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Tbh, that's been one of my big objections to the whole dump biden insanity.
She isn't a good candidate, a lot of democrats hate her because of her history before going after bigger offices. And those of us further left that would likely vote democrat in most cases are even less happy (see the one more extreme comment that got vote nuked for an example of that kind of opinion), and may either not vote, or vote green or another party.
I'm kinda stuck voting democrat whether I want to or not because there is zero viability beyond the two parties, and the alternative is abhorrent, but I would love a change to the voting system that would allow me to place a vote for better matches to my beliefs rather than voting against a party that's lost to extremists and oligarchs.
I don't think she's got the juice to rally as many votes as she'll alienate, in other words.
And, as much as it sucks, she's not a lily white man. That's going to have plenty of the conservatives rallying against her that are otherwise not pro trump (they do exist). If the whole point of dumping Biden is that he couldn't win, she's a horrible choice. I just don't think she'll pull swing votes, and I'm certain she'll receive a coordinated opposition. I'm fairly certain that the farther left is going to be lukewarm at best, and this is a race where a few hundred thousand votes are going to matter.
Again, I'll vote for her despite not liking her because the alternatives are worse in one way or another. But damn, this whole thing is a cluster-fuck.
That was certainly a part of it, but think about why everyone was saying that. He really is old and it is abundantly clear he is struggling every day to remember and carry out basic tasks. Additionally, think about this: What would happen if Biden had gotten sick from the flu or something a few weeks before the election and died (which isn't that far-fetched)? We'd have no time to mount another candidate and get them the national coverage needed to sway those swing voters. Biden stepping down is a good thing, both for his own health and to significantly reduce the risk of a freak incident occurring the closer we get to election day.
I get it, Kamala isn't an excellent choice, but she already has national name recognition and is already experienced at that level. Most polls conducted in June and early July had her on almost even footing with Biden's numbers, with a couple giving her an edge and some showing her slightly behind. However, those polls were conducted before a media blitz and country touring kicks off. I can easily see those numbers only increasing as her campaign's momentum builds. Biden was already predicted to win the electoral college, and I suspect the same will occur with Kamala. I hope I'm right.
And lastly, I agree, we desperately need to get rid of First-past-the-post voting and move to Ranked Choice Voting. The current status quo of the two-party system has crippled our government for far, far too long. Luckily, more and more states have looked to switching to that system (with some already adopting it). Hopefully, that trend continues into the future.