In a letter published Wednesday on Medium, an anonymous group of Biden’s campaign staffers demanded the president call for a ceasefire in Gaza, citing concerns that not shifting his policy on the issue could hurt his 2024 chances.


“Biden for President staff have seen volunteers quit in droves, and people who have voted blue for decades feel uncertain about doing so for the first time ever, because of this conflict,” the Medium letter read.

“It is not enough to merely be the alternative to Donald Trump,” the campaigners continued. “The campaign has to shift the feeling in the pits of voters’ stomachs, the same feeling that weighs on us every day as we fight for your reelection. The only way to do that is to call for a ceasefire.”

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    It pretty much is, or if they push to a 3rd party who will end up taking away 5-10% of the vote, that’s just as good as campaigning for Trump.

    Stein, Kennedy, West have absolutely no hope of winning even a single state, much less the election, but they will make it certain that Biden doesn’t win.

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      Really? Everyone who isn’t actively campaigning for Biden is campaigning for Trump? Is there anything else to which Biden is entitled by virtue of being the second worst candidate?

      If I don’t sell everything I own and donate every dime to Biden, have I actually sold everything I owned and donated it to Trump?

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        Is there anything else to which Biden is entitled by virtue of being the second worst candidate?

        Well now that you ask, you also need to talk about how amazing the economy is, and how young and vigorous he is, and like how much safer we are with a secure Israel and stuff.

        Any conversation that isn’t talking about how amazing Biden is, is propaganda for Trump.

        (Excuse me while I go wash my mouth out.)

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            They always do. If they win, it’s a mandate to keep on being a little bit better than the other people. If they lose, its everyone’s fault but theirs.

            You know, despite the fact that they control who they run, they control who is allowed to participate on any meaningful level, they’re the ones that continue to collude with fascists to keep everyone else out.

            If if were about beating Trump, they’d choose a better candidate. After all, the core votes for blue no matter who. But that isn’t likely, as its easier to just gaslight and harass anyone who questions the wisdom of the party elite.

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              Can you provide an example of a US election where a POTUS has stood aside from reelection and a better candidate took their place and won?

              I’ll go ahead and wait.