Boston Tom Levenson: Re this thread: Any thumbsucker on dumping Biden that doesn't explicitly deal w. the many major practical obstacles a new non-Harris candidate would face is lying to its readers. Not just about the details, but about the on-the-ground realities of US national campaigns. It is/should be a scandal.

Re this thread: Any thumbsucker on dumping Biden that doesn't explicitly deal w. the many major practical obstacles a new non-Harris candidate would face is lying to its readers. Not just about the details, but about the on-the-ground realities of US national campaigns. It is/should be a scandal.

Read Ezra Klein's latest on a "mini-primary" to replace Biden. It's not as terrible as many of his colleagues' takes, but 2 notes: 1: He takes as given that Biden is incapacitated. Maybe so; but Klein's MD is not in evidence. 2: It ignores the huge practical obstacles to anyone but Harris...1/

Excellent thread. Came across this today; it seems like a pretty good analysis to me: www.arcdigital.media/p/kamala-har...

Kamala Harris Could Beat Donald Trumpwww.arcdigital.media Comparing Harris's likely chances to Biden's and other Democrats' show she'd be competitive, which means fear of nominating her shouldn't be part of the president's decision

I think that's true, though remember the mountain of shit that will flow from right wing media into elite discourse--pundits "just asking questions." That will happen to any D, of course, but Harris faces both explicit misogyny & racism. She's the best choice IMHO, but it's an obstacle to overcome.

I guess it’s just a question of which mountain of shit we have to shovel our way through. We’re already seeing “DEI” aimed at her as a stand-in for the N-word. But I dunno how many voters who would’ve voted for a healthy & vigorous Biden will switch to Trump because of misogynoir if it’s Harris.

If it ain't Biden, it's Harris. Only reason to shuffle the ticket is Harris's VP pick brings more to the table than the chaos which must ensue. There is no such person. dallas-taylor.com/2024/07/05/s...

So You’re Worried About Joe Biden Running For President After That Debate Performancedallas-taylor.com It's not unreasonable. He did poorly. Really poorly. He looked like the tired old man we've all been told he is. It's entirely reasonable to entertain doubts as to his fitness to run and, by extension...

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