Furthermore, there can’t be a “spoiler” candidate in a party’s primary race, as all candidates running are of the same party.
The following 12-minute video not only addresses both voter and “spoiler” shaming by the Democratic party establishment but also provides a fascinating and important discussion and analysis of U.S. elections . . . past and future.
It’s also timely to note that with the majority of Democratic voters not wanting Joe Biden to run in 2024*, the DNC’s (and others’) efforts to shoehorn him into the nomination while smugly dismissing and excluding his Democratic challengers, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson, is just mind-boggling.
Biden should debate his Democratic party challengers, and the Democratic primary voters should choose who gets to be the nominee, not the DNC.
MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has also made the ludicrous claim that a primary challenger to Biden is somehow “helping elect Trump.”
Following is Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti’s dismantling of this claim in relation to Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, who was recently interviewed by Hasan.
* A number of recent articles cite different polls that basically say the same thing: the majority of Democrats and the majority of Americans don’t want Biden to run again. It should also be noted that the majority of Americans don’t want Trump to run again either. In relation to Biden, Mark Moore writes: “62% of Democrats want someone else to be the party’s standard-bearer in 2024. Overall, a whopping 78% of Americans want Biden to be a one-and-done president, compared to 22% who say he should run for a second term.” Meanwhile, an April 2023 Associated Press/NORC poll among 1,230 U.S. adults, found only 26% of respondents would like to see Biden run again in 2024, versus 73% who said he shouldn’t.
Related Off-site Links:
Most Democrats Don’t Want Biden to Seek a Second Term, Poll Says – Josh Boak and Hannah Fingerhut (Ap News via PBS Newshour, February 6, 2023).
Mehdi Hasan Tells Marianne Williamson She’s An Unserious “Spoiler” Candidate – The Kyle Kulinski Show (May 30, 2023).
Mehdi Hasan and Marianne Williamson Debate “Experience” – The Rational National (May 31, 2023).
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is No Robert F. Kennedy – Robert Reich (Common Dreams, July 18, 2023).
Student Debt, Reparations and the Environment: Marianne Williamson Campaigns to End “Status Quo” – Rachel Looker (USA Today, July 7, 2023).
Why Marianne Williamson Is Running for President Again in 2024 – Lee DeVito (Detroit Metro Times, July 10, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Answers Voter Questions in “Conversation with the Candidate” – WMUR-TV (June 30, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Torches DNC’s “Outrageous” Support for Biden in 2024 Dem Primary – Paul Steinhauser (Fox News, July 3, 2023).
How Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Compare to Biden on 6 Key Issues – Andrew Stanton (Newsweek, May 15, 2023).
Debate Us, Mr. President – Marianne Williamson (Newsweek, May 31, 2023).
Marianne Williamson: United States Needs a Fundamental “Economic U-turn” – Sky News (June 17, 2023).
Joe Biden Is “Selfish” to Be Running at His Age – Marianne Williamson – Aleks Phillips (Newsweek, June 17, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Is Wowing Gen Z on TikTok. But Could She Beat Biden in the Polls? – Brendan Rascius (McClatchy DC, June 13, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Blasts DNC for Doing Everything to “Make It Easier” for Biden – Ryan King (Washington Examiner, May 29, 2023).
For Marianne Williamson, the Bernie Sanders Lane Looks Wide Open – Mini Racker (TIME, May 25, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Wants to Introduce a New Politics to DC – Maximillian Alvarez (The Real News Network, May 18, 2023).
Marianne Williamson: From Third Way to Third Eye – Chris Lehmann (The Nation, May 15, 2023).
Marianne Williamson: Democrats Need a “Genuine Economic Alternative” to Beat the GOP in 2024 – David Sirota (Jacobin, May 5, 2023).
Marianne Williamson on Her 2024 Presidential Bid – C-SPAN (May 4, 2023).
Why Biden May Have to Forfeit the First Contest in His Re-election Bid to Marianne Williamson or RFK Jr. – Alex Seitz-Wald (NBC News, April 27, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Is Serious About Running a Progressive Campaign for President – Liza Featherstone (Jacobin, April 27, 2023).
DNC Shields Biden, Refuses to Hold Primary Debates, Silences RFK Jr and Marianne Williamson – Rising (April 24, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Made a Campaign Stop in Detroit Where She Railed Against the 1%. The Media Didn’t Cover It – Michael Betzold (Metro Times, April 25, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Warns Younger Voters Will “Stay Home in Droves” If Biden Becomes Nominee – Ryan King (Washington Examiner, April 25, 2023).
The Case for Marianne Williamson – Zach Courtney (The Minnesota Daily, April 20, 2023).
Democratic Presidential Longshot Marianne Williamson on Challenging Biden: “We Should Have as Many People Running in an Election as Feel Moved” – Victor Reklaitis (Market Watch, April 15, 2023).
Marianne Williamson, Fusing Bernie Sanders and (Early) Jordan Peterson, Is Taking Over TikTok – Ryan Grim (The Intercept, April 14, 2023).
Meet Eris, the Goddess Behind the Force That Is Marianne Williamson – Rayner Jae Liu (Medium, April 8, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Making Gains Against Joe Biden, New Poll Suggests – Jason Lemon (Newsweek, April 1, 2023).
Marianne Williamson Says Democrats Need to Fix “Unjust” Economy to Win – Andrew Stanton (Newsweek, March 12, 2023).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Marianne 2024
• Marianne Williamson Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign
• Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run
• More Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run
• Ben Burgis: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2023
• Despite the Undemocratic Antics of the DNC, Marianne Williamson Plans on “Winning the Nomination”
• The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need” • Marianne Williamson on The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton – 05/30/23
• Marianne Williamson’s Economic Bill of Rights
• Three Progressive Voices on the War in Ukraine
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2023
• Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”
• Progressive Perspectives on the U.S. Midterm Election Results
• Marianne Williamson on the Current Condition of the U.S.
• An Essential Read Ahead of the Midterms
• Marianne Williamson’s Politics of Love: The Rich Roll Interview
• Celebrating Tuesday’s Progressive Wins in the Midst of the Ongoing “War for the Future of the Democratic Party”
• Now Here’s a Voice I’d Like to Hear Regularly on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows
• A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking American Democracy
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