Ready for Kamala? First pro-Harris 2024 effort begins recruiting volunteers

[LonePirate]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-2024-effort-recruiting-volunteers-biden-rcna162856

President Joe Biden insists he’s staying in the race, and Vice President Kamala Harris is standing by his side. But that hasn’t stopped the first hints of a pro-Harris shadow campaign from taking shape — with or without her blessing — as Democrats debate the future of their presidential ticket.

A handful of alumni of Hillary Clinton’s and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaigns have come together to form United for Harris, so far the first public-facing effort to promote a potential 2024 presidential campaign for Harris, news of which was shared first with NBC News.

Organizers compare the effort to Ready for Hillary, the group that formed months before the former secretary of state officially entered the 2016 contest, which recruited volunteers who pledged their support as they waited for the formal campaign to begin.

“We just want to put it out there that there are folks who are wanting to rally around the vice president, should Joe Biden step aside,” said Matt Ortega, a Democratic digital strategist who served as digital director for communications on Clinton’s campaign. “The idea is to give some people out there who want Harris to be at the top of the ticket a focal point.”

More at the link.

[OnDoutside]

1. "with or without her blessing"... 😂

[rzemanfl]

2. They should call themselves "Granting the Wishes of Manchin & Vance."

[Renew Deal]

3. Interesting to see those two groups coming together.

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To be fair, Kamala was always popular with large parts of the left. I think her campaigning sank her in 2020. Hopefully she’s ready if it comes to that.

I wonder how much the existing campaign structure changes if she takes over. Can these new people join?

[Rubyshoo]

11. It comes as Democrats are beginning to split into the three camps:

Those who want to stick with Biden, those who want to replace him with Harris, and a third group that wants an open nominating process where multiple candidates could compete at next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.


From the article.

[fmdaddio]

4. Love her

But she will lose to prejudice.

[Quiet Em]

5. If they think they are going to persuade Democratic women

to vocally call for President Biden to step down in favor of Vice President Harris, they are mistaken.

[onecaliberal]

6. Not gonna happen.

None of the fevered dreams of the American oligarchs and their @$$ lickers will succeed.

[Quiet Em]

7. they aren't fooling me

they know this plot would lead to a contested convention where they could then insert the male candidate that they prefer.

[we can do it]

8. Can we possibly have a propaganda free hour here?

[JohnSJ]

9. Sorry OP, but your constant "Biden needs to step aside" posts is NOT going to fly

Biden has won over 3000 pledged delegates, and the majority, if not ALL of them will be voting for Biden on the first ballot.

What are you going to do then after Biden becomes our official nominee?

I will tell you what you will do, you will support him, and stop with this Biden will step aside crap.

[Renew Deal]

12. There is also a STFU camp

That likes to pretend none of this is happening.

[PortTack]

14. Kinda like the Bernie camp...eh?

[Renew Deal]

15. I don't know what you're referring to

[PortTack]

13. Thank you!! These ops aren't helpful...NBC? Who owns them?

[JohnSJ]

16. Comcast.

[carpetbagger]

10. It's July

Staffers declaring that anything other than the Biden-Harris campaign is the focal point of a potential Harris campaign have quite the ego.

[Demsrule86]

17. Fuck them and the horse they road in on...trashing the post.

[intheflow]

18. I get multiple text "polls" about who I would support

if Biden steps down. Starts off asking if I support Biden, then goes into the “if he steps down” crap. There’s a list of possible candidates to choose from, including Harris. There’s also an option for “other”, which I’ve helpfully been filling in with JOE BIDEN.

FFS, Harris is already in succession, I already voted for her to be my second choice!