I Admit When I’ve Been Wrong, Rare Though That Is (Wink)
The Prosecutor Versus The Felon: I’m Warming Up to This Idea
For once, Democrats just maybe stumbled into actually doing the right thing the right way
So those who read me regularly know that I had a complete meltdown over the news media and the Democratic Party leadership working to push Biden out of the race (since I did believe he could win). I tried swearing a blue streak. I tried calmly noting the possible hurdles in the rules. I noted the talking point that Republicans could seize upon, namely that this is a wee bit “undemocratic,” because, well, it technically is.
I even wrote a piece (which I have now deleted since arguing on behalf of Biden has been rendered moot) that I might symbolically not vote for his replacement if Biden was forced out (just a symbolic gesture since my presidential vote in my mega MAGA Red State gets thrown in the trash by the Electoral College anyway).
My greatest concern stemmed from chattering folk in the Democratic Party and the media musing about Gavin Newsom or Gretchen Whitmer as the replacement. There were idiotic people suggesting an “open convention” would be a good thing. As a result, there was growing fury among Black voters and…