return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days ago'No daylight’: Biden refused to let Harris break with him on policy issues during campaign, new book allegeswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down129
arrow-up1399arrow-down1external-link'No daylight’: Biden refused to let Harris break with him on policy issues during campaign, new book allegeswww.independent.co.ukreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square198fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoIf she wanted the candidacy, she had to stick with Biden. Read the article.
minus-squarealkbch@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoNo, she didn’t have to stick with Biden. She chose to. Again, what would have happened had she taken her distances from Biden after having secured the nomination?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoHer entire campaign was Biden people and Biden money, she towed the line or lost that with no time to build her own support. Remember: 30 days to the convention. 108 days to the election. Piss off Biden, lose all his people and all his money. Good luck with the election!
minus-squarealkbch@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoShe had control over the money. https://hls.harvard.edu/today/can-kamala-harris-access-biden-campaign-funds/
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoWhich doesn’t help when the staff and money gets pulled. I swear, it’s like you do not have the first idea how politics works. Biden was President, you go with what he says or you get cut loose with no time to rebuild on your own.
minus-squarealkbch@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoAfter dropping from the race Biden no longer had control over the campaign funds. Besides, even if we were to imagine that Biden could still hypothetically somehow take away the campaign funds, Harris still chose to play ball.
If she wanted the candidacy, she had to stick with Biden. Read the article.
No, she didn’t have to stick with Biden. She chose to. Again, what would have happened had she taken her distances from Biden after having secured the nomination?
Her entire campaign was Biden people and Biden money, she towed the line or lost that with no time to build her own support.
Remember: 30 days to the convention. 108 days to the election. Piss off Biden, lose all his people and all his money. Good luck with the election!
She had control over the money. https://hls.harvard.edu/today/can-kamala-harris-access-biden-campaign-funds/
Which doesn’t help when the staff and money gets pulled. I swear, it’s like you do not have the first idea how politics works.
Biden was President, you go with what he says or you get cut loose with no time to rebuild on your own.
After dropping from the race Biden no longer had control over the campaign funds.
Besides, even if we were to imagine that Biden could still hypothetically somehow take away the campaign funds, Harris still chose to play ball.