How to Pick Biden’s Replacement? James Zogby & LaTosha Brown Debate Wisdom of an Open Convention
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Published 2024-07-22
As President Biden drops his reelection bid and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris, we discuss the next steps forward and whether there should be an open convention. James Zogby, former executive member of the Democratic National Committee, says an open convention is “what democracy needs from our party right now.” Meanwhile, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown says an open convention is a risk that would cause “chaos” within the Democratic Party. “This is a moment that we have to defeat Trump,” says Brown.
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All Comments (21)
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As an independent i find the democratic party a Laughing stock.
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It seems like they have no faith in Harris. If she can’t survive a DNC debate how will she hold up as president. Also, “ I don’t care about the process I can about power” Is a horrible message.
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Why would you have an open debate and vote about who the Democratic party should endorse...? Let's not televise how a democracy should work. Just do it behind closed doors, and then preach transparency. What a joke
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I want a president that cares about the people
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“More concerned about power than the process” they’re literally just saying it now
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Amy, that rule was made up to stop Bernie Sanders and favor Hillary Clinton. And it's what got us here/DT in the first place.
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The DNC will choose who they want to choose. The votes have no influence here. Stop acting like we do.
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How is this democracy in action? This is ridiculous.
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Just giving the nomination to a candidate and telling everyone to vote for them is exactly how we got in this mess in the first place
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What a big mess that they have created for themselves.
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On last Saturday evening , Joe and Jill were visited by a half dozen Freddy Kruger's telling them how the story was going to end.
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😂😂😂😂😂 democracy😂😂😂😂😂 these people are delusional
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Pick Replacement?! What happened to the DNC electoral process?!!...I thought democracy was at stake?!!...Guess some voters are more important than others...
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Is James Zogby involved with the Zogby polls that show RFK Jr at 22%?
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1960? Umm Jack Kennedy won on the first ballot. There was never multiple ballots on the nomination of 1960.
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Only Kamala needs to pick her vice president - anyone can make recommendations - but that is all it is - We will respect her choice
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The party of democracy.... rich.
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She also has to pick a VP at the DNC.... what a mess LOL!!!!
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👍🏽An open convention is the right thing to do!👍🏽
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Open convention!!! Closed seems shady. Give people a choice! Don’t just throw Kamala at us
