Biden has Covid

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Just heard this on the news. They are making a big thing of it. I bet he will use this as an excuse to step down. Bit too convenient IMHO. They are saying very problematic.

His message to the nation after the Trump shooting was great. Not some of the others obviously but credit where it's due

It totally was. Contrast that with Trump's sneering and laughing at a Rally at Nancy Pelosi's husband who was attacked and nearly beaten to death with a hammer in their home. That tells you all you need to know about what sort of person Trump is.

I think most of us are aware of that. He's remarkable, but he's clearly reaching the point where his body and mind are starting to fail him and this isn't the kind of job where that should be an option. It's really sad, but many of us will have seen this in elderly relatives. My PIL are a year apart in age but you'd think it was a decade if you met them - one of them is suddenly frail, the other not at all.

Obviously, an ailing Biden is infinitely better than Trump, but the risk is whether the US electorate agrees with that.

But not equally poor. Trump is dangerously poor.

If it is "convenient" then I'm pleased. Glad he's not really ill. Glad that maybe the situation can be resolved easily.

😂😂

Trump is an absolute disaster on foreign policy, a Russia toadying isolationist who trashes NATO. And Netanyahu adores him. You think Biden is weak on Gaza? Trump would applaud him sending in tanks and Jared Kushner would try to build luxury beachfront condos on the rubble.

Well obviously not about age but mental and physical capability. Should we may be compare Biden to the reaction of Trump to his assassination attempt?

For those posting about Michelle, she has never been interested in running and won't run, it was just a hypothetical poll that stated she might do well.

The polls of real potential candidates are the only things worth discussion and there are strong alternatives who could step up on the Democratic side already, who are polling positively.

Exactly. And if Michelle Obama were announced as the candidate I'm sure her ratings would fall given her lack of experience. The woman should be left in peace!

there are strong alternatives who could step up on the Democratic side already, who are polling positively.

Again, like who?

Yes agree that Michelle Obama is pretty unlikely, it's very interesting to watch.

My understanding was that the Dems have been pestering Michelle for years to stand, but she's made it clear she's not interested. And who can blame her?

I don't know why they would want Michelle lovely reliable person though she is. She's not had experience in the Administration and 8 years as FL is quite enough for her I'd imagine!

They want her because they think she's a winner. Indeed, their only possible winner.

Covid doesn’t necessarily mean you’re sick enough for bed. I have cancer and Covid at the moment and don’t need to be in bed.

See 2nd link at 10.01 today.
Mark Kelly would be my pick.

They are hardly household names, though, are they? I would imagine the vast majority of Americans have never heard of any of them. Whitmer a possible exception.

It would be impossible to pass over Kamala Harris, for multiple reasons.

Mark Kelly is Gabby Gifford's husband. She was the victim of a political gun attack, lucky to survive and has - with her husband - campaigned tirelessly for better gun control ever since. I'm very familiar with both him and with Gretchen Whitmer. I'm a Brit.

I agree with this. She is the only one with sufficient campaign funds and they will lose the black vote if she is passed over.

Um, excuse me?

Trump is responsible for a court that has done/is doing everything possible to allow states to remove reproductive freedom from women, including in cases of rape, incest and danger to life of the mother. There are states that want to criminalise women travelling out of state for critical healthcare. Birth control is next. Currently there are states where fertilised eggs have more rights than the women who carry them. Trump, Vance and Project 2025, no matter how they try to scurry away, like the rats they are, are looking to expand those draconian policies.

Surely the above pales in comparison?

You sound better informed than most Americans (I'm American). I like Mark Kelly and Gretchen Whitmer but I don't think he, at least, has anywhere near the name recognition needed. Plus we can't afford to lose his senate seat.

Covid, then Long Covid and other health issues, a way to clear the path!

Sure, but she’s not in the running, she can’t run, it’s pointless.

Oh leave her be, I guess the results of the UK election haven't stopped all of these posts. At least they're far fewer.