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Former Kamala Harris aide says Joe Biden should resign so she can serve as 47th president (www.usatoday.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Jamal Simmons, a former communications director for Kamala Harris, made an unlikely suggestion on CNN's "State of the Union" about how the vice president might still have a chance of becoming president in 2024. Simmons proposed that Biden could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, which would make Harris the president of the United States. Simmons argued that this move would keep Harris from having to oversee "her own defeat" when the presidential election is certified in the Senate, and "it would dominate the news at a point where Democrats have to learn" to grab the public's attention. However, there is no evidence that Biden would consider leaving office before the end of his term. Others have joked about Biden clearing a potential path for Harris, such as a co-host of "Pod Save America" saying that Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, had said he was hanging on to vote for Harris. Simmons said that this would be a moment "to change the entire perspective of how Democrats operate," but not everyone on the panel was convinced, with one saying Simmons was "writing the new season of 'House of Cards.'"

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[–] [email protected] 126 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And for their next trick, after being destroyed in the election by a literal traitor to the republic, they are going to tell 70 odd million voters to sod off by forcing kamala into office before Jan next year so trump is 48, and all his hats he's about to sell are wrong. Petty. But I'm impressed someone even recommended being this petty.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly, fucking with trump’s bottom line amuses me.

So yeah. Do it!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This would only get him more money, it wouldn’t affect him negatively.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup, just like they insist that he won 2020, they'll still call him 47 regardless

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, they'll all buy 48 hats, and Trump will be another few millions richer. This is such a stupid idea on so many levels.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What would have been ever better is he resigned when it became obvious he lost his fucking marbles.

Or if the DNC didn't orchestrate everyone dropping 24 hrs before Super Tuesday and endorsing Biden to trick America into thinking anyone wanted Biden's old ass to begin with.

The only things we should be hearing from Kamala, her team, or the DNC is them begging for forgiveness in their resignation letters.

These people are fucking clownshoes and in 4 years they'll be running the campaign of the only other option again.

It'll probably be Kamala again, just even more conservative

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bold of you to assume we get a chance to vote in 4 years.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump brand electronic voting machines in every polling station, federally mandated!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Just like putin's.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's either gonna be Newsom or Liz Cheney. Maybe Buttigieg again.

Progressives, if they intend to stay with the party, need to find their candidate as soon as possible. ONE candidate. We saw what happened in 2020.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

2020 wasn't progressives putting out a bunch of candidates.

It was like 5+ neoliberals all claiming to be progressive in hyper specific areas, then all dropping and endorsing Biden within 48 hours of Super Tuesday so he'd inherit all those single issues voters and look dominat sonthe DNC could call the race two weeks into the primary.

As much as moderates bitch about "single issue voters" it's the only way Joe Biden won a primary after 4 decades of trying.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Warren isn't a neoliberal, and splitting the progressive vote only needed 2.

Which is why progressives need one candidate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Warren was a useful idiot who thought her and the Biden/Clinton wing was on the same team because they have the same letter by their names and Bernie didn't.

[–] xmunk -1 points 2 weeks ago

I much prefer the universe where he didn't resign. He's genuinely a pretty good president on most issues and I rather Harris didn't get a chance to replace all his appointments with people even more corportist and neoliberal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

i read a post somewhere on here last wednesday suggesting the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Who gives a shit if she’s president for a month. What a psycho Stan.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Someone was joking that it would ruin all the 47 Trump merch they had been made. Would be funny

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, Biden dropping out already caused a fuss with people who bought the "Don't let the old man win" merch because it suddenly changed from an anti-Biden slogan to an anti-Trump slogan

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a funny thought, but what would it actually do?

Funnel more wealth to Trump when they just shell out more cash for another round of merch?

Or would they just roll with it and talk about how petty and impotent Dems are?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not to mention he would start claims that she took office with intent to not leave it. It would look very conspicuous to his base.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Would just double their sales when everyone buys new ones.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I support this because it's very funny (in a pathetic way)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

She might have the balls and lawyer know-how to abuse the legal protections Trump placed on presidents. But it's all highly fantastical as Democrats lost the elections so obviously.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 weeks ago

Petty? Absolutely. Vindictive? Without question.

Fucking hilarious? 100%.

[–] freeman 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunate that he is a former aide so Harris can't fire him.

Such shenanigans would hurt the anti Trump cause (if it exists) by trivializing the elections and making it appear as just a game to Harris.

It's not petty it's self ridiculing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Also relies on Republicans not making the case that next in line should be Trump because he won already

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why waste the time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe they think she'll try to do all the things Biden won't do. Things like pack the court or somehow codify Roe v Wade, even if it's far fetched. Show everyone what they missed out on, even if it gets reversed a month later.

Unless that's the plan, it would be a complete waste of time.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is dumb, petty and counterproductive.

But a lot of conservatives were complaining that Harris had to know that Biden wasn't capable of the job and she should have activated the 25th amendment. But she didn't do that and when he did step aside to let her be the candidate these same people that were all about her kicking him out of office were now saying that this was a bloodless coup even though she was only running for pres instead of actually being president. Basically they were irked because she didn't do what they wanted and would have been upset if she did what they wanted. Damned if she did and damned if she didn't.

So if he steps down and she becomes president they get to be unhappy about it and claim the high ground both ways.

Really wish we had adults running things instead of transparently partisan idiots who don't hold any consistent core belief system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, this way she could run the campaign while he runs the country.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

These people aren't looking for fare. They are looking for excuses to always paint every choice as failure.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

Seems utterly pointless.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Simmons argued that this move would keep Harris from having to oversee "her own defeat" when the presidential election is certified in the Senate

If Gore can do it, so can Harris

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I thought this is a an Onion at first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Good luck, Jack!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

If there was dumbest takes on the election contest, this guy might not win but he would for sure get at least an honorable mention.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 weeks ago

What did kamala harris ever do that she deserves a favor?