Marty Davis’ Post

The Fearsome Doberman: Biden’s Dilemma in 2024 Even the most fearsome Doberman, when confronted with a mighty enemy, submits with fear, backed into a corner, too scared to fight back. The overbearing attacker mocks and taunts him with every little bit of humiliation possible. This analogy vividly describes the current state of the Democratic Party under Joe Biden’s leadership. As we look toward the 2024 election, it’s increasingly apparent that Biden is on a precarious path. His administration, plagued by both internal and external challenges, seems unable to assert itself against the mounting pressures. If the Democratic Party doesn’t take decisive action, they risk being dragged down with him, much like a cornered Doberman paralyzed by fear. The signs are clear: Biden’s approval ratings are slipping, and the Republican opposition is gearing up for a fierce campaign. The Democratic Party must find its backbone, shedding the demeanor of “scared little mice” if they hope to stand a chance. It’s time for bold strategies and unwavering resolve. If the Democrats can harness their collective strength and address the key issues head-on, they might still turn the tide. But without a significant shift, Biden’s struggles will undoubtedly hammer the party in 2024. Hashtags: #Biden2024 #DemocraticDilemma #PoliticalAnalysis #Election2024 #BoldLeadership #PoliticalStrategy #DemocraticParty #FearAndPolitics

Have you heard of the term ‘Polycrisis’? If not, read on. With latest polls showing Trump marginally ahead of Biden in the November presidential election, those in the know are genuinely worried that he will win. So, what does that mean for American democracy, security alliances, global financial markets and our regional and domestic interests? Win or lose, we can expect disharmony and disruption in the US. Combine that with current geo-political tensions, climate impacts, global cost-of-living pressures and social upheaval, the World Economic Forum defines this inter-connected set of events as a polycrisis. With just over six months until the US election, are you factoring this into your board-level strategic planning? www.sention.co #emergingrisk https://lnkd.in/gTxKm53V

Whether anyone or someone agrees or disagrees with this commentators position on this matter, THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE RAISED ARE BEYOND REASONABLE! Who (what elected official) is responsible and accountable for running our nation? Are we to assume the unelected Cabinet members (known in other forms of government with similar type powers as a ‘Politburo”) are running our nation? Are we to assume that the Democrat ‘machine’ is in charge of our nation? I thought we had laws, a Constitution, and other guiding documents that created the form and format for how our government functions! IF these surreptitious, possibly clandestine, obfuscated actions that have been intentionally utilized to keep people in power, at what point is this considered unconstitutional, overtly illegal, and possibly TREASONOUS?!? Are our fellow citizens who are aligned with the party in power INDIFFERENT to these possibilities? Have we all been propagandized into thinking that these questions don’t matter regarding the CURRENT party running our nation because the opposition (Republicans) and especially their candidate, will DO what the Democrats are already doing? I trust that the upcoming debate will raise this question and provide VP Harris to clarify and satisfy concerns regarding this/these matters.

The US is experiencing an existential crisis of leadership. Current president Biden presents an image of an old man lost in the space of the turmoil that surrounds him, appearing weak and indecisive in contrast with presumptive president Trump. The seminal events of the debate and shooting have realigned the race. Trump projects confidence and strength as he tells lie after lie. These sadly matter little as it is image that now counts. This in turn shapes the narrative that Democrats will have a hard time recasting. Think Brexit. It’s easy to get a skewed perspective in the midst of the cultish euphoria of Milwaukee, but the Republicans are hungry for power and sense blood. I’ll balance this with observing the Democratic campaign elsewhere in WI. The question lingers - are the Democrats as hungry and can they refine their message and get a convincing messenger?

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽? Excerpts: "Somehow the United States ended up this summer with no engaged president and an absent vice president who avoids the missing president and is frantically repudiating everything she co-owned the last three years." "The world was already confused over how President Joe Biden was apparently declared by unnamed Democratic insiders and donors unfit and unable to continue as their presidential candidate—as if he were a dethroned Third-World usurper." "It further wondered how those who staged his removal had no problem allowing him, in his debilitated state, to continue as America’s commander-in-chief until January 20, 2025. They demonstrated their priorities that focus on retaining power, not the welfare of the nation or the will of over 14 million Biden primary voters." "Vice President Kamala Harris, until Biden’s forced abdication, was judged by these same backroom fixers as too incompetent to ever be commander-in-chief and thus for three years a good reason why Biden apparently was not forced out earlier." "Now nominal Vice President Harris is on the campaign trail nonstop, while Biden has taken the most vacation time off and worked the shortest workweek in presidential memory." "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀: 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼-𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻; 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁." "So, again, who or what now governs America?" * * * * * "All of our enemies and even former neutrals are coming out of the woodwork. They are convinced that the next two months offer one-time advantages—unless Harris is elected and thus can extend their opportunities for four more years of what Americans see as a chaotic decline, but the world abroad views as a rare and ripe opportunity." by Victor Davis Hanson Full article: https://lnkd.in/eDkqUwWg American Greatness

This is serious business.

How in 2024 can we be witnessing this travesty?

Recently, I published a seven-part series on the Trump/Biden matchup, focusing on climate-relevant actions in Trump and Biden Administrations, and the campaign rhetoric and promises in 2024. Of course, Biden dropped out as the series was closing out and Harris became the candidate. Further muddying the waters, Tim Walz was named her running mate. And so, a return to #Election 2024, with a look at what a Harris/Walz administration might mean for #climateaction. It’s worth casting our minds back to the last presidential election cycle. During 2020, the #USA saw a remarkable, open, clear, and respectful debate across the political spectrum, with candidates who were left and right of center socially and fiscally, as well as candidates who focused on #WallStreet reform, social justice and cross-the-aisle solutions. It was a bravura display of #American democracy at its best, a long running debate between potential leaders committed to the country about how best to shape its response to the rapidly changing world. That event was the #Democratic presidential primary debates. Sadly, the #Republican Party was missing in action from useful policy discussions, its much diminished and fractured body having been hijacked by Donald Trump’s populism. But for people actually concerned with real issues facing America and meaningful alternatives for policy, the economy, the climate, and foreign policy, it was a glorious oasis in a fractious political cycle. Democratic presidential nominee competitor climate scorecard from 2020 election cycle by author. At the time, I tracked the major candidates and a couple of interesting outliers like Andrew Yang with a seven-part assessment of their climate actions platforms. Not particularly sharp eyes will note that Kamala Harris’ climate action planned scored highest, followed by Warren. As I said at the time: - Harris’ plan is aggressive & well-balanced, with clear dates, targets, & action items, and is aimed at building a coalition of allies - The strongest candidate on climate in 2020 has been Vice President for the past four years of the Biden administration as many consequential executive actions and pieces of legislation have been shepherded through the thorns of a divided Democratic Party with its #fossilfuel extremist wing, best represented by #coal millionaire Joe Manchin, and a Republican Party so committed to obstructionism that they refused to pass legislation that they agreed with and had sponsored.