With the President Biden rumour mill in full tilt ….
Some out there are moving to get ready should Kamala Harris be switched up for the Democratic Presidential nomination and General Election run….
Harris herself has been out campaigning FOR her boss who IS STILL in the running….
Oh?
And…
There COULD be efforts to slip someone else in for the nomination if Biden did not expressly want her to succeed him, , which would cause a Democratic political knife fight one would think….
Harris STILL does NOT poll much better (if at all) than Biden against Trump….
But could do better since their party wouldn’t be running against her like they are against Biden…..
The informal campaign is complicated because of how urgently Harris would need to build a political operation as well as craft a biography that makes it clear she has more to offer than her high-profile defense of reproductive rights to include other foreign and domestic issues, the people involved said. The plan is to create a set of talking points around her accomplishments to paint a more fulsome picture of a candidate.
It’s also an acknowledgment from her allies that there is still doubt within the party, including Democratic leaders, about her ability to win the presidency against former President Donald Trump. And there will be little time to, first, stop an open convention and, second, win in November.
The disjointed group is not trying to push Biden aside, but rather activating an army to be ready to defend the person who they believe should be the new presidential nominee.
“There is an effort quietly afoot to position an apparatus to turn on the lights” when the time is right, said one person directly involved in the conversations, who like others in this story were granted anonymity to discuss private and sensitive discussions.
Those familiar with the effort — which is targeted at Democratic party leaders — say it includes former Harris staffers, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, civil rights leaders and long-standing allies of the vice president.
“Two or three days ago, people were quiet. And now, as of yesterday especially, people were like, ‘We need to be ready,’” the former Biden aide said. “They are young in their infancy, but they have grown stronger by the hour.”….
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So much of this depends on what Biden does. If he were to drop out and either say outright there should be an open convention or not take a stance, Harris’ path becomes more difficult, as she would have to compete with an entire slate of ambitious presidential hopefuls.
One person involved in the effort said that the tentative plan is to first make clear that while they believe it would be a mistake to skip over the first Black woman to be vice president in history in a party propped up by Black women, there are other political and policy-based reasons to go with Harris.
“Step one, is to make certain that it is known she is imminently qualified on policy from a loud chorus of people making the case on TV and online,” the person said. “Step two involves an organized effort to make the case to yes, the American people, but also to make the case to a convention, it needs to be her” for the same reasons…..
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Harris herself is also at a clear disadvantage by her loyalty, publicly and privately, to Biden. Unlike the other alternative names that have been bandied about, Harris and her team can’t be seen as maneuvering against Biden.
“She is a sitting duck. She can’t have any delegate conversations or anything,” said one of the people involved in the planning. Other possible contenders “are getting free rein, getting to take out the president while simultaneously pushing for their own candidate. They are taking advantage of her loyalty.”
Those allies view Harris’ silence as the best choice for her. She’s been one of the most vociferous defenders of Biden, both publicly and privately. She’s told her team to keep their heads down and not engage in any planning and not to speak to the press…..
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I was all foe Biden dropping out to tamp down attention on Milwaukee.
But having Trump’s absolute turd of a speech marinating for 2 to 3 days might be the best bet.
Indeed……
Trying to moderate?
Bull Shit…..
Dan Pfeiffer wrote the following and I totally agree: “Yes, he is ahead in the polls today, but he can be beaten. Look at that guy on stage last night. The speech wasn’t good. It didn’t offer a compelling vision for the country. It was low energy, bordering on somnambulant. Trump couldn’t discuss his policy agenda because that would stick a thumb in the eye of most voters. There was no message. Trump lost his fastball.”
“It’s easy to forget, given the tone and tenor of the press coverage over the last week, but the majority of voters in this country are anti-MAGA. Trump can — and will — be defeated if and only if we do the work to once again turn out the coalition that defeated MAGA in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2022.”
