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Opinion: A possible October surprise? Biden resigns and Harris becomes president
The Hill ^ | 8/15/24 | Opinion by Steve Krakauer, opinion contributor

Posted on 10/01/2024 9:47:38 AM PDT by DallasBiff

President Biden was fed a series of gentle softballs over the weekend by Robert Costa of CBS News. He mumbled through his responses in what felt like an exit interview.

After his debate debacle at the end of June, Biden publicly and privately stated that he was staying in the presidential race. It would take the “Lord Almighty” telling him to step aside for him to go, he told George Stephanopoulos. He held a press conference on July 11 that seemed to assuage concerns by some in his party. And then, 10 days later, he dropped out, in a letter posted to his social media accounts

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2024election; biden; bidensmentaldecline; california; cbs; election2024; harris; incompetentbiden; kamalaharris; minnesota; octobersurprise; robertcosta; seebs; timwalz; trump
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I know an article from a month and half ago, and I don't think it will happen. "Dr." Jill Biden is basically president now and she will not give it up, that was the deal struck with Nancy Pelosi.
1 posted on 10/01/2024 9:47:38 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

Team Obama got a sh*t sandwich on that Pelosi/Jill deal. I think Nancy drew it up a while ago to get rid of Team Obama once and for all.


2 posted on 10/01/2024 9:49:19 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Polls are designed to sell more ads & polls only. If it's not a horse race the money dries up.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

3 posted on 10/01/2024 9:50:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: DallasBiff

i have repeatedly said that Harris will be the next President…then Trump wins election in 2024.


4 posted on 10/01/2024 9:50:01 AM PDT by impimp ( )
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To: DallasBiff

At this point I’m not sure this helps her. It just makes her more noticeable which is the last thing she wants or needs.


5 posted on 10/01/2024 9:57:05 AM PDT by 3RIVRS
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To: impimp

Whatever the swamp wants, the swamp gets. Get out if the way and shut up. Democracy must survive.


6 posted on 10/01/2024 9:57:47 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: impimp
It would be a source of new 'joyful' p.r. if Cackles becomes president. The polls could manufacture another bounce for her. But there's one small problem.

Biden doesn't want to resign. In order for Cackles to become president, they would have to again cajole and threaten him even worse than when they forced him out of the race.

Now if Biden were to kick the bucket, oh boy, what a fiasco that would be. JFK's DC funeral would look like a church picnic compared to what they'd dish out for 'poor ole Joe' who 'worked himself to death for his beloved country.' Can you just imagine it? And of course, the 'passing of the torch' ceremony would be perfectly timed to give her maximum favorable coverage.

Jill had better hire a food taster, and even a pill taster for him.

7 posted on 10/01/2024 9:59:16 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: DallasBiff

Will to be anyone up to $500 that this does NOT happen.


8 posted on 10/01/2024 10:00:18 AM PDT by Fury (I )
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To: DallasBiff

Nancy is nothing if not diabolic and cold blooded.
She could suddenly decide ‘Jill Must Go, in order to place Kamala in office. Kamala may not show enough voter support.
And it would take ‘too much’ cheating or voter fraud to make her win through the electoral process.
If that conclusion is reached by the Dem deciders, what could Jill do about it, other than frown, sputter and curse?
Not a whole lot.


9 posted on 10/01/2024 10:01:15 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Fury

The Dems will follow the polling on this. But IMHO installing KH as first female prez is the go-to plan.


10 posted on 10/01/2024 10:04:39 AM PDT by Orosius (“Wake America Up Again )
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I don’t see how this would help Kamala. All the bad stuff can be blamed on Biden (though he was never in charge)


11 posted on 10/01/2024 10:04:40 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: DallasBiff

What about Hunter?


12 posted on 10/01/2024 10:05:21 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: impimp
I am hoping that is not the case. I like the sound of Trump 45/47 better than Trump 45/48, and all that Trump 47 swag would be wasted.


13 posted on 10/01/2024 10:05:28 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: DallasBiff

“Dr” Jill has only whatever power the party leaders vouchsafe to her. Push comes to shove, they’ll shove her out along with the rest of the trash.


14 posted on 10/01/2024 10:07:53 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: DallasBiff
If she were to be made POTUS this whole hurricane Helene debacle would be dumped straight into her lap.
It would be much better for her and the Dem Party to let Slow Uncle Joe take the heat.

JMO, YMMV

15 posted on 10/01/2024 10:08:26 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: DallasBiff

If so there will be no place to hide.


16 posted on 10/01/2024 10:08:49 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

If there is no VP in office on Jan. 6,2025, who supervises the count of the electoral votes? Schumer? The president pro tem of the Senate (whoever that is)?


17 posted on 10/01/2024 10:13:15 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: philman_36

The media still hasn’t figured out a way to blame Helene on Trump. Probably still working on it.


18 posted on 10/01/2024 10:14:34 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: 3RIVRS
At this point I’m not sure this helps her. It just makes her more noticeable which is the last thing she wants or needs.

AND responsible.

19 posted on 10/01/2024 10:16:17 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DallasBiff

The most plausible October Surprise: after a month of suffering and cleaning-out of store shelves, the Salad Shooter solves the dockworkers’ strike.


20 posted on 10/01/2024 10:16:21 AM PDT by Migraine ( )
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