BTRTN: Kamalot!

Born To Run The Numbers on three weeks of upheaval: Sure, Joe Biden made an historic, courageous, and patriotic decision to step aside... but Kamala Harris is the one who suddenly was thrust into the role of Presidential candidate in the most important election of our lives. We have good reason to be optimistic… but every Democrat must realize that we owe it to Kamala Harris to do our part.

http://www.borntorunthenumbersarchive.com/2024/07/btrtn-kamalot.html

Excerpts: "...Thrice in those two weeks the presidential campaign was flipped completely on its head: a debate that ended Joe Biden’s dreams of a second term, a confluence of a failed assassination, a rogue judge’s decision, and a jubilant convention made Donald Trump look unbeatable, and finally the instant unification of the Democrats behind Kamala Harris has shifted everything back to where it was in mid-June: a dead heat. But ask me which hand I’d rather be playing, and I am transported to the idealistic rhapsody of Lerner and Loewe: “In short there’s rather not a more congenial spot for happy-ever-aftering than here in Kamalot.”
"Trump’s need to be obsessively loved, revered, and adored by his faithful makes him blind to his own opportunity. If he had selected literally anybody other than J.D. Vance as his Vice President, the world could have interpreted it as a savvy move to lure independents. If Trump had chosen Doug Burgum as his V.P., people might have said 'Doug who?,' but it would have been regarded as sound to pull in a business-friendly Governor to round out his ticket. If he had chosen Marco Rubio, the internet would have sizzled with the power of a Trump ticket balanced by an A-lister in the Republican mainstream. If Trump had chosen Nikki Haley, we’d all be searching for rental properties in Portugal – it would be over...But no, Trump had to choose the only guy who said that if he were V.P., he never would have allowed the electoral college votes to go forward on January 6 -- like the traitorous Mike Pence did."
"No Democrat in this country has reason to equivocate. No Democrat has the luxury to stand idly on the sidelines.
"Every one of us owes it to our families, our party, and nation to step up and support Kamala. Yes, please write your checks. But this time, we need more. Writing postcards. Sending texts. Making phone calls. Traveling to swing states. Let's get to work.