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17. I believe Snyder's point is that all of the choices have risks of failure

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #13)

Wed Jul 10, 2024, 01:32 PM

Jul 2024

It's Biden's choice to weigh those risks.

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Timothy Snyder: We have four options (re Biden): Each has risks [View all] jmbar2 Jul 2024 OP

Who is the "we" this unknown random blogger is talking to? PSPS Jul 2024 #1

Possibly MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2024 #3

I guess that says it all PSPS Jul 2024 #40

About Timothy Snyder jmbar2 Jul 2024 #5

Thanks Doc Sportello Jul 2024 #51

Thanks jmbar2 Jul 2024 #52

Timothy Snyder is no "random blogger." returnee Jul 2024 #7

If you're refering to Professor Timothy Snyder... electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #10

A history professor asm128 Jul 2024 #16

Not really. Snyder specializes in authoritarianism. yardwork Jul 2024 #20

Well, first of all with his academic credentials he's quite smart, and studying those dictators at the very... electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #59

This response didn't go the way you thought it would, did it? Cuthbert Allgood Jul 2024 #14

Biden has stated his position, but it clearly isn't "settled" given the number of Democrats who disagree. brooklynite Jul 2024 #19

None of those options are winnable MagickMuffin Jul 2024 #2

Then you are Option 1. jmbar2 Jul 2024 #6

Yes, it's still early for me so apologies MagickMuffin Jul 2024 #44

Well, that's a problem since Option 1 is to stay the course. yardwork Jul 2024 #21

See post 44 MagickMuffin Jul 2024 #45

... ancianita Jul 2024 #42

Where have I been Here, There and Everywhere MagickMuffin Jul 2024 #47

Well, please sit yourself down and do a bit of reading from the man who knows Russia and Ukraine better than anyone. ancianita Jul 2024 #49

One problem I see with #4, strong version returnee Jul 2024 #4

Good point - terrifying jmbar2 Jul 2024 #8

Johnson is crazy ... jpug Jul 2024 #9

Why is that? returnee Jul 2024 #12

Needed Analysis Kid Berwyn Jul 2024 #11

Kamala doesn't poll as well as Biden and she's the only option flamingdem Jul 2024 #13

I believe Snyder's point is that all of the choices have risks of failure jmbar2 Jul 2024 #17

I'm sure he has flamingdem Jul 2024 #32

Tim Snyder is not stupid. He's laying out the options he sees. yardwork Jul 2024 #22

He's not stupid. He's very smart. I highly recommend his book "The Road to Unfreedom" themaguffin Jul 2024 #23

I wish Trumpsters would read Snyder's books. yardwork Jul 2024 #53

I thought I saw a story yesterday maybe TexasDem69 Jul 2024 #31

The strong version of Operation Kamala changes her polling. Frasier Balzov Jul 2024 #54

There are only two options: Biden or Trump valleyrogue Jul 2024 #15

Agreed, we all go with Biden's decisions jmbar2 Jul 2024 #18

He's not saying that. FFS. themaguffin Jul 2024 #24

It doesn't matter what he says. THIS is the reality. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #26

No, none of us knows as fact, how each scenario plays out. NONE of us. Period. themaguffin Jul 2024 #27

To dump Biden is to nullify 14,000,000 primary voters -- 87% of the entire primary.Snyder forgets: Biden IS the nominee ancianita Jul 2024 #46

Seems like a good analysis of all possible options. brooklynite Jul 2024 #25

We have only one option that is popularly supported by the majority ... marble falls Jul 2024 #28

That's my preferred option. But each comes with risks jmbar2 Jul 2024 #29

Everything has it's risks, like changing horses in the middle of an election. The worst risk with re-electing ... marble falls Jul 2024 #37

Snyder's academic specialty is not US politics valleyrogue Jul 2024 #30

About Snyder jmbar2 Jul 2024 #38

I recall that Snyder came out against Biden after the debate flamingdem Jul 2024 #33

He did not come out against Biden jmbar2 Jul 2024 #41

I might have mixed him up with Lawrence Tribe flamingdem Jul 2024 #50

Don't forget... the incumbent wins 75% of the time tinrobot Jul 2024 #34

Snyder's academic background includes history, political science and a career focused on very relevant subject matter themaguffin Jul 2024 #35

What about the money? Alice B. Jul 2024 #36

Operations 1 and strong 4 are our best options LostOne4Ever Jul 2024 #39

Thank you jmbar2 Jul 2024 #43

There are no options. Not even at the Democratic Convention. Joe Biden IS the Democratic nominee. ancianita Jul 2024 #48

He's the presumptive nominee mellow Jul 2024 #56

Presumptive with 87% of the vote. ancianita Jul 2024 #57

Preventing Trump from demonizing would be the greatest benefit bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #55

What I would want is a rigged (but not obviously rigged) 2 or 3 that ends with KH. lol ecstatic Jul 2024 #58

Oh, he's Married to Marci Shore! She wrote the Book- The Ukrainian Night: electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #60

Thanks - didn't know that she is also a writer jmbar2 Jul 2024 #61

YW 👍 electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #62