2022 Midterm Election MEGATHREAD

[CountDeMoney]

Biden, as the President of the United States, is the political head of the Democratic Party. His sitting Vice President--any Vice President--is the presumptive successor. That's the way it's always been. 

This only really became true in the post war period. Before that VPs were almost always non-entities.

Fuck off, Sheldon.

[Jacob]

CdM! As cuddly as ever. Good to see you

[Barrister]

Biden, as the President of the United States, is the political head of the Democratic Party. His sitting Vice President--any Vice President--is the presumptive successor. That's the way it's always been. 

This only really became true in the post war period. Before that VPs were almost always non-entities.

Fuck off, Sheldon.

You came back just to burn Timmy from a 5 month old post?  Well to each their own...

And I don't know that the VP is the "presumptive successor".  Mike Pence certainly isn't.  It was a different dynamic, but neither was Cheney, or Quayle.  And going way back while Mondale did get the nomination he was never seen as a strong leader and went down to an epic defeat in 1984.

Heck - even Joe Biden was seen with deep scepticism when he ran in 2015-2016 for the nomination, and was not endorsed by Obama until after he won the nomination IIRC.

[CountDeMoney]

You came back just to burn Timmy from a 5 month old post?  Well to each their own...

Meh, it was my first alert in the notification queue. So you can fuck off, too.

And I don't know that the VP is the "presumptive successor".  Mike Pence certainly isn't.  It was a different dynamic, but neither was Cheney, or Quayle.  And going way back while Mondale did get the nomination he was never seen as a strong leader and went down to an epic defeat in 1984.

Heck - even Joe Biden was seen with deep scepticism when he ran in 2015-2016 for the nomination, and was not endorsed by Obama until after he won the nomination IIRC.

Mike Pence lost reelection as a VP, not the successor to the party. 
Mondale was a sitting VP on a reelection ticket in 1980, not as the successor. 1984 was his own candidacy.
Cheney wasn't interested in being President in 2008, ergo not a the successor. 
Quayle was the sitting VP on a reelection ticket in 1992, not as the successor. Perhaps he would've been in 1996, but Bubba.
Biden didn't even run on 2016, and stated so a year in advance, so stop pulling shit out of your ass.

[Barrister]

You came back just to burn Timmy from a 5 month old post?  Well to each their own...

Meh, it was my first alert in the notification queue. So you can fuck off, too.

And I don't know that the VP is the "presumptive successor".  Mike Pence certainly isn't.  It was a different dynamic, but neither was Cheney, or Quayle.  And going way back while Mondale did get the nomination he was never seen as a strong leader and went down to an epic defeat in 1984.

Heck - even Joe Biden was seen with deep scepticism when he ran in 2015-2016 for the nomination, and was not endorsed by Obama until after he won the nomination IIRC.

Mike Pence lost reelection as a VP, not the successor to the party. 
Mondale was a sitting VP on a reelection ticket in 1980, not as the successor. 1984 was his own candidacy.
Cheney wasn't interested in being President in 2008, ergo not a the successor. 
Quayle was the sitting VP on a reelection ticket in 1992, not as the successor. Perhaps he would've been in 1996, but Bubba.
Biden didn't even run on 2016, and stated so a year in advance, so stop pulling shit out of your ass.

I erred in stating Biden - I of course meant 2019-2020.

[Admiral Yi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taB5b1_uTt8

Is this the thread where the Santos stuff went?

Freshman Rep Andy Ogles of Tennessee, one of the 20 McCarthy holdouts, was less than truthful about his college degree.

[jimmy olsen]

Biden, as the President of the United States, is the political head of the Democratic Party. His sitting Vice President--any Vice President--is the presumptive successor. That's the way it's always been. 

This only really became true in the post war period. Before that VPs were almost always non-entities.

Fuck off, Sheldon.

So, if I'm Sheldon are you Leonard or Howard?

[CountDeMoney]

Biden, as the President of the United States, is the political head of the Democratic Party. His sitting Vice President--any Vice President--is the presumptive successor. That's the way it's always been. 

This only really became true in the post war period. Before that VPs were almost always non-entities.

Fuck off, Sheldon.

So, if I'm Sheldon are you Leonard or Howard?

Howard.  What with Mom and all.

[jimmy olsen]

Biden, as the President of the United States, is the political head of the Democratic Party. His sitting Vice President--any Vice President--is the presumptive successor. That's the way it's always been. 

This only really became true in the post war period. Before that VPs were almost always non-entities.

Fuck off, Sheldon.

So, if I'm Sheldon are you Leonard or Howard?

Howard.  What with Mom and all.

Touché!

[Eddie Teach]

Biden, as the President of the United States, is the political head of the Democratic Party. His sitting Vice President--any Vice President--is the presumptive successor. That's the way it's always been. 

This only really became true in the post war period. Before that VPs were almost always non-entities.

Fuck off, Sheldon.

So, if I'm Sheldon are you Leonard or Howard?

Why can't he be Kuthrapali?