Jonny5
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Biden just announced he's not running.
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Brands
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I don't think Kamala Harris is going to make much of a difference. It is like Chrystia Freeland replacing Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister.
This is another reason why Justin Trudeau should resign now so the Liberal Party can have a leadership race.
This is another reason why Justin Trudeau should resign now so the Liberal Party can have a leadership race.
Northern Light
Superstar
Biden has endorsed Harris as his replacement.
Not sure if that helps or hurts her chances.
Not sure if that helps or hurts her chances.
Northern Light
Superstar
That will up to a Democratic convention as best as I can tell. I assume they will some choice, Whitmer was definitely organizing and I think Newsom was too.
Not that this isn't a fine idea, but perhaps you could not bring it into another thread, you've already got discussion on the subject in two other threads.
Jonny5
Senior Member
Kamala has at least polled better, and my reading tells me while many Democrats are resigned to losing the Presidency they still at least feel they can take the House, and Harris has the voter turnout to do that in key districts.
Getting a majority in the House and then keeping the Senate would give the Democrats some huge leverage over Trump, at least for the first two years.
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Admiral Beez
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IMO, the Dems still have a shot at the White House. But, I’d toss Harris out at the upcoming Aug 19-22 DNC. Instead I’d go for someone that stands a chance of winning the presidency. To me, that’s one of Whitmer, Shapiro, or Beshear.
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My vote is for Kentucky Governor Beshear to appeal to rural whites, with Michigan Governor Whitmer as VP to appeal to educated women. The latter says she’s out. Only problem is nothing to appeal to Black and Latino voters.
Michigan’s Whitmer Said to Stand Down From Presidential Run
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Sorry Buttigieg, but Buchanan aside, your country is not ready for a homosexual POTUS.
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jje1000
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Harris-Baldwin girlboss ticket?
kEiThZ
Superstar
Your takes on American politics are as bad as your takes on Canadian politics.
You don't think a 59 yr old half black woman running against the oldest nominee in American history is going to make a difference? There's also the contrast of a federal prosecutor running against a felon and an attorney general running against a fraudster. The contrast they are about to draw could not be more stark. This is an ad she ran in 2020. How much more material is there now?
kEiThZ
Superstar
I think the race just changed. And we're about to see a surge of energy and cash flood in.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I can’t wait to see Harris eviscerate Trump at the Sept debate. As a former prosecutor she’ll hit him hard.
As POTUS I hope she appoints Fani Willis to the Justice Department, as special prosecutor…. And if the Dems win both houses, stack the SCOTUS, dump the filibuster, pass national abortion rights and pass the ERA.
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lenaitch
Senior Member
I think you are right. Both parties have their committed bases and need to target the roughly 1/3 in the middle. There is also the cohort, card-carrying or not, who disliked either choice and were planning on staying home.
Even for some committed Republicans, Trump, Jan 6th, whatever, were bridges too far, and I imagine Biden's performance disheartened a lot of Democrats.
Some people are angry at Trump; some people are disappointed at Biden. I don't know anything about Harris but I think 'disappointed' is easier to fix.
Northern Light
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The ERA passed congress 1/2 a century ago (1972)
The issue is that the required number of States did not approve it by the original or extended deadlines set by Congress.
I'm not sure what a Court would say if the deadline were shifted from 1982 to 2025 ....
But if the ruling weren't favourable, it would require repassing it through 38 state legislatures.
Towered
Superstar
This is exactly what the Republicans didn't want. They were banking on being able to pummel a senile old man for the next few months but now they'll have to contend with someone far more dynamic. The equation has changed significantly.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Speaking of banking, Republicans are complaining that they spend their war chest on anti-Biden ads... an effort that is now wasted and hard to replace money.
Trump says Republicans should be ‘reimbursed for fraud’ for the money spent campaigning against Biden
Biden’s decision to drop out of the race and endorse Kamala Harris as his successor resets the campaign.
Reimbursed for fraud? Sorry, folk, stuff happens. Maybe if they had focussed their campaigning on their plans, policies, etc. instead of attacking a candidate ....