Actually feeling annoyed at the democrats

@SimpleThings101 I agree with you but I think she would have lost by more if she'd appeared articulate and educated. I don't think that's what lost her votes, look at her opponent.

I’ve said this in another thread but - well yes they could have run a better campaign but still I’m seeing a lot of ‘well it’s the democrats’ fault, what do you expect if you call other people racist, sexist and bigoted etc.’

Well, if the response to that is to vote for the racist, sexist, bigoted, er.. felon, then I do believe you walk like a duck.

also, the fact that anybody would vote for Trump against any candidate the Democrats could have put in place blows my mind. I saw a quote on X that said something like it’s like being on a plane and being offered the chicken or the shit sandwich with glass in it, and asking how the chicken was cooked?

AIBU to just feel annoyed at them this time? I feel like they went about this election in completely the wrong way and like most politicians, really have no idea about the country they’re trying to unite.

• Biden. What a joke. I do actually feel sorry for him (for his aging and the way it was portrayed) but how on earth was he allowed to be reelected? It was so embarrassing and made them look so vulnerable as a party, And it took them far too long. And he was also accused of rape in his early days which the Trump-ists think makes him even worse as no one really talks about this.
• Kamala as a candidate. No way in hell was she going to be accepted. The state the country is in where someone like Trump was another option - she wasn’t a great choice (which is a sad thing as she is a very competent woman). She’s a women without children, alien in how educated she is.
• their campaign - felt quite wishy washy and focussing a lot on abortion rights. I feel like they were completely preaching to the wrong audience about this. People who were worried about abortion rights were already never going to vote Trump. So this was t a way to win people. The focus seemed very pro abortion which is too pro choice for most Americans (even a lot of people who think they are pro choice only like it in certain circumstances).
• Trump is seen as sone anti establishment hero. He’s ‘different’ whereas democrats are ‘one of the same’. They are ‘them’.

I don’t know, I think I’m just frustrated this time.

But you’ve got to get think about why. If someone is voting for a rapist felon, then something is going very wrong.

@SimpleThings101 I agree with you but I think she would have lost by more if she'd appeared articulate and educated. I don't think that's what lost her votes, look at her opponent.

And that’s another thing. The democrats and their supporters define themselves as being ‘the good guys’ and ‘nice to everyone’ which means the deals and corruption look so much worse.

Speaking for myself and the other women I know who voted Republican: The race or sex of the candidates ranks extremely low in importance in our decision-making process. We voted on policies and our faith in the candidate to make the right choices for our country.

I'd gladly vote for a black, brown, Asian, or other minority candidate, male or female, if I felt they would lead the nation in the right direction. Harris was not that person. Sure, I'd love to see a powerful woman hold the highest office in my lifetime, until we have a viable female candidate whose policies I support, I will continue to vote for men. I feel the same way about race: It's not that important a factor for me, though I'd be thrilled to have a minority Republican in office, if only to show people that we're not making decisions based on race. I'm sure there'd still be some reason that it wouldn't count, though. Obviously conservatives are evil and racist no matter what we do.

As an aside, I'm astounded by people who insist that Harris is well-educated and very intelligent. Fine, maybe she has the degrees to claim she's "educated", and I'm not saying she's stupid, but she has never struck me as exceptionally bright. If she is intelligent, it's not coming across when she speaks in public. She has a way of talking in platitudinous circles without actually saying anything that is incredibly frustrating.

Speaking for myself and the other women I know who voted Republican: The race or sex of the candidates ranks extremely low in importance in our decision-making process. We voted on policies and our faith in the candidate to make the right choices for our country.

I'd gladly vote for a black, brown, Asian, or other minority candidate, male or female, if I felt they would lead the nation in the right direction. Harris was not that person. Sure, I'd love to see a powerful woman hold the highest office in my lifetime, until we have a viable female candidate whose policies I support, I will continue to vote for men. I feel the same way about race: It's not that important a factor for me, though I'd be thrilled to have a minority Republican in office, if only to show people that we're not making decisions based on race. I'm sure there'd still be some reason that it wouldn't count, though. Obviously conservatives are evil and racist no matter what we do.

As an aside, I'm astounded by people who insist that Harris is well-educated and very intelligent. Fine, maybe she has the degrees to claim she's "educated", and I'm not saying she's stupid, but she has never struck me as exceptionally bright. If she is intelligent, it's not coming across when she speaks in public. She has a way of talking in platitudinous circles without actually saying anything that is incredibly frustrating.

I’ve said this in another thread but - well yes they could have run a better campaign but still I’m seeing a lot of ‘well it’s the democrats’ fault, what do you expect if you call other people racist, sexist and bigoted etc.’

Well, if the response to that is to vote for the racist, sexist, bigoted, er.. felon, then I do believe you walk like a duck.

also, the fact that anybody would vote for Trump against any candidate the Democrats could have put in place blows my mind. I saw a quote on X that said something like it’s like being on a plane and being offered the chicken or the shit sandwich with glass in it, and asking how the chicken was cooked?