Biden has one bad debate in June, months and months before the election, and many on the left seem to be losing their damn minds! Hysterical conniptions abound, Biden must bow out, he's too old, he's not fit for office and on and on and on sat on endless repeat. I call BULLSHIT. Yeah, his debate performance was poor, So what? I don't think that means the other guy, spewing lies the whole time, gets a win by default. I'm sorry, but nothing Trump can say or do will make me want to vote for him. His only interest in the presidency is to stay out of jail, full stop. Oh, and an orgy of revenge on anyone who may have wronged the Donald in the past is also on the agenda. He has no plans on how to deal with climate change other than calling it a hoax. That alone is enough for me not to vote for him. To deny climate change in 2024 is the height of insanity. But wait there's more! Trump has no plans to address the skyrocketing costs of housing and healthcare. He has little if any understanding of geopolitics, unless you consider brown-nosing the world's worst dictators acceptable foreign policy. Trump offers nothing that would actually help the members of his cult-like base other than hurting those they don't like. If the Republicans were stupid enough to make him their nominee for 2024, I think it guarantees yet another loss. Here are five reasons why:
The overturning of Roe v Wade by itself has turned half our population against Trump and his band of enabling goons. Taking away people's rights is not exactly going to get you points in a popularity contest. It's more than just abortion, they want to take away access to contraception in general. When put to a vote, even in deep red states, people vote to protect reproductive rights and freedoms. A Republican win in November will mean it's only a matter of time before there's a nationwide abortion ban. Our current insane Supreme Court should not be trying to reverse rights that have already been fought for and won. I think women will come out to vote in unprecedented numbers against the Republican Party.
Another surefire losing strategy the Republicans have is climate change denial in 2024. Pretending a problem does not exist does nothing to resolve it, much less make it go away. We are living through climate change now! Numerous fires, floods, extreme heat waves and a category 5 hurricane in June are all neon flashing warning signs of things to come. Electric cars may not be the answer but at least they are a small attempt to address the issue. Personally, I think our only chance to avoid climate-induced catastrophes is a complete rethink on our relationship to nature but that's for another time. Addressing climate change is important to younger voters. They know we are out of time. There's another issue young voters are interested in.
Gun control! Republican notions of thoughts and prayers, arm the teachers (an absolute absurdity) and good guys with guns stopping bad guys with guns (yes, another absurdity) do nothing to address our national epidemic of mass shootings, including mass school shootings. In short, they will do anything to avoid solving the problem. Gun makers and ammunition manufacturers have completely bought off the Republican Party. Republicans hide behind a mythological reverence for the Second Amendment putting the unmitigated right to own deadly firearms above the lives of our students and fellow citizens. I mean really, who in the hell needs an AK-47 or AR-15 to defend their home? You guessed it, another absurdity! I think this issue will bring numerous young people to the polls this November.
Trump's inability to attract so-called independent voters will also lead to his defeat. Let's remember Trump doesn't even have all of the Republican Party. 34 felony convictions are not going to win over independent-minded voters. Trump's incessant whining about the 2020 election also does little to attract new voters. His rabid base will certainly come out to vote for him but alone they are nowhere near enough. Few people really want to live in a fascist state with Christian window dressing. (See Project 2025) I think Trump knows this and seeks a path to the White House via the House of Representatives and or the Supreme Court. And speaking of the Supreme Court.
The horrible presidential immunity ruling handed down on July 1st 2024 will be another nail in the coffin of Trump and Trumpism. If allowed to stand indefinitely, this obliterates the Constitution. I thought we had resolved the notion of rulers not being above the law almost a thousand years ago via the Magna Carta. It seems our Supreme Court has other ideas. Great! Now we get to argue over what constitutes official acts and duties of the president. So it seems paying off pornstars, ignoring deadly viruses and ordering the disappearances of political rivals are now little more than presidential duties or acts. The current Supreme Court is far more radical than most Americans want. The only way to change it is to have someone who will appoint non-radical right members to the bench. We have got to have a more balanced Supreme Court.
Let's face it, Biden is weak despite his numerous successes, The American Rescue Plan, The Chips Act, Build Back Better, a $1.2 Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill and a reinvigorated NATO. His perceived weakness I think comes from the fact he doesn't look good on TV. He comes across as old and slow. We would do well to remember the presidency is a branch of government staffed by numerous people. Nobody can be an expert in all areas. Biden surrounds himself with qualified experts, not lackeys and sycophants. Sure, he's slower than he was 20 or 30 years ago but overall I think his judgment is still sound. That does not mean I agree with every decision he's made, mainly around Israel and Gaza. I shudder to think what a second Trump term would mean for that part of the world. A second Trump term would be an unmitigated disaster here at home as well as for the rest of the world. Oh, here are a few more reasons I don't think it will happen.
Turning over the RNC to unqualified family members who then vacuum up most of the money to cover Trump's ever growing mountain of legal bills hurts Republicans’ chances to retake The House and Senate. Without which they cannot enact the radical rights wet dream known as Project 2025.
A king operating above the law overseeing America as an Evangelical Christian Nation is a hard pass for most of us. The lunatics who want to bring this about think they can control Trump. Now I ask you, when has this ever worked out? It's the Democrats job to let the world know about Project 2025 and how Trump ties into it.
Despite everything I've said here Democrats and those who lean further left like me, need to think of this as the final Super Bowl and our team is down 28 to 14 in the fourth quarter. Yes, electoral politics feels lame and the two major parties have too many similarities to matter. I think there used to be an element of truth to this when we were talking about Democrats and Republicans. That's no longer the case. Under Trump, the Republican Party has gone fascist with an unhealthy mix of Evangelical Christianity thrown in. That's not a mix I want to contemplate nor a country I want to live in. We cannot get this one wrong.
P. S. If Trump somehow does win, the sun will still rise, the Earth will still spin and we will resist…
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