#7 - "Don-OLD" I believe that is my new favorite descriptor for the fraud who would be dictator.

#218 - Gonoles

Sunk cost fallacy most likely. Biden officially announced last April. Dementia can set in very quickly and even 1 year is a long enough time for major decline in dementia world. Timing could hardly be worse, I can see some positives though. It is almost too late to reset the counter and choose a new candidate so bringing Harris out as the front runner now could def limit the amount of infighting and time for division in the Dem party keeping a mostly unified electorate solidified behind a Presidentially endorsed successor.

Yes, I wrote very long run on sentences. It's a problem. No I won't work on it.

#196 Clown

True, maybe my "America view" is more informed by my community than polling of the general populace. 20 years ago I wouldn't have voted for a gay/lesbian either. However, during those same 20 years, and much how I have changed, I see more religious and conservative people I know and interact with become at least tolerant if not welcoming to a community they would have once shunned. One such individual def votes Republican and actually performs at Mar-a-lago as a singer regularly, she would support Pete and is very open to the LGBTQ+. Maybe the divide isn't so wide, you did however call me out quite accurately, eternally optimistic.

Also, even Trump won't even support Project 25 publicly anymore, so I don't think it actually is a great barometer of the general populace. And Fl, well, as a transplant to FL, all I can say is I'm doing my part to change the narrative. Futile, I know. But I haven't seen a Goliath I didn't at least think in my head I couldn't take down given the right resources and time. lol. Now that is beyond my optimism and venturing into my "delusions and only things I share by posting anonymously about" land.

Also, I think Pete can cross the bridge for many voters who would not vote for a femme presenting gay man. Perhaps cis-male voters, and some cis-women, who maybe are not comfortable with the LGBTQ+ community due to lack of interaction can delulu themselves into thinking Pete is not really gay and pull the handle for Pete. Would make for a pretty stellar election of first, but from what I've seen of the world I think America is ready for it. That or I have moved completely out of my conservative upbringing bubble and am approaching the same depths of a liberal bubble. (But I don't think I am)

#163 - Tor

Pete is extremely well spoken and highly educated. He'd wipe the floor in a debate with Vance. I'd say the same thing about the "walking punchline" as I did about him being gay. Just my personal experience speaking here, finding butt jokes funny seemingly appeals largely to a certain demographic made up of undereducated, intellectually stunted, immature men. And they have already chosen Trump to be their champion. So yeah, butt jokes are super funny and will win all of the 12 year old votes, for sure.

Seemingly every minute another Dem party leading figure or group is voicing their support for Harris. Comparatively, after a quick google, I haven't seen anyone else even throw their hat in the ring to replace Biden. It's early, obviously I know, but the avalanche of support Harris is receiving right now leave little room for a new challenger to slow or stop the rallying cry to stop Trump by supporting Harris.

He would def be a controversial choice for VP, but Mayor Pete was fundraising with Harris yesterday. And I preferred Pete over Biden in the last primary. Although the major of people who would have an issues voting for a gay man as a VP probably aren't voting Dem anyway, so the controversy may be trivial enough to not make a difference.

Harry - Peter 2024. They have my vote. lol

#3 TwinPace

The fact that the West/UN/Countries supplying arms to Ukraine hamstrung Ukraine from striking Russia across the border is incomprehensible to me. Ukraine, in a fight for its existence, being only able to target opposition forces within its own borders is complete and utter BS. You don't win this war by fighting back to the border and pushing Russian troops back into Russian territory, you win by taking over Russia territory and then conceding said land in a cease-fire/peace agreement. The fact we are in year 3 if nucking futs.