A “battle” for the Democratic nomination is unlikely, analyst points out, speaking to CNN – Kamala Harris “now has two paths to take”
The possibility is unlikely to have a “civil war” for the anointing of the Democrats ahead of the elections, according to the words of the political analyst of the American network CNN, Ron Braunstein.
“The Democratic Party has just gone through a very traumatic episode of ousting a president they respect, who they believe has been more successful than many expected, but who the vast majority of them had believed was unwinnable and didn’t feel comfortable about running for four more years,” Brownstein told CNN’s Michael Holmes.
“After all that, it’s just hard to imagine they exist “the guts” for an extended second battle (at the party convention) to bypass Kamala Harris – especially when the candidates with the best chance to take on her like (Michigan Gov.) Gretchen Whitmer and (California Gov.) Gavin Newsom say they won’t run against her Vice President Harris.”
On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country.
I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 21, 2024
As for her potential suitor, Brownstein commented that Harris now has two paths to follow: a “low risk” or a “high risk – high reward” one.
“The most conventional move what he could do would be to pick a white elected official from an important state that is not certain which party will win,” Brownstein said, adding that the list could include Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.
Alternatively, Harris could choose the Michigan governor as her running mate “for a high-risk, high-reward choice with two female candidates that would certainly generate a lot of excitement,” Brownstein said, adding that Whitmer would also help in the Democrats winning the “swing” state between Democrats and Republicans.
For his part, UCLA political scientist Benjamin Rudd told CNN that the choice for vice president Harris “should be someone who can to offer experience in foreign policy”.
“She should look for someone who can provide the experience she currently lacks beyond her stint as vice president, combined perhaps with someone who has some foreign policy ‘credentials’ who can demonstrate an ability to help lead the administration on critical foreign policy issues,” Rudd remarked to CNN.
The reasons Obama isn’t announcing his support for Kamala Harris
Barack Obama has yet to announce his endorsement of Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, which has caused a sensation in the US. However, Obama, a leading member of the party, has two main reasons not to “come forward” for Harris, at least not yet, reports the New York Times in the meantime, citing sources close to the former US president.
Most importantly, Obama He “positioned himself as an impartial elder statesman above party machinations” and would not want to make “a political mistake — fueling criticism that Ms Harris’ nomination, if it comes, was a ‘coronation’ rather than the best possible consensual decision under hasty conditions’.
Also, the former president “wanted Sunday to be all about Joe Biden,” the New York Times reported, citing a former White House official who speaks regularly with Obama.
Source :Skai
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