{"id":2299236,"date":"2024-07-18T10:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-hop-into-this-mess\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:53:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:53:39","slug":"why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?"},"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\">28<\/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-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-5%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=2299236&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 \u200barticle discusses the challenges facing potential Democratic presidential candidates in \u20642024,\u2062 questioning why any legitimate prospect would want to enter \u200dthe chaotic race. It highlights the \u200bdifficulties of competing against Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination and defending the current \u2063administration&#8217;s unpopular record. The author\u200c also touches on the Democratic Party&#8217;s \u2062internal divisions and the risk of waiting until 2028 to run for president.\u200b David Harsanyi, a senior editor at The Federalist, offers his insights on the topic.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-2\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">legitimate presidential prospect &#038;mdash<\/a>; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-3\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">condensed time frame<\/a>, 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__b89e9-31420898b292d1a47269015afac0ef92 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-31420898b292d1a47269015afac0ef92\"><\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-enter-this-chaotic-situation\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate enter this chaotic situation?\">vice president doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;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-aff70ef39d29d38e3b168ae321cf822d fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-aff70ef39d29d38e3b168ae321cf822d\"><\/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-e92e113c1b61c182f05fbeffc9a2ce6e fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e92e113c1b61c182f05fbeffc9a2ce6e\"><\/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 Biden 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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":2299237,"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":[5441,32923,3728,5894,35293],"class_list":["post-2299236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chaos","tag-democratic-party","tag-election","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\/2299236","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=2299236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}