Former Harris Staffer Suggests Biden Should Step Down and Let Kamala Become 1st Female President

Democrats are struggling to come to terms with Vice President Kamala Harris’s crushing defeat at the hands of Donald Trump. Her loss was decisive, a landslide that signaled loud and clear: Americans didn’t want her in the White House.

Many viewed Harris as an uninspiring candidate, bogged down by weak policy ideas and a lack of real appeal. But instead of reevaluating their strategy, Democrats seem stuck in the same rut, doubling down on the very authoritarian ideas that voters flat-out rejected in Harris’s platform.

The response from her camp is as baffling as it is bold. Instead of accepting the reality of the election’s outcome, some in her circle have suggested increasingly bizarre solutions.

It’s as if they can’t handle the fact that Americans resoundingly chose Trump’s vision over Harris’s. And one of Harris’s former advisers, Jamal Simmons, has really taken things to the next level with a scheme that has left even his fellow Democrats scratching their heads.

From Fox News:
Former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, Jamal Simmons, surprised a CNN panel Sunday by suggesting President Biden step down to allow Harris to serve as the first female president…

The panel, including host Dana Bash, reacted audibly to the idea…

Fellow panel member and CNN commentator Scott Jennings remarked, “Jamal’s out here writing a season of ‘House of Cards.’”

Simmons’s Wild Proposal: Harris as President Anyway?

Jamal Simmons, a former Harris adviser, has become a viral sensation on social media, not for a hot policy take or election analysis, but for a wildly unrealistic suggestion.

Simmons’s proposal? He believes President Joe Biden should simply step down, making Harris president so she can still claim the title she lost so decisively.

According to Simmons, this would fulfill Biden’s “last promise” and set Harris up as the first woman president. His suggestion even got airtime on CNN, where Simmons’s plan drew laughs and eye-rolls from fellow panelists, with one quipping it sounded like an episode of House of Cards.

Simmons also took to his X account to share his idea, doubling down on his call for Biden to resign and make way for Harris. In his post, he painted this move as a brilliant political play, saying it would “turn tables on Trump” and “make it easier for the next woman president.”

He went on to insist that the Democrats need to start playing the political game more ruthlessly, arguing that they’re in “a mixed martial arts fight” and need to add some “drama and excitement” to win over Americans. For Simmons, Biden stepping down to elevate Harris is the ultimate power move to keep Democrats relevant.

CNN Panel Reacts: Simmons’s Plan Doesn’t Go Over Well

Not everyone is on board with Simmons’s “Harris as President” fantasy. On CNN’s Sunday morning show, Simmons faced a skeptical panel.

When Dana Bash asked Simmons about his idea, she seemed amused, maybe even bewildered, as Simmons talked about Biden’s “control” over this potential scenario.

But Simmons continued, undeterred, spinning his scenario as a game-changer.

Yet his idea left many viewers and fellow commentators wondering if this kind of thinking is part of the problem. Rather than accepting a defeat and regrouping, Simmons’s suggestion reeks of desperation—a “Hail Mary” that reveals just how out of touch some Democrats have become with mainstream America.

When Will Democrats Learn?

In the end, ideas like Simmons’s just highlight the disconnect between the Democratic leadership and the American people. Trump’s victory should be a wake-up call, but if the party continues down this path, they’ll likely face more landslide losses in the future. America has spoken, but it seems like some Democrats just aren’t listening.

Key Takeaways:

• Kamala Harris’s defeat: Harris lost to Trump by a landslide, signaling that voters rejected her vision.
• Wild ideas from her camp: Former adviser Jamal Simmons suggested Biden step down to make Harris president anyway.
• Democrats’ disconnect: Instead of reflecting, some Democrats seem bent on ignoring the clear message from voters.

Source: Fox News