The dream that refuses to die
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What the hell is wrong with these people?
The Times has a serious problem. One storyline into which any set of facts gets jammed, basically no matter what. I didn’t know how deep the sickness went. pic.twitter.com/CgMXLquesq— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 23, 2024
If I might be forgiven for stating the obvious, THERE IS NO WAY OF SELECTING A NOMINEE AFTER BIDEN STEPPED DOWN ON JULY 21 THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE METAPHORICAL SMOKE-FILLED ROOMS. The nominee will be selected by the party’s delegates. This is true whether they vote for the sitting vice president who was the only person members of the party voted for, or whether they vote for the two candidates chosen by the New York Times op-ed board after two weeks of panel discussions with Sydney Sweeney and Mitt Romney. A majority reaching a consensus is no less inherently democratic than weeks of fractious infighting. And in this case, is clearly the most democratic available option.
When the BLITZ PRIMARY crowd pretends that this is about democratic participation rather than their thirst for a dramatic reality show that would give them the DEMS IN DISARRAY narrative they’re hardwired for, they’re insulting everyone’s intelligence. And pretending not to understand why the vast majority of Democrats don’t want a weeks of bitter infighting four months before the election makes it worse.
Of course, I may miss this after the inevitable pivot to “it is outrageous for Democrats to suggest that Donald Trump’s age and obvious cognitive decline is an important issue.”
…Great point. It’s hard to claim the process is illegitimate among Democratic public officials or voters when you can’t actually find any objecting to the process.
Wisdom-of-crowd question:
As far as I can tell, *everyone* warning about the "rush to support Kamala Harris" is (a) on a newspaper editorial board, mainly NYT and WaPo, or (b) a newspaper / magazine columnist, like the fiesta in the NYT (attached).
What is an example of (c) a… pic.twitter.com/vkb6gUbXlj— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) July 23, 2024