What About President Biden ?

 I want to take the time to disagree with the several people writing here saying that Biden should drop out.

 

For Biden to leave, there must be a viable, organizational response capable of defeating Trump and the MAGA crowd. 

Newsletters and posts will not do that.  There have to be constituencies engaged. 

This is not a skill that the Democratic Party is skilled with. 

 

This week I have been to a civil rights group meeting, and to children’s soccer.  Neither were discussion the Biden debate performance.  Mostly, we were complaining about the heat. 

 

Too much of the commentary urging Biden to leave is based upon rumor, and anonymous sources.  

When you get to actual sources, look at what was actually said.  NBC and MSNBC made big issues about what Nany Pelosi said, and what  Congressman Clyburn.      said.  Look at what was actually said. These were not calls for Biden to leave.  The press responses are over interpretations.  They are seeking to create a story, create news, which also creates  an electoral crisis. 

There is a valuable poll out today in the NYT. 

 

I don’t think we should make decisions based upon what Democrats can do ( alone). Alone, they can not defeat Trump. 

 

I encourage you to read Kim Atkins Stohr, Boston Globe.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/01/opinion/biden-democrats-drop-out-race/

 

Biden dropping out is a fantasy. Democrats can win — if they fight !

 

I encourage all to read Rand Wilson, Election 2024: A Chess Move, Not a Valentine. From the Stansbury Forum and Portside.

https://portside.org/2024-06-29/election-2024-chess-move-not-valentine

 

What we need to be working on is defeating Trump and the MAGAs.  That requires unity, and institutional power, among other things.  Wilson describes it well. 

 

Now, he may drop out as some are cheering.  If that happens, our tasks of defeating the Trump MAGA crowd grow exponentially. 

Bernie Sanders is Running for President

I am writing to let you know I have decided to run for president of the United States. I am asking you to join me today as part of an unprecedented and historic grassroots campaign that will begin with at least a million people from across the country. 

Please join our campaign for president on day one and commit to doing what it takes to win this election.

Our campaign is not only about defeating Donald Trump, the most dangerous president in modern American history. It is not only about winning the Democratic nomination and the general election.

Our campaign is about transforming our country and creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice.

Our campaign is about taking on the powerful special interests that dominate our economic and political life. I'm talking about Wall Street, the health insurance companies, the drug companies, the fossil fuel industry, the military industrial complex, the private prison industry and the large multinational corporations that exert such an enormous influence over our lives.

Our campaign is about redoubling our efforts to end racism, sexism, homophobia, religious bigotry and all forms of discrimination.

Our campaign is about creating a vibrant democracy with the highest voter turnout of any major country while we end voter suppression, Citizens United and outrageous levels of gerrymandering.

Our campaign is about creating a government and economy that work for the many, not just the few. We are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. We should not have grotesque levels of wealth inequality in which three billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of the country.

First Lady Michelle Obama Today in New Hampshire,

Another Corporate "Reformer" Runs for President- Kasich

With two-term Ohio Gov. John Kasich joining the crowd of candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, it’s a good time to look at the public education mess that has developed in his state under his leadership.

Kasich has pushed key tenets of corporate school reform:

*expanding charter schools — even though the state’s charter sector is the most troubled in the country

*increasing the number of school vouchers that use public money to pay for tuition at private schools, the vast majority of them religious — even though state officials say that fewer than one-third of those available were used by families this past school year

*performance pay for teachers — even though such schemes have been shown over many years not to be useful in education

*evaluating educators by student standardized test scores in math and reading — even though assessment experts have warned that using test scores in this way is not reliable or valid.

Meanwhile, the Ohio Education Department in Kasich’s administration is in turmoil.

The new president, the new reality

There will be times when we need to oppose this administration and its policies. I have already opposed them on education and economic appointments.
At the same time we should recognize that with the inauguration , a positive change has been created in the racial paradigm of this country. Race and racism have long been among the obstacles to building a progressive movement.
It is also clear that a dedicated group of activists can change the direction of this country.
Can you imagine where we would be on the economy if John Mc Cain had won?
Duane Campbell

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