Re: “How Kamala Harris took command of the Democratic Party in 48 hours” [July 24, Nation & World]:
The Democratic Celebration is meant to be democratic. In consolidating assist behind Vice President Kamala Harris so shortly, the celebration skipped getting the assist of its personal members. Primaries have a goal — they guarantee accountability to the general public. They assist decide one of the best concepts, temperament and talent to satisfy the challenges of the second. Primaries permit for perception into which candidate swing state voters choose. They sharpen the candidate’s arguments for the overall election and assist to find out who’s the strongest candidate to compete towards former President Donald Trump. In skipping a speedy main, the Democratic Celebration is undermining its personal competitiveness to decide on one of the best concepts and candidate.
Additional, the Democratic Celebration undercuts its personal arguments within the normal election about Republicans endangering democracy when they don’t vote themselves. Democrats want a candidate who’s greater than historic, they want a candidate with one of the best probability of successful and who can ship outcomes to the American folks.
David Rodstein, Seattle
