I think that was the plan from the beginning, but she's too much of an unlikeable and mercurial freakbomb. there have been multiple stories of "shakeups" on her staff seeming to point to her being atrocious to people who aren't sycophants.

I think they were imagining one term for Joe and that she could be groomed to step in, but that dream died hard and now the party is stuck in a corner, trying to keep Joe animated until they can find someone with better likeability numbers than "a fresh turd you just slipped on"

[–] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Yeah it seems like Klobuchar would have been the much better option for the Dems, had she not been directly linked to Derek Chauvin being able to kill George Floyd from acquitting him on a previous abuse of power he had done. She was probably equally megalomaniacal and strange in her own way, but you got the impression she ran a tight ship.

[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

hell no Klobuchar is scary and even less likeable, at least Kamala kind of has a personality. remember when she gave that story about killing a duck, or how she threw staplers at staffers? she's like pete buttigieg but even less charisma

[–] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I must stress when I say better, I'm not saying that she's morally better, or not a complete sociopath. But just saying for the Dems it might be better for them (winning and staying in power for multiple elections) to have an ambitious duck killer waiting in the wings whose ready to put a pillow on Joe's face and assume the presidency than Kamala.

But then again the Dems love to eat shit so this is probably fine for them.

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