Posted on 06/30/2024 3:20:58 AM PDT by Libloather
Vice President Kamala Harris has never been closer to the presidency after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance sent Democratic elites into a tailspin about their chances in the 2024 election.
As the vice president of the United States, Harris is the natural successor of the presidency if Biden steps down. But for years, Democrats have criticized Harris’ performance and feel she should not take over for Biden before the election.
One well-connected Democrat told DailyMail.com after the debate that the choice was between an ‘obviously broken Biden’ or Harris, describing the vice president as ‘extremely disliked’ and a ‘terrible’ politician.
‘I think I’d have a better shot with Biden,’ he said.
One Washington, DC political operative described to DailyMail.com the mood of Democrats on Friday morning.
‘Everybody’s going to try to resurrect Joe Biden today, but after that debate performance, Jesus Christ couldn’t be resurrected,’ he said.
He described the 'Kamala conundrum' as a result of Biden and Democrats playing the 'dangerous game' of identity politics to boost their numbers with the black community.
'She could be great for the base right?' he said. 'But you still need independent voters who just don't have confidence in her.'
Other Democrats conceded that Biden did not have a good night, but the party is not ready to replace him with Harris.
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Better a sentient idiot than a zombie in that case, so shedding Joe would be a step in the right direction. Johnson may be suboptimal, how well he performs under such fire isn’t well known to us, but I don’t think he’s an idiot. So I’d agree with your conclusion. Moreover he represents a district in which I suspect the largest part of the economy is an Army base. So he must at least fake well having good relations with the military to get elected. If there’s anyone competent left to command at the Pentagon he’s probably workable.
Do you shop at Walmart in your jammies?
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