Handing VP Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nomination without having her compete in primaries is a throwback to less democratic ways of picking nominees, a political scientist says.
It was not a mistake. A mistake would be flailing around right now, unsure who the candidate would even be while everyone trash talks their non-preferred candidates to show Trump what attacks will stick. A mistake would be to skip over the black woman presumptive nominee and risk alienating a critical voting block that Trump has been courting with some limited success.
There was no other possible good option in this case. And the proof is in the pudding. Kamala is going gangbusters.
That’s because nobody wanted to step up after Biden endorsed Harris on the way out - that is a fucking bad thing that’s unhealthy for our party… and it doesn’t mean some potentially excellent choices weren’t ready to jump in the ring.
Why is that? I’m not saying that Harris is a bad candidate, only that it’s bizarre to say she is the only possible person who could have been our candidate. She was the safe bet after Biden started waning but there were plenty of legitimate contenders and alternatives.
There are more than 300 million Americans - people who come to mind are: Whitmer, Waltz, Whitehouse, Buttigieg, Warren, AOC, Newsom and dozens of others. Some of those are better than others, but they were all reasonable choices.
It was not a mistake. A mistake would be flailing around right now, unsure who the candidate would even be while everyone trash talks their non-preferred candidates to show Trump what attacks will stick. A mistake would be to skip over the black woman presumptive nominee and risk alienating a critical voting block that Trump has been courting with some limited success.
There was no other possible good option in this case. And the proof is in the pudding. Kamala is going gangbusters.
It is bizarre that you think Harris was literally the only option.
Harris officially has no opponents for the Democratic nomination after key deadline passes
That’s because nobody wanted to step up after Biden endorsed Harris on the way out - that is a fucking bad thing that’s unhealthy for our party… and it doesn’t mean some potentially excellent choices weren’t ready to jump in the ring.
If Democrats agreed with you, then we wouldn’t be seeing the dramatic polling swings towards Kamala’s favor nationwide
Why is that? I’m not saying that Harris is a bad candidate, only that it’s bizarre to say she is the only possible person who could have been our candidate. She was the safe bet after Biden started waning but there were plenty of legitimate contenders and alternatives.
Such as?
There are more than 300 million Americans - people who come to mind are: Whitmer, Waltz, Whitehouse, Buttigieg, Warren, AOC, Newsom and dozens of others. Some of those are better than others, but they were all reasonable choices.
Yes, I literally do. And I explained why. And I said it well before Biden even stepped down.