Why not any discussion about the fitness of a presumptive Republican candidate who is a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, well-known liar, etc? There should be equal discussion of fitness for both candidates. Why not any discussion of the STAKES of the election rather than the horse race? There should be much more reporting on Project 2025 and how those policies compare to Biden's. I believe the owners of the news media want a contested Democratic convention and a Trump reelection for the ratings. They do not consider the retribution trump will take on them if elected and they report anything he dislikes. The fourth estate has fallen and may take the country down with it.
Harris, beyond picking up black voters in the last election, has little experience in foreign policy, and beyond that she is pretty limited other than in trying to keep Biden on track, a near impossible task. The question of fitness is still largely not being addressed as to Trump, It is almost as bad as what happened to Sanders after the loss in South Carolina, suddenly it was , according tothe media, "Impossible" for Sanders to win. Yet, when the election happened Biden lost South Carolina and it didn't seem to be important! So we are left with the impression that again there is no way Biden can win and we are months away from the election and haven't even had a convention as yet! Sitck with the "news" and stop with the handicapping!
Hi Dave--great points you make about Harris. I had first thought someone else would make a better option, BUT #1 ( to channel Biden): She can make a stronger argument for abortion rights as a woman #2 Age/AG experience are on her side #3 She's been VP so she is familiar w Biden's policies, staff etc...
It's discouraging to see how little she has been showcased by Biden. And KH presents herself sometimes like she has a migraine; not the warmest personality. JB once said something about being a stepping stone to new leadership. Now is the time to show it by turning things over at some point. As a long time pol I hope he realizes that. The cognitive stuff won't get better & he's obviously not gonna get any younger.
Great column. IMHO, in the unlikely event that Biden remains the D-candidate in the election, and in the extremely unlikely event that he then wins, Harris will assume the Presidency shortly thereafter. Much better for Biden to drop out now, allow Harris to take the Presidency and very, very likely the candidacy and have at least a small chance of winning vis-a-vis Biden's essentially zero chance.
Political incompetency sweeps through the Democrat party not just at the Iowa state level.
Why not any discussion about the fitness of a presumptive Republican candidate who is a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, well-known liar, etc? There should be equal discussion of fitness for both candidates. Why not any discussion of the STAKES of the election rather than the horse race? There should be much more reporting on Project 2025 and how those policies compare to Biden's. I believe the owners of the news media want a contested Democratic convention and a Trump reelection for the ratings. They do not consider the retribution trump will take on them if elected and they report anything he dislikes. The fourth estate has fallen and may take the country down with it.
Harris, beyond picking up black voters in the last election, has little experience in foreign policy, and beyond that she is pretty limited other than in trying to keep Biden on track, a near impossible task. The question of fitness is still largely not being addressed as to Trump, It is almost as bad as what happened to Sanders after the loss in South Carolina, suddenly it was , according tothe media, "Impossible" for Sanders to win. Yet, when the election happened Biden lost South Carolina and it didn't seem to be important! So we are left with the impression that again there is no way Biden can win and we are months away from the election and haven't even had a convention as yet! Sitck with the "news" and stop with the handicapping!
Hi Dave--great points you make about Harris. I had first thought someone else would make a better option, BUT #1 ( to channel Biden): She can make a stronger argument for abortion rights as a woman #2 Age/AG experience are on her side #3 She's been VP so she is familiar w Biden's policies, staff etc...
It's discouraging to see how little she has been showcased by Biden. And KH presents herself sometimes like she has a migraine; not the warmest personality. JB once said something about being a stepping stone to new leadership. Now is the time to show it by turning things over at some point. As a long time pol I hope he realizes that. The cognitive stuff won't get better & he's obviously not gonna get any younger.
Great column. IMHO, in the unlikely event that Biden remains the D-candidate in the election, and in the extremely unlikely event that he then wins, Harris will assume the Presidency shortly thereafter. Much better for Biden to drop out now, allow Harris to take the Presidency and very, very likely the candidacy and have at least a small chance of winning vis-a-vis Biden's essentially zero chance.
Political incompetency sweeps through the Democrat party not just at the Iowa state level.