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"We have a united, enthusiastic Democratic party less than 100 days before the election.
https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/08/oh-my-do-i-dare-say-it-we-have-united.htmlWe are less than a month away from one of the most chaotic periods of time that the Democratic party has ever experienced. There were moments during those weeks when I was in despair, worried that we were heading over a cliff and handing the election to Trump by collapsing in on ourselves. We know what's at stake, and we know exactly what another Trump Presidency would look like. So do a majority of Americans, at least two thirds of them, if you really believe the polling data, who see him in an unfavorable light.
Going back to that would be the end of the American Republic. Government would no longer be empowered and accountable to the people. That is the consequence that will result from electing Trump and there aren't many people, including most of his followers, who aren't fully aware of it.
What has transpired is a testimony to this President's political experience, and to his commitment to putting service to the people above his personal career and political ambitions. He's already reached the White House, a monumental achievement for anyone, and in this case, he put a stop to the abuse of the Presidency by Trump. His achievements in office were remarkable accomplishments that, in different circumstances, warranted a shot at a second term.
But his political experience also told him that the situation may have come to a point where it would be beyond his, and his campaign's, ability to control. Any doubt at all about the potential outcome of this coming election, and any weakness which might affect down ballot races, had to be considered a priority. The President did what he realized he needed to do to bring the kind of unity to the Democratic party that is necessary to win elections. He set his own ambition and traditional political thinking aside, and made a decision in a way that guaranteed the party's unity and the launching of an enthusiastic campaign to keep the Presidency in Democratic party hands and save American constitutional democracy.
Instead of opening the door to a free for all, he used his own political influence to back his Vice-President, Kamala Harris. In so doing, he made sure that the party would quickly coalesce around the one candidate who would not have to start from square one, and he prevented a free-for-all that would have taken far too much time away from necessary campaigning, from potential splintering and splitting of the party, and would have given Trump valuable weeks to solidify his own position.
This move united the Democratic party in a way that I have never seen it unite, even during a convention. And it cut Trump off and put him on the defensive almost immediately. The evidence of the devastating effect of this move on Trump's campaign is easily seen in the rhetoric coming from his tweets and statements, and the manner in which he has been conducting himself. He's lost all control, to the point where his filthy and disgusting rhetoric is embarrassing many of his fellow Republicans, those who haven't quite adjusted to his coarse, insolence, devoid of any realistic political strategy or plan. It's all name calling and false accusations, parroted by Vance, who doesn't seem to be capable of coherent communication.
Going back to that would be the end of the American Republic. Government would no longer be empowered and accountable to the people. That is the consequence that will result from electing Trump and there aren't many people, including most of his followers, who aren't fully aware of it.
What has transpired is a testimony to this President's political experience, and to his commitment to putting service to the people above his personal career and political ambitions. He's already reached the White House, a monumental achievement for anyone, and in this case, he put a stop to the abuse of the Presidency by Trump. His achievements in office were remarkable accomplishments that, in different circumstances, warranted a shot at a second term.
But his political experience also told him that the situation may have come to a point where it would be beyond his, and his campaign's, ability to control. Any doubt at all about the potential outcome of this coming election, and any weakness which might affect down ballot races, had to be considered a priority. The President did what he realized he needed to do to bring the kind of unity to the Democratic party that is necessary to win elections. He set his own ambition and traditional political thinking aside, and made a decision in a way that guaranteed the party's unity and the launching of an enthusiastic campaign to keep the Presidency in Democratic party hands and save American constitutional democracy.
Instead of opening the door to a free for all, he used his own political influence to back his Vice-President, Kamala Harris. In so doing, he made sure that the party would quickly coalesce around the one candidate who would not have to start from square one, and he prevented a free-for-all that would have taken far too much time away from necessary campaigning, from potential splintering and splitting of the party, and would have given Trump valuable weeks to solidify his own position.
This move united the Democratic party in a way that I have never seen it unite, even during a convention. And it cut Trump off and put him on the defensive almost immediately. The evidence of the devastating effect of this move on Trump's campaign is easily seen in the rhetoric coming from his tweets and statements, and the manner in which he has been conducting himself. He's lost all control, to the point where his filthy and disgusting rhetoric is embarrassing many of his fellow Republicans, those who haven't quite adjusted to his coarse, insolence, devoid of any realistic political strategy or plan. It's all name calling and false accusations, parroted by Vance, who doesn't seem to be capable of coherent communication.