Dems will rally behind Harris
Rocha, former Bernie Sanders campaign advisor, 7-21-24
Chuck Rocha, July 21, 2024, Politico, ‘15 Experts Predict What Biden’s Dropout Means for the 2024 Election’, , Accessed July 21, 2024, CT
What you’re going to see over the next four months is a consolidation of the entire Democratic Party behind Kamala Harris. You will see a seamless effort of all those resources that were going to be spent on behalf of Joe Biden being spent on behalf of Harris. The most important of these is the super PAC that’s affiliated with Biden’s reelection, Future Forward, which as of today reported over $200 million in the bank. You’re also going to see unprecedented fundraising from Democrats, seeing historic amounts of money being raised online.
The most interesting thing immediately will be who Harris picks to be her vice president. I think that’s where things are really going to align for the excitement in the party and where the jockeying will really happen. I don’t think anyone can take on the vice president as the nominee because in the Democratic Party, you do not want to be seen as going against the potential first woman president and the first woman of color.
We should not forget that Vice President Harris has been the lead for the administration on pushing back against the Dobbs decision, which led to women all across America losing fundamental rights that they’ve enjoyed for years. On this single issue, the difference between a woman of color running against these two white dudes will be the contrast that probably puts her over the top along with all the accomplishments that this administration can roll out in TV ads. Stay tuned and screw your wigs on tight.