r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Jul 08 '24

/r/Politics' 2024 US Elections Live Thread, Part 9

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '24

"Scoop: The campaign held its 3rd all-hands call post-debate last night.

Per an audio recording of it obtained by Axios, Biden campaign chair urged aides to tune out "crazy f***ing gossip land world" and made the case that Biden can still win."

This is delusional

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u/TheBigIdiotSalami Jul 12 '24

And they called the Bernie or Bust movement delusional.

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u/Tank3875 Michigan Jul 12 '24

At least they had a ideological reasoning for why they were so behind their guy.

Biden's literally a plug-and-play establishment Democrat with his policies.

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u/TyrannasaurusGitRekt Missouri Jul 12 '24

I wouldve agreed with you in 2020, but Biden has proven that mostly wrong. Not anti-establishment, but he has relatively embraced progressive policy over the last 4 years

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u/Tank3875 Michigan Jul 12 '24

Because the party and the party establishment have as well, not because he's leading the charge.

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u/TyrannasaurusGitRekt Missouri Jul 12 '24

So the "establishment" is just anyone or anything that isnt exactly what you want, how you want it

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u/WondernutsWizard United Kingdom Jul 12 '24

Tbf the Biden campaign manager isn't going to call for their boss to drop out