After weeks of internal recriminations over the Democratic Party’s crisis of confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to mount a winning campaign against Donald Trump Biden announced that he will not accept the Democratic nomination for president. In short order, he announced his endorsement of Kamala Harris, making her the runaway favorite to top the Democratic ticket.

In this emergency episode, Brian and Matt discuss:

* Whether a contested convention would do more harm than good, even if it resulted in the nomination of a more popular ticket.

* Why progressive stalwarts like Bernie Sanders and AOC stuck by Biden to the end.

* Who would make the Harris’s best running mate?

* How Harris should parry against inevitable sexist and racist attacks from the right.

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