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   Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jul-2024 23:58:30 JST Matt Blaze

   Should Biden drop out based on his debate performance? I don't know. Answering that sensibly requires two things that are not currently publicly known:

   - The actual state of Biden's health, with an informed prognosis.

   - If he's fit (see above, I don't know), the political landscape, based on highly granular polling data and informed analysis.

   I'm neither an MD nor a political analyst, and I've neither examined Biden nor have access to the kinds of political data that campaigns use.

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     Fardels Bear (riggbeck@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jul-2024 23:58:29 JST Fardels Bear

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     The hardest thing to say on social media is "I don't know." We're all expected to have an opinion one way or another.

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     Jeramee (jeramee@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2024 10:18:24 JST Jeramee

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     I wish that they'd put country over self & party too, but that's not how they operate. Dem leadership has been kneecapping younger potential leaders for years. Whether that's because they are clinging to power or just so ideologically committed to the capital class that they'd rather break the party than allow new ideas to take the helm, the outcome has been the same.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2024 10:18:25 JST Matt Blaze

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     So I hope, and if I were the praying kind, pray that the Biden campaign is looking at these questions closely and frankly, and makes an informed decision quickly enough to maximize the chances that Trump is defeated. I wish I had the data and analytical capability that they have access to, but I realize I don't. That's frustrating, but it's also reality.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2024 10:18:27 JST Matt Blaze

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     My opinion is that Biden should do whatever maximizes the chances that Trump is kept out of the White House, because I *do* know quite a bit about about Trump and his plans for that office. He is a fascist monster, who has promised "retribution" and has a track record that amply proves where he stands. This is not a close call.