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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“Tailored Swift.”
Although I have not seen or read that much about her, my opinion is that she is a nothing burger.
Hype hides lesser talents, that people will stand on line to pay more money than deserved, and is part of the game of Show Biz.
I would not watch her act for free.
Nothing proves the Dem’s commitment to Democracy like their rush to have unelected oligarchs pick the next President.
I hope, but doubt, that blacks will realize that the big shot Democrats only wanted Kamala Harris on the ticket as a token black, or should it be “black”, not as a substantial candidate.
Funny-—or maybe not-—that not one of these people notes the fact that Rutabaga WON the primaries and WON 90% of the votes and the delegates. These people voted. Now they just wanna take it away for a “fresh option?”
And there are no “fresh options” with this stale, evil, decrepit, doddering, idea-free party.
Only a matter of time before the rats started deserting.
Biden has the goods on Obama and Clinton as they have on him. Biden has shown that he has no qualms using his dark power. Nobody is forcing him out. Not even Pelosi, Obama, or Bill and Hillary. They’re not going to Arkancide Joey.
In the name of socialist progress, democracy in the Democratic Party has been redistributed to the top 1%.
Input from 2 x presidents? Try looking forward instead of backward!
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