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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/kamala-harris-107-days-excerpt/684150/

The Atlantic article features the beginning portion of the book. I’m typically not one for politician books but I think there is meaningful stuff in here. Biden staying or leaving the race was entirely “Jill and Joe’s decision” and it was up to them. She specifically seems to go after Joe Biden’s comms team. [/quote]

I do sympathize with Harris as I think she could have possibly had another 10 to 15 years of service in national politics if not for her career being tanked by her association with Biden. Then again, it was her decision to accept the offer of VP from someone who would be 78 years old at the start of a first term. She is now suffering the same fate as Pence and Vance with her political career being ended by an association with a very unpopular president.[/quote]

According the Fight by by Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen, Harris was forced on Biden by Jim clyburn.  Biden tried to find another candidate but couldn’t find one that satisfied Clyburn. [/quote]
Harris was the only one who could cleanly and easily take over the $90 million that the Biden-Harris campaign already had in the bank, plus there wasn’t time for any kind of mini primary. That’s why she was the candidate.[/quote]

Agree 100%. She didn't ask to be put into that no-win situation but she worked her butt and did the best she could against insurmountable odds. Biden lost the 2024 election for the Dems; not Harris.[/quote]

Also, if BIden resigned due to cognitive difficulties, she would have been the President and no one primaries against the sitting President.  He sort of resigned by not running again AND even if he didn’t, sitting VPs often automatically get the nod from a party anyway.  Robust primaries against a sitting VP or President don’t typically happen.

SHe was the obvious and traditional choice for the nomination.[/quote]

A sitting POTUS with a sub 40% job approval rating in an election year causes their party to lose 100% of the time even against an opponent as equally weak as Trump. Dem had no chance in 2024 regardless of who their nominee was with Biden as the sitting POTUS. This dynamic will be applicable to the GOP in 2028.[/quote]

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