I'm really surprised by the naiveté of the press in covering the Democratic party these days. The New York Times ran an editorial yesterday afternoon where they praised Biden for dropping out, and then looked forward to an open selection process for the nominee -- I knew right then Harris would have the thing sewn up by the time it appeared in print the following morning. It's like they want there to be a story here, some sort of suspense, but reality stubbornly refuses to comply.
NPR had a segment on how Biden's campaign team was now operating as Harris' campaign staff, and they had all of this work to do to get things moving. "All of these campaign logistics that have to be done that would have be inconceivable just a few hours earlier." Inconceivable? I do not think that word means what you think it means. We Democrats have all been thinking about this for three weeks now. People who were interested in running might have looked at a few polls, but when it came down to it, the Vice President was the only one with a serious chance of victory in the time remaining, if she wanted it, and she wants it. This groundswell of endorsements today is not some big campaign to get everyone in line, but simple recognition of reality.
Well, except Senator Joe Manchin, who has talked about rejoining the Democratic Party (after he left it a few months ago) to run for President. Um, no thanks. I think I'd take my chances with Trump instead of him, at least you know which side Trump is on.
The Republican line seems to be that Joe Biden was always old and unqualified, and it was about time he left -- and also that by leaving, Biden is defying the will of the primary voters who voted for him, and empowered smoke-filled back rooms to pick a replacement. Also, why aren't we talking about Trump's ear?
NPR had a segment on how Biden's campaign team was now operating as Harris' campaign staff, and they had all of this work to do to get things moving. "All of these campaign logistics that have to be done that would have be inconceivable just a few hours earlier." Inconceivable? I do not think that word means what you think it means. We Democrats have all been thinking about this for three weeks now. People who were interested in running might have looked at a few polls, but when it came down to it, the Vice President was the only one with a serious chance of victory in the time remaining, if she wanted it, and she wants it. This groundswell of endorsements today is not some big campaign to get everyone in line, but simple recognition of reality.
Well, except Senator Joe Manchin, who has talked about rejoining the Democratic Party (after he left it a few months ago) to run for President. Um, no thanks. I think I'd take my chances with Trump instead of him, at least you know which side Trump is on.
The Republican line seems to be that Joe Biden was always old and unqualified, and it was about time he left -- and also that by leaving, Biden is defying the will of the primary voters who voted for him, and empowered smoke-filled back rooms to pick a replacement. Also, why aren't we talking about Trump's ear?
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