https://natesilver.net/p/democrats-think-kamala-harris-would
Leaving aside the question about whether a VP has ever been more popular than their president2, it’s remarkable how little enthusiasm there is about the prospect of a Harris candidacy or presidency. I’m not particularly well-connected among Democratic Party establishment types — it’s just not my crowd. But between the conversations I have had with people in those circles and my “normie D” friends, I don’t think I ever heard a single person advocate that Biden should settle for one term and let Harris run instead. Hell, even in her column that did advocate for Biden to step down, New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg — who I find to be a consistently thoughtful reader of progressive sentiment — conspicuously mentioned that the alternative didn’t have to be Harris, citing Harris’s poor polling.
How much is the perception that Harris would be an electoral liability grounded in reality? One always has to be concerned that perceptions of “electability” can be skewed against women candidates, an idea that was probably reinforced among Democrats by Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016.3
@PuddingAverySocialist9mos9MO
"Little enthusiasm" is being polite. There's outright opposition to VP Harris among Democratic insiders.
Can't say I feel sorry for Democrats. They created this mess.
@SheepishCentristDemocrat9mos9MO
What mess?
@PuddingAverySocialist9mos9MO
Lack of convincing candidates
@SheepishCentristDemocrat9mos9MO
That’s Rupert Murdoch… you’re speaking as he wanted you to…
@PuddingAverySocialist9mos9MO
Was it Murdoch that made me want Obama in both 08 and 12?
@UnicornLucyLibertarian9mos9MO
Because she is awful. The California media never vetted her and she got her political start as Willie Brown’s side chick.
@MereLibertyBellGreen9mos9MO
His team was smart enough to know that she'd be, as one pundit called it, his '25th Amendment bomb vest"
@Qu0rumJimmyLibertarian9mos9MO
“It's been striking how little enthusiasm there was for a Kamala Harris candidacy, however.”
Picking her as VP was a major political plunder.
@EqualityDolphinDemocrat9mos9MO
Picking her as VP candidate was shrewd. Not sure there was a better choice. Maybe Bass, but I think we’d be having the same conversation.
@Qu0rumJimmyLibertarian9mos9MO
”Picking her as VP candidate was shrewd”
She has the lowest favorability rating in history.
“Not sure there was a better choice”
Buttigieg.
@EqualityDolphinDemocrat9mos9MO
With whom? And how did that compare with Biden and Trump/Pence for the same demos? Biden selected the VP candidate that best supported his chances of winning. (Woman , minority ). It was not a good pick for a Presidential candidate- likely for the exact same reasons.
@IdealisticAlDemocrat9mos9MO
As someone who thinks Biden must be replaced, I think offering Harris attorney general could be an option.
@ImpeachmentDonnyDemocrat9mos9MO
Its not an option, because her team believes she deserves the top job, and anything else is an insult.
Everyone is a victim.
@IdealisticAlDemocrat9mos9MO
You think she’d try and run despite the polls?
@GerrymanderXerusGreen9mos9MO
It's because of racism. A black or mixed-race person can never become US president.
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