Do you think Adam Schiff came out against Biden without the OK of Jeffries and Pelosi? I don’t.
Pelosi is the smartest and toughest politician the Dems have. She knows that the national polling has Biden even, because so many American hate Trump.
But she also knows you need to win the electoral college, and pay attention to the down ballot, control of the House and Senate.
Biden has an amazing record as president—but what it takes to DO the job is not the same skill set it takes to WIN the job. Biden’s effort so far on the campaign is terrible.
Replace Biden as the nominee and the campaign turns into:
- Let’s celebrate Biden’s achievements, and turn the Dem convention into a valedictory.
- Biden gave the last full measure of devotion to beating Trump. He’s a hero and Trump’s a bum.
- Run Trump’s blithering about “shark/electric boat” in campaign ads on the theme—“Who’s running a too-old dementia patient as a candidate now?” That completely turns around the age narrative that’s built up.
There’s another diary up about how the whole Biden swap hoo-rah is about replacing Kamala, and I think that is correct.
It’s unfair to Kamala—but it’s the right thing to do. Kamala can DO the job of being President, but she isn’t the best choice to GET the job. Voice too soft, and misogyny is still a factor in America. The priority is to win now, make progress later.