return2ozmaJul 11, 2024

Kamala Harris surges as top choice to replace Joe Biden: Poll

https://lemmy.world/post/17443046

Kamala Harris surges as top choice to replace Joe Biden: Poll - Lemmy.World

>The poll, which was conducted from July 7 to July 9, found that 73 percent of Democratic voters “somewhat” or “strongly” approve of Harris as Biden’s replacement. In an earlier iteration of the same survey, conducted from July 3 to July 6, a 66 percent majority of Democrats approved of Harris as a replacement.

Show threadRapidcreekJul 11, 2024
Polls also say she would do no better than Joe.
Show threadTokenBoomerJul 11, 2024
So it won’t matter if she replaces him, right? I mean, if it doesn’t matter who the candidate is with polling, then changing the candidate shouldn’t matter, right? Like, why are we keeping Biden if it doesn’t matter who the candidate is? Theoretically, if it doesn’t make a difference who the nominee is, and it won’t change anything, then changing the nominee shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Show threadRapidcreek
It more has to with polls. If the electorate is more or less set, then the numbers game turns into a get out the vote campaign. There is no reason to think that the candidate will have an affect on that, unless of course if you’ve already voted for them once
Jul 11, 2024 at 12:34pmWeb
Show threadTokenBoomerJul 11, 2024
If polling is static for all potential candidates, then what harm can come from changing them? Why fight so hard for a candidate that you know is going to lose, unless you want that candidate to lose? 🤨
Show threadRapidcreekJul 11, 2024

First of all - more or less static

Second ‐ it stops being who do you want as President, and who you’ll drag your ass to the polls for.

Current polls don’t answer that

Show threadTokenBoomerJul 11, 2024
Then you should have no problem changing the candidate, right? Right?
Show threadRapidcreekJul 11, 2024
Unless there is a motivating factor of already voting for Biden which weakens GOTV…