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Trump will offer you the VP spot in his ticket. But here are a few ideas of why it’s not a good thing to accept.
The democratic party is in turmoil — with Biden trapped in his denial that his age has become an obstacle — and the rising calls for him to not seek reelection.
But soon Biden will break through the denial or someone will break through to him — and he’ll agree to an open convention.
The convention will be rowdy, messy and a triumph of democracy.
Harris may or may not come out on top but the party will produce a candidate for the November election. Biden’s campaign funds will be transferred to the nominee and there will be enough time to impress upon the American public that the democratic candidate is the better equipped to lead us into the future.
Republicans will watch in awe the democratic process in full display at the convention in Chicago, messy as it is likely to be. But it will be democracy at work.
And Republicans will wonder, when was the last time they had something like that?
Why can’t they, too, hoot and holler in support of an alternative to Trump?
What’s happened to their party that they’ve agreed that demonizing Democrats is the way forward?
What happened that one man holds so much power over the lives of so many?
And in searching for an answer they’ll look inward and ask, have they been hypnotized by the fellow from New York, the salesman who knew just what to say to stir their angry…
