it’s a political full moon, y’all.

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I will preface this post with it’s a full moon, so howl at IT, not me.

So today is literally stormy political Sunday. Joe Biden has dropped out of the Presidential race. Before I get to the meat of this post, thank you sir for your decades of public service.

So Joe is out, and he’s endorsing Kamala Harris? Okay but I don’t think he can avoid that. And it certainly doesn’t mean she is the right person for the nomination.

She isn’t. She can’t win the Oval. She doesn’t have it to beat Trump and it’s just kind of that basic. She has been more hidden from view than Dan Quayle. Or Walter Mondale. Notice I don’t say Cheney since he is just Dr. Evil. She has been so hidden from view since elected VP, I feel that is telling. I also have never felt she had it it make it to president. She does not have broad enough or uniform appeal.

I do respect her ambition and accomplishments, and it would be nice to have a female president in the United States but she’s not Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama could actually win. But the sad truth is this country is not ready for a female president yet of any race, creed, color, or political persuasion and we don’t have the time to muck around with this right now, unless people want Big Orange and his sharpies back in the Oval?

People do not want Kamala Harris shoved down Democrats’ throats because of a small group of party elites. Someone aptly said that Democrats keep shooting themselves in the feet for trying to force nominees people do not want at the plurality.

We need an OPEN NOMINATION process or something similar at the convention. Kamala Harris does not have broad enough appeal or potential to her own party to win, let alone the disgusted regular Republicans who don’t want Trump.

So of course because I said this out loud on my blog’s Facebook page you would have thought I said something really bad. What I said is she can’t win the Oval. Come on people you know she can’t. Biden had to offer her up, we don’t have to accept that, but if they don’t get that in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, then it will be Trump again 100%.

Now I do not have a crystal ball and I could be wrong, but I don’t think so. I also said Hilary Clinton could not win the Oval, and OMG you would have thought (again) said something really, really bad instead of just expressing my opinion.

I am not a sheeple.

There is a short list forming of winnables:

1. Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Governor. I have been following him since he was Joe Hoeffel’s Chief of Staff and if you were paying attention, this is his ultimate goal. He has experience, he is smart even when he’s being smarmy, and he does have bipartisan appeal, which is desperately needed.

2. Gavin Newsom. California Governor. He has the chops, experience, and has survived in California. Devin Nunes might not like him but that’s a good thing. Don’t hold his Trumpian Stepford first wife against him, I am sure he didn’t know Kimberly Guilfoyle was such a nutbag until after he married her.

3. Mark Kelly. Senator from Arizona. He’s the whole enchilada. Border state, former Navy officer and astronaut, and his wife is Gabby Giffords. His twin brother Scott was also an astronaut. He was an Independent which I find appealing. He is also from NJ, so he can definitely stand up to the Big Orange Bloviator. He’s a Gulf War veteran. Honestly, he’s my favorite. He checks all of the boxes. More positives than negatives.

Like I said, this isn’t my decision this is just my opinion on this topic. You need a candidate than gets you the votes from the other side of the aisle that you need to win a Presidential election. It is pretty much that simple.

I know a lot of you aren’t going to like my opinion. I’m okay with that. But I’ve actually thought about this, and I have been thinking about it, since she became the Vice Presidential nominee.

So here’s hoping that the Democratic National Convention is not going to be the shit show we all think it’s going to be.

And I think we all need to pause, and thank Joe Biden. He has done a very difficult and selfless thing, he has put what he wants to do aside for what he feels is the greater good. He has devoted his life to public service, and that’s pretty much it.

The Band-Aid has been ripped off Democrats, don’t screw it up.

And please, go howl at the full moon, not my opinions.

Pax.

4 thoughts on “it’s a political full moon, y’all.”

  2. If our goal is to beat Trump (and honestly that is ALL I care about) we all need to understand why the need to get behind Kamala, no matter how you feel about her.
    The money that has been raised by the “Biden Harris Campaign” (and there’s a LOT of it) can only go to Harris, it can not go to anyone else without significant tax issues (for example, if someone gave a million to the BH campaign and one of the others is not who that donors wants, there is no way to reimburse the donor) also they can’t just “give” the money to another campaign.
    In addition, one of the strongest Democrat voters are Black Women. They will not be happy if Kamala is pushed aside and likely will not come out to vote at all. Same for the GenZ group.
    I said before that if Biden was drooling in a cup I would vote for him against Trump. So in this case I will stand behind a strong, smart and less progressive woman and if it’s Kamala, I’ll be all in.
    The others you mentioned do not have the money or the experience or the time to start this race. We can make other choices in 2028, but they can’t pull it off in this short of time.
    We HAVE to beat Trump!

    • carla – Chester County, Pennsylvania – Writer, blogger, photographer, breast cancer survivor. I write about whatever strikes my fancy as I meander through life.
      carla on said:

      Democrats aren’t the only ones that will need to get behind her and I’m telling you I don’t want to be right but I think I am

  3. I, too, like all those you suggested, but they will have to wait until 2028.

    First, it is far too late for this conversation. As much as Kamala doesn’t thrill me, neither did Joe. However, THEIR POLICIES do thrill me, and WHOEVER is proposing making the POLICIES you’re interested in into law is who you should be voting for. If you like trump’s policies, vote for him. If you don’t like them, you only have ONE OTHER CHOICE, and that is WHOEVER IS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE…PERIOD… END OF DISCUSSION. Staying home and not voting or voting for a third party/write-in candidate is a vote for trump. I have said all along that I would vote for a plastic bag over trump or anyone who supports him.

    Second, ONLY Kamala can access the funds currently in their campaign coffers, and donors will donate to her.

    Third, being that Gavin is also from California, he is automatically precluded from being her running mate. I like him very much, but not for this race at this time.

    Fourth, older white people may not be thrilled by Kamala, but she is VERY intelligent and extremely qualified, and I believe she and a strong running mate will bring back the young voters, black women, and, hopefully, black men who were refusing to vote for the old guy, despite the amazing things he accomplished that benefited so many is them, in particular.

    By the way, those of you who whine about the way she laughs, look in the mirror and slap yourself. We heard that same BS about Hillary Clinton. I find it curious that in all of my Medicare-eligble years have, I have NEVER heard that said about a single male politician!

    As for who should be her running mate, I suggest our current Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg. Not only is he brilliant and extremely well spoken, but he’s proven to be more than capable of dealing with catastrophic emergencies, not to mention how many boxes he and Kamala would check off for those who prioritize cultural things. He is a veteran, Rhodes scholar, former mayor, married father of twin girls, gay and YOUNG. A Harris/Buttigieg ticket would be proof positive that America is, indeed, continuing to aspire to the IDEA THAT IS AMERICA, which is that whoever chooses to come and live in this country WANTS to be an AMERICAN who believes that our Constitution provides a solid foundation that protects those who want to live peacefully in a civilized society based on the rule of law and respects the institutions responsible for ensuring that no one abuses or takes advantage of the freedom and rights afforded to us as Americans.

    Fair warning though…we’ll all have to be careful because the white Christian nationalist/white supremacists/MAGA cult’s brains will be exploding across the land, and I, for one, am here for it and cannot frigging wait!

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