Joe stumbles over his feet again, and the Democratic Party media immediately jumps to his defense. I still think he’ll get the Democratic Party’s nomination (if he isn’t in jail where he belongs). No incumbent President has been denied re-nomination by his party since the 1880s. Apparently, the Democratic Party chief muck-a-mucks want Joe, too (many of them are where they are because of him). And they are working in that direction.
Not long ago, the Dems reshuffled their state primary order. Politico wrote the following: “Rep. Jim Clyburn openly acknowledged that Democrats moved South Carolina [to] first in the presidential primary order because Biden has done/would do better in primaries there than in Iowa or New Hampshire.” Biden did poorly in Iowa and New Hampshire in 2020; it was Clyburn’s South Carolina that propelled him to the nomination. Setting that state first gives Joe a decided advantage. Which was the whole point. Barring a major catastrophe, it will be Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket next year, and Kamala will be his VP again.
But, just to cover all bases, and to have a little fun, let’s assume the major catastrophe and that, for whatever reason(s), Biden can’t/won’t run. Who would the Democrats nominate? Well, frankly, your guess is as good as mine, but if not Joe, then who?
1. First, from one standpoint, it doesn’t matter a hill of beans who the Democrats nominate. Have you ever seen a hill of beans? Can you tell any of them apart? Have you ever seen a bunch of new born chicks? They all sound the same, don’t they? Those two metaphors describe the mess of Democrats who would declare for the Presidency if Joe drops out. Except in physical features, there wouldn’t be a dime’s worth of difference between any of them. There wasn’t in 2020, and there wouldn’t be next year, either. Whoever the nominee is, if he/she/it is elected President, he/she/it will do exactly what the Far Left of the Democratic Party tells him/her/it to do, just like Joe Biden is doing right now. They might as well renominate Joe, for whoever follows him would be a Joe-clone. Well, they could nominate a hill of beans. Half of America would vote for it. The Marxist Far Left is in total control of the Democratic Party and will allow none but one of theirs as the nominee. And every Democrat knows it.
2. Except maybe Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He actually says a few things (very few) that are reasonable, which therefore totally disqualifies him from the nomination. Independent thought and common sense have been banned from the Democratic Party by the Left (not to mention facts and truth), so Kennedy has no chance at being selected. Forget him unless you are into nostalgia.
3. Marianne Williamson. Who?
4. Kamala Harris. The Veep would, in some eyes, have the inside track to the nomination. Forget about her blackboard-scratching cackling and incomprehensible word salads, that makes no difference to Democrats. The Left needs a warm body that will do what it is told; that is ALL they want, and Kamala would fit the bill nicely. Depending on who else declared, she might have a pretty good chance at the nomination. Her distinctly limited intelligence and oratorical ineptitude could hurt her in debates, but she is a Joe clone, is black and a woman, so she punches all the right DEI and other Leftist buttons. She would have a lot of support.
5. Michelle Obama. Barack would love to be President again (actually, he’d rather be Emperor of the World), so he would doubtless like his wife to run. But I have a hunch she wears the pants in that family, and she has given absolutely no indication she wants to be President, or shadow President as the case may be. She would have to sit in the Oval Office, attend the meetings, travel the world, etc. She hasn’t denoted any desire to do that, regardless of who her ventriloquist would be. Besides, if Michelle runs, that could detract from Kamala, and she probably wouldn’t do that. It is all going to depend on whether Barack can convince her. If she did run, she’d have a very good chance at being nominated because Obamas are still very popular among Democrats. She would probably draw a lot of Independents and RINOs, too. Frankly, (if Joe drops out), I hope she doesn’t run, because I think she would be hard for any Republican to overcome.
6. Gavin Newsom. If Michelle doesn’t go, Newsom would probably have the inside track to the nomination. He is a far-left nut, just the kind who appeals to the current Democratic Party faithful. The more radical and kooiker, the better. To Democrats, his horrible record in California is irrelevant, in fact, is probably a plus. He says all the right things, looks nice, which appeals to mindless white, suburban Chardonnay swilling women, and he’d have a (D) after his name. Newsom lusts for the office, and there is nothing he wouldn’t say or do to move to Washington. He might even beat Michelle, but my money would still be on the lady.
7. There would be others, obviously, who would join the chase, including Pocahontas, Buttegieg, and several of that no-talent, un-nominatable tribe from the 2020 primaries. None of them was appealing in 2020, and none would be appealing next year, either. But it would be fun to watch them try to out-left wing each other. Somebody would surely suggest giving transgender, bug-eating, EV-driving illegal Martians the right to vote. And get applause from the Democratic crowd. None of this group has a prayer. And forget Hillary. The Dems don’t want to go there again. Besides, she looks older than Biden.
Take your pick, Democrats, although it doesn’t matter one bit whom you choose. The hill of beans and chirping chicks thing.
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