Tuesday, July 23, 2024

bernie's been doing this for a while. if he thinks it's better to call off the hounds for now, he seems to have a plan. ok.

note that bernie is in better mental shape than either biden or trump, despite being older than both of them.





is bernie's patience going to work out?

perhaps his hands are tied. perhaps he's playing it by ear. perhaps he's picking his battles.

what kamala is likely to actually do is what is called pivot, except that she doesn't have a base to pivot from. it follows that when she pivots, what she will actually do, functionally, is abandon.

i've been calling don the coyote, because he's sneaky and smart. you have to be smart to be a coyote. a genius. wiley, even. hence, don the coyote. yet, perhaps the metaphor is now better applied to kamala.

i mean, if this was a normal election cycle, she might pivot away from 'defund the police' and towards a 'tough on crime' messaging. she can't. she's just going to show up and walk away from her voting base on day one, while trump is paying fake wrestling stars to do fake photo ops and building massive levels of support amongst young men.

ugh.

but, bernie is right. for now. chill out. let her tell us what she wants to do first, don't put words in her mouth.