This Republican Convention was the same old grievance buffet of the fearful old fat white man with the added topping that it’s Donald Trump’s party now (tampon on his ear and all). After years of being told here that Trump is fading, he owns every piece of the Party that essentially created him.
It was both sad and scary to know that the only living past Republican President, no matter how incompetent he was, did not attend, and past nominees like Romney, Pence, Ryan, or Cheney didn’t show up either. Because if they had, they would have all been roundly booed. Ironic to think that their racist dog whistles of the past led to the creation of the reality star that took and still takes full advantage of the hatred the GOP has engendered for people of color, immigrants and gay folks.
In keeping with the reality star theme, it was amusing to see that Hulk Hogan made a speech and that our friend Corey Gross seemed to be thrilled at his appearance. A steroid laden former wrestler/actor seemed to be so exciting to him, go figure.
What the Republicans are selling isn’t exciting at all. Like the last election, a vote for anyone else other than the Democratic nominee is a vote for Trump.
U aright with me posting ur comment Keith?
Without ur last name like i do for EVERYONE
Kamala Harris to Speak with Major Democratic Donors
“Vice President Kamala Harris is set to address a network of major Democratic donors on short notice Friday afternoon,” the New York Times reports.
“Ms. Harris will speak to the group at a time of extraordinary turmoil in the Democratic Party and when many Democrats are hoping that she will become the nominee. It is unclear whether Ms. Harris plans to encourage the restive donor base to calm down or to deliver some other message.”
It’s already been posted and you still haven’t explained why you felt the need to share my contact information with another poster here, especially one who’s been stalking me in social media. So James please explain.
It’s a comment….
Wanted to know if u are obj with it being a post which will put it out to 200+ here and twitter about 160…..
I do N OT share anyone’s personal info ….
U two carry on…..
I only use first names or handles….
james, I hope you are not actually considering making a “front page” post that contains my name. We already all know that you broke a promise to not have that allowed in the comments on your blog.
If you now allow my name to be posted on the main page here, I think you will find that to be a huge mistake that will involve your webhost. As you know, I have never allowed the Texan to post about you on my blog, even in the comments. This would be the same thing.
I WAS asking about Keith’s ‘comment’….
But forget about it,,…
This has got off the hook
You don’t share personal information?
You didn’t give my email address to creepy Corey Gross, he posted that you did. You mean he isn’t telling the truth?
Trump can lose, but Biden has no path to victory. Any honest Democrat knows that.
H. Keith Lesnick, who bemoaned on his social media that the assassination attempt was unsuccessful, is confused. The only think I said about Hulk Hogan was to criticize him and point out that many. many years ago, at the height of his popularity, I was rooting for his opponent at the Rosemont Horizon. He caught a glimpse of me doing so and looked a bit shocked.
Well Corey I was amused by your take away from what must of been like a religious experience for you, the Republican National Convention, to then be talking about men in wrestling tights. Kinda kinky no matter who you were rooting for. But then again professional wrestling, by nature of how fake it is, is very white trash Republican.
But now that your party has nominated a rapist serial adulterous felon the whole party is kinky.
My big surprise, the former stars of the party were nowhere to be seen.
Trump’s party now.
I was talking about a professional wrestling event I attended when I was about 11 years old. Why are you being so completely inappropriate?
Considering all the porn postings you made years ago on Politics1, which a review of via the Wayback Machine make clear that they definitely came from you, I think really might be a pervert Keith.
Without dipping too far into speculation, I’m glad you were able to verify that. I remember you asking if I rememberd that happening, which I did not. I arrived too late, and he’s not one I remember that much from that forum.
I will say, a lot of out of pocket things were said by a lot of people, so I’m not sure I’d hold that too much against him. Then again, I haven’t read further back than April of 2008.
*remembered
All the Blue MAGA types are on that horn. Also posting shit about a national divorce and out-of-contextisms the media. Mercifully, I have both of that particular guy’s Facebook accounts blocked. Probably the only good thing that’s come of your blood feud.