Would Kamala Harris be a better option than Biden for the Democrats?

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Calarogu Shark Media from Chicago, where
we totally aren't patting our road trip expense

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account today. This is ballad.
That's right. It was super important we

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stay over in Chicago in the summer
to catch a Cubs game. I mean,

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see what the voting people are saying
about the election. Look, I

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just spent a week in a convention
center. Layoff, let's hit this.

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It still looks like some Democrats are
trying to give Joe Biden the old political

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irish goodbye. After his debate performance
last month, which was about as smooth

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as a cactus in a wind tunnel, a growing number of Dems are politely

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asking Biden to consider a new hobby, maybe birdwatching or extreme ironing, anything

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but running for president again. These
worried Democrats are looking at Biden like he's

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a flip phone in an Apple store, outdated and unlikely to beat the competition.

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They're concerned he might not be able
to defeat Donald Trump in the fall.

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You know, Trump, the guy
who's face seeing more charges than an

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Electricians van. But here's the issue. Biden's already won almost all the delegates.

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It's like trying to take back a
participation trophy after the kids already shown

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it to Grandma, put it on
the mantle, and made it the centerpiece

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of their college application. Essay,
good luck with that. You see,

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the current primary system gives more power
to the voters than to party bigwigs.

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It's like letting the audience choose the
next American idol instead of Simon Cowell and

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his tight T shirts. This system
came about after the democrats nineteen sixty eight

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convention, which was about as peaceful
as a Black Friday sale at Walmart.

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Back then, the Dems chose Hubert
Humphrey as their nominee. Humphrey was carrying

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on lbj's Vietnam policy, which at
that point was about as popular as a

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skunk at a garden party. There
were protests, violence, It was basically

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the world's worst block party. Now, if Biden does decide to bow out,

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at least we won't have to worry
about Chicago turning into a UFC octagon

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again. Dana White works for Trees
Trump. The Dems are heading back to

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Chicago this August, which is why
I'm here today, you know, scouting

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locations for the podcast, places like
the Old Town Alehouse and of course the

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convention center. Let's just hope they
remember to bring some deep dish pizza and

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their reading glasses for those in case
of emergency replace candidate instructions. But let's

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be real, folks, the chances
of Biden voluntarily leaving the race are about

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as likely as me giving up pizza
and becoming a fitness influencer. Kamala Harris

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America's first female vice president. She's
now the Democratic darling. But is she

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the savior the DEM's need or just
another political train wreck waiting to happen.

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Democrats are hearing more support for Harris
than ever before. Even if Biden doesn't

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bow out of the race, party
leaders want Harris front and center to counter

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concerns about his age, because you
know, nothing says young and vibrant like

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a fifty eight year old vice president
with the charisma of a DMV clerk.

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Several Democrats are still worried about Harris's
ability to withstand GOP attacks. It's like

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watching a boxer who keeps tripping over
their own feet but insists they're ready for

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a title match. Sure jan At
a Harris event in North Carolina, voters

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shared their fears. One voter said, we need to fall in love with

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her. Yeah, because that works
so well with Hillary in twenty sixteen,

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many voters think it's tougher for a
female candidate to beat Trump. I just

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don't think the country is ready for
a woman, said an eighty eight year

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old retiree. Newsflash, we're not
talking about becoming a WWE wrestler here.

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He works for Trump too. Biden
claims he's the best candidate to beat Trump,

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which is like your grandpa insisting he's
the best driver despite needing GPS to

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find the kitchen. He even misspoke
and called Harris vice president Trump Freudian slip

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much. A Washington Post ABC News
poll has Harris leading Trump by two points,

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meanwhile Biden trails by one point.
It's like choosing between expired milk and

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moldy bread delicious. If Biden were
to step aside, Harris would have a

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built in advantage over other Democrats,
high name recognition and access to Biden's war

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chest. It's like inheriting a mansion
with a termite problem. In a plot

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twist that sounds like it's straight out
of a political thriller, Ted Cruz is

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now suggesting that Michelle Obama will swoop
in to replace Joe Biden at the top

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of the Democratic ticket, because nothing
screams twenty twenty four election like a former

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first Lady stepping into the ring at
the eleventh hour. According to Cruz,

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Democrats are losing their collective minds over
Biden's less than stellar debate performance with Trump.

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Apparently, they're so desperate they're willing
to push Grandpa Joe off the ticket

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and bring in Michelle Obama or Kamala
Harris, as if switching candidate's mid race

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as a winning strategy and not the
political equivalent of changing horses in the middle

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of a river. Despite Michelle Obama's
repeated no thanks to running for office,

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Cruz's bettings shall change her mind.
He's so confident that, and he's put

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the odds of Biden not being on
the ballot at eighty percent. A Reuter's

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ipsos poll claims Michelle Obama would crush
Trump by an eleven point margin. But

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then again, these are the same
polls that predicted a Hillary Clinton landslide in

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twenty sixteen. Fool me once,
shame on you, fool me twice.

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Well, you know the rest.
Michelle Obama's camp has been clear she's not

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running. Crystal Carson, her communications
director, stated Missus Obama supports President Joe

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Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris's re
election campaign. RFK remember him. He

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apologized for leaking a private phone call
with Donald Trump. Oopsie, oh my,

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how could that ever have happened?
Apparently Trump was trying to sweet talk

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Kennedy into supporting him. It's like
a political version of the Bachelor, but

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instead of roses, they're handing out
conspiracy theories. In the call, Trump

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says to Kennedy, I would love
you to do something. It'll be so

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good for you and so big for
you. But that sounds suspiciously like my

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Jim Trainer trying to convince me to
do one more set of squats. Kennedy's

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response a simple yeah, that's the
kind of enthusiasm you usually reserve for when

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your spouse asks if you want to
watch their favorite reality TV show. The

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plot thickens when we find out it
was Kennedy's own son who leaked the video.

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But wait, there's more. Trump
and Kennedy were also caught discussing vaccine

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conspiracies. It's like they're playing a
game of who can make doctor's face palm

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the hardest. Meanwhile, Donald Trump
Junior is out there teasing that Kennedy might

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get a spot in a Trump administration
because nothing says draining the swamp like filling

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it with more. Kennedy's right,
you probably won't believe me. But when

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I'm not providing expert political analysis,
I host a podcast called The Weekly Mac,

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which is all about fast food really, and this week we have a

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cool crossover story. Turns out Donald
Trump's campaign spent over thirty five thousand dollars

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on fast food in May. That's
right, while Joe Biden was busy kissing

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babies, Trump was kissing quarter pounders. The Golden Arches seem to be Trump's

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favorite campaign stop, with over four
seven hundred dollars spent at McDonald's. At

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this rate, Ronald McDonald should have
been his running mate. I hear he's

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great with kids and has experience dealing
with clowns. Trump's team also dropped some

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serious cash at Jimmy John's. I
guess when you're freaky fast at getting indicted,

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you need a sandwich to match.
And let's not forget the three forty

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dollars spend at Chick fil A.
Trump's apparently trying to make America fried again.

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If only Trump could get America to
be open on Sundays. That's it

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for today. I'm going to try
to take tomorrow off, but the way

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things have been going, Joe will
probably step down as soon as I crack

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open my third Old Style. See
you Monday, or maybe tomorrow, or

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maybe later. It's been a crazy
week. Portions of today's show were made

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with the help of AI and a
Union stockyard out of Bartoli's. That's a

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pizza, not a beer. Geez, how much do you think I drink?

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Anyway? Check out the Weekly Mac. It's a fun pod.