While President Joe Biden continues to maintain he has the right stuff to beat former President Donald Trump in November, more and more Democrats are reportedly accepting the likelihood that Vice President Kamala Harris will be the party’s replacement candidate.
As previously relayed by The Dallas Express, the 81-year-old commander-in-chief is as isolated as ever. Not only is he dealing with a COVID-19 diagnosis, but more defections are being reported as Democratic donors and officials make the case that the party needs to put a more vigorous candidate on the ballot.
Harris’ name has obviously been at the top of the list as far as a successor goes, however, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are two figures that have reportedly been doing some maneuvering, as DX reported earlier this month.
Here’s some of what CNN is reporting about the alleged consensus developing around Harris:
No one quite knows what the process of picking a new nominee would be if Joe Biden did step aside – but many Democrats say that any process is likelier than ever to quickly end with Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.
The informal conversations about how a fight to replace Biden at the top of the ticket would play out have been raging for weeks behind the scenes. But uncertainty about the process has been so unclear it’s given multiple Democrats – even those with serious concerns about Biden – pause about coming out against the president’s candidacy, given that what comes next could be even messier.
“F**k it, I’m coconut pilled. I just want this to stop,” said one well-known Democratic operative, referring to the online meme that has taken off from an old video of the vice president telling a story of her mother saying, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”
It’s not that everyone has suddenly coalesced – but exhaustion is gelling into consensus.
Internal polls that show Harris would at least be more helpful to boosting Democratic enthusiasm and aiding down ballot races are getting passed around. Arguments that she would be fastest to put together a campaign are landing harder. Daydreams of her making a more active and vigorous case against Donald Trump are taking root.