General Discussion

And Phillips made an effort to get others with better name recognition to run, but they understandably didn’t, because they knew it was a longshot to win. Incumbents usually have a tremendous advantage, but this was an unusual election since both candidates could be seen as incumbents.

The blame is mostly with Biden’s advisors and family who convinced him the race was winnable when it wasn’t. It doesn’t matter to them, I’m sure Donilon and others still made out like bandits.

As for harris getting the nomination, we all know there was little time for a primary. She was the sitting VP and was able to use the existing campaign infrastructure. And when she initially took over, she injected excitement but it all faded due to several missteps and difficulty finding the middle ground between being an independent candidate, and loyalty to the sitting president.