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.
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.
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.