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Ace's Mother Jones article listed a decision tree for voters
Posted on: July 6, 2024 at 18:38:23 CT
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Are you 'ridin' with Biden'
or do you think ditching him and picking a substitute is the smartest course?
http://www.tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=19119935
Let’s look at this as a decision tree. The first branch: What does Biden’s debate debacle mean? ...
Biden’s debate prompted the question: Was this an one-off (due to a cold, fatigue from grueling travel, or whatever) or an indication of a worrisome condition that could—or probably would—manifest itself again. If the latter, this meant his reelection bid—and the effort to prevent Trump from returning to the White House—was in great danger. One more public appearance like this one would likely end Biden’s campaign. And if such an event occurred after the convention, the Democrats would be dead ducks. Burdened with a candidate seen as in severe cognitive decline, the party could take a wallop that would include losing the Senate and failing to retake the House. The authoritarian-minded Trump would rule again, with a Republican-controlled Congress.
So here is the first decision. If you’re in the one-bad-night camp and still ridin’ with Biden, your calculating is done. You’re going to have to white-knuckle your way through the next four months.
If you believe the debate revealed a potentially existential threat for the Biden effort, then you move on to other branches on the decision tree. The next question is, if not Biden, whom?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/joe-biden-kamala-harris-democratic-convention/
or do you think ditching him and picking a substitute is the smartest course?
http://www.tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=19119935
Let’s look at this as a decision tree. The first branch: What does Biden’s debate debacle mean? ...
Biden’s debate prompted the question: Was this an one-off (due to a cold, fatigue from grueling travel, or whatever) or an indication of a worrisome condition that could—or probably would—manifest itself again. If the latter, this meant his reelection bid—and the effort to prevent Trump from returning to the White House—was in great danger. One more public appearance like this one would likely end Biden’s campaign. And if such an event occurred after the convention, the Democrats would be dead ducks. Burdened with a candidate seen as in severe cognitive decline, the party could take a wallop that would include losing the Senate and failing to retake the House. The authoritarian-minded Trump would rule again, with a Republican-controlled Congress.
So here is the first decision. If you’re in the one-bad-night camp and still ridin’ with Biden, your calculating is done. You’re going to have to white-knuckle your way through the next four months.
If you believe the debate revealed a potentially existential threat for the Biden effort, then you move on to other branches on the decision tree. The next question is, if not Biden, whom?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/joe-biden-kamala-harris-democratic-convention/
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Ace's Mother Jones article listed a decision tree for voters - JeffB MU - 7/6 18:38:23