By rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats are setting themselves up for a replay of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 defeat—and they’re OK with that.
As humiliating as Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump was, she didn’t drag down congressional Democrats, who gained six seats in the House and two in the Senate that year.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hellbent on ending President Joe Biden’s reelection bid because she knew how much damage he’d do to down-ballot Democrats.
What she saw in the party’s internal polling was grounds for a coup.
The most vulnerable House and Senate Democrats, with good reason, were among the first and loudest to call for his ouster.
Biden didn’t step aside selflessly: His choice was between going down in flames while being blamed by his fellow Democrats for their losses, too, or dropping out and letting…
