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I was definitely one of those people that thought we should stick with Biden because his name was known, and that we were too close to the election to get a new candidate enough exposure to be competitive. It wasn't that I thought Biden was the best choice for president, just that I thought the timing was too tight.
I'm so happy to be wrong about this. The enthusiasm for Harris is fantastic, and she's doing great with the spotlight on her. The candidate switch has stolen the media attention from Trump and it's pretty clear he doesn't know how to handle it. Younger people are more interested in voting, minorities are more interested in voting, women are more interested in voting - it's fucking great.
I was wrong. And I couldn't be happier about it.
I'm with you. I wasn't sure we should stick with Biden, but I wasn't sure we shouldn't, either. Being an incumbent does count for something, and I'd never heard people being that excited about Harris. To be it was whatever gave us the best chance of keeping Trump from winning.
But I couldn't be happier with how it's turning out, and I very much hope we can keep the momentum going.
I also thought it was too late to replace Biden and they should have done it at least six months earlier. But now I think the timing is pretty much perfect.
Republicans focused all their efforts on bashing Biden instead of getting people excited for their own policies. Now that whole campaign has just imploded on itself and there's not enough time to come up with and enact something new. Plus, Harris and Walz have all the attention now, they dominate the news.
I think there would be enough time if the Republicans brought in the cavalry, i e. experienced spinners of truth and benders, if not breakers, of rules like Karl Rove. But even for these people with absolutely no regard for political mores the maga movement is too extreme to stomach. Too many of the GOP brain trust have been alienated, which is a stroke of luck for the Dems.