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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow Kamala Harris took control of the Democratic Party
As long as Joe Biden still believed, there could be no Plan B.
The boss had earned that much. Vice President Harris approved no discussions. Campaign advisers did not break ranks in public.
But some key preparations were still put in place for the most spectacular transformation in recent American political history a flash-bang midsummer swap at the top of a presidential ticket, an outpouring of volunteer energy, a rebound in the polls and a flood of campaign cash best described in fractions of $1 billion.
The national party bosses quietly consulted their rule books. State party chairs met in secret. Others operated without orders to prepare the ground.
Donna Brazile, the former Democratic Party chair, and Bakari Sellers, the former South Carolina state lawmaker, started running their own delegate whip operation weeks before Biden bowed out. There was no public list of the 4,000 or so first-ballot convention voters the risk of it leaking, causing harassment and death threats, hung in the air. But Brazile and Sellers knew the local politicians, the union leaders and the state party chairs who ran most delegations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/kamala-harris-control-democratic-party/
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,705 posts)questionseverything
(10,006 posts)Life is uncertain , democracy is too important not to plan for
niyad
(118,969 posts)brooklynite
(96,882 posts)Youll have to find the extract sufficient.
5. I believe in paying for news media...
Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 11:11 PM
Youll have to find the extract sufficient.
niyad
(118,969 posts)sheshe2
(86,782 posts)The article could have been generously gifted as many DUers do.
However we will just have to find the extract sufficient.
niyad
(118,969 posts)Response to niyad (Reply #12)
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niyad
(118,969 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(2,600 posts)We should dutifully give them our money and never point out their lies. 😉
niyad
(118,969 posts)Response to niyad (Reply #21)
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niyad
(118,969 posts)enough to be in posession of extensive resources, but, thank you for your statement of principle. . . I support what media and sites I can, which does not include those actively supporting, coddling, and enabling the threats to our democracy. You may have different criteria and access to resources and information, and good for you. I must work within the limitations, and with the resources, available to me.
In the meantime, I will just have to be content with what extractions I can get.
Bongo Prophet
(2,730 posts)If one can pay, they should.
If not, well, information sometimes wants to be shared.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240729010741/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/kamala-harris-control-democratic-party/
niyad
(118,969 posts)Bongo Prophet
(2,730 posts)Namaste, Niyad
niyad
(118,969 posts)niyad
(118,969 posts)sheshe2
(86,782 posts)So much going on behind the scenes, such teamwork. As the article states, the Harris team turned the battleship on a dime.
Thank you again.
True Dough
(19,795 posts)21 years at DU and I thoroughly enjoyed this post, Niyad.
niyad
(118,969 posts)Zoomie1986
(1,213 posts)What a disrespectful and callous response to those who aren't fortunate enough to afford subscriptions with every media outlet out there.
I guess I'll be the one to provide a no paywall link:
https://archive.md/24Mxa
PufPuf23
(9,233 posts)Think POTUS Biden faced more challenges and with more success than would have thought possible considering the circumstances. POTUS Biden is a hero of our times. Glad that VP Harris was ready to fill the spot and relieved that a squabble over a Biden replacement failed to ignite.
There is a great need to take most of the money out of elective politics in the USA. There is a great need to reboot the court and legal system to hold accountable pols; their staff and consultants; and donors.
Citizens deserve more say in the selection of candidates. Have been Democratic voter in every election for over 50 years. Would have preferred a slate of potential Democratic candidates more to my preference just to vote on in the primary. Party leaders and donor should pay more respect to rank and file voters for starters.
Feel fortunate that Kamala Harris et al are off to a stunningly effective start to her campaign.
niyad
(118,969 posts)sheshe2
(86,782 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(153,593 posts)BannonsLiver
(17,647 posts)we can do it
(12,729 posts)oasis
(51,475 posts)WiVoter
(1,104 posts)But where would the death threats and harassment be coming from? Not sure what the implication is there. And national party bosses has a negative connotation to it, in my opinion. Maybe Democratic Leadership or Leaders in the Democratic Party would have been better. Just my thoughts.
SalviaBlue
(3,010 posts)DeepWinter
(344 posts)Thank you