by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Democratic kingmakers - DNC Chair Tom Perez and several hundred hoary old superdelegates - decided some time ago to let the party faithful have their little show of democracy with a race (of sorts) for the nomination - just as long as the bosses were ultimately able to finagle their party into selecting a "safe" candidate to run against Trump. And by "safe," they meant Joe Biden.
Biden was to enter the race a little on the late side, after much of the initial mud had already been slung, an then miraculously unite the historically fractious party and lead a grand march of unification to the White House.
After the early mud flew, Biden did his part. He stepped into the fray like the proverbial adult in the room, with an instant 30 percent of the party support. The wheels on the momentum bus were aligned, and the party bosses were ready to roll.
However, it quickly became apparent that Biden might not be the most ideal candidate. Trump, too, assumed that Old Joe would be his opponent in the fall of 2020, and he and his administration set about taking potshots at the Democratic frontrunner as if he already was the nominee. And Biden, who often appeared to be fogbound, seemed to lack the focus to effectively parry with Trump. Party elders were soon lamenting that Joe Biden may have passed his "use by" date and might not be the right candidate after all.
That should not have been a problem. After all the Democrats had fielded a very diverse and talented group of candidates. Several months into the battle for the nomination most remained standing. Center-left candidates like Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Corey Booker, and Julian Castro gave some balance to the two progressive frontrunners, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders - and even Old Joe Biden was still plodding along.
But the bosses, smelling a loss of control, suddenly began to back away from Biden, a subtle signal to others who were also lusting after the prize, that the time might be right to join in a second wave of candidates. Now we have serious noises being made from ancient billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, and, to no one's surprise, Hillary Clinton.
And all of those who have worked so hard for so long to obtain the nomination through traditional means can go sit and spin - because our Democratic betters aren't done telling us how things are going to be.
Well, pile on in there, Second String, and suck up as much of that political air as you can - and in the spring the party faithful are going to the polls and the caucuses and we will have our say!
And then Tom Perez and the "superdelegates" are likely to go the way of Debbie Wasserman Schultz!
Citizen Journalist
Democratic kingmakers - DNC Chair Tom Perez and several hundred hoary old superdelegates - decided some time ago to let the party faithful have their little show of democracy with a race (of sorts) for the nomination - just as long as the bosses were ultimately able to finagle their party into selecting a "safe" candidate to run against Trump. And by "safe," they meant Joe Biden.
Biden was to enter the race a little on the late side, after much of the initial mud had already been slung, an then miraculously unite the historically fractious party and lead a grand march of unification to the White House.
After the early mud flew, Biden did his part. He stepped into the fray like the proverbial adult in the room, with an instant 30 percent of the party support. The wheels on the momentum bus were aligned, and the party bosses were ready to roll.
However, it quickly became apparent that Biden might not be the most ideal candidate. Trump, too, assumed that Old Joe would be his opponent in the fall of 2020, and he and his administration set about taking potshots at the Democratic frontrunner as if he already was the nominee. And Biden, who often appeared to be fogbound, seemed to lack the focus to effectively parry with Trump. Party elders were soon lamenting that Joe Biden may have passed his "use by" date and might not be the right candidate after all.
That should not have been a problem. After all the Democrats had fielded a very diverse and talented group of candidates. Several months into the battle for the nomination most remained standing. Center-left candidates like Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Corey Booker, and Julian Castro gave some balance to the two progressive frontrunners, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders - and even Old Joe Biden was still plodding along.
But the bosses, smelling a loss of control, suddenly began to back away from Biden, a subtle signal to others who were also lusting after the prize, that the time might be right to join in a second wave of candidates. Now we have serious noises being made from ancient billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, and, to no one's surprise, Hillary Clinton.
And all of those who have worked so hard for so long to obtain the nomination through traditional means can go sit and spin - because our Democratic betters aren't done telling us how things are going to be.
Well, pile on in there, Second String, and suck up as much of that political air as you can - and in the spring the party faithful are going to the polls and the caucuses and we will have our say!
And then Tom Perez and the "superdelegates" are likely to go the way of Debbie Wasserman Schultz!
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