The news that President Joe Biden would not run for re-election caused a stir not only in America, but also in Russia, where pro-Kremlin propagandists are kicking up a fuss about what it would mean for their beloved Donald Trump.
Appearing on Mondayās broadcast of a state TV show 60 Minutes, State Duma member Oleg Matveychev complained that Bidenās move is a disaster for Trumpās election chances. āHe is left without any trump cards!ā Matveychev said. āPreviously, he could easily attack Bidenās health, now he has nothing left to attack. More than that, attacking Biden at this point would be seen as inappropriate and rude.ā
āNow theyāre switching to [Vice President Kamala Harris] and are trying to attack her, but nothing new will stick to her,ā Matveychev added. āBringing up the fact she is not quite white will only activate her electorate.ā
Russian state TVās coverage of Harrisāwhich is a carbon copy of what is playing on Fox Newsāwas largely limited Monday to attempts at mocking her laughter.
Matveychev said that Bidenās departure from the race rendered the previous agenda obsolete. Discussing the age of the U.S. president or an assassination attempt against Trump is now yesterdayās news, he argued.
Thereās the sexism and racism worry in my mind. Americans have voted for Obama before though.
Kamala seems like the right person to step up to the plate though. I think her performance in 2020 VP debates was underrated and that on the national stage she will outperform expectations. But its also important to note that Kamala hasnāt taken charge yet. We still have to wait and see how she comes out of this.
Democrats are doing the right thing by building support and hope for her. Its up to Kamala to deliver here on out. A relatively young lawyer + experienced Attorney General gives the right credentials for the job however.
Even with the convention being open, she has the California delegates on lock. Which is like 12% of delegates. With the bone fides of being former vice president and no one other than Marianne āCrystal Hucksterā Williamson, I think she will do fine in the convention and hopefully be the woman we need her to be. Some of the more recent campaign events with her have been very rousing.
But we do gotta show up and show out for her. Knock doors.