It seems vaguely Stalinist. On the one hand, one must be willing to do whatever it takes — You must be ruthless — for the good of the party. On the other hand, if an opponent rises up, then you are in trouble. Explaining that your past actions were simply “politics” done for the good of the party will not help you.
Gee, remembering how she lambasted Joe for opposing school busing, and her campaign put out those “that little girl was me T shirts”, it reminds me I never got one of those T shirts with the snarling face of little girl Kamala. I am remiss in my duties. Do they still have those shirts available?