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Erick, what about Michelle Obama? I wonder how she would do with independents?

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I cannot comprehend how the greatest country on earth after 250 years and over 330 million people can only produce these two inept, dawdling, and lying, octogenarians as prime candidates for leader of the free world. The two-party machine has failed us, and while we right it, we need an emergency creative fix that betters the nation. Not tomorrow, after we see how things turn out, but now.

Considering the two current given alternatives, neither candidate is good for our country at this critical juncture in the Chaos. We must develop sound alternatives now, well before the conventions, to put forth viable leadership tickets to save the republic. I hope there are still elected and principled men and women of stature who are capable of doing the righteous thing for the country. Party suck-ups are not the patriots to stem the tide of divisive failures of the destructive Washington Culture and do-nothing congress. We need an alternative plan now. It may be radical.

It is radical, but it can work and provide a way out of this mess.

Contact Liz Cheney and Niki Haley. Get them in a room together to foment a platform to seek the Presidency and a plan to implement their candidacy at the convention. If they are half the capable patriots they appear to be, they will sacrifice themselves to the good of the country and the world.

We need trustworthy respected leadership, and this a best option.

Liz for President and Niki for VP...... and the commonsense republicans can lead for the next 16 years. Liz and Niki together have more integrity, experience, (and balls) than most of the do nothing congress all combined.

Erick Erickson has the platform to engage the two potential candidates and their camps to begin redeeming the United States of America. Somebody has got to do something. Why not us? Why not now? Four more years of Trump or Biden is not the answer. Thank them for their service. Let's honor that and move on with new, respected and honorable leadership in a world that mandates it. We must find a way. We must find a different way but do it the right way. Make the effort. Lead.

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Well, after listening to various democrats and some dem voters, it seems that Biden can be dead and they think he is better than Trump. The fact that they want power more than they care about the country should be rather terrifying. And I haven't seen it for sure, but someone said Obama is expected to come out and say not to replace Biden. Which would kind of confirm who is running the country into the ground.

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Jun 29·edited Jun 29

Opposing Trump IS caring about the country.

And yes, Biden dead would be better than Trump.

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If you are voting for Biden, then that means you support the policies that are destroying the country. So spare me the idea that you care for the country.

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Suspected that all along.

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Jun 28·edited Jun 28

I expected what I saw with Biden. I was however extremely disappointed with President Trump. This was his one big chance to get in front of the Independents & undecided as everyone was going to be watching for once. The format was to his advantage and good questions were asked and he failed to get the actual content out. Biden as bad as he was and as incorrect got out a lot of “facts” and what he “did” while Trump except for a few details and on point statements was mostly just another rah-rah and full of exaggerations that won’t move the needle forward. Campaign malpractice for both. If Dems do run another candidate Trump better have made perfect VP pick as Dems will still vote against Trump especially if a viable alternative is found. That was Trumps chance to really reach folks and he failed.

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This was elder abuse. By Jill Biden, the White House, and the media.

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Jill actually looked deranged.

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We all need to stop talking about switching out Biden. Biden is the only candidate Trump can beat.

Both Newsom and Kamala did a good job of setting the tone, that Biden is not to be replaced. I hope that messaging spreads across the Democratic party. The more they lie about Biden the less credible they will appear about everything else.

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Did anyone catch President Trump refer to President Biden as "Brandon"? Quick but stinging.

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Thanks. I needed that side splitting laugh. Cheers

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Absolutely loved “CP3O”-perfect! Now on to matters at hand. The Arrogant-Prideful-Intellegensia Party holds the cards and will make the next play, but are the Republicans prepared for it? And yes you were spot on with Trump’s debate, my guess/hope is lack of prep, and his usual off-the-cuff, underperforming style. But let’s hope he’s also sandbagging and it’s the art of the deal.

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No need to prep when one is just going to make stuff up.

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According to RCP, the betting markets are giving higher odds to a replacement candidate (in the aggregate) being elected POTUS over Biden: https://www.realclearpolling.com/betting-odds/2024/president

Newsom + Harris + Michelle odds are better than Biden's now. Whitmer and Hillary are also in the mix.

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And the bad Dem week keeps on going and going.... the Supremes just threw out the central theory that the Feds used to prosecute Jan 6th participants. Back to the lower courts to see if they can even get a conviction with what else is left. This will now only get cleared up in the next administration, which may be Trump commuting everyone.

Hey Erick. Is there any way you can stretch today's show to 10 or 12 hours? You are going to need it to cover all of this.

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Joe’s family - his wife really ought to be ashamed of herself for letting her husband get in front of America like this. If he has dementia- which he has something wrong for sure - not just age- if she loved Joe at all - she would have never let him do this! His younger - healthier self would be so embarrassed at how he is now. As a daughter and a wife- I would never let my dad or my husband do what he did last night nor continue in the position at all. Which tells me- Jill, his sons, and the democrats care nothing about this man, all they care about is power and control!!! I honestly feel sorry for him, he has no one that is looking after his best interest at all!!!!

Praying for him, and praying for America harder than ever.

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Try as they did to not have any rogue video released, a few seconds have surfaced. After the debate Jill rushed out to take Brandon around the waste and help him navigate the 1 step needed to exit the stage. It made her look like a geriatric tech in a senior center. Ouch

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I did not see that. WOW

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I'm appalled at all the media people feigning shock at how bad Joe was last night. Everyone has seen it everyday over the last four years. Bozos coming out saying, this is not the same Joe as 4 years ago.... No duh! Have you not paid any attention since then? They are one TV every day talking politics and saying how sharp as a tack Joe is... Geez, how did 33% of viewers think Biden won the debate.

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Jun 28·edited Jun 28

Back in the 80s, there was a cartoon character named, 'Max Headroom' - a talking head on a tv set that wore sunglasses and would glitch, freeze, stutter/buffer while talking. Last night we saw the full-bodied version.

It was truly sad to watch.

The only folks who can do anything about Joe are Dr. Jill and Kamala. Dr. Jill won't.

Kamala needs to sit Joe down and show him LBJ's, 'I will not seek, and I will not accept, my party's nomination' speech.

Then she needs to tell Joe - even though it (likely) isn't true - 'If you don't make a speech like that, there are enough members of the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove you from office.' You can pardon Hunter, and Jim, and then spend the rest of your life at the beach driving your Corvette after your term is over.

The thing is, he never should have run in the first place.

I wouldn't want to be KJP today.

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KJP has proven herself a very accomplished liar and fact ignorer.

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Along with most of the talking heads on MSNBC, CNN, and other legacy media outlets.

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Do you think Kammie knows of the LBJ speech? I guess Kammie speaks at roughly the age level that Joe could understand, but he may still be a little above that.

I completely agree, he never should have run in the first place.

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No.. but whoever is pulling Biden's strings does.

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I just do not understand why you and so many other conservative pundits continue to say Joe Biden is too old. He is not too old. I know many people older than Joe who are still brilliant people. He has dementia.

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Do You think Russia, Iran, NK, and China SEE Biden"s Condition and will test????

Not sure this debate was a good ideal

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This debate and the CNN side by side was a horrible idea. It was in the overseas news that I picked up on the news that Russia just changed their nuke position. The timing can't be random. The clock is now ticking. Unfortunately, last night President Trump told Putin that he intends to end the war before inauguration day. That was a personal message to Putin. It was good to see that President Trump is already on the job, but the bad guys now know that they have the next 100 days to start and finish whatever they will do and be done before inauguration day.

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