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.