Friday, June 28, 2024 - A Democratic strategist, Theryn Bond has called for the party to replace Joe Biden and named three potential alternatives.
The call comes after Biden's poor showing in the Thursday
night debate with former US president Donald Trump.
Joe Biden is three years and seven months
older than former President Donald Trump but in the debate, the gap between the
81-year-old incumbent and his 78-year-old challenger seemed much larger as he
made gaffes continuously in the debate.
Theryn Bond said California governor Gavin
Newsom and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer could be candidates, but the
"mostly likely replacement" is Vice President Kamala Harris.
But the strategist said Harris could not
deliver a victory for the party because the US was "not ready" for a
Black woman to be president.
"Unfortunately as much as I want
the US to be ready for a Black woman to be president, they are not ready,"
she said to Sky News.
"This country is not ready. This
country is too divisive, unfortunately, we're just not there. I don't think she
would be the one to take the Democratic Party to victory."
‘’Without a replacement, the country will
be forced to choose between a convicted felon and "somebody in mental
decline", she said.
She added: "What we saw was mental
acuity being diminished in real time and that's very sad when you know what
someone's professional trajectory looks like and then you see a decline in real
time."
When asked at the debate whether he would
urge Joe Biden to end his campaign, Newsom said no, appearing to rule out a
challenge.
David Axelrod, a key adviser behind Barack
Obama's successful presidential campaigns, said Biden wouldn't be inclined to
leave the race.
"This is a guy with a lot of pride...
who believes in himself," he told CNN.
Biden allies have dismissed the idea of
change, with a potential alternative, Governor Gavin Newsom, rejecting the idea
the president should end the campaign.
But, some Democrats expect calls to oust
Biden to grow.
"The chatter of replacement is
absolutely going to explode," a veteran Democratic strategist told
NBC.
"There is no coming back from this disaster."
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