And quite frankly, among (young) progressive people, getting attacked head-on by Trump is somewhat more predictable and less emotionally taxing than getting backstabbed and gaslighted by liberals.

Which is why a lot of them didn’t vote for Kamala.

I don’t yet know where the American political realignment will end, but the liberal/progressive coalition that elected Clinton, Obama and Biden seems to be irreparably damaged.

In what world could someone who is already elected president not arrange some kind of democratic primary for their second and third terms?

You could also abolish the whole primary process and go for a French two-stage election.

Anyway, sky’s the limit for finding a new system.

Since we are talking constitutional amendments, anything can be added as a requirement.

The way things currently work are not a restriction.

The Dems should call his bluff and propose a constitutional amendment allowing three terms, perhaps under the condition that sitting presidents must win an open primary to be eligible for a second or third nomination.

FDR had three terms, plus a few months of a fourth term.

IMHO, the bigger issue is not having three terms, but the fact that sitting presidents can get the nomination without winning a primary. This practice removes an important opportunity to replace them.

Exactly. Democrats are falling in line and that’s to be expected. They already voted for her as VP, so they should have no objection to her as President.

But independents and swing voters should still be undecided on her. Some might lean slightly towards her because she is younger and not a senile fascist, but overall, it should not be expected that they will support her at this stage.

Polling in September will be more accurate.