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It was not for nothing that, in his college days, he had hunted the hypothetical "moral sense" to its lair, and dragged from their concealment the various self-advancing sentiments dissembled under its edifying guise.
Edith Wharton - Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910)
The most interesting thing about Mr Biden is the transparency of the process. If ever there was a puppet deliberately slotted into high office by power-brokers it is old Joe. The whole thing wasn’t even disguised. So open was it that presumably only Democrats failed to spot it. Although some must have spotted it, but they probably expect to be beneficiaries.
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I think a lot of democrats spotted it, but are perfectly OK with the process. They would tend to be suspicious of the "Great Man" theory of leadership; they would prefer someone less ostentatious than Trump; and many are probably waiting for Kamala Harris anyway.
Sam - I think the whole business is very basic. Democrats can see themselves having a coffee and a chat with Biden but not with Trump who would give them a sense of inferiority. It's an odd situation because Kamala Harris does not seem to be popular even with Democrats.
Harris didn't get through the first primary. That indicates something
Graeme - yes it does indicate something. Maybe she was seen as the least bad option who ticked enough boxes.
The one for whom nobody feels any enthusiasm?
Graeme - yes and that's the odd aspect. She could end up as the president respected by neither party.
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