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everyonematters

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52. We need to stop acting like a bunch of rock band groupies.

Fri May 16, 2025, 04:29 PM

May 2025

Before the debate, the polls showed that a strong majority of the voters believed that Biden was no longer up to the job. Running him for a second term was lunacy. The past is the past. We need to concentrate on the future.

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Biden Becomes Litmus Test for 2028 Contenders [View all] applegrove May 2025 OP

F@#k 'em. sinkingfeeling May 2025 #1

I know. This really gets me. FalloutShelter May 2025 #29

Politico is garbage displacedvermoter May 2025 #2

The Biden/honesty about his health thing has been applegrove May 2025 #4

And the Trump blabbering about sharks and Arnold Palmer's displacedvermoter May 2025 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author displacedvermoter May 2025 #9

All the bs about Hillary Clinton's emails SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #24

What a lot of white wash baloney. Biophilic May 2025 #3

Sounds like Politico is ginning up a fight int the DNC. Fuck Politico and those who end up buying into this fake thing. marble falls May 2025 #5

You don't think democrats want to know their leaders are on applegrove May 2025 #8

As Democrats we'd better all be on the same page as Joe Biden without a fucking hairpull. It's done and we're in the ... marble falls May 2025 #10

Not if that page is disrespecting a very good President. travelingthrulife May 19 #54

Who came up with this "Litmus Test for 2028 Contenders"? sop May 2025 #6

F Litmus Tests Starbeach May 2025 #39

And Democrats keep falling right in line to lap it up. Why? travelingthrulife May 19 #55

Yep M$M did uponit7771 May 19 #60

Funny, Republicans had no such litmus test when it came to Jan 6 newdeal2 May 2025 #11

They're going after Biden because he was reversing Reaganomics. yardwork May 2025 #12

That is a good reason for Democrats to say they softened applegrove May 2025 #16

Biden was functioning efficiently as president. yardwork May 2025 #19

Yes. But he acted aged. And that was not attractive applegrove May 2025 #21

In other words, "Vibes." Vibes cultivated by a press that hated Biden because he was 'boring' emulatorloo May 2025 #22

It wasn't just that he was boring. Self Esteem May 2025 #42

What does that even mean? It sounds ageist to me. n/t valleyrogue May 2025 #37

People say that Social Security/Medicare are the "third rail" Bettie May 2025 #28

I read that there's a tipping point when a society has too many ultra-wealthy people. yardwork May 2025 #31

And we definitely have ultra wealthy people Bettie May 2025 #33

In the meantime, a dictator and his minions mcar May 2025 #13

Politico catapulting the right wing PR story of the week Prairie Gates May 2025 #14

Indeed -- a litmus test entirely created by the media EarlG May 2025 #15

Thank you..... Lovie777 May 2025 #20

Well said. emulatorloo May 2025 #23

Part of our problem in 2024 was we spent a good part of the time telling ourselves to not believe are eyes. Renew Deal May 2025 #27

Literally nobody said that Biden won the debate Prairie Gates May 2025 #32

Here's one Renew Deal May 2025 #35

... Prairie Gates May 2025 #38

I think it was a series of cascading failures EarlG May 2025 #36

There's a difference between navel-gazing and being able to admit obvious things Sympthsical May 2025 #43

We played the hand we were dealt EarlG May 2025 #46

But doesn't that bother you? Sympthsical May 2025 #47

If we're addressing the candidates for 2028 EarlG May 2025 #50

Our current president is fascinated by the word "groceries," and LeftinOH May 2025 #17

OH, FUCK THIS SHIT. Tommy Carcetti May 2025 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal May 2025 #25

That is an excuse. I will vote for no Democrat in any primary who attacks Biden Demsrule86 May 2025 #26

Biden's positive numbers were in the low 40s. They never went up. applegrove May 2025 #48

Ditto. W_HAMILTON May 2025 #49

Sadly, this will be Biden's legacy Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #30

Speak for yourself. Paladin May 19 #56

Let's see how his legacy is viewed in 10-20 years Fiendish Thingy May 19 #57

That's nonsense framing. Democrats don't think like that ecstatic May 2025 #34

This victim stuff has to stop, now! ananda May 2025 #40

I have other litmus tests. BannonsLiver May 2025 #41

HEY BIDEN-BASHERS usonian May 2025 #44

According to who? Jake Fucking Tapper? Jeff Bezos? Jesse Watters? Jeanine "Box Wine" Pirro? hatrack May 2025 #45

Contenders should say "Biden was a good President. End of story. I'm not taking sides but leaving it to historians." .nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #51

We need to stop acting like a bunch of rock band groupies. everyonematters May 2025 #52

Oh, for fuck's sake. What a crock. Scrivener7 May 2025 #53

It's quickly becoming my own litmus test for good-faith conversations. Torchlight May 19 #58

Sounds like bullshit to me Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 19 #59

This will be unpopular.... Xolodno May 19 #61

Every Democrat needs to be told DO NOT PLAY THEIR GAME. We need to stop this madness NOW Hekate May 19 #62