Even if you have issues with the Republican Party and how these primary debates have been run, everyone can at least admit one thing – the Republicans have an entire slate of candidates that would be far better alternatives to Joe Biden. The Democrats, not so much. It’s common knowledge that the Democrat bench is so thin that the left is willing to keep visibly deteriorating Grandpa Joe in office because Kamala Harris is just THAT terrible. However, the Democrats were unconciously pinning their hopes on Gavin Newsom to bail them out if Joe Biden becomes so obviously incapacitated that not even Jill can hide it. And Newsom clearly wants the job – which is why Newsom challenged DeSantis to this debate in the first place. Don’t forget that part. NEWSOM is the one who asked for this debate. DeSantis merely agreed to it.
It was supposed to be a red state-blue state debate, moderated by Sean Hannity (who did not do a good job at keeping the candidates from cross-talking). It ended up being a knockout by Ron DeSantis. …
Complaining about the debate after the fact is just confirmation that the Newsom camp knows they took it on the chin last night – and that Team Newsom knows this will not bolster their chances of replacing Biden in an emergency. The Democrat field is wide open, and yet the bench is so thin that there is no competent alternative if Biden fails to make it up his next flight of stairs.
[Newsom wouldn’t have gotten the nod in that case anyway — it would have gone to Kamala Harris. Newsom was hoping to make a case for 2028, but it’s going to take a long time to get voters to forget this debacle. Four years won’t do it. — Ed]
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