1y ago

‘Uncommitted’ Campaign in Michigan Shatters Expectations Against Biden

www.thedailybeast.com

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Shatters!! You hear that, pony soldier? Shatters!! Into shards, that themselves shattered. It was an out of control fractal of shattering, it slowed the universe down for a little, but, hey, how would you even notice?
- These fucking headlines… 🤦‍♂️
- To shreds you say? What about journalistic quality of the linked article? To shreds you say?
- Slams, destroys, claps at...... ugh!
So freaking stupid. You don’t like the way Biden is handling Gaza, so you turn to the man who * checks notes * wants to ban Muslims from entering America and moved the US embassy to Jerusalem against Palestinian wishes? You think he will do a better job for Gaza? He will cheerlead a genocide.
- This campaign is about the primaries, not the general election. They have not told anyone to vote for Trump.
  The Dems took voters for granted in 2016 and got what they deserved. They should be thanking this campaign but shooting the messenger is so much easier, so they won't.
  
  It’s funny to hear all the crybaby dnc sycophants who support genocide saying the same dumb talking points again and again.
  I’m starting to think they are bots, because it would get boring just saying the same stupid shit over and over again.
  
  They have not told anyone to vote for Trump.
  They told them not to vote for Biden, which is much the same.
  The Dems took voters for granted in 2016 and got what they deserved.
  65,853,514 voted for Clinton, over 2.8 million more than voted for Trump.
- Voters are well aware what a monster Trump is. You’re being disingenuous or dense by continuing to screech about the orange dotard.
  The DNC is refusing to hold primaries in good faith. This is literally the last best option to show our utter disdain for Biden’s piss poor policy positions, because they have removed democratic choice as an option.
  Don’t like it? Be a better leader. Start by demanding a ceasefire and restoring full funding for UN humanitarian aid in Gaza. Blaming voters for Biden’s failures is a surefire strategy to lose in November.
  
  The DNC ~~is refusing~~ has refused to hold primaries in good faith.
  fixed that for you (see: 2016, 2020)
  
  Voters are well aware what a monster Trump is.
  I don't think so. Over 80 million voted for him in 2020. And support among those that supported Biden in 2020 in waning. Read this article and shudder: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234145544/2024-election-michigan-voters-disillusioned-biden-trump
  Ka'Marr Coleman-Byrd, a 27-year-old tax consultant who voted for Biden in 2020, says he'll make up his mind closer to November based on where things stand with issues like foreign aid, race relations and student loans.
  "Growing up, I feel like I voted Democrat just because it just seemed like the thing to do," he said. "I'd say now ... I'm sort of more into politics and seeing exactly what both parties present, so it's not just like a blind vote in a sense."
  Just 50% of Black adults nationally approve of Biden, down from 86% in July 2021, according to a December AP-NORC poll. And there are signs that Black Michiganders' support for Biden — which Democratic strategists see as key to his reelection — is waning.
  A Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion poll released this month found that 91% of Black voters in Michigan plan to vote in the general election. When asked who they would vote for if that were today, 49% of respondents said Biden and 26% said Trump.
  Considering Trump got only like 10% of the black vote in 2020, this is a huge shift.
  
  You are demonstrably wrong. Trump is still going to get nearly half the vote. Potential Trump voters are not just the rabid nutters we associate with Trump rallies. They include millions of normal people who who can be swayed. You almost certainly live in a left-wing social and media bubble if you think Biden is guaranteed a victory in the general election.
- It's fine to vote against Biden in the primaries, as long as you hold your note and vote for him in the general to prevent a literal dictatorship.
  
  Until people see this, get discouraged, and tap out.
- Voting uncommitted in a primary isn't going to help Trump. After election, after election, after election, where we've been desperately trying to tell angry, fed-up voters that the time to express that is in the primary, and they have to vote against the worst candidate in the general election, turning around and telling them now that they can't even vote how they want in the goddamn primary absolutely will help Trump.
  
  where we've been desperately trying to tell angry, fed-up voters that the time to express that is in the primary
  When have we said that?
  If that was said, I’m sure it was more about a Bernie v Biden issue. Certainly vote for who you want in the primary, but uncommitted isn’t a person.
  The fact is, this looks awful in the media. The headlines are all about “Is Biden in trouble?”
  The old expression holds true: Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line.” Democrats are starting to hate Biden and may stay home. Meanwhile, swing votes see Democrats turning in Biden and turn themselves to Trump.
- Damn, I didn't know Uncommitted was such a bad guy
  
  It’s one less vote for Biden
  Y’all forgot 2016 already?
- And what was the point? At best, it’s being a a useful idiot for conservatives, as this isn’t being reported as pro-Gaza, but as anti-Biden.
- If Trump is elected Gaza will be absorbed into Israel.
  
  Without the Palestinians
- I can understand not wanting Biden, but they need to understand if you don’t want Biden then you get Trump.
  
  I didn’t vote for Biden or Trump in any primary or general. Doing the same thing this cycle. I don’t vote for lesser of two evils. If you don’t like that then you vote for the lesser genocidal maniac. Makes you kind of creepy in my opinion and I wouldn’t invite you over for dinner or anything, but you do you.
  
  if you don’t want Biden then you get Trump.
  I didn't want Biden in 2020. Voted for him anyway. Didn't get Trump.
Shattered at 81% of the vote. How will he ever recover?
- Polled expectations were 10%.
  They got 13.3%.
  This is looking Bad for Biden.
  
  He is so far behind. He might as well just quit now.
  
  On the BBC this morning they mentioned the us primaries. Biden “soundly defeated his opponents in the primaries” or whatever dumb way they phrased it. Neoliberals gotta neoliberal their ships right into them there icebergs I guess.

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