THE DEEP BENCH OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – CHOKE – OVERNIGHT:  A new poll suggests that the party is near bankruptcy in its search for presidential candidates.  From The Hill: 

Vice President Kamala Harris and former First Lady Michelle Obama are in the lead for a 2024 presidential run if President Biden decides not to try for a second term, a new Hill-HarrisX poll found.

The poll found Harris in the lead among likely candidates, with 13 percent of respondents supporting her. Michelle Obama came in second at 10 percent. 

All other candidates listed received 5 percent or less support, with most voters surveyed still unsure of who they would back if Biden chose not run.

Other candidates in the poll included 2020 presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg. 

Thirty-six percent said they were “unsure” who they would vote for, while 13 percent said they would choose someone who was not on the list.

Biden has said before that he intends to run in 2024. If he won, he would be 81 years old at the start of his second term. 

Among poll respondents who voted for Biden in 2020, 22 percent said they would vote for Harris, the most of out of any candidate in the poll. 

Harris has struggled with her approval ratings since the start of her tenure as vice president. She has been tasked under Biden with handling the southern border and voting rights. 

The poll surveyed 939 registered voters from Nov. 18 to Nov. 19. The margin or error is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.

COMMENT:  Are you not impressed?  Why, don't we all feel a yearning for Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama?  And...what if they were on the same ticket?  The excitement would be overwhelming, America's confidence would be restored.  (Yes, I'm making this up.)

I mean, come on, guys.  Is that the best you can do?  Wherever they are, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy must be looking down in embarrassment.  I'd love to meet some of the people who participated in this poll.  In what century are they living?  Maybe they're not living. 

But whoever the Dems choose, be sure of an enthusiastic response from The New York Times and MSNBC.

November 27, 2021