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.”
At this point, I favor installation of a person capable of exercising the Office of President, by any means necessary.
We can address this in 2024. We can’t be without a President until then.
The Dems might as well go through with this because as long as mail-in ballots are allowed, no Republican will get elected to the WH.
Wow, imagine haviing a First Lady that slept with Harvey Weinstein for donor money! Or as revenge on her cheating husband who slept with a campaign manager’s wife
Another first
Or an act of violence by an "ultra MAGA Republican", conveniently killed by police in the act - or even by a nightclub owner while in police custody.
Deep State has lots of experience with this stuff.
Nothing says “democracy” like an unelected president.
If they were going to have Biden resign, no way Harris doesn’t become President, they are stuck with her. No way a white male replaces Harris, no way no how.
Can you see Cameltoe getting offered a spot on the Supreme Court?
Another forced retirement of maybe Clarence Thomas and bada bing.
Biden scores again before he falls off a stage somewhere
Champagne lifestyle for life and a stable of clerks to do all the work
A combined IQ of 85 in that picture
“MacKinnon argues that the results were down to either “Trump fatigue” or plain vanilla hatred of the 45th president.“
Preposterous. What a moron. The rats cheat machine is the reason. Dishonorable mention goes to that treasonous scumbag Graham for proposing a federal abortion ban weeks before the election which put countless races into the cheat range. Yet noone who matters is calling Linda out.
Nonsense.
Well the democrats destroyed elections and this is the next step
Stop with the nonsense.
exactly how does Biden “replace” Harris with anybody without the next election?
Nutty stuff like this gives some “conservative” outlets a bad name.
Why would Democrats need something like an election? Maybe for the same reasons that Stalin had elections, to claim he had a democratic vote with 99.9% approval?
I have a gut feeling Biden will resign in December just before Christmas.
I suppose this could very well happen. I remember when Spiro Agnew resigned and Nixon made Ford VP. Nixon then resigned and left Ford as president. Ford appointed Rockefeller as VP, thus giving the US both a president and vice president which NEITHER had been elected by the people.
The Baby-Killers could use this as a legal precident to install most anyone they want.
Blackmail....................
This might've been a plan following the much predicted Red Wave after which Biden would've taken the blame but since there was no Red Wave, there's no compelling need among Democrats for Biden to go anywhere.
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