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Now that she's the official nominee, is anyone else excited about Kamala Harris's chances?

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twodowntwotogo · 02/08/2024 18:39

Just to get it out of the way - I am completely against Trump being elected President. I'm pretty excited to see Kamala being officially nominated, and looking forward to her fighting a strong campaign - albeit slightly nervously. Anyone else?

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Dweetfidilove · 02/08/2024 20:35

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 19:43

You mean she makes grown old orange men cry 🤣😂

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🤣😅😅

DiamondGoldandSilver · 02/08/2024 20:35

@Justcallmebebes

Why do you think she isn’t bright? She was a lawyer and rose to District Attorney of San Francisco and the Attorney General of California before she became a senator and then VP. That takes a lot of intelligence plus resilience.

user556453 · 02/08/2024 20:32

ll09sm · 02/08/2024 20:27

If that is your takeaway from this event, then you have a very simple one dimensional understanding of realpolitik.

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And your understanding is?

Heatherbell1978 · 02/08/2024 20:31

3CustardCreams · 02/08/2024 20:20

She’s not up to the job. To elect her as POTUS on the sole basis of race/gender would be a sad day for democracy.

It's so very very misogynistic to assume that. She is qualified for the job. What qualifications does Trump have? Or because he's male, does it not matter?

Heatherbell1978 · 02/08/2024 20:29

I always assumed Trump supporters were pretty much limited to the US but it's been eye-opening seeing them on this thread. It doesn't take much common sense to conclude that anyone who is sane and not a convicted criminal would do a better job than Trump.

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 20:28

ll09sm · 02/08/2024 20:27

If that is your takeaway from this event, then you have a very simple one dimensional understanding of realpolitik.

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If you say so 😂😂

SuePreemly · 02/08/2024 20:27

She's certainly more up to the job than the Hannibal Lecter infatuated, battery vs shark rambling, lying orange felon she's up against 🤷‍♀️

ll09sm · 02/08/2024 20:27

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 20:23

Well Putin clearly disagrees with you or the hostages wouldn't have been released yesterday.

Russia knows where this election is going.

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If that is your takeaway from this event, then you have a very simple one dimensional understanding of realpolitik.

Elphame · 02/08/2024 20:26

Better than Trump but I think the US could do better.

I wish we could do better in our politicians here in the UK too

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 20:23

3CustardCreams · 02/08/2024 20:20

She’s not up to the job. To elect her as POTUS on the sole basis of race/gender would be a sad day for democracy.

Well Putin clearly disagrees with you or the hostages wouldn't have been released yesterday.

Russia knows where this election is going.

user556453 · 02/08/2024 20:21

3CustardCreams · 02/08/2024 20:20

She’s not up to the job. To elect her as POTUS on the sole basis of race/gender would be a sad day for democracy.

Who's voting based solely on that?

3CustardCreams · 02/08/2024 20:20

She’s not up to the job. To elect her as POTUS on the sole basis of race/gender would be a sad day for democracy.

bevelino · 02/08/2024 20:18

BlackForestCake · 02/08/2024 18:45

No –– she's a genocidal monster, no better than Trump.

How is she a genocidal monster, please explain.

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 20:18

Getonwitit · 02/08/2024 20:04

It is a sad state of affairs when you have to worry about what singers or actors are backing the would be president of the US of A

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Its a sad state of affairs when a convicted felon and adjudicated sexual abuser is running for President of the United States.

Dark times indeed.

user556453 · 02/08/2024 20:17

Getonwitit · 02/08/2024 20:04

It is a sad state of affairs when you have to worry about what singers or actors are backing the would be president of the US of A

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I actually listened to a really smart political activist talk about this yesterday. Her point was that celebrity attention/appearances/endorsements don't motivate people to vote, but that they can get people who haven't been paying attention to politics to pay attention.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 02/08/2024 20:15

Well I'd say it's certainly made it much more interesting as the democrats are energised, so now the republicans need to work to beat them.

user556453 · 02/08/2024 20:14

Bollihobs · 02/08/2024 20:04

She needs to drastically improve her public speaking, at the moment her "word salad" repetitive statements are easy pickings.

freebeacon.com/democrats/harris-campaign-takes-page-out-of-biden-playbook-edits-kamalas-bizarre-word-salad-about-diplomacy/

Might be worth watching some actual speeches/rallies rather than a compendium of clips put together by a platform with a very far right bias?

halava · 02/08/2024 20:12

The knives will be out for her, everything and anything derogatory or "discovered" or over analysed, body language, policies, speech, colour you name it will be used against her. The desperation is very telling.

Justcallmebebes · 02/08/2024 20:11

DiamondGoldandSilver · 02/08/2024 18:54

For those who dislike her, what is your reasoning?

It's not dislike, but she's not very bright, has failed spectacularly as VP in the 2 remits she was given and is in no way suited to being President

Stumped7 · 02/08/2024 20:10

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Now that she's the official nominee, is anyone else excited about Kamala Harris's chances?
Now that she's the official nominee, is anyone else excited about Kamala Harris's chances?
ll09sm · 02/08/2024 20:09

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 19:02

😅🤣

I guess you prefer the late great Hannibel Lecture, electric sharks and beep beep noises.

Yeah, give that man the nuclear codes!

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The same codes he already had as president for 4 years. Maybe you’re too young to remember.

WildLemur · 02/08/2024 20:08

Bollihobs · 02/08/2024 20:04

She needs to drastically improve her public speaking, at the moment her "word salad" repetitive statements are easy pickings.

freebeacon.com/democrats/harris-campaign-takes-page-out-of-biden-playbook-edits-kamalas-bizarre-word-salad-about-diplomacy/

It's still many magnitudes better than Trump's incoherent ramblings about windmills, Hannibal Lecter and whatnot.

Transcripts of his speeches read like someone spilled a tin of Alphabetti Spaghetti on the page.

Stumped7 · 02/08/2024 20:07

She'd be the most Left Wing president in American history. So depends if you'd like that. Her tendency is to use the state to crack down on issues that could be resolved through nonpunitive measues. She's all about finding more and more ways for the government to be involved in people's lives. For example, she was responsible for putting the parents of truant children into prison.

There have also been ongoing complaints about her poor treatment of staff.

In the 2020 campaign, it was impossible to understand what she stood for as she constantly flip flopped on issues to suit different audiences, and wouldn't commit to any policy decisions. This makes her appear something of a phony who's in it for herself. All ambition and no principles.

Bollihobs · 02/08/2024 20:04

She needs to drastically improve her public speaking, at the moment her "word salad" repetitive statements are easy pickings.

freebeacon.com/democrats/harris-campaign-takes-page-out-of-biden-playbook-edits-kamalas-bizarre-word-salad-about-diplomacy/

Getonwitit · 02/08/2024 20:04

MacDonaldandHobNobs · 02/08/2024 18:59

She's now leading in the national polls. She has raised more than double the amount Trump has in donations in one month. The upswell in support is very impressive.

Supporting her she has:

Beyoncé
George Clooney
Taylor Swift
Oprah
Obamas

Trump has

Hulk Hogan
Kid Rock
Alina Habba
34 felony convictions

I'd say she's stands a very good chance

It is a sad state of affairs when you have to worry about what singers or actors are backing the would be president of the US of A

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