Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Possibilities
He needs to find Latinas with appropriate credentials for the role. There are two. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
Mourning Elizabeth
Would telling her life story in advertisements have made a difference for Elizabeth Warren?
Then there were four and then there were two
Then there were four, and then there were two.
If the Democrats take their foot off the gas….
If Democrats take their foot off the gas, Trump will be reelected.
New Hampshire, New Hampshire II
If Biden is done, can Mike Bloomberg displace Pete and Amy?
New Hampshire, New Hampshire I
Next up, Nevada. We’re not done talking about New Hampshire, though.
What Iowa can do to keep its caucus first
Make caucus day a holiday. Close the schools. Close the stores (as if it is a Sunday). Close everything that can possibly be closed. Start the caucus at 9:00am. Maybe 10:00am. Maybe 2:00pm.
Give money to Bill Weld
Bret Stephens makes a point in his NY Times Op Ed column: “Every time an incumbent president of either party faced a significant primary challenge in the Granite State, he failed in his bid for re-election.”
Mayor Mike
Mike Bloomberg would get a pass for being late to the race if he didn’t do well in the early primaries and caucuses. Does he get a pass for not trying?
Len’s Letters #13 Forget the Horse Race
Democrats are accused of a kind of elitism. Meritocratic elites. Members of a meritocratic elite who, perhaps, don’t quite deserve their place. Did they get a head start in the race?Did they get a head start because they were rich? Were their families members of a financial elite. Multi-millionaires. Billionaires. People who really give you a head start.