Follow the Money. Anyone Who Thinks a Democrat Can Enter the Race in July & Raise Enough Money to Defeat Donald Trump Is Living in a Fantasy World.

The Biden campaign has some $150 million to $200 million cash on hand.

The ONLY person who can use that cash to run for president other than Joe Biden is Vice President Kamala Harris.

Now, if you want to argue that Biden should resign before the convention and let President Harris be the Democrat nominee, I'll disagree but respect that's at least a game plan. And that would be the BEST game plan OTHER than a Biden-Harris ticket.

And I'm saying that as someone who, although I predicted AND wanted Harris as Biden's VP nominee because I wanted to WIN and felt she would be the BEST VP nominee to help get that win, was not sold on her back in 2020 as a potential nominee for the future. But she is very loyal and I have a favorable view of how she has performed as Veep.

But to think Gavin Newsom is going to ride to the rescue is crazy talk. That's coming from the left. Heck, it isn't even coming from Newsom himself, who has been a good surrogate camapginer for Biden. But the truth is that couldn't even beat Ron DeSantis in a debate.

Same with temper-tantrum throwing Amy Klobuchar. Trump would win.

Pete Buttigieg? 😂 Trump would win. - big.

Sherrod Brown? He's one of the few Dem Senators I really like. But he'd struggle to win his own state.

Gretchen Whitmer? Maybe in 2028.

J. B. Pritzker? OMG no!

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

How sad that to be considered as a viable alternative it all comes down to money raised for the party you want to represent.

That's how boardrooms are taken over.

America really has lost the right to call itself democratic.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Picklebobble2

Campaign law.

Writing a check to a presidential campaign doesn't mean your donation can to be used by a different candidate not on the ticket that you supported if the leading candidate drops out and the VP candidate isn't nominated for president.

Hypothetical:
Let's say it wasn't Trump running. Let's say he was impeached AND convicted before leaving office in January 2001 and is also BARRED by the impeachment conviction decision to run for federal office. The MAGA folks, like Gov. DeSantis, are discredited.

So let's say Jeb Bush is the presumed GOP nominee in 2024 and Biden is running for re-election.

But Dem insiders think this is their chance to push out Biden in favor of Lizzy Warren or Pete Buttigieg.

I'd vote for Jeb Bush over either of them (i.e. Warren or Buttigieg - and a bunch of other Dems as well). Why would I want my campaign contribution to Biden-Harris used against my favored candidate when neither Biden nor Harris would be on the Democrat's ticket? I'd want my money back. And federal campaign law agrees with me.

You get your donation returned and then YOU get to decide if you want to send it back to the party for use with the new ticket, send it to a different campaign or use it to buy tickets for all the games in September at Wrigley.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@beckyromero That's even worse !
"Buy the candidate of your choice !"

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@Picklebobble2

😂

Apaprently you missed the latest Supreme Court decision that said it's not a bribe if it's a payoff. In other words, it's legal to accept a payoff AFTER taking an action, just don't accept it BEFORE.

And, no, I am not kidding.