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Originally Posted by Orema
I'm looking forward to a book on Pres. Biden. This is how I see things and I'd like to know the back stories to Biden's terms as VP and POTUS.
Most Presidents get a shot at a 2nd term and Biden wanted a shot at 2024. He refused to go down without a fight. I don’t blame him.
Biden should have ran in 2016 (and 2020—if 2016 had been successful), but I think the DNC and Obama made a deal with Hillary Clinton and supported her run in 2016 (for her support of Obama in 2008). For Hillary's support, I think Obama promised her any job she wanted (other than VP?). I thought she would take a seat on the Supreme Court, but she wanted to be a policy maker in Barack's administration and she wanted to run as POTUS in 2016, pushing Biden out. Well, Hillary didn't win in 2016 and Joe Biden got the support to beat Trump in 2020. I can only imagine how victorious he felt and how annoyed that he wasn't able to beat Trump in 2016.
Of course Biden thought he'd run again in 2024 after winning 2020, but he's old, useless as POTUS, and Democrats were ready to drag his ass out of the White House if they had to. I understand.
In all of this, Biden has behaved like an adult. No whining, no blaming, no threats nor bullying. None of that Trump bullsh*t. Biden knows it’s over and has bowed out gracefully, giving VP Harris his full support, as he should.
I’m glad I voted for him and would have voted for him had he been the nominee for 2024.
I hope someone writes about this going back to the deals made in 2008 by Biden, Clinton, Obama and others.
Makes me wonder what deals are currently being made that will affect politics and policies for the next 15-20 years.
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Thank you for your thoughtful response and comments! I share in your process because I too would like to read a good book written by someone who has thoroughly given the subject incredible thought and provided the investigative research and citations to support such and endeavor.
If you come across that book one day, please post about it, ok?
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I have had dreams at night about who Kamala will pick for her cabinet members. I dreamed she picked Mark Kelly as her Secretary of State and reappointed several members of other agencies who were robbed of their life long careers in public service.
The Democratic Convention is just two weeks away or so.
Kamala Harris will name her VP on August 7th or 8th.
Please keep us posted as things progress forward.
