will then realize we still got over 10 months to go before we can get him in there.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)So now the economy is good only if he is President? How did we ever survive before?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
subana
(586 posts)even if anyone is left alive when all of this is over, the economic difficulties will take a very long time to overcome, if ever!
Since he made his public statement last night, I wonder if his fans will still say the virus is a hoax.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)is at least another 1 million votes for Joe.
Hell, I bet come November even Munchkin, Krudlow & the surviving Koch brother will vote for Biden.
Not Adelson, though...he'll probably have eaten a bullet by then.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DinahMoeHum
(22,465 posts). . .are giving Trump and the GOP the finger and a vote of no confidence.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Keep buying them dips, bro!
Imbecile.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)This reminds me of "Titanic" when the engineers were futilely trying to keep the relays in and the lights on as she was going down.
It didn't work in the movie, either.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)"Make America Broke Again"
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(114,569 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(304,721 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lees1975
(5,781 posts)almost from the outset. His presidency has been one stupid, inept move after another and all that adds up. The Democrats are on a roll that got started when Jones won the Alabama senate seat and it hasn't stopped. Trump may pick up 55 million votes but the Democrat, probably Biden, will get 70 million and 335 electoral votes minimum. Foregone conclusion. Trump's toast.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Cha
(304,721 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden