Looks Like It’s Going To Happen

Let’s start with one projection by a pretty good outfit.

It’s not about the polls. As of yesterday, we’ve seen that it’s donors from Silicon Valley who are at least part of the push to remove Joe Biden from the ticket. And what might their motivations be? Ah, I’ll let you think about that.

I am trying to remain mellow, but the willingness to divide the party for anxiety about November’s outcome is getting to me, and I’m getting angry. As a woman, I have more to lose more quickly in a Donald Trump victory than the middle-aged men who are undermining Biden. A commenter reminded me that I will not be at the head of the line; that goes to immigrants, as we’ve seen in the convention-provided placards so eagerly held up by white women at the Republican convention.

My friends who are trans will probably be next, although it may not be possible to distinguish among the LGBTQ+ groups. And the women, particularly the uppity ones, will likely be next. Middle-aged men afraid of becoming older will be down the line, but be assured that, particularly if you have publicly criticized The Martyr, you will be on the list. And, as we’ve seen in Russia, the fact of great wealth may not even protect them.

It’s looking more and more like Biden will be forced out – I agree with Paul on that. From here on, we are into the Step 2 that has a thousand faces.

Marilynne Robinson is cooler and more measured than I will ever be and am not now, so let me share some of her words. The article is titled “Agreeing to our Harm.”

Americans have special obligations to reality. It is true and manifest that we will have an outsize part in determining the fate of the planet. If it should be that big problems cannot be solved and that we are left with the tedious business of managing them, we should discipline ourselves to patience and deliberation, the old courtesies that have made democracy possible.