Worst Week 2 of any Presidency Ever? WSJ Article

The black caucus had already threatened the democrats by saying they would boycott anyone other than Kamala being nominated. That added a lot to her support wether by choice or not.

 

I consider the positions of attorney general and district attorney as executive experience. She oversaw large organizations and exercised executive level decision-making. There were a few rungs above her, but not many.

 

Attorney general and district attorney are not "executive" experience in the larger sense. Both of those jobs require the person to deal with the legal cases put in front of them. They don't deal with all of the problems of society like a governor does. A governor has to decide what is important to his state; everything from energy supply, social services, disaster prevention and relief, crime, prisons, education, economy, the environment, tourism, culture wars, agriculture, industry, homelessness, mental health services, food safety, development, real estate, insurance, and so much more. A governor cannot possibly deal with and prioritize every possible issue. He has to pick and choose. And for every issue, there is not a binary answer (innocent or guilty)--the right answer is typically a compromise of some sort. No one gets what they want, but everyone gets what they need. A governor also develops skills in negotiating with a legislature. Negotiating with an opposing attorney is not the same by a long shot.

While attorney general and district attorney are very responsible and important jobs, they do not come close to the vast amount and broad areas of responsibility that a governor has. A term as governor is a much better indicator of presidential ability than an attorney general (or a businessman).