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| Ryuu96 said: My theory on Bernie and AOC's support is that they know their voice has absolutely zero influence on Biden staying in the race or not but by publicly supporting Biden, they're showing to Biden (and other moderates) they will stick by them when things get tough, if Biden remains in the race (and wins) then he will remember that and be more likely to listen to them (and they will push their policies) or even if Biden steps down, Harris will likely have appreciated their support too. AOC and Bernie's voice doesn't mean a thing in terms of convincing Biden to step down, but while they show support to the Biden ticket, people like Pelosi, Hakeem and Schumer, with actual power and influence to force Biden off the ticket, can do so, Bernie and AOC don't have much to lose by supporting Biden remaining on the ticket and probably have more to gain by doing so. |
My theory is that they like how progressive he is in relative to the rest of the party.
I am personally gutted a second Biden term is such a distant possibility now, I had no idea I'd be saying this when he was first elected but the last 4 years has definitely shown that he's not been a continuation of previous Democratic presidents and has changed course on many issues, including foreign policy. Despite of Gaza, I still think other foreign policies and attempts were better than his predecessors like pulling out of Afghanistan and attempting to discipline the gulf monarchs (that didn't work out well but this is less about he's tried and more about where the world is right now).
I can only hope if the dems win without Biden, the internal policies will continue to include a mix left/progressive policies.
Last edited by LurkerJ - on 19 July 2024
