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A small development, perhaps, and maybe it’s only a parliamentary i-dotting and t-crossing. In the last three days since Joe Biden withdrew, practically everyone in the Democrat establishment has rushed to anoint Kamala Harris as the presumptive presidential nominee. Even with the angry denunciation from Black Lives Matter about the rigged primaries and now a rigged succession, no Democrat seemed interested in rocking the boat by proposing a competition for the slot.
That makes this announcement from the DNC at least notable:
The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee met Wednesday afternoon to adopt a framework to select the party’s presidential nominee after President Joe Biden suspended his campaign Sunday.
The newly adopted plan only gives candidates from Thursday to 6 p.m. Saturday to declare their candidacy and gain 300 delegates with no more than 50 from one state to make their case for the virtual roll call by Tuesday.
The short deadline all but guarantees Vice President Kamala Harris will clinch the nomination, as she already has secured pledged support from more than the 1,976 delegates needed and does not have any public challengers. Voting on the nomination will likely begin on Aug. 1, however, if there are at least two candidates who qualify, voting will likely begin on Aug. 3.
If no one steps up to challenge Harris, then this is all pro forma. Right now, a challenge seems unlikely at the very least. Every major Democrat in leadership has endorsed her candidacy, and a few of them have made their interest clear in being considered for her running-mate choice.
But could that change?
Perhaps. As I wrote earlier this evening, Democrats panicked themselves into the Dump Biden project ostensibly over polling erosion since the debate. That’s not the real reason, of course; they panicked because the debate exposed their years-long cover-up of Joe Biden’s encroaching senility. But the poll erosion told them the jig was up on that conspiracy to defraud American voters, and they needed someone who could at least compete.
