Are Warren/klobuchar wishful thinking?
by IrishintheD (2024-02-10 00:12:32)

In reply to: Updated "who ya got and why?" poll for Biden replacements  posted by ravenium

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Is the “failed a previous primary” an eliminator?
Those two, Big Gretch, Newsom. All better than Biden and WAY better than Trump.
I don’t love any of them. But I do think that they will play the “traditional” role of president. Which, sadly, would be a huge win.


I don't think she failed
by AquinasDomer  (2024-02-10 10:20:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

She didn't win, but was putting up good numbers prior to the consolidation around Biden.

Kamala fell apart before voting, that's failure.
Klobuchar's VP prospects ended with George Floyd's
by sorin69  (2024-02-11 07:56:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

killing. Her record as a prosecutor was held against her. And then Biden said it had to be a black woman. Game over.

It is also true, isn't it, that Minnesota politicians by and large don't travel well nationally? Lack of charisma? I don't know.

I heard two things killed her in the primary
by AquinasDomer  (2024-02-11 14:21:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Lack of charisma/a bit chilly in person and no traction with the black vote. I agree, BLM killed her and probably cost Biden at the margin in the election. Then it got us Harris.

My bigger point is that Kamala is so inept politically that I bet she'd fall apart in a contested primary even as the sitting VP. If she looked good and won it'd change perceptions of her.