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Where is Kamala?

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Annabella92 · 06/11/2024 18:30

Just saw this post on X, and I tend to agree...

"Kamala lost as she campaigned - a coward who couldn't face the media, couldn't handle the pressure. Didn't even have the character required to concede on election night. Went home to sulk. The opposite of presidential material."

Really and truly was there nobody with any substance the Democrats could have put forward. What on earth did they expect. The bar was so low.

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WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 21:00

@Ludoo it is nasty to label someone cowardly and say that they are sulking after such a momentous and life changing event. I doubt very much the majority of the people on this thread will achieve even a modicum of what KH has done.

freddyfluffball · 06/11/2024 21:00

HRTQueen · 06/11/2024 20:55

She is on the phone right now demanding recounts

except she isn’t is she as Kamala Harris respects democracy and she is preparing herself for the most difficult speech she will ever have to make knowing that many will be blaming her for allowing Trump to win

Exactly.

WooleyMunky · 06/11/2024 20:59

The Democrats should have pushed Biden out and primaried their nominee.
It would have given Harris et al more credibility with the electorate.

Also the Dems spent too much time on issues that did not cut through.
Trump zeroed in on the economy and immigration.
And won.

The number of voters that cared about his offences, LGBT issues, abortion and reproductive rights - lost to the voters that cared about the economy, jobs, and immigration.

In the UK, the first Conservative leader that pulls the same playbook will put them back in government within three years, after a probable confidence vote.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 06/11/2024 20:57

If you are saying that the Democrats probably deserved to lose, you are effectively saying that it was right that Trump won. It's pretty obvious the two are linked

I honestly get the rationale, @BotanicalGreen, but the truth is that I don't feel either were fit to win and just wish better candidates had been found

Ludoo · 06/11/2024 20:56

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 20:53

Because it’s just so unnecessary to perpetuate the nastiness and bitterness. I used to be that person too and it’s totally counterproductive.

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I don’t think anyone is being nasty, it’s just a chance to give opinions on political figures and their beliefs, behaviors etc

HRTQueen · 06/11/2024 20:55

She is on the phone right now demanding recounts

except she isn’t is she as Kamala Harris respects democracy and she is preparing herself for the most difficult speech she will ever have to make knowing that many will be blaming her for allowing Trump to win

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 20:54

MrsPeregrine · 06/11/2024 20:47

What a strange comment.

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Not really. Have you seen some
of the other contributions to the thread?

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 20:53

Ludoo · 06/11/2024 20:43

Why do you feel sorry for OP? 🤔

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Because it’s just so unnecessary to perpetuate the nastiness and bitterness. I used to be that person too and it’s totally counterproductive.

juldan · 06/11/2024 20:51

Annabella92 · 06/11/2024 18:30

Just saw this post on X, and I tend to agree...

"Kamala lost as she campaigned - a coward who couldn't face the media, couldn't handle the pressure. Didn't even have the character required to concede on election night. Went home to sulk. The opposite of presidential material."

Really and truly was there nobody with any substance the Democrats could have put forward. What on earth did they expect. The bar was so low.

@Annabella92 This post from X describes one of the candidates very accurately.

  1. Couldn’t face the media during the election except for Fox
  2. Refused to have further debates after the first one.
  3. Did not concede after losing the election, in fact 4 years later is still going on about ‘stolen election’
However, they got the name wrong. But I agree that he is the opposite of presidential material. I don’t think Americans have chosen well.
SweetcornFritter · 06/11/2024 20:51

She has congratulated the Orange Clown and is making a televised speech in 10 minutes time.

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 20:51

sparklyfox · 06/11/2024 20:24

How is it bitter to critique a senior political figure? Isn't that a democratic right?

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The OP was being downright nasty rather than offering a critique - but then, I suspect you already know that.

Takoneko · 06/11/2024 20:50

MrsPeregrine · 06/11/2024 20:46

I’ve read that Biden will be giving a speech tomorrow but couldn’t find anything about Kamala coming out to make a statement. I think she owes it to the people who have made so much effort to help her in her campaign to make an appearance to be honest.

