Dems Facing the Abyss Inside the Abyss

On further consideration, I think there is one major factor holding back DC Democrats from forcing Biden out immediately. To be sure, dumping Joe Biden for the uncertainty of successor candidate is to stare into the political abyss, which is scary enough. But it is doubly terrifying because deep inside that abyss is another, bigger abyss—and that second abyss has a name: Kamala Harris.

Never mind Kamala’s rote left-wing views, low approval ratings, and unlikely political prospects in November. The problem is much worse than that. If Biden should resign the presidency—the logical step once it is determined he is too old to be the nominee—then Harris presents two massive practical problems. She’s a terrible manager, widely hated by her staff (all Democrats) in every job she’s ever held, and she’s a terrible candidate, raging against her campaign staff when things go wrong. She’s always had huge staff turnover in every job she’s ever held, a clear red flag for a defective human being.

But if she becomes president and presumptive nominee in the next few weeks, she will have to ramp up as both president and as the nominee for election. Either would be a huge challenge by itself, but to do both at once is clearly beyond the very limited capacities of Harris. Biden is senile, but a sudden Harris presidency and candidacy will be a Poseidon Adventure/Towering Inferno-level disaster.