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Tim Coffey's avatar

I hate to sound like a broken record on this, but I will never forgive Mitch McConnell for his actions during Trump's second impeachment. The consequences of his amorality are now clear: it is now *entirely* up to the Democratic party to get their shit together and unite behind a nominee while saving democracy in the United States.

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You're probably right that a jail break will eventually come for Biden, but I still think that Biden dismisses the jailbreakers and holds fast. The real question for me at the core of that scenario is this:

"Is Biden an individualist focused on trying to cement his legacy after reaching the pinnacle of more than 40 years in politics, or is he a man who thinks more about the country than his legacy?"

I don't think we know the answer to that question in its full yet, but if I were to venture a guess, then I'd say that perhaps a man who decides to run for reelection at 81 rather than passing the torch after being in politics since 1973 is *probably* an indicator that he's thinking more about himself than the country. We'll find out the true answer within the next two months I suppose, but if it comes up snake eyes I won't be surprised.

"...in focus groups with African-American women the sentiment has been overwhelming that Harris can’t beat Trump for elemental reasons."

I wonder what black people were saying in focus groups about the potential candidacy of Obama during the '08 primaries. It might have been the same kind of opinion, but I don't know because I've never heard those focus groups--nor do I know that they were even being grouped. Focus groupers might have been more worried about white voter opinions than black ones that year.

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