(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Reality [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-07-10 The Atlantic is a ostensibly non-partisan but liberal publication full of intelligent, well educated, erudite authors and factually-supported articles and considered opinions. I’ve tried to copy and paste below all the presidential politics postings to the Atlantic.com (paywall) since the first debate in chronological order (apologies for any errors, it’s hard on a phone). They include a few Trump articles, all negative, and a vast majority, almost all negative, about Biden, and him leaving the race. I love the fact that Kos is a reality-based community. I am a liberal Democrat who has voted for every Democratic candidate since Carter and always will. I am not a troll or a plant. The only priority for this election has to be defeating Trump. It is an absolutely relevant and fair question to ask if Joe Biden is the best possible candidate. I say this with great appreciation of his many successes, and belief he is the best president of my life. I would love for him to be president next February. Unfortunately he probably won’t be. The job of presidential candidate is very different than the job of being president, and unfortunately Biden’s nature and skill set are a great fit for serving but Trumps are much better for campaigning, where reality, truth, character, and knowledge are overwhelmed by lies, entertainment, shock value, and novelty. Peruse the list of articles below, and their blurbs. Understand they are from a liberal publication, and imagine what they are printing on the right. Try to believe we can win this without shaking up the race, with a new candidate. Obviously it all is Biden’s decision. Nobody wants this to go on, but the only way it truly stops is with change of candidate. He ran four years ago as “transitional”. The way it’s going, the next transition in back to Trump. But worse. Take a bow, Joe, and let us win. A Disaster for Joe Biden Watching the president at the first debate was at times almost physically uncomfortable. By David A. Graham Trump Should Never Have Had This Platform The debate was a travesty—because its whole premise was to treat a failed coup leader as a legitimate candidate for the presidency. By David Frum Time to Go, Joe Biden needs to step aside—for the sake of his own dignity, for the good of his party, for the future of the country. By Mark Leibovich Dropping Out Is Biden’s Most Patriotic Option If he believes that Trump is a unique threat, the choice is clear. By Jerusalem Demsas The Unadorned Truth About Donald Trump We must treat him like any other candidate for high office who is emotionally and mentally unstable. By Jeffrey Goldberg Fore More Years Two presidential candidates argue about who’s better at hitting a ball. Nobody wins. By Charlie Warzel Someone Needs to Take Biden’s Keys The alternative is too horrible to contemplate. By Franklin Foer Biden’s Loved Ones Owe Him the Truth Those who have cared for Biden the longest cannot allow him to continue. By Peter Wehner The Biden-Replacement Operation The tricky business of changing presidential candidates without tearing the party apart and losing the election anyway By Ronald Brownstein They’re Both Totally Unfit America is left without any good option. By Elizabeth Bruenig It Wasn’t Just the Debate Every theory of how Joe Biden could win has fallen apart. By Rogé Karma Calls for Biden’s Withdrawal Are a Sign of a Healthy Democratic Party The party that’s rallying around a convicted felon, whatever he may do, is the one to worry about. By Brian Klaas The End of the Biden Era I didn’t think it would come to this. By Tom Nichols More Questions Than Answers in the Aftermath of the Debate “Not a healthy situation for democracy.” By The Editors More Questions Than Answers in the Aftermath of the Debate “Not a healthy situation for democracy.” By The Editors Donald Trump’s Theory of Everything No matter the question, his answer is “illegal immigrants.” By Gilad Edelman Democrats Aren’t Calling for Biden to Quit—Yet Even some of his stalwart allies aren’t sure he should stay in the race. By Russell Berman Apocalypse Not The Democrats’ situation could be worse. If they’re not careful, it will be. By David Frum Trump Suggests Planes Can’t Fly When It’s Not Sunny Battery and aviation experts were flummoxed by his recent assertions about electric aircraft, which are not yet in widespread use. By John Hendrickson The Absurdity of the Dump-Biden Uprising Nervous Democrats mount an antidemocratic campaign against their own president. By Stuart Stevens When Assessing Presidential Fitness, Consider Racism An excavation of Trump’s “Black jobs” claim By Jill Lawrence The Lie Democrats Are Telling Themselves Republicans aren’t the only party putting tribal loyalty ahead of basic truth. By Mark Leibovich Hubris of Biblical Proportions “Pride