There are other examples of a candidate winning their parties nomination and then getting pushed out?
I'd say it's pretty unique.
Dowd NYT: Dems are delighted but a coup is still a coup.
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I'd say it's pretty unique.
President Biden hasn't had much to smile about lately. But we hear he got a huge laugh on a recent call when he was told about this encounter at Fenway Park in Boston:
Why it matters: Biden's friends tell us that as the president heads to his Democratic National Convention sendoff in Chicago tonight, he's somewhat relieved and pretty nostalgic — but also still stunned and pissed about the way he was pushed out of his re-election race.
What we're hearing: Tonight's prime-time speech by Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 81, will be a heartfelt passing of the torch. He'll herald Vice President Kamala Harris, who'll turn 60 in October, as the future of the party and the country.
- A former top White House official under President Obama ran into Mike Barnicle — the "Morning Joe" regular, and close friend and ardent defender of Biden — and said: "Isn't it great that f--king guy finally figured out he had to quit?"
- Barnicle was tired, and wasn't having it. "What guy?!" he replied.
- "You know something? F--k you!" Barnicle replied. "And f--k all your friends with their anonymous quotes in the papers. Put your name on it next time!" And kept walking.
- A source familiar with Biden's reaction to the story told us: "He might still be laughing."
Why it matters: Biden's friends tell us that as the president heads to his Democratic National Convention sendoff in Chicago tonight, he's somewhat relieved and pretty nostalgic — but also still stunned and pissed about the way he was pushed out of his re-election race.
What we're hearing: Tonight's prime-time speech by Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 81, will be a heartfelt passing of the torch. He'll herald Vice President Kamala Harris, who'll turn 60 in October, as the future of the party and the country.
- Look for the president to say he believes in democracy, and believes in America. And to say there's nothing soft or nostalgic about what he's been able to accomplish in the White House — achievements that have been made possible by those beliefs in democracy and in the country.
- There'll be some catharsis for Biden after an astonishing 52 years on the public stage. He'll remind us that his life in politics — from senator-elect at 29, to Judiciary and Foreign Relations chair, to vice president to president of the United States — has always been about you the people, not special interests.
- After a lifetime of maneuvering and strategizing, Biden has five months to frame his legacy and, his staff tells us, make a final mark — perhaps with a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal.
- Some Biden stalwarts blame the press for forcing him out, and now seethe at what they see as fawning coverage of Harris.
- They're not fooled by the patronizing praise of Biden by public officials who were knifing him just last month.
- They thought her chaotic 2020 presidential campaign and initial year as vice president showed she wasn't ready for prime time, people familiar with the matter told Axios.
- There was also resentment and a belief among some that she ran away from responsibility — particularly on immigration — rather than trying to tackle a complex issue. Biden felt that as vice president, he embraced tough assignments early on, including withdrawal from Iraq and implementing the stimulus package.
- The Biden team also saw Harris churn through staff at a far higher rate than Biden had when he was VP.
After 1-6, I have said, “I miss the days when it was liberals who wouldn’t accept election results.”
Big difference between being whiny and pathetic and busting into the Capitol to chants of “Hang Mike Pence!”
Whiny and pathetic? Did they whine those cops into being injured when dems did it?
I guess I wasn't clear in my post. I was speaking in general about politics and that is why I thru in the Kennedy example.
It depends on the make up of congress after she wins. If she gets total control it's gonna be a train wreck. If she's held in check by divided government, not so much.
I don’t defend liberals. Plenty of them are terrible people.
I just clicked on the article to see what you are talking about. Sadly, that shit is standard behavior for a lot of liberals. Just look at the college campus protests supporting Islamic terrorists and fundamentalists. That’s just what they do.
Again, the argument is to rejecting democracy. Never in the history of the United States has a president fanned the flames of anti-democratic sentiment like Trump has, preying on the stupidity and gullibility of simple people because he couldn’t handle losing a fair and free election. This is not some fringe idiot in an obscure position in government; this is the POTUS. That is inexcusable.
A lot of his supporters ruined their lives that day over one man child’s hissy fit. The fact you still unabashedly support that anti-American piece of shit doesn’t merit any further engagement from me on the issue of rejecting democracy.
We’re done here.
You were done before you started. Terrible take for the most part (not entirely)
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coup noun [C] (TAKE POWER)
/ˌkuː.deɪˈtɑː/ plural coups d'état)
a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army:
Please break down for me how this was a coup:
- What specific laws were broken to make this illegal
- What government power was taken
- What constitutional privileges were removed or revoked
- What violent act occurred that set this in motion
- What government agencies/military was involved to make this happen
Lastly, no one has voted for Biden or Harris for President. Every eligible voter can still vote for either of them in the general election. No one can be, or has been, disenfranchised of their vote for President by a change within a party.
