Posted on 07/08/2024 4:32:15 PM PDT by Libloather
Democratic strategist James Carville is arguing that former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama should play roles in selecting choices to replace President Biden as the party’s nominee if the incumbent ends his reelection bid.
Carville said in an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday that he expects Biden will drop out of the 2024 race, saying it will only take time before the president will bow to pressure from Democrats and public and private polling. He also wrote that the sooner this happens, the better.
But Carville said the Democratic Party should not choose to automatically nominate Vice President Harris or another prominent Democrat to replace him.
“We’ve got to do it out in the open — the exact opposite of what Donald Trump wants us to do,” Carville said. “For the first time in his life, Mr. Trump is praying. To win the White House and increase his chances of avoiding an orange jumpsuit, he needs Democrats to make the wrong moves in the coming days — namely, to appear to rig the nomination for a fading president or the sitting vice president or some other heir apparent.”
Biden has remained adamant that he does not plan to drop out despite public and private calls for him to do so following last month’s debate with former President Trump. The public calls have come from a handful of Democratic officeholders so far.
The former head of Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential run, Carville said he wants to build on the “mini primary” that Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein have called for. He said Democrats should hold four town halls, one in each region of the country, between now and the start of the Democratic National Convention in mid-August.
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*Squirt is an impeached felon and the Kenyan is from Kenya. Maybe Cankles would be a better choice.
Taylor Swift will be the real king/queenmaker.
Sit down Jim boy.
What about “our democracy”? People voted.
You go, Carville - nobody tells dems they suck any better than the crazy cajun!
Leave it to the Democrats to disenfranchise voters.
It’s all BS. We’re all getting played.
Joe doesn’t call any shots.
There was no enthusiasm for the Dems. Now there’s is.
Common people.
Tailored Swift
“Fresh” and “quietly” and “folks” are favorite liberal weenie-words.
So, the Democratic Party is fresh outa Marxists?
Come on. Not common …. My prev post
So, they’re going to ignore all of the people who voted for Brandon in the Democrat primaries, and have a couple of Democrat party elite insiders select a replacement candidate, so they can “SAVE DEMOCRACY!!!”
How ridiculous is that?
The orange jumpsuits are on Hillary’s mind for sure.
Faux- ohontus is going to want a shot.
Looking for replacement Dem candidates....
The primary is over. Biden won. Whats to discuss?
Who voted for these three stooges to currently represent them?
Joe Biden is a Democrat as long as saying he’s a Democrat allows him to steal.
Anyone who still supports the Democrats has a criminal heart, mind and soul.
What they could do is call up Jill and Hunter and threaten to kill them... After all... They now have immunity and getting rid of a demented President falls under what most would refer to as an ‘official act’.
Carville says to select fresh options to replace Biden....
Try for the graduates from the top of the class.
The self appointed leaders of the free world saving democracy.
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