Do Dems regret not having a contested nomination process?
In my view they should have persuaded Biden not to run over a year ago and then thrown the race wide open. I do believe that would have produced a much stronger candidate than Harris. She has NEVER faced a serious campaign in her life because California is a one party state. She's fumbling badly and is in a far worse position than was Hillary in 2016. Even some of the Senate races in swing states are now in jeopardy.
Link: https://x.com/VDHanson/status/1844851940389425533
Replies to: Do Dems regret not having a contested nomination process?
Raising $1B in donations in 3 months says otherwise.
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Yes, Bader Biden denied everyone else on Dems deep, diverse bench a shot.
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A year ago of course it would be. Given the limited time to the election, no. It would have produced
a divided party with no time to fix the divide. There are plenty of better candidates that I would have liked to see nominated. But she was the natural successor and anyone else would have ensured division that couldn’t be cured.
Very true...then there's the very practical reason...KH has been able to inherit the Biden campaign
funding...no small matter, since no other candidate could hope to amass that amount in so short a time...add to that, she also inherits the Biden campaign organization throughout the country. She was always the 1st choice. (see linked Harvard Law article).
Trump saw the threat immediately and tried to throw a wrench into the process...and that effort continues today...even on this board from MAGA acolytes trying to sow seeds of doubt in her selection.
Link: https://hls.harvard.edu/today/can-kamala-harris-access-biden-campaign-funds/
Under the circumstances she was the only choice. And if she’s weak like squad here claims, they
should be happy. She also dismantled their hero in the debate, and they want no part of round 2.
According to consistent reporting by "538" KH has a net favorability rating of ~1 pt...whereas DJT's
rating is ~10 pts net Unfavorable...it's a tight race nonetheless...and the outcome will be a measure of how rational the USA is.
These are not normal times. Normally, I couldn’t see voting for Kams under any circumstances
Against Orange though, I will gladly vote for her. You can’t believe in America and vote for Orange.
Amen to that.
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It was a mistake in that it produced a weak candidate and undermined confidence in the process
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Yes. And also their refusing to pick the best running mate because he’s Jewish and their
anti Catholicism.
They already have a crap 4 yr performance and COVID Shut Down weighing them down. Cheating can only get you so far.