The GOP fantasy crowd is so accustomed to conspiracy theories that they’re betting the Democrats will switch candidates at the last minute. Have they actually paid attention to politics?

Democrats have all the spontaneity of the House of Windsor. Or, closer to home, they’re closer to what Republicans once were, a party that falls in line not in love.

  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
    3·
    10 months ago

    Everything about the administration makes it seem like they’re trying to promote and position Harris. Just trying and just being someone younger than Biden isn’t enough, it has to be someone who can hold together his coalition and there just isn’t anyone who totally fits, that’s why we are where we are.

    2028 will be Harris, Newsome, Buttigieg probably, maybe Fetterman depending on recovery. Gretchen Whitmer and Andy Beshear are Democratic governors with a decent story to tell. AOC will take the Bernie campaign to the next generation no doubt. I don’t think the bench is that barren, but none of these people have a particularly compelling reason to declare in 2024 because they’re all just decent candidates, not overwhelming favorites.

    The closest thing to an overwhelming candidate taking on a 1 term president was DeSantis, and he crumbled eventually.

    • mrnotoriousman@kbin.social
      3·
      10 months ago

      Everything about the administration makes it seem like they’re trying to promote and position Harris

      Why do you think this? I think I’ve seen a handful of articles about Harris the whole term and people on the Internet who don’t like her claim that she will be pushed. Id say Newsome is def being positioned to run tho

      • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
        2·
        10 months ago

        There’s not one big “they” out there pulling all the strings. Newsom is positioning himself to run in 2028. The Administration is positioning Harris as heir apparent. I don’t think there is any conspiracy to put Harris at the top of the ticket, but her entire job is being there if Biden dies, and I think it’s pretty reasonable to think Biden wants her to run after his 2 terms are up, they agree enough on politics and he picked her to be VP.

        I say they’re positioning her because for the above reasons it would be extremely useful to have a popular young VP waiting on deck, and they might as well try. But I see it in every press release and announcement from the “Biden-Harris Administration” and they made her border czar and they’re sending her everywhere to talk about abortion, they’re putting her around important political issues so she can run on experience in the future.