• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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      The two are pretty unlikely. Fatality rate for vaccinated people who take Paxlovid is quite low, and Harris polls almost identically to Biden

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      This is the DNC we’re talking about. They’d just prop him up.

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          The DNC would never give us even a weekend of Bernie. People would love it too much and might even start to believe in their own dignity, then they’d be demanding the rights that have been taken from them for so long and we can’t have all that.

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              Alas, I already knew he was out this run. Poor guy is ancient, he deserves the a break! But also, the DNC actually won’t let us have a real leftist in power. All the AOC heads better get ready for many years of dissapointment.

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                The underlying problem here isn’t the DNC; it’s that the progressive faction of the Democratic party is about 1/3 of the Democratic primary voters. That’s what keeps it from being able to choose a presidential candidate

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The illness, which the president’s doctor said had produced only mild symptoms so far, was diagnosed even as the Democratic revolt over his candidacy got louder, with more of Mr. Biden’s allies and supporters calling on him to drop out of the race, citing concerns about his ability to defeat Mr. Trump.

    Mr. Biden told reporters, “I feel good,” as he boarded Air Force One in Las Vegas to fly back to his beach house in Delaware, where he plans to recuperate.

    But having Covid is all but certain to complicate the president’s ability to answer his critics, many of whom have said they want him to show that he still has the vigor and energy to prosecute the case against Mr. Trump in campaign rallies, interviews and other events.

    He was scheduled to speak at the annual conference for UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, but canceled after an hourlong delay when his Covid test came back positive.

    Mr. Biden is trying desperately to end the conversation about his cognitive capacity and address what polls suggest are three of his biggest political weaknesses: immigration, the economy and slipping support among Latinos.

    Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said in a statement that “earlier today, following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.” She added that “he is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms.”


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