Open Convention

[nvme]

IMHO
I believe with the endorsement from Biden, Kamala Harris would likely win the nomination. She has the credentials and the financing as well as a nuanced understanding of the workings of the White House. She has championed the policies of the Biden/Harris administration and has served the country. As a former senator and prosecutor, she knows the law.
I also have seen multiple polls showing her losing to Trump. There is the quandary. I look at the last time a VP became the nominee after the sitting president stepped down from re-election. He lost to Nixon. This gives me serious pause. The threat of the "felonious dumpster fire" is real.
The convention is going to be wild and opening it up will allow for the strongest and most viable candidate will emerge. Yes, it will be almost a month of uncertainty, but we are creating history.

I would personally love to see an Harris/ Kelly, Harris/Whitmer or Harris/Newsom ticket (in no particular order).

[wryter2000]

1. Not Harris Newsom

Both from the San Francisco Bay Area.

[LexVegas]

2. I been reading for weeks that polls dont mean shit. That doesnt apply for Harris, huh? nt

[anciano]

3. I believe that Harris will be nominated,

will win decisively, and will be a great President. And make no mistake about it, women voters will decide the election in Roevember.

[Raven123]

4. As I understand it, without Harris the campaign money cannot be used as "campaign money"

It becomes a PAC or something with all the restrictions

[lapfog_1]

5. Those same polls showed EVERY prominent Democrat losing to Trump

Harris was actually close to Trump trailing him by about the same margin as Biden.

So... she needs to win the convention, become the nominee, name a VP from a swing state.

And then campaign as hard as possible to get the word out on Project 2025, get out the vote with women and our entire coalition, and get those big money donors to empty their bank accounts into Dem coffers so that we can own the airwaves and the social media.

It will be close... but we cannot fail.

[EdmondDantes]

6. 1968 serves a great history lesson...

Of what can happen during an open convention. Another open convention like that will create more disunity and a lot of uncertainty. We need to rally around a single ticket ASAP and then have the convention to unify and send the message that we will win.

[TnDem]

7. Correct

Open conventions, (and conventions in general), can be a radical shitshow if big donors and party leaders get wet feet from perceived poor swing state internal polling.

This election is going to come down to less than seven states...That's IT... The rest are meaningless unless you want to win the popular vote, or you want to increase down ballot turnout.

[lizardkingjr]

8. The big difference between 1968 and 2024 is

that there isn't a divisive war (Vietnam in the case of 1968) to split the party in two in 2024.