GOP mental gymnastics
With Summer Olympic Games in Paris just around the corner it seems appropriate that the GOP is attempting some gymnastics, even if they're only mental, in trying to describe the change from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee as "undemocratic".
So far the main complaint is us Dems have been "disenfranchised" with the change. The GOP seems very concerned about the feelings of 14 million Democrats and who voted for Biden. Yeah right.
Hate to break it to them but no laws have been violated. No rules have been broken. What I will tell them is this:
- Many of us (if not most) thought Biden was too old and complained back then but nobody listened.
- We voted for him anyway knowing of course that the ticket still included Kamala Harris.
It makes complete sense that she'd whip for those delegates. It makes complete sense that the campaign money should go to her since her name is on the campaign (and yes the FEC said it was the rule).
And the final nail in the coffin for their idea of us being "disenfranchised"? The fact that normal people pumped $81 million into Dem campaign coffers in 24 hours and 30k-ish people have signed up to volunteer. Yeah sure, people are really upset right now.