JamesWNeal
My voice likely will get drowned out in the din, but I too, have things to get off my chest.
(1) they did basically pull the rug out from under Joe. The big money interests who won’t back a Republican, but didn’t really like how progressive Joe had become either. The “we need new blood” interests who saw a scratch and decided to rip open a major wound.
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@JamesWNeal
Exactly. It’ll be hard enough to solidify Kamala fast enough in the minds of those voters who barely pay attention until the last minute. Save those other names for later. We’ve got a democracy to rescue—right now.
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JamesWNeal
(9) As for the call for an “open convention,” here’s something to remember. Every single person who might be looked to as a competitor has the ability to say “no, not me. I’m in for Kamala 100%.” Hell, they could all show up at the convention, stand up and say “I’m throwing all my support behind Kamala.” Anyway, if more follow Witmer’s lead, anyone left standing is just going to look like a spoiler - and NONE of them are household names, so seriously people, that’s just not gonna happen.
JamesWNeal
(8) I’m clear-eyed about this. We had one set of problems standing in the way of a much better tomorrow and right now we’ve traded them for another set. But the question of whether she could get major financial support was answered in a hour. The question of whether most major Democrats - and donors would also support her got answered just as quickly.
JamesWNeal
(7) Some rich folks ain’t a gonna like that much, because she’s not going to suddenly give them the pass they were hoping for when they worked so hard to push Biden out. Will she be her own woman? Damned right and heaven help any person or organization she sees as taking advantage of the rest of us.
JamesWNeal
(6) I fully expect that Kamala Harris is going to tell us that Joe’s asked her to pick up the ball and run with it. The past four years have been her administration too, and as she said, on every key decision, Biden respected her enough to give her what she asked, the same thing he asked of Obama - to be the last person in the room with him.
JamesWNeal
(5) Trump’s totally fucked himself with anybody who may have been on the fence, but still sees Biden as a good man. His statements today are going to be viewed by most Americans who respect Biden for his lifetime of service as just a step away from going to his funeral, standing outside the church and calling him names. No, Biden’s not “weak” for stepping down. It took more courage and humility than Donald Trump could even comprehend to make the decision he made today.
JamesWNeal
(3) The “democrats in disarray” and the “all is lost” lines are bullshit so long as we keep our heads in the game. Kamala’s already getting major financial and political backing and at least one of the people some folks want to fight her for the nomination, Gretchen Whitmer, has said no.
JamesWNeal
(4) We’re about to see what a lame duck president can do to leverage his “ain’t no reason to hold back now” position. I doubt the House is going to pass anything he might put up, but that’s entirely the point. Biden can Executive Order the hell out of anything he wants, and as court challenge after court challenge comes in, the American people are going to get a preview of just what could become reality if we keep the White House and dominate congress.
JamesWNeal
(2) Even the “damn if Joe has to step down in a second term we’re gonna get that AAPI Kamala” crowd. Together, they convinced enough of the electorate that Joe couldn’t pull it off that his ratings took enough of a nosedive he became convinced himself that he needed to bow out for the good of the country.
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