First things first, Joe Biden was a great president, one I believe that history will view in an increasingly positive manner as time goes on. To anyone coming at me with a “c’mon, really???” about that can go read some history about how if you said to people in 1863 that Abe Lincoln would be considered a great president, you’d get laughed out of the room. This was not just a Southern belief, by the way.
In any event, Biden did a lot of good, and for that I am grateful. Adrastos has a wonderful thank you post today, and I totally agree with it.
Now, as for what’s next, let’s ignore the pundit brain fantasies about wide-open conventions, Kamala Harris will be the new nominee. Party leaders are backing her up and Dems raised a ton of money last night soon after Biden’s announcement, but people got ideas. One is this “Blitz Primary” which, based on the schedule of how it would work, really feels like someone is screwing with us. Here is how part of it would unfold, and my goodness, this is a parody, correct?
Not to be outdone, Pretend Political Person Aaron Sorkin, perhaps most famous for his fairytale political show The West Wing, had some thoughts too. Apparently, being that show’s creator made him someone the New York Times felt would be good to give the Democratic Party advice on who to pick as Biden’s replacement.
Imagine having such a child-like view of the current political environment that you would think this is a great idea. I suppose Sorkin also believed that Trump would pivot and be a uniter after his assassination attempt.
Nevertheless, it does look like Harris will be our nominee. And this, in my opinion, is good news. First, this instantly dumps the age issue solely on Trump’s lap. And if the worst thing in the world was an 81-year-old man who has trouble communicating, my dear DC media friends, then a man who is a mere three years younger and often sounds like the craziest old man at the diner counter should be getting some of that age scrutiny, right? I wouldn’t count on it, but Harris and her proxies can certainly hammer Trump on it. An idea on how to take on Trump’s behavior: Calling it what it is:
I genuinely think this is a winning message lol pic.twitter.com/ycKK8Nm3Xz
— John DiLillo (@JohnDiLillo) July 5, 2024
He is also a convicted felon, facing off against a former prosecutor. In addition, Harris can hit Trump on the E. Jean Carroll case as well, which I imagine would be much more powerful coming from a woman with a lot of energy to make those points.
Harris can also use Biden’s departure to contrast the two parties. Biden demonstrated a deep love of country by doing something that few if any politicians ever do – stepping down. It was an incredibly unselfish act for a politician, something that is absolutely incomprehensible to imagine Trump ever doing.
Harris also raises a lot of issues for Trump. The Orange Nightmare is already whining about the candidate switch, complaining that Biden screwed him by dropping out, and seemed to imply on social media that he wanted some sort of a refund. The man will have a ton of anti-Biden Trump 2024 swag to dump now.
He will have to switch tactics, given she is a different candidate. Trump’s entire being is a combo platter of selfishness, power, money, and racism. Because Trump cannot help himself when it comes to racism, the TRUMP IS A CHANGED MAN narrative that a lot of the mainstream DC media was trying to cram down our throat last week is DOA. At the very least, the campaign will put out a lot of thinly veiled racism and do not count out the chance that Trump says something in anger that is super racist.
It happened. Biden is out, Kamala appears to be in, and we have some work to do. It’s a whole new ballgame and one that we must win.
The last word goes to Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu,
Best of all, when Trump runs from a debate with Harris, the meme can be: “See Melania is not the only woman he fears.”