I begin with the assumption Biden will be on the November ballot unless he voluntarily steps aside. My second assumption is that if he withdraws Harris must replace him as the Presidential candidate. Otherwise a good many African American voters will have cause to question whether Democrats really believe "what we preach" and decide to s…
I begin with the assumption Biden will be on the November ballot unless he voluntarily steps aside. My second assumption is that if he withdraws Harris must replace him as the Presidential candidate. Otherwise a good many African American voters will have cause to question whether Democrats really believe "what we preach" and decide to simply not vote. That would likely guarantee Trump victory in the swing states and thus the election. SO: As a condition of withdrawing if he decides to withdraw, Biden should insist that Harris replace him at the top of the ticket and that the party -- especially those who might have their own Presidential ambitions--genuinely rally around ,and campaign for, her. That is NOT too much for Biden to ask of those who think his exit necessary because Trump poses an existential threat to the republic. I would add that by using his leverage as suggested here, Biden could prevent the party splintering as multiple candidates compete over the next few weeks for the nomination, consuming dollars that will be better spent to beat Trump while also "bloodying"--to Trump's benefit--whichever candidate eventually prevails. And Harris et al ought be thinking who should be on the ticket with her and how to be ready to conduct a winning sprint to election day in November.
Making Harris the first female president ever could give her a big boost with women voters reluctant to let the first female in the oval office go away.
I begin with the assumption Biden will be on the November ballot unless he voluntarily steps aside. My second assumption is that if he withdraws Harris must replace him as the Presidential candidate. Otherwise a good many African American voters will have cause to question whether Democrats really believe "what we preach" and decide to simply not vote. That would likely guarantee Trump victory in the swing states and thus the election. SO: As a condition of withdrawing if he decides to withdraw, Biden should insist that Harris replace him at the top of the ticket and that the party -- especially those who might have their own Presidential ambitions--genuinely rally around ,and campaign for, her. That is NOT too much for Biden to ask of those who think his exit necessary because Trump poses an existential threat to the republic. I would add that by using his leverage as suggested here, Biden could prevent the party splintering as multiple candidates compete over the next few weeks for the nomination, consuming dollars that will be better spent to beat Trump while also "bloodying"--to Trump's benefit--whichever candidate eventually prevails. And Harris et al ought be thinking who should be on the ticket with her and how to be ready to conduct a winning sprint to election day in November.
Poll out showing Harris trailing by 2. Read this today and it makes sense to me.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-biden-should-not-just-drop-out-of-the-race-he-should-resign/ar-BB1phhkB
Making Harris the first female president ever could give her a big boost with women voters reluctant to let the first female in the oval office go away.