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News media are reporting that she’s expected on stage in the next 10 minutes.

Summerhillsquare · 06/11/2024 20:49

Ludoo · 06/11/2024 20:44

You were accusing the posters in this thread of being fascists were you not ?😉

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Clearly I was referring to Trump and his ragbag of lunatics.

But thanks for demonstrating the reasoning skills of the Trump sympathisers.

BotanicalGreen · 06/11/2024 20:48

Puzzledandpissedoff · 06/11/2024 20:40

I can think of countless reasons to reject Trump and that's just one of them, BotanicalGreen, but as said not everything has to be about "what he did" when his behaviour set such a low bar

And if the Democrats couldn't rise above even that they probably desrved to lose

If she says well done now, she might be handing more seats to him, as those last few voters may think, ah fuck it, I won't bother then

A bit difficult, perhaps, considering the polls closed last night ...

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You can't just take the Orange one out of the equation though. If you are saying that the Democrats probably deserved to lose, you are effectively saying that it was right that Trump won. It's pretty obvious the two are linked.

MrsPeregrine · 06/11/2024 20:47

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 18:32

What a bitter post. I feel sorry for you.

What a strange comment.

MrsPeregrine · 06/11/2024 20:46

I’ve read that Biden will be giving a speech tomorrow but couldn’t find anything about Kamala coming out to make a statement. I think she owes it to the people who have made so much effort to help her in her campaign to make an appearance to be honest.

freddyfluffball · 06/11/2024 20:44

FfsBrian · 06/11/2024 20:43

Apparently she’s cancelled speeches despite people turning up and is getting ‘aggressively pissed'

I'd definitely be getting aggressively pissed in her shoes

Ludoo · 06/11/2024 20:44

Summerhillsquare · 06/11/2024 20:41

Yes @Ludoo , I know what a fascist is, Trump is one. Before you patronise further, I suggest you read up on fascist policies on women. Kinder, kirchen and küchen springs to mind. Even the most graceless unprofessional woman is better than that.

You were accusing the posters in this thread of being fascists were you not ?😉

FfsBrian · 06/11/2024 20:43

Apparently she’s cancelled speeches despite people turning up and is getting ‘aggressively pissed'

Ludoo · 06/11/2024 20:43

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 18:32

What a bitter post. I feel sorry for you.

Why do you feel sorry for OP? 🤔

Summerhillsquare · 06/11/2024 20:41

Yes @Ludoo , I know what a fascist is, Trump is one. Before you patronise further, I suggest you read up on fascist policies on women. Kinder, kirchen and küchen springs to mind. Even the most graceless unprofessional woman is better than that.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 06/11/2024 20:40

BotanicalGreen · 06/11/2024 20:33

Except when Trump lost he didn't call Biden to congratulate him or turn up to the inauguration ceremony. What does that say about the one who has just been elected. Should he have been rejected on that basis?

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I can think of countless reasons to reject Trump and that's just one of them, BotanicalGreen, but as said not everything has to be about "what he did" when his behaviour set such a low bar

And if the Democrats couldn't rise above even that they probably desrved to lose

If she says well done now, she might be handing more seats to him, as those last few voters may think, ah fuck it, I won't bother then

A bit difficult, perhaps, considering the polls closed last night ...

ThatsNotMyTeen · 06/11/2024 20:38

Bellatrixpure · 06/11/2024 18:34

They usually call to congratulate the winner, wonder if she has managed to do this

More than DT managed last time then

Lilifer · 06/11/2024 20:38

WinterMorn · 06/11/2024 18:32

What a bitter post. I feel sorry for you.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thevelvelletes · 06/11/2024 20:37

Viviennemary · 06/11/2024 20:23

She comes over as very lightweight. Now Michelle Obama would have had a really good chance of beating Trump. IMHO. So it's nothing to do with being black or a woman. Folk need to look further for the reasons she lost.

I don't know,race is a very contentious issue in the good ol US of A.