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TimB replied to the topic Is Biden’s popularity a sign of desparation for Dems? in the forum Politics and Social Issues 5 years, 1 month ago
Everyone who goes thru the Presidential Nominee primary process gets worked over. The one who can come thru all of it, the best, wins. Kamala was a prosecutor. As such she probably put a lot of black ppl in jail. But having been a prosecutor also has positive experiential aspects. I don’t believe having been a prosecutor was a fatal flaw in her low poll numbers with blacks (tho it may have limited some early support). Again, I think the black electorate don’t make their ultimate decision this early in the primary. If she could have stayed in, and actually won a primary, I believe her polling among blacks would have shot up. But now that potential path is left for Corey B. (Although, Kamala was probably correct in getting out now, because of being such a longshot). She also needed to get out because she still wants to get re-elected to her current office, and it would not look good if she were defeated in the primary in her own state of California. And like getting out of a college class that you are likely to fail, you must drop the class by a certain date, if you don’t want it on your record. She had to get out now, to get herself off the primary ballot in California.
She is now set up to be a possible VP running mate, or even Attorney General for a new administration. At least it’s possible.



