I get a kick out of the energy surrounding Kamala’s ascendency, though it’s over the top, unsustainable. It’s a wildly optimistic vibe and exciting for the moment, but feels like eventually the Red Bull is gonna wear off and the slog will kick in, when Trump and company attempt their takedown and drag her through the mud, the appearance schedule starts feeling like a hamster wheel, and the inevitable scrutiny and critique of Harris’ record begins in earnest.
It’s nice to know that the Trump machine might be panicking a bit, since they had geared up to face Joe Biden in November. They may even decide to deep-six J.D. Vance, since in their hubris and overconfidence they picked a VP candidate who appeals to no one but voters who are already locked in. The emergence of Harris has changed Republican calculus. The stretch drive is just getting going and it seems there are yet lots of surprises in store.
I’m beginning to wonder if Joe wasn’t dragging his feet on purpose, deciding himself or advised to wait until the right moment to announce his withdrawal from the race. Who knows? One thing’s for sure– the media attention and hype have already grown to annoying levels. Left-leaning outlets are gushing over Biden’s patriotism and selflessness and Harris’ emergence, while Fox and their ilk are of course crying foul and hoping for litigation and some top-notch muckraking to stanch the flow and quash the Dems’ momentum.
In any event, the race has gotten more interesting, and now the felon is also the old man.
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