To worry for Kamala Harris - woman, half black, half Asian, married to a Jewish man

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I really really hope her and her family have the strongest mental resilience for the racism, misogyny and anti-semitism which will come towards her and them, just for the crime of running for president.

Yes she’s been a bit of a wallflower and we haven’t seen much of her whilst VP but maybe that will change now she’s out on her own. She’s had a successful career as a lawyer and seems nice.

Personally I’m going to avoid listening/watching American politics in the run up to the election as I think I’d be too anxious. Many people seem to treat politics like a football rivalry these days. But if she were to win, it would be so inspiring for so many girls around the world.

What terrifies me is that people will not vote for Harris because she's not their perfect candidate- so Trump will win. "She's not Presidential material" or "I don't like her position on Gaza". So what? SHE'S NOT TRUMP!!!!! Vote- and ask questions later.

@CurlewKate absolutely! I felt the same about the UK election but the stakes are much higher with the threat of Trump.

You could say the same about Hitler

Hopefully she will be robust enough to handle the teasing and name-calling - although better to have that than bullets pinging off the side of her noggin like that orange fella.

I always found it odd that people so openly took offense to the deplorables comment, given the context.

Yes, implying she is only where she is because if DEI. That’s what I said.
But anyone who thinks Badenoch is the best for anything is questionable anyway.

I really hope Badenoch’s the next Tory leader. I want a Labour government for at least the next decade.

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I really hope Badenoch’s the next Tory leader. I want a Labour government for at least the next decade.

Hear, hear. Though Tbf, at least 5 of them ought to guarantee that.

@CJsGoldfish Of course he’s been picked to appeal to fellow hillbillies, it’s standard politics to pick candidates to appeal to a certain group of voters.

I think he’s an odd blend of contradictions, tbh, and certainly a political opportunist, as most politicians are!

On the one hand, married to a WOC born to immigrant parents with her own successful career. Plus he’s from an impoverished background. In theory, the Dems would like him as a candidate!

Yet he’s fiercely anti-abortion and has made some horrible comments about both his running mate and other politicians. I can’t understand the anti-abortion stance, you’d think he’d understand how hard it is bringing up an unplanned child.

Anyway, he’s an odd one and I’m so relieved that KH is now the presidential candidate and can raise a credible challenge to the Trump/Vance ticket. 🤞

@Countrylife2002 Yes, and most other politicians as well. Angela Rayner springs to mind, also Keir Starmer. They’ve both got grit and intellect.

The Obamas have endorsed her as the Democrat nominee today, and committed to her campaign. She's the official candidate. I think they did it wrong and they should have had a fierce short sharp contest at the convention, but now it's all about picking the right VP.

Not the official candidate quite yet.

www.npr.org/2024/07/26/g-s1-13338/kamala-harris-joe-biden-dnc-democrat-nominee

And, I do think she can beat Trump. It will be very tight though.

You're quite right @YankSplaining . The technicalities of election procedures are convoluted. But I wouldn't be the person who bets against her as the Dem candidate from on. Who do you suggest as VP?

I’m not exactly sure who, but I think it should be a centrist Democrat who’s been recently (last 10 years) elected in a swing state. Josh Shapiro might be good, but there’s the problem with the recent rise in antisemitism.

Josh Shapiro has been on my shortlist of VP candidates, but given Kamala is married to Doug Emhoff, it might look too Jewish, and an all female ticket looks too radical. I like Pete Buttigieg (but female+ gay... I hear the cat calling now). My money is on Kelly.

All American hero, in favour of proper gun control. From a European perspective, he looks the business. But Europeans don't have input.

I would like Gretchen Whitmer best, but I am not deluded enough to think that's a possibility. And nor is any senior Democrat. She's saving her energy for 2028, I think.

I agree Kelly is the most likely. It's sobering that Shapiro's ethnicity is likely counting against him, though.

Not those exact words. He said the democrats won’t get rid of her. (I guess he is saying she is a DEI hire which is a familiar rant). He doesn’t seem to have said anything about whether people would vote for her. Why wouldn’t they they voted for Obama.

calling her African is ridiculous. She is half Tamil Indian from her mother. Her father was from the Caribbean.

She’s dealt with racism all her life. I’m sure her mothers family/community would have been tricky about her father. and I have read when she was growing up the (presumably white) neighbours children weren’t allowed to play with her and younger sister.

Exactly the words ‘African woman’. That’s the bit that’s a problem.

This is a ridiculous thing to say. can you find a single example where Trump's supporters have been anti semitic? I think everyone knows that his daughter and son in law are Jewish.

Good Lord, do you not even remember Charlottesville? There are some truly vile antisemites backing Trump. And as a Jewish woman I am here to tell you, the fact that Ivanka converted doesn't mean Trump himself can't be an antisemite. Quite frankly all the Christian nationalists Trump hangs with are antisemites.

80% of American Jews vote for the Democrats.

So do you consider the chant "Jews will not replace us" to be not antisemitic?

Donald Trump himself has a long history of making anti semetic statements, including calling American Jews ungrateful and disloyal.

And, of course, he is supported by various white supremacist groups.

I can only assume Valeriekat has been living under a rock for the past 10 years or so.