Haley Cedes Republican Race to Trump, but Does Not Endorse Him
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Nikki Haley suspended her campaign after Donald J. Trump rolled to wins on Super Tuesday. But she said the former president must earn the backing of her supporters, whom President Biden said he would welcome with open arms.

After Donald J. Trump tallied victories in Texas, California and 12 other states, Nikki Haley was expected to drop out of the presidential race, according to people familiar with her plans. She was set to deliver remarks in Charleston, S.C., at 10 a.m. Eastern.

  • iAmTheTot@kbin.social
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    4 months ago

    I just cannot wrap my head around why anyone wants to vote for either of these old fucks.

    Edited to add, I genuinely did not think this would be a hot take here.

    • CoffeeAddict@kbin.socialOP
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      4 months ago

      Not sure if you are referring to Trump & Biden, or Trump & Haley. Haley voters are conservatives who don’t really like Trump and are largely upset with the state of the Republican Party. I know a few, and that’s basically their reasoning.

      As for Biden: I want to vote for Biden because he and his coalition actually have a decent legislative track record and:

      1. He will not attempt to install a dictatorship
      2. He will not end NATO
      3. He will not reduce women’s rights
      4. He will not make things more difficult for minorities
      5. He will not reduce reproductive rights (abortion, contraceptives, and in-vitro-fertilization like the Christo-Fascists want)
      6. He will not overhaul the US government to match the Republicans Project 2025
      7. He will not hand Ukraine to Russia
      8. He will appoint liberal judges and justices
      9. He supports expanding voting rights, among other things
      10. EDIT: He will also keep the US in the Paris Climate Agreement and work to curtail the effects of climate change.

      I do wish he was younger, but he’s not. He was old yesterday, he is old today, and he will be old tomorrow. That won’t change.

      I do wish he was handling Israel and Palestine better, but his calling for a ceasefire is far better than Trump, who would be happy to bomb Gaza so hard that it falls off into the Mediterranean. Biden and his Administration are the only one’s standing between Palestine and Trump, who would have no problem destroying them.

      His people have also navigated a near-impossible situation which is gradually lower inflation without crashing the economy, while also working to turn Russia’s Ukraine war into a total embarrassment for Putin, pushing to and succeeding in expanding NATO, passing a huge infrastructure package to boost America’s rail network, capping insulin prices at $35 and all with the tiniest majority imaginable. Imagine what he could do if he had the majorities to amend the constitution?

      He is not a perfect person or even a perfect president, but Biden has got a lot done with the tiniest of majorities. That’s why I am voting for him when the time comes.

      Edit 1: Clarity
      Edit 2: Added point 10 about climate change.