i don’t necessarily agree that harris needs to become the nominee now (and don’t necessarily disagree, either), but the thing that spooks the absolute fucking bejesus out of me is that i do not trust the nation’s columnists to have the political instincts necessary to win a general election.
this is where a lot of my "Kamala should be the nominee now" instinct comes from
the institutional freakout might be ridiculous but it's clearly real, and it's coming from everywhere including people I respect
I don't think Biden can campaign without tamping down the freakout level - and can he?
not the ones i like, not the ones i hate, not the ones i respect and not the ones i don’t. *this entire freakout* is taking place in a less than two week span that ignores literally *everything* else about the campaign and assumes trump will sail smoothly without issue through the next four months
Has anyone done a fact-based analysis on what the legal landscape looks like re: Biden stepping aside? Whether it’s a Harris/Someone ticket or a Someone/Somebody ticket, what happens with ballot access and already donated funds in the Biden/Harris coffers?
There are multiple states with 90-day cutoffs for being on the ballot, & the convention is after the cutoff.
OH is one of these & will need only the slightest excuse to refuse to change the candidates, especially after they came close to denying Biden's access.
Ballot access is a major concern.
the Ohio issue was resolved statutorily IIRC and it remains that the convention is when the nominee is submitted. Who won votes during party primaries is 100% irrelevant to that. If the party nominates someone eligible in August, that person goes on the ballot lines in all 50 states
I am losing a certain amount of respect for everyone even tolerating this entire idiocy. >_>
Like, I like Harris and hope she becomes Prez someday but I'm staring at the idea that just subbing her in will *help* and going.... "wat".
if someone can seriously argue that not only having biden step aside from the race but then step down from the presidency is the least risky option, i am here to hear it, but i haven't heard that
Seems like the freakout is also ignoring certain dare I say "facts". I mean Women overwhelmingly supported Biden in 2020 and I am not seeing persuasive (or often coherent) arguments that this is changing. But turnout, one might argue. Ok, but then the argument there is. . .
"Biden is old/whatever , and that could hurt turnout" versus "Trump is a rampaging cosmic horror Kaiju and there is massive incentive to vote his ass back beyond the walls of our reality".
and that's the fucking problem.
I want to yell at media more. I already told WaPo off with my cancelation. Where else should I go? I want to go full Karen.
start a NYT sub for free and then immediately cancel it, though, like, let’s get real, the customer service people aren’t the problem and don’t deserve to be yelled at
Well to be fair I didn't actually yell. I wrote what I thought. I'll tailor it better next time. But I didn't get, like, abusive. Just, I'm canceling and this is why and this is how you should be doing better.
I may have also invoked the fate of Khashoggi. like, y'all aren't being serious here.
