A key problem for the Biden team and for the Democratic Party is Kamala Harris. If Biden decides to not seek a second term, it is almost certain that Vice President Harris will be the shaky nominee.
The Democrats should embrace this opportunity to produce a splendid, news-dominating American pageant. For once, horse race coverage will actually be more important than issues coverage. With the nominee unknown, Putin and Trump will have a hard time targeting or strategizing.
This “debate” was incredibly sad. Sad to watch Joe Biden, like a fighter well beyond his prime, taking blow after blow. Always on his heels. Always reactive.
What rubs salt in the wound of American pride in its democratic system is the mockery from China: the fact that netizens of the one-party authoritarian state are laughing over the debacle.
Polls showed that an unnamed Democrat could beat Trump, but they also consistently show that people don’t approve of Biden’s performance and think he’s too old to be President and is a weak leader. He had one chance Thursday to demonstrate all that was mistaken—and he utterly failed to do it.
I was pleasantly surprised (starting from very low expectations) how much he recalled and how cogently he recited it. The downside to all the prepping is too much detail and no zingers.
When the nation’s voters – many millions of them – tuned in to last night’s debate, what they first heard was the nation’s president, an aging white man struggling with a mouth full of cotton.
The Pope when asked about candidates for the American presidency, he replied: "Both are against life, the one that throws out migrants and the one that kills children. Both are against life." What should a citizen do? "Vote, and one has to choose the lesser evil."
Upon Father Prefontaine's death he left a bequest of $5,000 to the city for the construction of a public fountain. Today that blue-tiled pool rests at the junction of Yesler and Third, not far from the site of the young priest's $6 a month clapboard room and chapel.
Overall, the drop in women congressional contenders this cycle is significantly greater among Republicans. Only 17.6 percent of the Republican House candidates are women.
The data clearly says – and all parties agree – that SPD’s overall use of force has dramatically decreased over the past twelve years. Nevertheless, the uses of force that remain are still disproportionately inflicted upon persons of color.
Overall, the drop in women congressional contenders this cycle is significantly greater among Republicans. Only 17.6 percent of the Republican House candidates are women.
So, let’s face it, Democrats have failed in messaging to rural Americans about the actual benefits Democrats have consistently helped achieve. But that’s just the start of Democratic failures in messaging.
Ferguson's message and anti-Reichert spots have filled the airwaves, while Reichert ads have just begun to appear. The Republican Governors Association has yet to show support for the GOP candidate.