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tritsofme

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28. After Biden dropped out we were stuck with Harris, there was no other plausible option

Fri Nov 15, 2024, 04:55 PM

Nov 15

It would have torn the party apart.

Harris was a poor presidential candidate, we knew that from 2020, but she did the best she could under the circumstances, and almost certainly did better than Biden would have.

However if Biden never sought reelection, we could have produced a much stronger candidate in a competitive primary, such as Whitmer, Shapiro, or Fetterman, who at the very least wouldn’t have been frozen out of the Blue Wall.

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Given what you know now, would different candidates have made a difference? [View all] Shrek Nov 15 OP

I could have picked DeepWinter Nov 15 #1

Which 3? Tell me more n/t Shrek Nov 15 #2

We need another choice: Kamala Harris won against trump and we need a forensic audit of all the swing states BComplex Nov 15 #3

Agree! Hope22 Nov 15 #6

For me it would have made no difference Meowmee Nov 15 #4

President Biden might have won the Electoral College if he were four years younger. Hope22 Nov 15 #5

I don't think more time would have helped Harris. LisaL Nov 15 #8

There will be no enjoyment. Hope22 Nov 15 #11

I feel like more time would have made the range of topics wider. Hope22 Nov 15 #18

I think Harris ran one of the best political campaigns I've ever seen, but in the end we have to face Vinca Nov 15 #7

I Don't Think 4 Years Will Change A Thing SoCalDavidS Nov 15 #29

American voters are fascinated qazplm135 Nov 15 #30

Trump would have lost if he was not a hetero white man JI7 Nov 15 #9

I think Musk was a factor jfz9580m Nov 15 #10

As others have said elsewhere Blue_Tires Nov 15 #12

I felt like Biden had said he was in and the Dems forced him out saying.... Hope22 Nov 15 #19

A different Male Democrat might have beaten Trump Beringia Nov 15 #13

I wonder who? Hope22 Nov 15 #20

I'm not saying they should have, only that a male could have won Beringia Nov 15 #21

As long as we keep saying it it will be true. Hope22 Nov 15 #23

Are you good with Pete then? Hope22 Nov 15 #32

No way. And seems you are bringing in things that are even more far fetched Beringia Nov 15 #35

Wow! Hope22 Nov 15 #36

Since we never had a primary, I don't know who would have thrown their hat in the ring Beringia Nov 15 #40

Harris might have beaten a Republican other than Trump. yardwork Nov 15 #14

I don't have extrasensory powers SocialDemocrat61 Nov 15 #15

Inflation would have destroyed anyone (nt) LostOne4Ever Nov 15 #16

Given what I know now, I think Biden should have declined to run for a second term and we should have had a primary. Iggo Nov 15 #17

I agree Kaleva Nov 16 #43

We are a 50/50 Country forthemiddle Nov 15 #22

a different Democrat Skittles Nov 15 #24

They are saying it upstream... Hope22 Nov 15 #37

well they are not wrong Skittles Nov 15 #41

The likes of a Roy Cooper MAY have eeked it out. TheKentuckian Nov 15 #25

NO, it's the PROPAGANDA! elleng Nov 15 #26

Can't run establishment folks when there's high inflation, needed a governor, etc usregimechange Nov 15 #27

After Biden dropped out we were stuck with Harris, there was no other plausible option tritsofme Nov 15 #28

Funny! She was voted to represent the party in the presidential race! Hope22 Nov 15 #38

That's just nonsense. Having an opinion that Harris wasn't a great candidate tritsofme Nov 15 #42

Great! Another "everyone-shit-on-Harris" post, disguised as a poll. What fun! Oopsie Daisy Nov 15 #31

All this magical hindsight Babajida Nov 15 #33

reaping what you sow stillcool Nov 15 #34

EarlG are we going to permit Dem bashing out here now! Hope22 Nov 15 #39

IMO Kamala ran a flawless campaign with only one thing wrong: she lacked a penis Hekate Nov 16 #44

Ugh. Quiet Em Nov 16 #45

It still would have been moondust Nov 16 #46