In contrast, Biden did better than 80% with Democrats so Democratic enthusiasm for Biden is stronger than is Trump’s.

Yeah, so where is Trump going to find the votes? Trump trashed our economy, our reputation abroad, our institutions including the peaceful transfer of power and a half million Americans are needlessly dead of Covid. Throw in his legal issues and Republican incompetence and Dobbs and I see a blue tsunami.

I keep hoping that at some point, the Democrats will realize that they are headed for a very possible loss, and that a delegation of Senators will tell Biden they don't support him and he must step aside. I don't normally wish physical harm on anyone, but I find myself praying that Biden will have some kind of giant medical surprise.

Unintentionally hilarious. Because you seem to be of the view that anyone but Biden can beat Trump. Perhaps you surmise that Kamala can. Heh.

If anyone dares try to convince Biden to step aside, it sure as Hell ain't gonna be a delegation of Senators!

I find the assessments of Biden coming from this normally astute crowd to be quite astonishing. Granted that I have been wholly disillusioned by Biden's less than stellar foreign policy, there is no better Democrat to run for president in his place this November.

What could be infinitely better is who ends up as his running mate for a second term. I believe there is still time for that sort of change to the ticket but, alas, I have no idea who should replace vice president Harris. It would have to be someone who would engender positive excitement and who would be presidential material and it shouldn't matter if the pick is a female or male or what colour he or she is.

Hmmm. Just had a thought ...

... can a former two-term president serve as vice president? I'm just sayin' ...

Lastly, I find myself hoping that bad karma doesn't find its way to you, andygaus.

I believe that phrase is neither true nor in the realm of seriousness.

I forget which pundit said, Whichever candidate steps aside, that candidate's party will win.

The first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election.

~ Nikki Haley, spoken ad nauseam on the campaign trail

In early February, Haley was on the campaign trail claiming repeatedly that in 30 days Biden would not be the nominee:

I think the Democrat Party knows that, and I think that it is not just in the best interest of their party. It’s in the best interest of the country. What I will tell you – and I have said this from the very beginning – the party that gets rid of their 80-year-old candidate is the party that will win.

~ Nikki Haley, prattling right-wingnut conspiracy theory bullshit artist and recipient of Karma's boomerang

Nikki Haley will throw in the towel.

I hadn't heard this "Whichever candidate steps aside, that candidate's party will win." but it may well be true... kind of stunning to think about it that way...

-CW

looks like CO holds a separate primary for other offices than president, so we won't know about Boebert until June 25... oops! Mea culpa...

-CW