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Now that Biden has dropped out, Democrats have the opportunity to nominate a candidate who can beat Trump.
The trouble is, they won’t. Kamala Harris is basically the second least electable Democrat after Biden. She dropped out of the 2020 primary for a reason. She was a horrible attorney general and she comes across to voters as exactly the slimy opportunist that she is.
If Trump is the existential threat to democracy which many claim he is, then Democrats should act like it and nominate someone who will appeal to swing voters.
I post this here to ask for disagreement. Most people I know agree with this sentiment; I’m looking for other perspectives.
Jul 21 · 4 weeks ago · 👍 norayr · 🔥 1
i am not from usa, and i don't understand much, still i agree with you. (:
as i understand the party should rollback to the previous system which worked before primaries were conducted, and the new candidate will be elected at the august national democratic convention by those delegates and superdelegates?
do you think gavin newsom or gretchen whitmer may be elected as candidate from democrats? both may appeal to many and have chances, but i think gretchen is a better bet.
I'm not from the US too but the decision may be tied to the money for the campaign. If they drop the ticket entirely, they have to drop the money donated to the ticket too. PACs have more freedom. Someone from US please complete / correct this.
👻 darkghost · Jul 31 at 15:00:
It's been 10 days. I'm wondering if your perspective has shifted any? From how things sit right now, at least from what I can see, the least electable Democrat is looking more electable than the Republican nominee. No candidate in US history has as much baggage as the Republican nominee. Will voters gravitate towards Harris because of that? I think they will. Voters have a short memory, but January 6th is etched in the memories of the nation. The hesitation about Biden's age is removed. Voters who wanted a major party alternative got exactly what they wanted.
🐐 satch [OP] · Aug 01 at 14:12:
@darkghost
I’m not sure but I think what we’re seeing right now is very likely a sort of honeymoon period.
Also, even if the polls don’t change, Trump is still a moderate favourite to win the electoral college.
I can't believe that Democrats are rolling with it. "The Party needs you to vote for whomever we choose!". It's like the Soviet Union. It's hard to admit one's chosen the wrong side, especially when they keep hammering that "democracy is at stake!"