Where is Kamala?

[Annabella92]

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Exactly.

@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.

Nothing to do with her sex, Rishi was gracious in defeat last time I think he even apologised to his party.

Can you imagine losing to that disgusting specimen? I expect she is devastated, if not for her own loss then for what's happening in her country?

Ironic that you address "lack of suitability for the job" given the candidate that America has just endorsed!!!

Gordon Brown 2010

Still nothing!

It doesn't mean she's "pathetic". It means she never stood a chance against the deluded Trump apologists who'd sooner see a racist, misogynist, convicted criminal in the White House than a black woman.

Shame of them.

Trump didn't give a loss acceptance speech last time though did he?

So why should Kamala.

Looks like the flag fiddler's finished anyway ...

What do you mean?

Because it’s politically the right thing to do..

Is she having a meltdown?

Well it didn't hurt trump when he didn't give one

Trump doesn't know "the score"! He cares about no-one but himself!

God awful music too

I'm watching it live - or rather hoping to - @EasternStandard, and so far it's just people peering at the podium and fiddling with the flags

Pissed in the American sense or pissed in the British sense.