President Biden reset the political chessboard when he decided to step aside as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee in the 2024 election and to pass the torch to his vice president, Kamala Harris. Democrats and their voters and donors are now energized. Bored of and hostile to President Biden, the mainstream news media has found a new shiny object and is generally effusive in its support of Harris’ potential as a rival for Donald Trump. The very early polls, which are likely to be significantly different once the honeymoon period passes, have swung back in favor of the Democrats. The race is now tied between Harris and Trump.

However, the celebration by the Democrats and other pro-democracy Americans is very premature. The battle against Donald Trump and the neofascist movement will not be easy; it will also last much longer than the 100 or so days to Election Day.

-Chauncey Devega in Salon.com