Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: 'Her ambition got it wrong about Joe': Harris faces debate backlash [View all]delisen
(6,043 posts)The winner of the primary gets to decide second place on the ticket; I don't get a voice in that selection -vp is not decided democratically-it is still a backroom political decision.
I assume from how Biden has positioned himself, that if he becomes the general election candidate, he will select the person best able to help him win.
What Harris has accomplished is drawing out the Trump/Republican propaganda machine-which has now begun their attack upon her. So now I get to see how she handles that as well as whether that machine has increased or diminished in its effectiveness.
After that primary candidates will have to address the "Russia" issue-much more about Russia will be coming out in the next several months and how prepared candidates are to deal with that information will be very important.
Another big issue will be climate change because because the real estate industry, the insurance industry, the mortgage industry,and the smaller coastal towns in Florida (fearing abandonment) are focused, beginning to take actions, and sounding alarms.
The 2020 election will be like no other. because we are are moving into the equivalent of the "perfect storm" but on a massive scale.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided