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From: Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
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Subject: Re: Spin Cycle: The Fix Is In, And There Was No Fix
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 17:15:58 -0400
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On 2025-05-19 5:04 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On May 19, 2025 at 12:52:27 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 19 May 2025 13:52:59 -0400, Rhino
>> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2025-05-19 1:03 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>
>>> But then, rather than having a proper convention to choose a new
>>> candidate from among several prospects, they essentially appointed
>>> Harris. I don't really understand how that happened and can only
>>> speculate that none of the other potential candidates thought they had a
>>> chance of winning from a start that close to Election Day and just
>>> decided to give it to Harris unopposed. They raised a bunch of money and
>>> gave it to her, she blew it all, but failed to impress as a candidate.
> 
> She (and the Democrats) seem to believe that being the candidate celebrities
> like is what wins you elections. No one I know gives a shit who George Clooney
> or Oprah or Taylor Swift is voting for when they step into the voting booth to
> fill out their ballots. If they think of celebrities at all, it's usually as a
> red flag about who *not* to vote for.
> 
>> The timing is why I always assumed they went with Harris. She already
>> had a campaign set up for her by taking over the Biden campaign.Good
> 
> And she was the only one who could legally take the millions in the Biden war
> chest. Anyone else would have had to start out from scratch fundraising.
> 
> 
Good point; I'd forgotten that. So what would have happened to the money 
in the Biden/Harris war chest if there'd been an open convention and she 
lost? Would it be returned to the donors?

-- 
Rhino