Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Biden is the Democrat candidate all the way. But he also might not make it to November given his age. Phillips wouldn’t be the hand picked successor at the convention but he could make Democrats wonder about what choice they have in their party.
Some have said similar of Nikki Haley, she’s hanging on in hopes Trump is taken out by lawfare or otherwise.
Phillips wouldn’t be the hand picked successor at the convention but he could make Democrats wonder about what choice they have in their party.
Well, in South Carolina it appears that 3.8% of Democratic voters wondered about what choice they have in their Party.
The last time Democrats wondered/agonized over ‘what choice’ they had, enough of them in key swing states decided to vote for Jill Stein and … you know the rest of the story. Three (3) Supreme Court Justices later I’m guessing that pmaybe now in retrospect they see that Hillary was right about those ‘deplorables’ and that there was a difference between her and a proto-fascist like Donald Trump. Or maybe not.
Watched Phillips this morning on either NBC or MSNBC. Michael Steele really let him have it. I’m shocked (still) at how good some politicians are at deflecting. Phillips was non-repentant, and still spouting bullshit. This is the exact type of person who the Dems should primary.
He’s another uber-wealthy, entitled, arrogant, self-important douchebag.
@DK: And in New Hampshire, more than 45% of Republican voters turned out to vote against Donald Trump as their nominee. In Iowa, 49% voted against him. Particularly in Iowa, those are people who know Trump is likely the nominee but braved a winter storm to go caucus against him.
Additionally, there are zero delegates, currently, opposed to Biden for the 2024 convention, and approximately 1/3 of the delegates oppose Trump.
@JKB must have received the latest projection talking points from his/her/their media bubble.
I wonder if some people confused him with Howard Dean?
@JKB:
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 at 12:34
With 97% of votes counted:
Joseph R. Biden: 96.2%
Marianne Williamson: 2.1%
Dean Phillips: 1.7%
Williamson suspended her campaign already, on Jan 10.
Pray, what’s the message being sent here? Hahaha.
@DK:
Biden is the Democrat candidate all the way. But he also might not make it to November given his age. Phillips wouldn’t be the hand picked successor at the convention but he could make Democrats wonder about what choice they have in their party.
Some have said similar of Nikki Haley, she’s hanging on in hopes Trump is taken out by lawfare or otherwise.
@JKB:
Well, in South Carolina it appears that 3.8% of Democratic voters wondered about what choice they have in their Party.
The last time Democrats wondered/agonized over ‘what choice’ they had, enough of them in key swing states decided to vote for Jill Stein and … you know the rest of the story. Three (3) Supreme Court Justices later I’m guessing that pmaybe now in retrospect they see that Hillary was right about those ‘deplorables’ and that there was a difference between her and a proto-fascist like Donald Trump. Or maybe not.
Watched Phillips this morning on either NBC or MSNBC. Michael Steele really let him have it. I’m shocked (still) at how good some politicians are at deflecting. Phillips was non-repentant, and still spouting bullshit. This is the exact type of person who the Dems should primary.
He’s another uber-wealthy, entitled, arrogant, self-important douchebag.
Asshole.
@DK: And in New Hampshire, more than 45% of Republican voters turned out to vote against Donald Trump as their nominee. In Iowa, 49% voted against him. Particularly in Iowa, those are people who know Trump is likely the nominee but braved a winter storm to go caucus against him.
Additionally, there are zero delegates, currently, opposed to Biden for the 2024 convention, and approximately 1/3 of the delegates oppose Trump.
@JKB must have received the latest projection talking points from his/her/their media bubble.