Maybe, but then the swing state could end up with a GOP governor. That's one reason why VPs are often from safe seats, eg Harris, Pence, Biden, Palin, Quayle...
We win if we get enough votes, and every vote counts.
Anything beyond voting is just gravy.
The $100 million warchest belongs to the Biden/Harris campaign, not the Democratic Party. They are separate organizations, and Biden/Harris only answers to Biden and Harris.
The DNC has its own funds of course, but nowhere near as much. And DNC funds are supposed to be shared with multiple Democrats, not just the one running for president.
Pointing out those things isn't a strategy either.
"Trust me, it'll be super bad to replace Biden without a strategy, and nobody can agree on a strategy"
That's not a plan
Realistically, if Biden were re-elected then Democrats would almost certainly win the handful of seats needed to control the House.
Sadly, the title quote is not sourced to anyone.
Not Obama. Not to "close advisers". Not to "anonymous barista in a DC Starbucks".
Nobody.
No, it's not worse. They attacked him thinking it would help them, but it didn't accomplish anything.
Nothing in that article suggests Trump needed help from the DNC. He became the GOP favorite the moment he announced he was running.
You seriously think Rubio could have defeated Trump?
If nobody volunteers to run for school board between January and October, then nobody will volunteer in November or December.
Running a campaign takes time and money, and you shouldn't expect someone to volunteer those just to give you the satisfaction of seeing two boxes on a ballot.
And I see no evidence that President Sanders in 2016 could have prevented Trump from running in 2024.
But should those seats remain unfilled after an uncontested election? That would mean most of those seats are never filled.
I don't think the lack of competition is an existential threat. Democratic competition is motivated by a strong desire for change. But it's natural that in some communities nobody strongly desires change in some settings, like school board policy.
If and when the school board or judge makes mistakes, political opponents who desire change will arise.
Should school boards be elected? This year, 58% of those seats are uncontested.
What about local judges? This year, 84% are uncontested.
That's not how it works. A winner is declared no matter how many candidates.
And your approach is unreasonable, you can't keep repeating the election for county coroner when only one person even wants to run.
The party exists to support their candidate in the general.
The party doesn't care, at all, whether the primary is competitive. In fact, until recently parties often held caucuses instead of primaries, or just selected candidates in smoke-filled rooms.
You can't be a winner if there is no contest
This year there will be plenty of local candidates who will run opposed in the general election. If those races have no winners, then who will fill those offices?
Biden sets out new Israeli proposal to end war in Gaza
US president urges Hamas to accept the three-phase plan, saying "it's time for this war to end".
Ending the Gaza war: Three phase proposal
PHASE ONE
- It would begin with a six-week ceasefire, during which the IDF would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza
- Hamas would release "a number" of hostages - including women, the elderly and the wounded - in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Some remains of dead Israeli hostages would be returned to their families
- Palestinian civilians would return to their homes in all areas of Gaza
- Humanitarian assistance would "surge", with 600 trucks a day entering the strip, and hundreds of thousands of temporary housing units sent by the international community
During that six week period, negotiations mediated by the US and Qatar would continue. If successful, the next part of the plan would begin.
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