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67. No, if Harris is pushed aside, trump wins as it will turn off Black voters who are....

Sun Jul 21, 2024, 06:25 PM

Jul 21

the reason the Biden Harris ticket won in 2020. We have to be way more astute than push aside a huge part of the party base.

We've gotta be smart. Harris with strong, white male VP is the way to go.

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It's interesting how so many think it's a foregone conclusion Harris will now be the nominee [View all] appmanga Jul 21 OP

Getting Biden's endorsement is big for her... regnaD kciN Jul 21 #1

The guy who they said thanks but no thanks to? edisdead Jul 21 #9

They are Biden delegates. Selected because they are his biggest supporters W_HAMILTON Jul 21 #25

I hope you're wrong, because that's my fear, too. tanyev Jul 21 #2

Bookmarking BannonsLiver Jul 21 #3

100% believe they'll turn on her like they did Joe. Self Esteem Jul 21 #4

I do too. Demsrule86 Jul 21 #12

The way I understand it Elessar Zappa Jul 21 #5

Delegates TnDem Jul 21 #13

Understood but most are Biden loyalists. Elessar Zappa Jul 21 #15

Nope TnDem Jul 21 #20

Believe what you want to believe. Bookmark my post and come back in a month. Elessar Zappa Jul 21 #24

Sure TnDem Jul 21 #54

If she's not the nominee we definitely lose Beaverhausen Jul 21 #6

Unfortunately we already had alot of the black and woman's vote with Biden sunnybrook Jul 21 #45

It will be Vice President Harris as our nominee. farmboy Jul 21 #7

Biden endorsed her. orange jar Jul 21 #8

And the delagates who pick the nominee are overwhelmingly his delegates tinrobot Jul 21 #16

Could be TnDem Jul 21 #58

Biden and the Clintons have endorsed her obamanut2012 Jul 21 #10

I was delighted to see Bill and Hillary go all in comradebillyboy Jul 21 #28

I agree. These donors support Trump and will cause as much chaos as possible. Demsrule86 Jul 21 #11

It's bad enough what they've done to Biden and disenfranchising millions of primary votes for him. I Vinca Jul 21 #14

a new person wouldn't have access to donations or delegates. nt ecstatic Jul 21 #17

I would seriously doubt there will be much push back on Harris. honest.abe Jul 21 #18

Hope you guys are right. EndlessWire Jul 21 #19

Curious why you think Ohio is in play. Claustrum Jul 21 #29

Shapiro is the VP nominee, that definitely puts Ohio into play. Joe Cool Jul 21 #56

Any plan that doesn't at least look at Ohio is a shit plan. edisdead Jul 21 #63

Nobody cares what Carville wants except for comradebillyboy Jul 21 #31

Carville can go fuck himself... regnaD kciN Jul 21 #36

Carville isn't as powerful as you're making out. Elessar Zappa Jul 21 #37

Ohio's deadline is September 1, after the convention. Ms. Toad Jul 21 #65

Totally agree - Harris will not be the nominee. 617Blue Jul 21 #21

She has the endorsement of powerful people lizardkingjr Jul 21 #22

She will be the nominee, no ifs, ands or buts. comradebillyboy Jul 21 #35

All those same people backed Biden. Self Esteem Jul 21 #38

Harris is not the strongest candidate we could field against Trump. ElementaryPenguin Jul 21 #23

Just curious then.. Desert grandma Jul 21 #30

Gavin Newsom ElementaryPenguin Jul 21 #42

The ex husband of the fiance of Donald Jr sunnybrook Jul 21 #47

Harris polls way better than newsome Ontheboundry Jul 21 #64

You'd think this was January. Getting rid of the President OnDoutside Jul 21 #32

Gavin Newsom with Wes Moore as his running mate would be a ticket that would trounce Trump ElementaryPenguin Jul 21 #43

With 3 months to go to the GE ? Nice 2028 ticket though OnDoutside Jul 21 #48

A Governor of California has no chance in a national election IMO nt doc03 Jul 21 #55

If this were the beginning of primary season I might agree with you calguy Jul 21 #33

If we want the black vote, she is Sunsky Jul 21 #46

1000% on the nail. OnDoutside Jul 21 #49

I can't see ANYONE else having a better chance of beating Trump than Harris. mackdaddy Jul 21 #26

there will be drumbeats, but they won't have near the momentum that the round against joe did fishwax Jul 21 #27

They have the media dweller Jul 21 #61

People voted for Biden/Harris in the primary. Reader Rabbit Jul 21 #34

Wasn't she on a call with donors in the last few days. Freethinker65 Jul 21 #39

That's the quickest way to divide the party that we'll ever see. Black Americans are a huge pare of the base.... brush Jul 21 #40

You'd imagine the pick will be male and white ? OnDoutside Jul 21 #50

No, if Harris is pushed aside, trump wins as it will turn off Black voters who are.... brush Jul 21 #67

It was the running mate I was talking about...should have been specific ! OnDoutside Jul 21 #68

We're on the same page, then. brush Jul 21 #69

Divisive thread #1.... Sogo Jul 21 #41

She will be the nominee. LudwigPastorius Jul 21 #44

She has president Biden's endorsement. That's all I need. chia Jul 21 #51

Who will be making the drumbeats? Sneederbunk Jul 21 #52

Here's another post with Vegas betting odds: unblock Jul 21 #53

No one knows the the behind door discussions Raven123 Jul 21 #57

She has a better chance than Bernie does Slider19 Jul 21 #59

Me too but if the don't Paula Sims Jul 21 #60

Occam's Razor Goodheart Jul 21 #62

It has to be Harris otherwise it's a clusterf Tribetime Jul 21 #66

Looks like you were wrong. BannonsLiver Jul 22 #70