Thoughts on Michael Moore’s suggestion for a Harris/Whitmer ticket?
You’re not going to beat Trump but handing the nomination to Kamala. She needs to earn it & if there are challengers then she needs to show she is a stronger candidate.
That’s the same thing Marianne Williamson is saying: https://youtu.be/vG5IPhBEk8c
The value of holding av real primary. Sadly that boat sailed. Having delegates hand pick a candidate without any voter input opens the process to undue influence from party politics.
Kamala was at least chosen by the people as a VP. Can’t say the same for most of the randos throwing their hat in
The boat hasn’t sailed. I’m calling it now. If they coronate Harris without any process to show she’s earned it. If they ignore voices of alternatives and just hand it to her thinking black people will vote for her just cause of her skin color & women will vote for her just because of her gender, then their plan is to have Harris lose & blame the 66% of voters that said he should step aside.
This will be the Trump campaign’s messaging tactic - try to divide and undermine party unity by suggesting Harris doesn’t deserve the spot. The friction between Clinton and Sanders supporters likely handed Trump the presidency so expect Republican astroturfers to come out of the woodwork seeking to promote a bitter contest for this nomination.
Everyone with an ounce of sense knows there isn’t time or money to speedrun another primary season between now and the general. Harris is still at this point an underdog and we need the entirety of party resources focused on Trump and the MAGA agenda. Even Whitmer, who would be my first choice and who probably does have national ambitions, has been clear that she is putting country before ego.
This is not the moment to screw around letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. We need solidarity to have a hope in November.
If they play it right, maybe. But I’m not sure two women, one of them black, is going to win over those “undecided” votes. Those states aren’t the most progressive places.
Yep - the safe choice for Harris’s running mate would be someone like Mark Kelly: veteran, astronaut, husband to a woman who survived a political assassination attempt, but also white, male, and heterosexual. I happen to think he’s also a pretty decent politician as well.
Mark ticks most of my boxes, but he’s a little conservative on healthcare. Granted, it’s not like we can turn the US on to universal healthcare in the next 4 years anyway, so that’s not really a red flag. He’s a bit of a Zionist, but that’s a pretty complex issue, and while I’d prefer he have a more progressive approach to genocide, he wouldn’t be the commander in chief.
Whitmer would be fine. At this point, I’m just happy to see some party unity again. Moore is right that this was a courageous act on Biden’s part.
I’m voting D no matter what.
Duh. Sorry, not trying to be condescending, but you and me are not the issue. I could vote Trump (gross) this year and it wouldn’t change anything in my state. We need someone to speak to the undecided voters. Someone they like and agree with. Yes, I agree that it’s insane for anyone to not know who Donald Trump truly is by this point, but with the Electoral College, these people will literally decide the election…
GIVE ME MARK KELLY
