Black Lives Matter has observed that their preferred candidate, Joe Biden, who won the nomination in a democratic process throughout the states, has now been replaced by Kamala Harris only 24 hours after Biden withdrew. Where is the democratic process in that? If a Democratic stalwart such as BLM openly points at the clearly undemocratic transition from Biden to Harris, it must be a valid argument.
Of course, BLM needn't worry. The odds are that Kamala's poll numbers will sink as low, if not lower, than Joe Biden's. Those delegates that she has 'secured' will suddenly become free to vote for other contenders. Unless Kamala is polling strongly against Trump, the real nominee will be chosen at the convention. The amount of democracy involved in the choice of the true nominee may not be much more than the level that was used to select Kamala, but the spin will be much better.
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