Kamala Rising: Biden Campaign Tests Harris’ Viability, As Longtime Aides Discuss Convincing Biden To Step Aside
Two massive headlines just hit concerning the state of the Democratic party, both from the NY Times, suggesting they’re actively trying to take the keys away from Joe Biden, and fast.
First: The Biden campaign is ‘quietly testing’ Vice President Kamala Harris’ viability against Donald Trump in a head-to-head survey of voters.
The survey, which is being conducted this week and was commissioned by the Biden campaign’s analytics team, is believed to be the first time since the debate that Mr. Biden’s aides have sought to measure how the vice president would fare at the top of the ticket. It was described by three people who are informed about it and insisted on anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information. They did not specify why the survey was being conducted or what the campaign planned to do with the results.
Second: Biden advisers are ‘Discussing how to convince him to step aside.’
A small group of Mr. Biden’s advisers in the administration and the Biden campaign — at least two of whom have told allies that they do not believe he should keep trying to run for a second term — have said they would have to convince the president of three things.
They said they have to make the case to the president, who remains convinced of the strength of his campaign, that he cannot win against former President Donald J. Trump. They have to persuade him to believe that another candidate, like Vice President Kamala Harris, could beat Mr. Trump. And they have to assure Mr. Biden that, should he step aside, the process to choose another candidate would be orderly and not devolve into chaos within the Democratic Party.
Needless to say – Kamala just blew past Biden‘s odds of nomination, and winning the election in November:
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Tyler Durden
Thu, 07/11/2024 – 12:44