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

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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?

Firstly, OP has given you numbers and facts on this, @3CustardCreams

Secondly, I said correctly that only one candidate is a convicted felon. Trump has been found guilty of far worse than using weed, by a jury of his peers. He has also been found guilty of sexual assault in civil court and a $5M judgement was made against him. Then there is the fact that he awaits trial on the question of his role in the 6 Jan uprising, and in Georgia also.

As against the fact that Harris has informally admitted to using weed, like the majority of her generation. How can anyone find these comparable?

Kamala Harris's judicial record is impressively bad. It goes far beyond what some would just write off as "rookie mistakes"; showing a severe problem that has be present and undeniable her entire career as a Prosecutor.
To start - her record as the district attorney of San Fransisco (2004-2011). In 2010 Harris was accused of withholding information from a courtroom, violating the defendant's constitutional rights.
Harris championed legislation that would prosecute parents of children who were habitually truant in elementary school. Grades K-5. This disproportionately effected low income students and furthered their disadvantage.
In 2014, she spoke out against a federal judge in Orange County who ruled the the death penalty was unconstitutional. The ACLU and several Public Defender's in California condemned Harris for this and future actions of hers.
In her further career, these problems persisted.
She stood against propositions to make certain felonies become misdemeanors, laughed at the idea of legalizing Marijuana, and opposed legislation that would require state wide body cam wearing by officers.
She has a history of wrongful conviction cases which I wont get into all the details but please read the the articles for more information.
Harris has also an incredibly high incarceration rate of African American males for crimes such as smoking Marijuana. 1,500 to 2,000 convictions are the most common results I have seen. She has often dismissed cases regarding complaints against an officer, withehld evidence from a man on death row, and has continued to keep wrongfully convicted felons in jail.
You can come to your own conclusions about Harris and again, I understand the historical significance of her role. But that is not something to focus on when choosing a candidate or person to support. Actions will always speak louder than words, and these actions show a lot.
If you like her policies, go ahead, but dont do the whole Identity Politics thing.
Citations:
Kamala Harris Was Not a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ https://nyti.ms/2RVs0b2
‘Progressive Prosecutor’: Can Kamala Harris Square the Circle? https://nyti.ms/2UQEmyX

Other news outlets have different perspectives - for example, by characterising her record as 'reformist' rather than 'progressive' - see the link below. If we set her work record against Trump's work history - i.e. how he ran his businesses, I think she is by far a better and more ethical candidate
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/363859/kamala-harris-prosecutor-record-tough-crime

I didn’t know these details, @3CustardCreams and I will resesarch them.

But they do not change the fact that her opponent is a convicted felon who advocates the overturning of democracy.

And pretends to have nothing to do with Project 2025, when he has everything to do with it... given over 140 people who worked for him in his Administration.. wrote it.

If he gets in, it's the end of democracy in the US.

She is absolutely dreadful. 100% fake. Hope she doesn't win, total pain in the neck.

Many people see his conviction as the Biden admin weaponizing the justice system to take out a political opponent. There is a school of thought that these convictions will encourage black males to his side as they feel they have been the victim of an unbiased judiciary as well

Biased judiciary

He didn't need to Biden administration to be convicted, he managed that all by himself.
There is a school of thought that these convictions will encourage black males to his side as they feel they have been the victim of an unbiased judiciary as well

What school of thought would that be?
And how can someone be the victim of 'unbiased' judiciary?

Trump says Walz is going to Unleash Hell On Earth 😳

https://youtube.com/shorts/2a6oQnQOpb8?si=-KxXc5IMrtT_tzg7

I corrected the post and said biased

The judiciary didn’t convict Trump. That was a jury of his peers

Also and more importantly, Trump is the only presidential candidate advocating to overthrow democracy in America

A jury of democrats

This is false. Several jurors were independents and at least one said he got his news from Truth Social, or whatever Trump’s network is called. The vote to convict was unanimous

Please address the more important issue that Trump is blatantly threatening to do everything he can to get the upcoming election overturned if he doesn’t like result

Please evidence this claim

I was thinking exactly this yesterday @poetryandwine - “weirdo” badges may even become a thing.

I'm not sure being 'a total pain in the neck' is a relevant criticism... I find a lot of MPs and others in power a pain in the neck, but if they are the right person for the job, I put it down to my own personal unwarranted dislikes that really dont mean very much.

This is also incorrect. The felony conviction was in the NY state system. The federal justice system is completely separate. The Governor of New York is the highest relevant authority.

I don’t really see what he could do about it

Who? A juror who did not believe Trump was guilty could refuse to say he was guilty. It’s simple.

So @Molly70 what about those one sided threats to overthrow democracy?

Seriously, are there really Americans who wish to go back to the divisive, hateful leadership that he offers?

The self serving narcissist and charlatan who unabashedly sought mileage from the assassination attempt to declare that “he took a bullet for democracy”

Who votes for someone like that?

I was referring to the overthrowing of democracy. I don’t see how he could do it so it’s not really a concern

My concerns are a healthy economy and a safe country and I think Trump has the edge over Kamala on these issues