Political Correctness Could Cost Democrats
By Douglas Mackinnon (Opinion Contributor)
About two months ago, I wrote an articlesuggesting that President Biden should replace his vice president, Kamala Harris, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and then resign, to give Democrats a better chance at retaining the White House in 2024. Though of course it was not a game plan that Biden would ever entertain, my intent was to ignite a discussion on the viability of a ticket led by either Biden or Harris going forward. And it worked: The column elicited a wide array of positive and negative responses — the best of which came from pollster Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, who smacked it down by tweeting, “The competition is fierce but this is a top 5 worst political take of all time.”
While I appreciate Silver elevating me into a “top 5 of all-time list,” I didn’t think anyone would take the idea literally. And my point still stands: When it comes to picking a presidential ticket for 2024, many people believe — including some liberals — the Democratic Party could be in a world of hurt if it doesn’t look beyond the current occupants of the White House.
