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President Biden said in an interview released on Wednesday that he would re-evaluate whether to stay in the presidential race if a doctor told him directly that he had a medical condition that made that necessary.

Mr. Biden has said repeatedly that none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, wrote after the president’s physical in February that Mr. Biden is “a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.”

But his disastrous performance at a debate with former President Donald J. Trump last month, which prompted a wave of calls by Democratic allies to step aside, raised questions about his health and acuity.

    • @PugJesus
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      172 months ago

      Don’t know that I could be pumped for Harris unless she pulls off some kind of “Crouching Empty Suit, Hidden Visionary” shit, but I could be pumped for her VP. Unfortunately, I suspect she’ll choose a ‘moderate’ old white Dem guy as her VP to ‘balance out’ that she’s an ethnic minority and a woman.

      • Kitty Jynx
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        22 months ago

        Harris/Duckworth would be great. Tammy Duckworth is a combat wounded vet and seems to be pretty good as far as centrist dems go.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          32 months ago

          I’d love to see a Harris/AOC pairing … if only to watch all the rich old white people in leadership have massive shit fits.

          That’s just a dream at this point tho.

          • @[email protected]
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            52 months ago

            Maybe Sen. Mark Kelly from AZ? He is amazing. Very popular here in AZ. His wife is Gabby Giffords.

          • @Maggoty
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            42 months ago

            You can’t have AOC yet, VPs go silent and we need her wit!

            • @PugJesus
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              2 months ago

              tbf, one of the reasons that Biden had such popularity as vice-president was because he never learned how to go silent

              • @Maggoty
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                32 months ago

                Point. AOC with a bully pulpit and really really high bar to be fired. That might not be the worst thing.

    • @[email protected]
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      72 months ago

      I have two tracks for pumpedness:

      1. Political: Someone with progressive ideas in the White House to represent that portion of the party. Probably not going to happen.
      2. Capability: Someone who feels like a particularly competent messenger with some fight in them. It would be nice to have some Democrats who can competently and accurately tear up this whole fiasco of a political movement. This could happen.