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Big Blue Marble

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57. it is not my premise that is the issue.

Wed Jul 24, 2024, 01:55 PM

Jul 24

It was theirs. This was most likely this article that convinced Pelosi, the majority of Congress,
and maybe even Biden that he had step aside. It is chilling.how close they came to it working.

It was predicated on the perceived weakness of Biden and the actual lack of enthusiasm in
the base, plus making inroads into the minority votes in the swing states. And it was
clearly working. They and all of us were looking at realignment election that would have
destroyed our constitutional democracy.

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Trump (reportedly) dumbfounded by the president's decision on Sunday. [View all] speak easy Jul 22 OP

I am sure Trump was. bottomofthehill Jul 22 #1

Trump's not that bright and the folks he thinks are smart, are just ass-lickers. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 22 #2

Do not be naive, Trump's campaign managers are very smart. Big Blue Marble Jul 24 #50

+1, MAGA mistakes conniving for intelligent uponit7771 Jul 24 #62

Of course he is. He literally doesn't understand people with motives other RockRaven Jul 22 #3

Literally can't process what it means to act in the public good instead of his own. meadowlander Jul 23 #14

The Sick Fuck is dumbfounded dweller Jul 22 #4

That is why he talks about flushing the toilet so often! murielm99 Jul 24 #55

He's just fucking dumb. spanone Jul 22 #5

To be fair, things like calculators and probably keychains leave him dumbfounded as well. nt Carlitos Brigante Jul 22 #6

and showers, and toilets, and home faucets, and electric boats, and empathy RussBLib Jul 22 #9

And books with words in them. CentralMass Jul 23 #29

Yes Surprise! TY.. That was fun to read Cha Jul 22 #7

Here are the links Ms. Toad Jul 23 #20

Mahalo, Ms Toad ! Cha Jul 23 #21

Those archive links didn't work for me. SunSeeker Jul 23 #22

It did for me... it was a really interesting Cha Jul 23 #23

Hmmm. Not sure what to say. Ms. Toad Jul 23 #26

Switch your DNS servers away from your isp. IbogaProject Jul 23 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author IbogaProject Jul 23 #28

Thank YOu! That ws really interesting.. Cha Jul 23 #24

Worked for me! sheshe2 Jul 23 #30

In a tiny, weeny nutshell canetoad Jul 22 #8

Trump is incapable of unselfish acts that benefit other people. lees1975 Jul 23 #10

lol blogslug Jul 23 #11

Cry me a river in Alabama. speak easy Jul 23 #17

Heh - the ol' Statue of Liberty play... Pinback Jul 23 #12

They are running anti-Kamala ads all MotownPgh Jul 23 #13

(no ads prepared before the convention) speak easy Jul 23 #15

Sacrifice and selflessness seems to not compute to him. liberalmuse Jul 23 #16

Narcissists like trump always assume that everyone is as selfish as they are... Wounded Bear Jul 23 #18

One just has to look at Trump's comments about wounded military heroes. LudwigPastorius Jul 23 #19

Looong way to go ... krkaufman Jul 23 #25

It will be interesting to see this plays out. The polls seem to have show CentralMass Jul 23 #31

People don't know Kamala yet. mwb970 Jul 23 #35

Well, she has my vote and I am willing to be impressed. CentralMass Jul 23 #36

If it wasn't planned, so glad the switch happened after the maga lovefest Hassler Jul 23 #32

you could've just left it at: "trump (reportedly) dumb" nt orleans Jul 23 #33

The loser is going to lose. mwb970 Jul 23 #34

this just gets better and better Skittles Jul 23 #37

Sauron's fatal weakness, in Lord of the Rings, anamnua Jul 23 #38

Trump's campaign team are amateurs. Irish_Dem Jul 23 #39

Actually, if you read the first article, you will realize they are not amateurs. Big Blue Marble Jul 24 #51

I reject your premise. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #54

it is not my premise that is the issue. Big Blue Marble Jul 24 #57

I still don't see a lot of superior skills in Trump's campaign staff. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #60

The only way to get it, is to spend about 45 minutes reading the Atlantic article. Big Blue Marble Jul 24 #63

Because Trump is NEVER WRONG . . . . . no_hypocrisy Jul 23 #40

I admit,after the statements made by the president that he was staying in, being very surprised when he changed his mind MichMan Jul 23 #41

So, he's only for celebrating and naming things after people who fought for the United States. Mountainguy Jul 23 #42

Trump would like to rename everything after him, speak easy Jul 23 #43

I doubt the story. former9thward Jul 23 #44

They did not have ads ready before the RNC convention. Or that is what the reporter was told. speak easy Jul 23 #45

I am not sure what that convention has to do with it. former9thward Jul 23 #46

They would have had something about Harris speak easy Jul 24 #47

Read both articles; I assure you, you will believe it. Big Blue Marble Jul 24 #49

I don't know what Trump insiders thought, former9thward Jul 24 #56

I just read both of these incredibly sobering articles. OMG Big Blue Marble Jul 24 #48

Poor Donald. Biden never even consulted him first. DFW Jul 24 #52

A necessary change of campaign slogan. keithbvadu2 Jul 24 #53

TFG cannot conceive of someone carrying for our country and not carrying for solely for himself LetMyPeopleVote Jul 24 #58

Some understand true power, some will never understand. republianmushroom Jul 24 #59

MAGA isn't full of dynamic thinkers uponit7771 Jul 24 #61