I think we all agree that we Democrats aren't good enough at democracy to have an open convention and avoid a blood bath. And I think we can all agree that Kamala Harris will be the nominee, like her or not (I've become more and more of a fan).
Your discussion of the running mates was interesting and I mostly agree. The country's not read…
I think we all agree that we Democrats aren't good enough at democracy to have an open convention and avoid a blood bath. And I think we can all agree that Kamala Harris will be the nominee, like her or not (I've become more and more of a fan).
Your discussion of the running mates was interesting and I mostly agree. The country's not ready for a gay VP (yet, but it's coming), Newsom's a total non-starter for a lot of reasons, Roy Cooper's a good idea, the Middle East situation makes Shapiro undoable for this round. But what about Whitmer? (Oy, two women? you say!) Why not. It's like "you don't want to vote for a woman, here, asshole, we'll give you two of the best!"
With Trump and Vance so toxic to so many women, could those two be the one-two punch we need? I'm not totally convinced, but I'd love to hear some real live discussion of it.
I think we all agree that we Democrats aren't good enough at democracy to have an open convention and avoid a blood bath. And I think we can all agree that Kamala Harris will be the nominee, like her or not (I've become more and more of a fan).
Your discussion of the running mates was interesting and I mostly agree. The country's not ready for a gay VP (yet, but it's coming), Newsom's a total non-starter for a lot of reasons, Roy Cooper's a good idea, the Middle East situation makes Shapiro undoable for this round. But what about Whitmer? (Oy, two women? you say!) Why not. It's like "you don't want to vote for a woman, here, asshole, we'll give you two of the best!"
With Trump and Vance so toxic to so many women, could those two be the one-two punch we need? I'm not totally convinced, but I'd love to hear some real live discussion of it.
I hope you’ve reconsidered the “bloodbath” thing.