There’s an old rural metaphor that applies to a lot of politicians today. The metaphor in question is that of the “Fencepost Turtle,” and it involves someone walking down the road and seeing an old wooden fencepost, and on top of the fencepost, balanced uncomfortably on his plastron, is a turtle. Now you look at that turtle, and you immediately know three things about it: 1) It doesn’t belong up there, 2) It didn’t get up there by itself, and 3) It’s only a matter of time before someone comes along and knocks it off the fencepost.
Kamala Harris is a fencepost turtle. We all know how her political career started. We all know why she was Joe Biden’s 2020 VP pick.
But it’s 2024 now, and the question arises: Which of Donald Trump’s possible VP picks presents the greatest challenge to Kamala Harris?
Vice President Harris’ former communications director recently said there is one…
