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Not Backing VP Harris Is a Terrible Idea


Time again to put another foolish idea to rest.

It’s no secret that one of the biggest weaknesses of the Democratic Party is its propensity for infighting.

But lately, I have been seeing some foolish nonsense about replacing Vice President Kamala Harris as either the presumptive nominee for 2028 or even as vice president right now. Again, much of it is coming from either Never Trumpers or Bernie’s people.

As much as I appreciate Never Trumpers for some good insights and aid during 2020, my patience is wearing thin—and fast. The far left I have come to expect to be backstabbers.

Sigh, here we go again.

Yes, Vice President Kamala Harris Is Unpopular

Since she has not polled as well, I will acknowledge that along with President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris is quite unpopular right now.

In addition to having to deal with the same pressures of global inflation, parasites inside the Democratic Party, and a media that desperately wants unstable governance back via President Biden, Vice President Harris has to deal with intense misogyny and racism that not even Secretary Hillary Clinton had to put up with, quite often from all over the political spectrum. Her relationship with the far left and right is especially bad (which to me is commendable).

Her laudable work as a district attorney of San Francisco, attorney general of California, and senator of California has been either swept under the rug or marred.

Hey, battling institutionalized racism before it was cool, using your office in clever ways to tackle social problems, holding bad corporate actors accountable, fighting organized crime, and showing no mercy to violent criminals are all bonuses to me.

Vice President Harris is the type of person I want in government—a policy wonk and workhorse who is prepared to do the dirty work necessary to get things done. Ergo, I am going to support her through thick and thin.

If I have any real criticism of Vice President Harris, it is that she is not able to get Democrats to stop infighting, but to be fair, that is my exact criticism of President Biden.

Replacing Vice President Harris as VP or the Presumptive Nominee Is a Terrible Idea.

I will say this as many times as need be.

The last thing the Democratic Party needs is a repeat of 2016 or 2020: 2016 resulted in Donald Trump winning the White House thanks in large part to the stab in the back of Secretary Clinton, and 2020 almost saw the same outcome.

For those pointing to 2008 as an example of a brutal Democratic primary, I will point out that in 2008, a glass of water could have won the presidency as a Democrat.

The point is that we cannot have another bar fight of a primary. We as Democrats must get into general election mode as soon as possible.

I will also say this: Do you have any better ideas for VP or the 2028 nominee? Senators Sanders and Warren are out of the question for obvious reasons, as they are the source of the parasites, along with the Justice Democrats.

But other suggestions put forward have their own issues. As good of a US Secretary of Transportation and campaigner as Pete Buttigieg is, he still has serious problems doing well with Black voters, which has to do with his time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

As much as I respect the work that Governors Polis, Inslee, Whitmer, and Newsom have done, none of them (with the possible exception of Gavin Newsom) have enough nationwide support to supplement either President Biden or Vice President Harris, and even Governor Newsom has made it clear he has no interest in challenging either President Biden or Vice President Harris.

It should be obvious as to why having any member of the Squad in either the vice presidential or presidential position is a terrible idea. As a whole, they have been in Congress for four years and have yet to pass any major legislation without anything to show for it except costing Democrats political capital with voters of color.

For example, compare their record to Representative Lauren Underwood, who faces even tougher pressure than the Squad does as a Black woman representing a swing district in Illinois and whose legislative record is outstanding. Or consider Representative Sharice Davids of the Kansas 3rd Congressional District, a Native woman representing the only district in Kansas not deep red, who also has an excellent legislative record and unfortunately has a good chance of not being reelected.

For crying out loud, Representative Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native in Congress, by the way, of the at-large Alaska congressional district has already pushed forward major legislation, and (at the time of writing) she has been in Congress for just over a month!

The very real systemic barriers women of color face in our political system are not an excuse for laziness or incompetence, especially when the majority of Democratic Representatives who are women of color are able to push through badly needed legislation in this environment and focus on the work.

Moral of the story is that our political system can’t afford any more social media influencers.

Who to Blame If This Goes Worse Than Expected

If Democrats end up taking bigger losses than expected in the House (expectations right now are that Republicans gain a 15-seat majority in the House), lose the Senate, and take a net loss in gubernatorial races, the Bernie left will be to blame. Don’t forget it’s Our Revolution running the Democratic Party in Nevada. So no matter the outcome, Democrats need to find a way to purge these elements.

Plug for Candidates

I personally think the House is beyond reach at this point, but the Senate and many governor’s mansions are not. So below I will be posting those races to support, mainly the ones I estimate that are winnable but urgently need help. Races that are already lost or locked down I will not be posting.

I remember how much money went up in smoke in 2020 on races that Democrats ended up losing, and as a result, races that needed that money went without.

I am not looking to repeat that mistake.

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