85 sats \ 6 replies \ @freetx 30 Jun \ on: Biden Family To Discuss Future Of Campaign news
An open war is currently brewing. The Biden faction isn't going to just "concede"
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The point being made is that although Biden is -3 vs Trump, everyone else fares worse.
They are in a tough position
Wow! Thanks for posting this. I have to make more popcorn.
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Yes, its pretty fun watching it unfold.
It may be that their "best" solution would be not to switch out Biden, but to switch out Harris. Something like a Biden/Newsom ticket.
This would provide maximum upside and limit maximum downside.
The problem with that is how does the party of diversity ditch a brown woman for a white male.... (edit. the answer would probably be pretty simple honestly, Harris decides to step down for personal reasons and takes a job with big donors company making 30M per year)
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Kamala won’t leave quietly unless she gets hush money, which is a DNC legal expense
Swapping out K for Gavin is a smart move
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You nail it as far as Harris stepping down goes. She has to be perceived to be doing it on her own, not being pushed (and not publicly expressing any lack of confidence in Biden), which means that job has to be there the second she leaves (which they can definitely arrange). Given those numbers, adding Whitmer (to nail the Michigan vote, and also polling best against Trump) would be the way to shore things up.
The real question, of course, would be how they avoid more of Biden being Biden.
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Talent shortage
But no shortage of ego and ambition
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