Posted on 11/14/2022 7:24:53 AM PST by Red Badger
A new plan is being reported that would allow Democrats to install California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as president without an election.
The Hill published a possible plan that could propel Newsom directly to the presidency, without giving the American people a say in the matter.
The plan was outlined by former Pentagon and White House official Douglas MacKinnon.
MacKinnon, who worked under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush in the eighties and early nineties, revealed that Newsom could pass by Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, the plan earned an enthusiastic thumbs down from FiveThirtyEight statistician Nate Silver.
“The competition is fierce but this is a top 5 worst political take of all time,” Silver said.
The plan MacKinnon described was simple and would start with Democrat President Joe Biden replacing Harris with Newsom as VP.
Biden could then resign, leaving Newsom seated comfortably in the Oval Office.
The simple move would see Newsom installed in the White House, without an election and the wear and tear from an actual campaign.
Despite the plan being simple, MacKinnon noted, the situation was quite complicated.
First, he notes that the expected “Red Wave” failed to materialize as a result of Tuesday’s midterms elections.
MacKinnon argues that the results were down to either “Trump fatigue” or plain vanilla hatred of the 45th president.
However, he said that, what could have been channeled into massive gains for the Democrats, was tempered by the fact that voters just don’t like Biden (or Harris) much either.
“As long as [Trump] is still considered a potentially viable candidate for 2024, or a political force by the Left, that fatigue and hate will be enough to drive many Americans to the polls to vote against any Republican,” MacKinnon continued, positing that Biden was only as strong as his potential Republican opponent was weak.
But he said that he didn’t believe Trump is likely to run which, according to MacKinnon, means Democrats would have to be prepared to face a “stronger” ticket.
Although he did expect a fair amount of protracted drama surrounding his potential “announcement” scheduled for November 15.
The ticket MacKinnon believes is likely — and strong — includes Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and possibly former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
“What Tuesday’s voting demonstrated is that our country is still equally divided and deeply polarized, with no political healing on the horizon,” MacKinnon wrote.
“That reality speaks to the need for a proven vote-getter with lots of money and a logistical machine behind him.
“In Politics 101, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) meets — maybe even exceeds — those qualifications.”
MacKinnon offered two possible routes that Newsom could take to the White House, and neither required him to win a Democratic primary or a general election without the power of White House experience behind him.
Not only that, but he argued it would be “political malpractice” for the Democrats to not at least consider this option.
“In one scenario, Biden could ask Harris to resign and replace her with Newsom, who then becomes the heir apparent for 2024,” he said.
“Or Biden could replace Harris with Newsom and then resign himself, making Newsom the president before 2024 and arming him with the full force of the Oval Office.”
Exactly what I predicted a month ago.
Nothing will surprise me, honest.
The D’s wont do this with newsom. But yes they may well try to do it with somebody. And Ineligible Harris can be forced out at any time
Wasn’t there similar talk about Hillary becoming Obama’s VP and then President?
Creative Writing time?…
I think the midterms broke some FReeper’s minds.
The part about Trump is BS.
😲. Now that’s funny. Not the nuisome part, the part where someone still believes “citizens” have a say in these things any more. 🐂💨💩
> start with Democrat President Joe Biden replacing Harris with Newsom as VP <
Huh? The author seems to think that the VP serves at the pleasure of the president, much like a cabinet officer does. The VP is it’s own independent office. If Harris wants to stay, she’ll stay. And there is nothing Biden can do about that.
Of course Harris could be bribed or threatened. But why would she fold to that? She’s very near to grabbing an historical brass ring.
Then reveals the most obvious "plan" ever which everyone on this site could tell you without a second thought.
I wonder how much he got paid for that keen insight?
They got rid of Spiro Agnew. It can be done.
The Dems always have some ‘unflattering’ or even ‘illegal’ bits and pieces of information that they can use if necessary to rid themselves of a unwanted candidate.......... See Robert Torricelli...................
The real trick will be dumping Harris. They need “something” pretty bad to get her to leave on her own. Forced removal will be messy. Considering just how Perverted, Demented, and Criminal the entire Democrat party is, what could they “pin” on Harris that they themselves aren’t equally guilty of? Kind of stuck?
I wouldn’t put an untimely intentional crash of the plane carrying Harris to some meeting being just the “incident” needed to replace her. Harris’ death, just attributed to a “Late Term Abortion”
They dont allow anybody into high office without having something on them that could cost them prison time.
I think she would resign, if “requested”
And zero would be done about such a move…the election system is corrupt and broken as is the country…RATS have taken over…
Some guy that’s not actually tied to the current White House saying “they could do this” is not a plan. It’s a dude generating income.
Good idea.
That would get Nusome out of CA.
I have thought a version of getting Biden and Commiela out was going to happen. Newsome might be the final plan. DownLowBarry has already had the talk with Commiela and she probably has the $20 million sent to her offshore account and will announce a sympathetic, dire health crisis and be replaced by SURPRISE Newsome. Then a few months go by and old Creeper Joe falls over and gets reeled out of the WH. Newsome then chooses SURPRISE an African American Susan Rice. The Left are really on a roll.
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