Dateline:  Responsibilityville, November 7, 2024

Kamala Harris finally conceded defeat to Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential election. She didn’t attribute a cause of her loss, just a determination to continue down the same ideological path in her political life.

The outcome was not merely a loss for Harris. It was a crushing defeat. Trump is now projected to win over 300 electoral votes and the popular vote as well.

The inevitable blame game began on election night when it became apparent that Harris would not be the next President. The first finger pointed at the VP choice. Walz brought nothing positive to the ticket, which may have been the point. With him, she certainly was not in danger of being the lesser light.

Most Dems believe Harris should have chosen Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her VP. He would have put the Keystone State in her win column. And, he may have delivered more battleground states than she won with Walz.

In any event, her problems were not merely her choice of running mate. They went much deeper. The state of the economy and illegal immigration, the hyper dangerous foreign conflicts, her insistence that she would have done nothing differently than Biden, her constant word salad vacuousness, etc.

Perhaps most telling of her unsuitability for the job was the fact that she didn’t replace Biden as President months ago. He’s been in a deteriorating mental state for years. She would have been justified in effecting his removal under the 25^th Amendment. In assuming the role of President, she could have demonstrated her leadership ability and begun fulfilling the promises of her campaign.

But she left Biden in the White House giving up her chance to shine in the job she sought. The obvious reason for her inaction is that she can’t do the job, a fact she wanted hidden in a hole deeper than Biden’s basement.

The Dem powerbrokers calculated that they could sell this unknown quantity in an 108-day whirlwind campaign of euphoria and Trump bashing. Their calculator needs recalibration.