Take it for what it’s worth

[LuFins Dad]

If they honestly feel that he’s not capable of fulfilling the duties, she is obligated to follow the 25th amendment.

By not actually calling for his removal, she is stating that he is fully capable of executing the duties. So why is he stepping down?

[LuFins Dad]

She used the 25th to extort/force the duly elected nominee to drop out. That is not the purpose of the 25th.

[Jolly]

You take him out of the post and I think the loss nomination is almost automatic.

I think Schumer (who he's worked with for decades) brought the sugar, Pelosi brought the hammer and Obama drove the final nail.

[Jolly]

I think it is also correct that The Resident's endorsement of Kamala was a middle finger to the machine.

[Doctor Phibes]

Here’s what I think. In the absence of evidence, people believe what they want to believe. Sometimes they continue even when there is evidence.

Seems to me like Kamala was the obvious alternative choice if Biden could be talked into stepping down. Not particularly creative but obvious. I don’t really understand the need to come up with an alternative explanation

[Mik]

We will probably never know for sure. It is interesting that he did these two things in separate letters.

[jon-nyc]

Just let me know whom to thank. Pelosi is already in my list, but if I need to include Obama and Schumer I’m happy to.

[taiwan_girl]

IF the above it true, does President Biden endorsement of VP Harris that powerful that it "forced" all the other democrats to follow?

If he is that weakened, I think it would have been possible to get someone else other than VP Harris if that was wanted.

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl said in Take it for what it’s worth:

IF the above it true, does President Biden endorsement of VP Harris that powerful that it "forced" all the other democrats to follow?

If he is that weakened, I think it would have been possible to get someone else other than VP Harris if that was wanted.

~$100M, the campaign infrastructure that was already built, and Biden still commanded about 30% of the party’s support.

Plus, the politics of interparty warfare would have amplified all of the problems.

[taiwan_girl]

@LuFins-Dad Ah, makes sense!!