goes before ruin; arrogance, before failure.” By Erica Brown Trump Secures His Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card The Court has rescued the former president from facing trial before the election for his attack on democracy. By Quinta Jurecic Trump’s Risky Reaction to the Immunity Decision Three Atlantic writers on the Supreme Court ruling and what it means for the presidency By Stephanie Bai Biden’s Delegates Are Flirting With a Breakup Even those who parrot the party line acknowledge that their candidate stepping aside might be best. By Elaine Godfrey Why Trump’s Conviction Barely Registered in Polls His guilty verdict cost him no more than a smidgen of support. By Russell Berman Time to Roll the Dice Biden’s party doesn’t need to sleepwalk into a catastrophe. By Anne Applebaum Democrats Begin Their Shift From Anxiety to Action Amid deep concern about Biden’s capacity to continue as the nominee, party leaders are confronting the options and obstacles. By Ronald Brownstein Biden Must Resign If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris. By Adam Serwer What Biden’s Stutter Doesn’t Explain The president’s speech disorder is just one element of what the nation witnessed last week. By John Hendrickson Joe Biden’s ‘Cognitive Fluctuations’ Which version of the president will show up next? By Yasmin Tayag Is the Biden Bubble Bursting? Some establishment Democrats are starting to face reality. By Charles Sykes Trump’s New Racist Insult The former president’s recent attack on Senator Chuck Schumer is like an Everlasting Gobstopper of offense, with new layers emerging one after another. By David A. Graham The White House’s Kamala Harris Blunder Joe Biden’s most effective promotion of his vice president could be entirely inadvertent. By Elaina Plott Calabro Biden’s Delegates Are Flirting With a Breakup Even those who parrot the party line acknowledge that their candidate stepping aside might be best. By Elaine Godfrey There’s Only One Reason Biden Won’t Drop Out His campaign’s rationalizations for the status quo don’t add up. By Jerusalem Demsas Biden Has Fallen Into a Psychological Trap The same approach that has long driven his success now threatens to destroy his legacy. By Franklin Foer What Is the Biden Campaign’s Theory of Victory Now? Or rather, does it still have one? By David A. Graham There Are Exceptionally Sharp Octogenarians. Biden Isn’t One. The president’s age isn’t his problem. By Ezekiel J. Emanuel Joe Biden Doesn’t Understand the Post-debate Reality The president told George Stephanopoulos that he’d drop out only if “the Lord Almighty” directed him to do so. By David A. Graham Biden Isn’t Listening Just over a week after the president’s disastrous debate performance, Democratic voters seem down on his chances, and ready for an alternative candidate. By John Hendrickson Jill Biden’s Momentous Choice First ladies have unique influence over their husband’s decision to embark on a presidential campaign, and over the presidency itself. By Felicia Kornbluh and Julia E. Sweig What the Supreme Court’s Trump-Immunity Ruling Means for 2024 “[The Court’s] own power is also enhanced by the fact that it will be judges deciding what are official or unofficial acts.” By The Editors U.S. Allies Are Already Worried About Another Round of Trump What should America’s allies do if the leader of the free world doesn’t care about the free world or want to lead it? By Michael Fullilove A Scheme for Biden to Preserve His Dignity Asking the country to trust him is no longer a credible option. He should release the delegates and run in an open convention. By Graeme Wood The Double Standard in Trump-Biden Coverage It’s real, and it’s not going anywhere. By Tom Nichols The Problem With Coronating Kamala Harris The No. 2 spot has never been a guarantee of a promotion. By Jerusalem Demsas The Worst Argument in Favor of Keeping Joe Biden The president’s allies say he has earned American voters’ loyalty. Really? By Conor Friedersdorf Democrats Need to Be More French To defeat Trump, do something. By Thomas Chatterton Williams The Rebellion Against Biden Is Over For now. By David A. Graham Age Isn’t Biden’s Only Problem Even if he could prove that his debate performance was an outlier, he would remain a deeply unpopular president with a deeply unpopular record. By Rogé Karm Stop Soft-Pedaling the GOP’s Extreme Positions The party’s platform on abortion and LGBTQ rights is just as radical as ever. By Adam Serwer TRUMP IS PLANNING FOR A LANDSLIDE WIN And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop out. By Tim Alberta C’mon, Man Does Joe Biden really understand the stakes? By Mark Leibovich Trump and the Napoleonic Rule of War The former president won’t simply stand by and watch the Biden campaign implode. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/10/2253151/-Reality?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/