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

I just think Kamala Harris is just totally unsuitable for a prominent position on the world stage. I think Trump would be the better choice. It's a pity the Democrats couldn't find somebody more suitable. Difficult to say who will win. It doesn't impress me all this wheeling out of Celebs. Its a bit desperate.

I've got a serious question VivienneMary.

Do you want Trump because he is Trump?
Or because he fronts the Republican party and it doesn't matter who fronts it?
Or because it's not Kamala Harris and her grin?

The UK has been guilty of 'anyone but the Tories' so I'm curious.

Well... her rallies are doing well. At least she's not waving to non existent crowds like ole Trumpy

I love her smile. I’m hoping it will be the face of the US for eight years.

Those criticising Harris purely for smiling and heaven forfend laughing are deeply misogynistic

As women, we are conditioned from an early age to smile and to laugh, to "be nice" - and those that criticise women for doing so are demonstrating their own ingrained - whether consciously or unconsciously - prejudice

No chance it's Australian tv owned by the Murdochs, I would imagine. 😂

her bizarre behaviour

Can you cite some examples of this, @Viviennemary? Taken from primary source video, not snippets and compilations, please. Thank you!

No more than anyone else. The UK included. But her bizarre behaviour hasn't gone unnoticed.

What Australia say about her grinning is really errrmmmm pretty irrelevant surely?

Bring on the razzamatazz I say. Better than Trump whinging and moaning on with lie after lie in a flat monotone. And better than sharks and electrocution, although that bit was quite funny

She has been roundly criticised on Australian TV. No policies. Just grinning and razzmatazz. Not good.

Yes the world is still intact. He didn't press the nuke buttons. Do you think he'd be any better second time round, or a lot worse?

He has plans.

1. Revenge for anyone who has wronged him in the last 8 years
2. Leave NATO
3. Admire and cosy up to Putin and other dictators.
4. Project 25. Ignore it if you like. But 90 people from his last Administration wrote it. He will be implementing as much as he can manage of it.
5. Stripping the career civil servants of their rights so he can sack them.
6. Women, gay and trans people will be targeted.
7. Issuing pardons for all those involved in the Insurrection. They were, apparently, 'true patriots'. People died that day.
8. Dismantling the education system.

As for 'the manic grin'... how sad you are judging a woman on the way she smiles and obviously would prefer the man who will destabilise the world if he gets in.

Personally I would prefer 'the grin' than the 8 points above which barely scratch the surface.

Trump has been President. The world is still intact. Not looking forward to seeing that manic grin on our screens for the next three years.

I laugh but it’s so sad and true.

She can be as left as she likes in my book. This is Trump, the alternative.

What? I can assure you we don’t.

It's interesting because, if anything, the people I know who don't much like her are the very left due to her prosecutorial career, which to be honest, is a bit of a mixed bag. My kids and their friends (who will vote for her to keep Trump out) see her as too aligned with Biden on Israel and don't much like her record on what they see as the misuse of the carceral state.

*I'm American, if that makes a difference.

Crap response but can't remember too much as I read it 4 years ago! At the time I remember thinking she was more Corbyn left than New Labour.

She's certainly not just left of centre, let's face it Americans think the Tories are lefty socialists! 😂

I'd put myself left of centre and I don't see that, although have bought but not yet read her autobiography (and won't have time this week), so I'm curious about what's in there that makes you say that, @yoshiblue? If anything, her record as a prosecutor landed her in hot water for being anything but 'very left'.

Left of center might be needed there to balance out 30 years of favouring the wealthy and corporations.

A very long list.

Whether that be someone he raped or sexually assaulted, the small businesses he used and didn't pay, the US states he used for rallies and didn't pay, an ex wife he buried on his golf course, the people who died after he incited an insurrection, the covid victims because he assured the public it would go away when it got warmer, and as for his 6 bankruptcies and the way he treats and talks about women... don't get me started...

What’s Trump then? It’s one or the other. Give me Harris anytime.

I read her autobiography and she'd very left. Too left for me (and I'm generally left of centre). Not convinced at all that average US citizens will vote for her.

The easiest way to distinguish between these two candidates:

One has a long career in public service.

One has a long list of victims.

HTH

Ah, but she's a woman (and a non-white one at that). It's different when they forget their place and put themselves forward.

The absolute blind hypocrisy would be hilarious if not for the potential consequences.