Warner is trying to knock Biden out, put Harris in his place. His reasoning is that this election cycle is shot. Nobody likes Harris, but rejecting her in a regular primary would alienate blacks, who might not vote GOP, but could stay home. So the best thing is to administer a death blow to Harris’s political career by having her lose in a landslide to Trump, so there’s no possibility of a Harris 2028 run.
Warner’s not doing it for the good of the Democrat party - he’s making a play for 2028. He did do an exploratory review for a White House run in 2008, then discovered he was a nobody with zero name recognition. If he manages to turf Biden, maybe he can sell himself as the savior of the Democrat party in 2028.
Very insightful analysis.
Gavin Newsom.
Who is Warner?
Who is Warner?
Mark Warner will a few weeks shy of 74 on Election Day '28.
Can we go back to having presidents who are in their 40s again? These self-important Boomers need to retire already from politics.