Kamala's departure reveals a problem the Democrats need to fix. Now.

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241. Yes. Majority rules, and black and white together

have created an enduring one.

It's been a very interesting year. Two very dynamic, charismatic people like Harris and Booker, each with great potential, were not elevated to challenge Biden, who was identified as far out ahead of everyone, and already well liked by many AA, before he even entered the race.

For all the inevitable criticisms and thoughts of what they should have done, I'm imagining something else, not predominantly their own failure to connect for either of them. Rather, lack of interest as mostly an indication of just how enormous the threat is understood to be from an increasingly fascistic, mean-people right -- for all of us but particularly AA and other minorities. Very few spoiled romantics there. And for women, who are half of AA after all.

So my thought is that perceived electability has been ruling from the beginning. In that scenario, their only chance was to magically come from way behind to soar out ahead of Biden, or at least strongly challenge, and stay there. And when they didn't, their calls weren't returned.