Almost 40,000 people registered to vote in the 48 hours after President Biden announced he was suspending his reelection campaign and endorsing Vice President Harris, Vote.org said.

Vote.org said 38,500 new voters registered, representing the largest number of registrations in a 48-hour period this election cycle.

Of the new voter registrations, 83 percent were from people aged 18-34, according to the voting registration nonprofit group.

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    I was one of those people. It seemed incredibly stupid to me.

    I thought we’d fracture, and infighting would eat up our next three months. I thought it would squander our remaining chances. I thought the same people who didn’t want Biden also didn’t want Kamala, and I didn’t know of anyone else.

    I thought it would open us up to litigation, and because I don’t trust our judicial branch, I thought that would let Republicans strangle a candidate in courts. Most importantly, I thought Republicans actually had a plan and a strategy.

    I was very wrong and it doesn’t bother me at all to admit it. In fact, I’m relieved.

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      I thought the same people who didn’t want Biden also didn’t want Kamala,

      I’m still one of those people. I think she is an OK candidate, but Mark Kelly is a far better one.

      That being said, I don’t see a “Bernie Bros” situation forming here. I don’t see people voting against her if she wins the nomination.

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        I feel like a broken record as I keep repeating this, some agree some disagree I dont care.

        Mark Kelly sucks. He opposes Medicare for all. Opposing Medicare for all is NOT a moderate position. It is definitively a right of center or conservative position. This is one of my personal deal breakers.

        He also opposes the green new deal, as well as supported expanding oil drilling.

        If these types of issues don’t bother you then that’s your prerogative.

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          If these types of issues don’t bother you then that’s your prerogative.

          Losing Arizona bothers me.

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            This, exactly. We have a history of winning the popular vote and losing the election. We can argue about how terrible the EC is later, but that fact is not going to be changed before the election. We need to win the EC.

            Harris is a California Democrat. She will easily win the blue states that anyone with a “(D)” after their name would win, and she will almost certainly take the popular vote. But that isn’t enough to win a presidential election.

            Kelly is a unicorn. He is a Democrat that has the demonstrated ability to win in a red state. He will win any state that Harris will win, and he has a good chance at poaching enough voters to turn some otherwise red states competitive.

            Harris might squeak through a win if we are very, very lucky.

            Kelly will beat Trump like a rented redheaded stepmule.

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              He is a Democrat that has the demonstrated ability to win in a red state.

              The other senator form the same state also won as a Democrat. That doesn’t mean Harris should select her.

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                I think he has a better chance than Harris at winning the election. I think the negatives attributed to him are positions held by his constituents, and are not unreasonable in context. I think he is progressive, but pragmatic.

                Yes, I’d put him at the top of the ticket.

                That doesn’t mean I’ll “Bernie or Bust” for him.

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          They don’t bother me because he’s one person and we need absolutely every Democrat we can get to enact any change.

          If losing gracefully “with ideals” and going further right in reality because Republicans control things doesn’t bother you then that’s your prerogative.

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        . I think she is an OK candidate, but Mark Kelly is a far better one.

        The last thing the Dems need is to go to the right again.

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          That attitude is why we keep winning the popular vote, but losing elections.

          That attitude is why the Republicans can run out to the starboard wingtip and stretch out over the edge.

          You can’t enact progressive policies when you’re benched. We are able to achieve far more progressive policies when we approach them from the center than from the left.

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      Right there with you. Now…people are acting like this is over and it is very far from it but I’m at least cautiously optimistic. Here’s to hoping Kamala makes a good VP pick and runs a good campaign. Long road ahead still but yes, I’m very much relieved it hasn’t gone off the rails so far.

      By god, so far I am ecstatic I was wrong. Here’s to hoping I’ll still be proven wrong all the way into November 5.