Posted on 07/03/2024 6:35:35 AM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he decides not to continue his reelection campaign, according to seven senior sources at the Biden campaign, the White House and the Democratic National Committee with knowledge of current discussions on the topic.
Biden's fumbling, sometimes-incoherent and widely-panned first-debate performance against Republican rival Donald Trump last week set off a wave of panic within the Democratic party over concerns that he may not be fit enough to serve a second term, and prompted calls for top aides to resign.
Some influential Democrats have floated alternatives to Biden besides Harris, including popular cabinet members and Democratic governors like Gavin Newsom from California, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania. But trying to sidestep Harris is wishful thinking and would be nearly impossible, these sources, who did not wish to be named, said.
If named as the party nominee, Harris, 59, would take over money raised by the Biden campaign and inherit campaign infrastructure, the sources said. She also has the highest name recognition among all the alternatives, and the highest polling among Democrats who could seriously be considered a candidate, the sources said.
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It doesn't get any better than this.
“50 years of their own, internal politics will allow no other choice.
It doesn’t get any better than this.”
Agreed. It’s not a choice.
Lets face it, Democrats are going to lose the presidency no matter what they do at this point. The best thing they could do for themselves going forward is to take out Heels UP Harris at the same time, by making her the nominee and thus clearing the field for 2028 when they can bring in a new generation.
LOL. This is Biden signaling that the Dems aren't going to be able to replace him with Newsom or Shapiro or anyone other than Harris, which effectively means he won't be replaced.
I HAVE to. For the sake of our country and the free world:
Hitler phones Kamala Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3A-ubUIX6s
Let it be!
I am waiting for the world to see as much of kamala as often as possible. Allow her to speak. Make her answer questions. Force her to justify being CIC.
Even inside the Beltway, nobody likes her; nobody trusts her.
She will crash and burn in a very short amount of time, even with legacy media cover.
😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵
I hear that the dems are looking for a way to replace biden with Elmer Heinrich.
She’s not OUR top choice to replace Biden.
That’s good snark to be sure, but the real reason is probably more practical than that. Any money donated to the Biden campaign can legally only go to Harris or the DNC. It can’t go to say Newsom or Mike Obama or any other candidate. They would have to raise their own funds.
Any candidate needs control of the money in order to have an effective campaign, and Kamala is the only one who would be in that position. That is one of the main factors in her being the nominee if they take Biden out. And yes, identity politics plays a role too. You’re not wrong about that.
DEI is their undoing, talk about what goes around comes around.
Great! I prefer Biden stay in until the bloody so Republicans can also take the Congress. But, if I had to choose among the Chinese menu of Dem hopefuls, the imbecile is my follow up choice with the potential to usher in a Republican congress.
She’s not OUR top choice to replace Biden.
She’s definetly my top choice to replace biden!!!!
Id rather have her than big mike.
If he has to step aside as candidate, HE MUST STEP ASIDE AS pRESIDENT!
Follow the money. It goes to Googly Eyes and back into the DNC coffers.
“according to seven senior sources at the Biden campaign, the White House and the Democratic National Committee”
Prominent, angry black women have stated that if Kamala is not the nominee after Biden withdraws his candidacy then they will boycott the election which means the DP will lose the election.
and every time kammy opens her mouth, we’ll have to wonder not only what’s coming out of it but also what was in it recently. “even things one can only picture in the mind cannot always be unseen” L.Star
Campaign schedule just announced. He’s doing lots of meetings this week and a press conference Friday.
He’ll look just fine.
Eat the clock. Make replacement impossible on the calendar. The deadline is late Sept when early voting starts, not Nov.
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