Perhaps the Dems will pull a coup to replace Kamala at this Summer’s convention. A repeat of the playbook from 80 y ago, when Dem delegates ousted the odd & unpopular VP Henry Wallace in favor of Harry Truman to be FDR’s No. 2 in the event of something happening...
But Biden is no FDR, even though his mental state is arguably poorer. It’s…
Perhaps the Dems will pull a coup to replace Kamala at this Summer’s convention. A repeat of the playbook from 80 y ago, when Dem delegates ousted the odd & unpopular VP Henry Wallace in favor of Harry Truman to be FDR’s No. 2 in the event of something happening...
But Biden is no FDR, even though his mental state is arguably poorer. It’s difficult at this stage to envisage a victory for Biden in November.
That is a very plausible scenario. One of the challenges to that scenario comes from the perception--at least among the chattering class--that Kamala Harris was selected in no small part to nail down support among key Democrat constituencies, minorities in particular. However good or bad her track record as VP has been, if one ascribes to a theory of Democrat politics as being beholden to identity politics, then the DNC has to figure out how to manage such a transition and not alienate those same constituencies.
(This could, perhaps, be the avenue for a "draft Michelle" movement at the convention).
But while FDR was known by his inner circle to be in extremely poor health and unlikely to survive another term in the Oval Office, he had the advantage of being the Commander In Chief in time of war, and by 1944 WW2 was indisputably going well for the Allies. Biden does not have that advantage.
In order for the Democrats to bounce Kamala from the ticket, they need political cover--even without a presumed genuflection to identity politics, there needs to be a reason why she gets thrown overboard. Right now, the media messaging is going in the polar opposite direction.
The Democrats could easily throw her overboard at the election--but they need to trash her in the media first. Without some scandal the Democrats can comfortably attach to Kamala, it's an uphill battle to remove her from the ticket.
Nothing looks good for the Democrats this year: the economy, the border, the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza, the grifting scandal by the Biden family, Biden’s incoherent mumbling, Kamala’s penchant for word salads and cringeworthy laughter,...
But at least they have ballot-harvesting, Soros-appointed DAs, the MSM and Big Social Media on their side. Oh yeah, with the CIA & FBI controlling the misinformation campaign, too. And half the country has been brainwashed into thinking Trump is Hitler reincarnated. Nevertheless, I predict they’ll lose both the White House and the Senate.
Hopefully we’ll be spending a good chunk of it boondock camping in Wyoming. I can barely consider watching or listening to any of this dangerous charade of fools.
I’m with you, Janet. The problem with politics is that it attracts psychopaths who will stop at nothing - and I mean nothing- to get power over other peoples’ lives. So you have to think very cynically to prevent yourself from being played. And who wants to pollute your mind with those thoughts? So I pay enough attention to not be fooled (if I’m lucky), but then I need to go walk around the lake and get some fresh air!
Perhaps the Dems will pull a coup to replace Kamala at this Summer’s convention. A repeat of the playbook from 80 y ago, when Dem delegates ousted the odd & unpopular VP Henry Wallace in favor of Harry Truman to be FDR’s No. 2 in the event of something happening...
But Biden is no FDR, even though his mental state is arguably poorer. It’s difficult at this stage to envisage a victory for Biden in November.
That is a very plausible scenario. One of the challenges to that scenario comes from the perception--at least among the chattering class--that Kamala Harris was selected in no small part to nail down support among key Democrat constituencies, minorities in particular. However good or bad her track record as VP has been, if one ascribes to a theory of Democrat politics as being beholden to identity politics, then the DNC has to figure out how to manage such a transition and not alienate those same constituencies.
(This could, perhaps, be the avenue for a "draft Michelle" movement at the convention).
But while FDR was known by his inner circle to be in extremely poor health and unlikely to survive another term in the Oval Office, he had the advantage of being the Commander In Chief in time of war, and by 1944 WW2 was indisputably going well for the Allies. Biden does not have that advantage.
In order for the Democrats to bounce Kamala from the ticket, they need political cover--even without a presumed genuflection to identity politics, there needs to be a reason why she gets thrown overboard. Right now, the media messaging is going in the polar opposite direction.
The Democrats could easily throw her overboard at the election--but they need to trash her in the media first. Without some scandal the Democrats can comfortably attach to Kamala, it's an uphill battle to remove her from the ticket.
Nothing looks good for the Democrats this year: the economy, the border, the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza, the grifting scandal by the Biden family, Biden’s incoherent mumbling, Kamala’s penchant for word salads and cringeworthy laughter,...
But at least they have ballot-harvesting, Soros-appointed DAs, the MSM and Big Social Media on their side. Oh yeah, with the CIA & FBI controlling the misinformation campaign, too. And half the country has been brainwashed into thinking Trump is Hitler reincarnated. Nevertheless, I predict they’ll lose both the White House and the Senate.
This summer will not be boring.
The Congress is definitely in play, and that may dampen Democrat enthusiasm for their ballot harvesting tactics of 2020.
I hope and pray you’re right about ballot harvesting. Censorship is bad enough.
Hopefully we’ll be spending a good chunk of it boondock camping in Wyoming. I can barely consider watching or listening to any of this dangerous charade of fools.
I’m with you, Janet. The problem with politics is that it attracts psychopaths who will stop at nothing - and I mean nothing- to get power over other peoples’ lives. So you have to think very cynically to prevent yourself from being played. And who wants to pollute your mind with those thoughts? So I pay enough attention to not be fooled (if I’m lucky), but then I need to go walk around the lake and get some fresh air!