Unity of purpose and common sense will win this election; not panic and blame.

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/07/blame-and-panic-wont-win-this-election.html

Democrats were hoping for a debate performance from Joe Biden last week that would be similar to the ones he delivered in the 2020 campaign. When that didn't materialize, the panic set in. Among Democrats, I don't think the impression was so much about whether Biden could win the election as it was the impression that speculation over his mental stability, which has been hanging around from the very first moment he decided to run, would cut into his support that doesn't seem to be quite what it was in 2020, when he defeated Trump and picked up over 80 million votes.

What transpired is the result of a combination of things. One, a sensationalist, less mature, less experienced overall news media with sharp political divisions within that operates on money tied to ratings, has ;atched on to the idea that President Biden is too old to serve in office for another term and they insist on using every bit of evidence to prove their contention. While doing that, they ignore Trump's threats, lies, draconian plans for his second term in office, including the horrific Project 2025 plan cooked up by the Heritage Foundation and right wing Christian nationalist extremists. Two, fear generated by polling data from a myriad of polling sources, many of them lacking credibility, some of them over-adjusting for mistakes they made in 2020 and in 2016, many of them very Republican in their slant. Three, after already enduring a four year Trump Presidency, and seeing the very predictable resistance he put up to cooperating with the peaceful transfer of power at the end, basically ignoring the Constitution and attempting to steal an election he lost, there is genuine, plausible and very realistic fear among everyone other than his own MAGA base, that if he gets the power of the Presidency again, he will kill American constitutional democracy and set up an oligarchy of the wealthy, with himself as dictator. He's said as much. He's figured out every loophole to keep going.

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So take this as a rallying point, a turning point, and use the support and motivation that has been expressed since the debate in a more positive direction. Let the President determine his own fate, and the rest of us, those of us who have seen what this man has done and can do, need to act with common sense and understand the unity of our purpose is making sure Trump doesn't get back in the White House. We need to be spending our resources, precious time, and energy on getting the President re-elected and keeping the party unified, not on squabbling over something that isn't going to happen. We also have a very intelligent, vibrant, politically savvy Vice President who can step right in at any point during the next four years, if it becomes necessary, and do the job.

We are Democrats. The ballot box, which has nominated Joe Biden for President on our behalf, has spoken. Be smart. Understand that Trump is the real enemy, and venting feelings because of not getting one's way only contributes support to Trump. We are certainly more mature than that.

[Blue Owl]

1. Women's rights. Project 2025. We are on the majority of voters' side on these two major issues.

[lees1975]

3. Quote from the Signal Press:

But there is a measure of panic out there among the voters, and it appears to be resulting from the continued push of the GOP to keep Trump on the ballot in spite of felony convictions, a hidden agenda that includes completely shutting down a woman's right to choose, and the draconian proposals of the extremist far right agenda's Project 2025.

I think the corporate media's intentional focus away from Trump's convictions, 34 felonies in all, which will not be overturned by any court, is of huge concern to voters. Obviously, about 25% of Republicans are making their opinion known by continuing to vote for candidates who dropped out of the nomination race long ago. If your candidate dropped out, then why bother to show up at a primary where the outcome is already a foregone conclusion, and vote for your candidate instead of the presumptive nominee unless you were protesting the Nomination.

The overturning of Roe has stirred a hornets nest of support on the left, over 60% in most elections. And the more voters know about Project 2025, the less they like it, and Trump trying to distance himself from it just proves the point, that it has the potential to cost him the election, along with the fact that he could very well be in prison on that issues.

[Desert grandma]

2. Yes!!!

1000%

[lees1975]

4. Quote from Signal Press:

The Democratic nominee and current President had a not-so-great debate performance, generating panic and calls, mostly from the media, and from small-fry Democratic party wannabes, for him to step down.

The Republican nominee has been convicted of rape, of business fraud on 34 felony accounts and is about to be sentenced, hopefully to prison, is indicted on multiple counts of election interference and of the theft of classified documents, lied through the debate, is hiding his party's progress in developing what is an extremely unpopular platform, and the media, along with members of his party, are silent.

So, it looks like sensible Democrats are taking this into their own hands, correcting the media through social media platforms, and here and there on MSNBC or in major daily newspapers, and calling for common sense and unity of purpose. And that appears to be working. Campaign funds are pouring in, grassroots support is rallying and the core constituencies of the Democratic party, including Blacks and Latinos, are solidifying their support behind him. That's the kind of common sense and unity of purpose that wins elections.

This is an election we must win, at all levels.

Panic over. Get back to the real campaign. Keep hammering on Trump.

[lees1975]

5. The open discussion following the panic after the debate is winding down.

No Democrat of consequence has spoken up asking Biden to step down. It's the news media keeping it alive, the grassroots has spoken, and dumped in tens of millions of dollars in support.

Those who still have something to say need to come up with a workable solution that will win the election and get support for it. Otherwise, start working toward the unity of this party to win this election. The idea that "If I don't get my way, you don't get my support" is a loser, an immature pout, and demonstrates a lack of understanding of the seriousness of the situation.

It was one debate performance and it provides no evidence to support the "Biden is too old" narrative, especially against evidence of Trump's mental lapses, slip ups and cognitive failures.

Anyone who wants to try and gather the support is free to do so, provided they can 1) guarantee they will beat Trump, 2) come up with the $500 million or so that Biden's campaign will raise to fund this election, and 3) go through the Democratic convention and do this legitimately with the approval of the elected and approved delegates to the convention. If that's not going to happen, then it's just going to distract from the main purpose, and it will tell us all that you are not on board with actually beating Trump.