No One Wants to be Kumala's Running Mate

Hello everyone. I hope you're having a Humpday and not a Slumpday.

Do Democrats think Kumala can win? Based on their refusal to run as her running mate, it looks like they see her as a failure and are already pre-distancing themselves from her coming humiliation.

Kamala Harris's search for a running mate has hit yet another snag. Previously, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) took herself out of consideration, and two others have followed suit since dirt dug up on them made them a lot less likely to be picked. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) has been accused of covering up sexual harassment in his office, and then Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has been exposed as the co-founder of a spy balloon company that was partially funded by China. This may not preclude Kamala from selecting either, but it likely hurts both of their chances.

Now, another top contender has taken his name out of consideration: Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.).

According to the New York Times, Cooper "has informed [Harris's] team that he has withdrawn from the vice-presidential sweepstakes, according to two people briefed on the matter."

"I strongly support Vice President Harris' campaign for President," Cooper said in a statement. "I know she's going to win and I was honored to be considered for this role. This just wasn't the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket.

Cooper technically had everything Kamala Harris needed in a running mate. He's won two governor's races in the state at the same time Trump won them in presidential races. And as far as his political career is concerned, it would make sense for him to join the ticket, as he's term-limited from seeking the governorship again.

So, what's going on? According to NBC News, Cooper intends to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Matt Margolis thinks this is nonsense. Cooper is 69 years old. He'd rather be a Senator than a Vice President? Naah. He just knows he won't be Vice President because Kumala will lose.

Democrats are now committed to Kumala. Well, almost. No competitors have announced themselves or qualified to challenge her at the pre-convention virtual nomination.

Vice President Kamala Harris became the sole Democratic nominee for president on Tuesday night, after the deadline to challenge her nomination passed without any qualified candidates.

The Democratic National Committee confirmed that the virtual roll call will begin on Thursday, meaning that Harris is the only person that qualified for the ballot. The committee announced that the roll call would take place on Aug. 1 if Harris was alone, or Aug. 3 if other candidates challenged her. All delegates will now need to finish voting by Aug. 5, according to Politico. Harris has already unofficially secured the support from 3,923 delegates.

So they're really doing this.

Privately, Democrats confess they have no confidence in this cackling imbecile.

Behind the public jubilation over Vice President Harris's swift rise to become their party's likely nominee for president, Democratic lawmakers are privately anxious about her prospects of defeating former President Trump," reports The Hill. According to their report, there is concern about how she is "largely untested as a candidate and faces serious challenges."

[C]oncerns are already bubbling up over Harris's ability to connect as well as Biden did in 2020 with white working-class and union voters in three states that were critical to defeating Trump: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

"She wasn't a great candidate," one Democratic senator said of Harris's performance as a presidential candidate in 2020, when she pulled out of Democratic primary before the Iowa caucuses.

"And she may not be as a political campaigner as good as Biden was in his prime," the senator added.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:13 PM

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