There have been various solutions proposed to deal with the uncomfortable fact that Joe Biden looks like a loser heading into the 2024 election. One idea proposed by NY Times columnist Ezra Klein was for Joe Biden to stand aside and let the Democratic Party choose a successor at an open convention.
As I and others (including Klein himself) pointed out there was a real possibility an open convention in Chicago in 2024 could be a repeat of the last open convention which Democrats held in Chicago in 1968, where the party was sharply divided over a war. It seems risky to say the least.
In the same piece in which he proposed the open convention, Klein also addressed the other problem with his plan: Kamala Harris.
Everybody I have talked about this, literally everybody, has brought up the same fear. Call it the Kamala Harris problem. In theory, she should be the favorite. But she polls…
