Mehdi Hasan calls Kamala Harris 'only hope' for Democrats, endorses her to replace Joe Biden as nominee
WASHINGTON, DC: Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan called for President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 race to the White House and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in an opinion piece published in The Guardian on Wednesday, July 3.
Headlined 'Kamala Harris may be our only hope. Biden should step aside and endorse her', the piece claims that "the future of our republic" may depend upon Democrats’ ability to rally behind Harris as the nominee in the upcoming general election.
Mehdi Hasan's arguments in favor of Kamala Harris becoming Democratic nominee
The June 27 presidential debate made it dawn upon many Democrats that the President Biden may not be the right candidate to serve as POTUS through the next four years. Biden's performance on the CNN debate stage was filled with gaffes, but he was trailing in polls behind the presumptive GOP nominee even before that, noted Hasan.
CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
"Who do you want standing on stage at the second debate in September, rebutting Trump’s lies, bigotry, and nonsense? The woman who went viral when she grilled Bill Barr and Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee, or the man who went viral for saying he’d ‘beat Medicare’?" he inquired in his piece.
Hasan shared that he intended to simply remind Democrats that "they still have time to choose between trying to elect the oldest president in American history, whose age has become a weight around his neck, or trying to elect the first female president, the first Asian American president and the second Black president, which could energize their demoralized base."
"You might not want to believe it, and lazy pundits may say otherwise, but the polling is pretty clear these days: Harris actually has a better chance than Biden of beating Trump. And, unlike the president, the veep’s numbers have – and you’ll be hearing this phrase a great deal in the coming days – room to grow," he stated, citing polls to demonstrate that the Vice President was gaining ground with voters from the Black and Hispanic communities, as well as in the swing states.
He also mentioned the "Gaza-shaped elephant in the room," arguing, "Prior to last week’s debate, it wasn’t Biden’s age that I considered to be his biggest electoral liability. It was his horrific stance on Gaza, from his non-stop supply of arms to Israel to his nonexistent ‘red line’ on Rafah. Given Biden refuses to budge on this issue, a Harris candidacy might offer a fresh start for Democrats on Gaza."
Hasan used to be an outspoken critic of Harris during her presidential bid in 2020, stated Fox News. While he admitted that he would prefer another strong Democratic candidate, the journalist shared that he was backing Harris at present as she was the most pragmatic choice.
"Nor will I bother to make the case for a Gretchen Whitmer or a Gavin Newsom. Would they be preferable to Harris? Yes. Do I believe the Democratic Party establishment is willing to take a punt on an ‘open convention’ in Chicago next month? Nope," he wrote.
"Therefore, the only viable alternative to Biden right now is Harris – especially as she was elected alongside him by 81 million Americans and is also the only potential nominee who can access the $91m in his campaign bank account right now."
Internet slams Kamala Harris as Mehdi endorses her to replace Joe Biden in election
Netizens trolled Mehdi Hasan for endorsing Kamala Harris as Democratic nominee to replace President Joe Biden.
Talking about Harris, one social media user wrote on Facebook, "She doesn't stand a chance. Too unpopular for the presidency."
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"She has no clue what she is doing either and she can't stop laughing that ridiculous laugh," said another.
"It’s so enjoyable to watch them self destruct," one person wrote.
"If she is their only hope, they better lay down and quit!!!" said another.
"She is the worst vice president, how can she handle the Presidency," remarked one individual.
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