Thoughts on snap primary?

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BLM has largely fallen from the public eye after more than one embezzlement scandal, and as for myself, I was never too keen on the organisation (I found them needlessly inflammatory). But as of late they've made an interesting point. If Kamala Harris is nominated, Kamala Harris will be the first presidential candidate in the US who wasn't nominated by "we the people" in a primary election.

There is some background context on my own opinions that I might bring to attention first:


• During the 2020 primaries Kamala dropped out of the race before receiving any votes, because she failed to secure enough support. I find this a bad sign for leadership... one must be able to gather and keep a following.
• The "KHive" is her online twitter "fandom." But today the group would be considered a rather "dead fandom," as the fandom struggles to keep members and continually fizzles apart from either disappointments with the VP, or from people simply losing interest in her. One leading member Reecie Colbert commented in 2022 that while she would always support Harris, she wouldn't identify as a KHive member anymore. Another member said that they loved the idea of a woman who could end systematic racism and sexism, but after leaving the fandom asked herself, "did I just make up a person in my head who could do those things?" Once again I refer to my previous point.
  
• Kamala's 'likability' ratings are consistently low. On record many former staffers have spoken about the difficulties of working with her, one such saying, "With Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence." (quote taken from John L. Dorman, Business Insider). I would find "soul-crushing criticism" a negligible issue, but lack of confidence is not a heartening trait to to hear of in a future leader.
  
• CNN recently did a poll on young voters (under age 35) comparing Biden's 2020 standing with Kamala's 2024 standing against Trump. In the 2020 election, Biden had a +21 point score. Today in 2024, Kamala is lagging a dozen points behind Biden's point score, and this is with all the re-freshed 'hype' surrounding her currently (Harry Enten, CNN).



Now onto the BLM statement :



It is an interesting point, no ?

ON the question of her potential nomination, I find I am inclined to agree with Graeme Wood, who writes for The Atlantic :

"Biden's senescence was only part of the party's crisis. The other part was the impression that Democratic politics felt like a game rigged by insiders to favour a candidate of their choice, to isolate the canidate from the risk associated with campaigning. For 27 minutes, between the time Biden announced his withdrawal and the time he broke the seal on Harris endorsements by bestowing his, the contest felt thrillingly, bracingly, wide-open. The Democrats should have kept it open all the way into the convention next month."

I'm sure you can all guess my opinions on Kamala Harris as the defacto Democratic nominee by now, but for clarity, I believe I agree with BLM.

What are your thoughts?