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Joe of good faith: Biden bows out
The EconomistJoe, Biden, Kamala Harris, Dr Ruth, Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, John Priddo, Leo Morani, Anne Rowe, Jerry
- The Democratic Party faces a narrow window of approximately three weeks to settle a healthy nomination contest, which is expected to occur with roughly 100 days remaining until the general election.
- Kamala Harris is projected to likely secure the Democratic nomination even amidst a contest, potentially improving her polling favorability compared to the Biden-Harris administration era and offering a stronger claim of readiness than Joe Biden.
- Donald Trump is characterized as a beatable candidate despite recent convention boosts and an assassination attempt, with Democratic victory viewed as contingent on placing a strong candidate on the ticket.
- Joe Biden's political legacy, including COVID recovery, climate legislation, infrastructure investment, and Ukraine support, is described as uncertain and dependent on the election outcome in November.
- India is anticipated to form additional states over the next five to ten years, with specific promises to reinstate Kashmir's statehood and evaluate the new Telangana government as a potential role model.
- The creation of new Indian states is predicted to reduce central power, necessitate synchronized electoral cycles to manage potential constant campaigning, and require difficult resource-sharing negotiations.
- Shifting internal boundaries in India is expected to improve overall national function and potentially increase citizen comfort and wealth, citing Telangana's economic rise from tenth to third in per capita income.
- Increasing India's state count to approximately 100 could significantly complicate governance due to the lack of synchronized electoral cycles, requiring new mechanisms to manage frequent state-level campaigning.