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OPINION
No, NOT Kamala Harris Again: AOC, Walz, Crockett…Anyone Else, Please!
We don’t need another trickle-down GOPee win
A recent YouGov poll shows that 58% of Democrats would consider voting for Kamala Harris in the 2028 primary. She also topped the list of “ideal candidates.”
PLEASE — WHAT ARE Y’ALL SMOKING? Do we want another trickle-down GOPee presidency, providing we survive this one?
As many of you know, I loathe Obama and Pelosi for their neoliberal policies and endorsement of such candidates. I view them as factors behind the general weakness of the Democratic Party — and the reason why the they lost all branches of government in 2024. But every once in a while, I actually agree with them.
However, I understand fully why both were opposed to Harris’ succession to Biden — even if I don’t understand how they could have allowed Biden himself to run again in 2023.
A new book by Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen, Fight, has just revealed that Obama and Pelosi both preferred an open convention for the selection of a presidential candidate. However, there are few explanations why.
As I’ve mentioned numerous times here, I had initial doubts about her, given her poor performance in 2019 when she dropped out…