{"id":2299176,"date":"2024-07-18T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-hop-into-this-mess\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T09:53:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T13:53:58","slug":"why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-enter-this-chaotic-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-enter-this-chaotic-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate enter this chaotic situation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-enter-this-chaotic-situation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2299176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the challenges that potential Democratic presidential\u200c candidates may face if they decide to \u200brun in 2024. \u200bIt questions\u200b why any legitimate candidate, aside\u2062 from Kamala Harris, would want to enter into the chaotic\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-race-is-on-who-could-replace-mccarthy-as-speaker\/\" title=\"Who will replace McCarthy as speaker? The race is on!\">tumultuous\u2063 political landscape<\/a> of the upcoming election. The author points out the obstacles of\u2063 going up against Vice President Harris for the nomination\u2062 and \u200ddefending the current administration&#8217;s \u200dunpopular record. The article also touches\u2062 on the potential \u2064risks and benefits of waiting until 2028 \u200dto \u2064run for president \u2063instead. the piece provides a critical analysis of\u2063 the\u2063 current political climate and the strategic considerations for Democratic candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UAxvSJWIQQ8\">YouTube\/The Hill<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Why%20Would%20Any%20Legit%20Dem%20Presidential%20Prospect%20Jump%20Into%20This%20Mess?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Why%20Would%20Any%20Legit%20Dem%20Presidential%20Prospect%20Jump%20Into%20This%20Mess?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Why%20Would%20Any%20Legit%20Dem%20Presidential%20Prospect%20Jump%20Into%20This%20Mess?&amp;body=Considering%20all%20the%20political%20variables,%20waiting%20until%202028%20makes%20a%20lot%20more%20sense%20for%20any%20accomplished%20Democrat.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The left&rsquo;s efforts to push a fragile Joe Biden out of the presidential race are probably hitting an apex around now, as Chuck Schumer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-forcefully-told-biden-he-should-drop-his-re-election-bid-report\">reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;showed up at the old man&rsquo;s house to &ldquo;forcefully&rdquo; ask him to pack it up. Many Democrats are now looking around for political saviors. I&rsquo;m not sure it&rsquo;s going to be that easy.<\/p>\n<p>Why would any legitimate presidential prospect &mdash; outside Kamala Harris &mdash; consider jumping into the unprecedented chaos of 2024? Right now, Gretchen Whitmer or Josh Shapiro, or whoever, can sit back for the next four years, bolster his or her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">credentials governing purple states<\/a>, build national profiles, reach out to key constituencies, and put together organizations in important states. Anyone who gets in now would be compelled to make a convincing case in a condensed time frame, relying on Biden&rsquo;s terrible campaign people, in what is likely the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-fight-twin-battles-to-toss-cases-in-georgia-and-new-york\/\" title=\"Trump to challenge legal cases in Georgia and New York\">tumultuous presidential election<\/a> in more than a century.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b204871824e807944c2e51476b0d355d fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b204871824e807944c2e51476b0d355d\"><\/div>\n<p>For another thing, one would need to leapfrog the very first black\/Asian-American\/woman vice president in history for the nomination. Is any white Democrat with a bright political future going to rely on a flash anarchic convention to sideline Kamala Harris? I&rsquo;ve never met the woman, but the vice president doesn&rsquo;t seem to have a temperament that would take kindly to being shoved out of the picture. And, to be fair, her only real job is to step in for the president if he&rsquo;s unable to perform his duties. Democrat voters, twice, picked her for that task.<\/p>\n<p>Then, even if a potential candidate could pull it off, rather than brandishing some fresh and tested political message, that candidate would be thrust into the role of defending the administration&rsquo;s unpopular record on the border or economy and so on. Does any politician who&rsquo;s built up credentials as an effective governor want to spend the next three months scaremongering about Project 2025 and the end of democracy? Seems unlikely to me. But I guess you can never know.<\/p>\n<p>If Democrats lose the White House this year, the left&rsquo;s revisionist history is going to blame the debate debacle for sinking Biden&rsquo;s reelection efforts. And, indeed, the day the media&rsquo;s gaslighting of the president&rsquo;s decline was exposed, it changed the dynamics of the race. The president, though, was already struggling to get his message out and running behind Trump on virtually every important issue. Biden almost certainly pushed for an early debate to reset the race. Boy, that was a disastrous mistake. If he had waited, the media would have continued hiding his failing mental acuity until the campaign ran out the clock.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Shapiro goes, it should be noted that the Democratic Party is not exactly a welcoming place for Jews right now. The party&rsquo;s pro-Hamas faction, which Biden had been trying to mollify since Oct 7, 2023, is still here. Navigating that issue won&rsquo;t be easy. With the&nbsp;ejection&nbsp;of Hamas apologist Jamaal Bowman from Congress &mdash; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/26\/us-news\/squad-rep-cori-bush-polling-behind-democratic-challenger-in-missouri\/\">hopefully<\/a>&nbsp;Cori Bush &mdash; the dynamics might change in 2028. If Dems take a beating &mdash; and I&rsquo;m not as sold on that prospect as others seem to be &mdash; perhaps Democrats will try to moderate the national ticket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-848bc8812dbba6158142f9655c44bb8f fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-848bc8812dbba6158142f9655c44bb8f\"><\/div>\n<p>Sitting it out comes with some risk, of course. Perhaps Kamala Harris wins. I happen to believe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/11\/would-kamala-harris-be-a-better-candidate-than-joe-biden-doubtful\/\">she&rsquo;s a weaker candidate<\/a>&nbsp;than Joe Biden right now. We never really know how the electorate is going to react. In most ways, though, waiting until 2028 makes a lot more sense for any accomplished Democrat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-94ea6ee9d63cecc7860d5da75cb7d511 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-94ea6ee9d63cecc7860d5da75cb7d511\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of six books&mdash;the most recent, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/the-rise-of-blueanon-david-harsanyi?variant=41551839232034\">The The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists<\/a><\/b>. Follow him on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\/\">@davidharsanyi<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">David Harsanyi<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@davidharsanyi<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/dharsanyi\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Cori Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jamaal Bowman<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Josh Shapiro<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The left is currently trying to push Joe Biden out of the presidential race, with Chuck Schumer reportedly visiting him to ask him to step down. Many Democrats are now looking for new political leaders, but it may not be easy for anyone to enter the chaotic 2024 election. Potential candidates would have to compete with Kamala Harris for the nomination and defend the current administration&#8217;s unpopular record. Waiting until 2028 may be a better option for Democrats to build their credentials and prepare for a future run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":2299177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Shapiro-.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,5894,35293],"class_list":["post-2299176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-politics","tag-presidential-candidate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Shapiro-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}