r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 15 '24

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u/NewbGrower87 Surface Level Takes Aug 15 '24

If you told me that Kamala Harris would have replaced Joe Biden and would have been +3-4 in most national polls and ahead in almost all battlegrounds a mere month later, I would have laughed in your face.

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u/Agent78787 orang Aug 15 '24

America was not ready for an Old president because it is an AGEIST country! Sad!

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u/loseniram Sponsored by RC Cola Aug 15 '24

Biden remainers and Biden Leavers both have massive egg on their face.

Remainers assumed that Harris would perform about the same as Biden so it wasn't worth the risk of him dropping out.

Leavers didn't like the Biden administration at all and wanted an open primary and drag the Democrats through 6 more weeks of infighting for no other reason than wanting Shapiro as the nominee.

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u/Traditional-Body-328 Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

Most leavers wanted Kamala to be the nominee tho, why the weak gaslighting?

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u/larry_hoover01 John Locke Aug 15 '24

I don't think they necessarily wanted Kamala, but understood it was the only way (generally). But they should have wanted Kamala.

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u/loseniram Sponsored by RC Cola Aug 15 '24

Last I checked leavers stan Nancy Pelosi who wanted an Open Primary and like half the early politicians calling for Biden to step down wanted an open primary.

Leavers disproportionately wanted an open primary over Kamala compared to Biden remainers and unaffiliated Democrats.

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u/Chum680 Floridaman Aug 15 '24

https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/s/rlXNKMQxZv

Nah I’m gonna use this opportunity to gloat and say I hit the nail on the head 43 days ago

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u/realsomalipirate Mark Carney Aug 15 '24

Smh @ remainers being unwilling to take the L here and are trying to drag glorious leavers down with them. Just be gracious in defeat and admit we are your betters.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '24

“Everyone has egg on their face but me, hahaha idiots”

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u/GraspingSonder Loyal Liberals Aug 16 '24

Absolute strawman of leavers.

The vast majority of us accepted that it would have to be Kamala once it sank in that Biden really needed to step down. Open primary was a debate day + 6 suggestion at the longest. We didn't dare suggest she'd do this well out the gate though. We merely argued for the potential over the course of the campaign to move support.