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[Husseinisdoingfine]

 

Vaush's response to this was perfect.

 

[Leo Gura]

Kamala has no substance. She is like a cardboard cut-out politician. That's why she lost. She's not "real".

[Apparition of Jack]

Kamala was in way over her head. She never should’ve been the nominee. 
 

I don’t think she’s a bad politician per se, just that she was forced into a position she couldn’t manage because of Biden’s (and the Dem’s as a whole) hubris. I think she was a poor leader but I also feel kinda bad for her.

Edited Thursday at 09:53 PM by Apparition of Jack

[enchanted]

3 hours ago, Apparition of Jack said:

Kamala was in way over her head. She never should’ve been the nominee. 
 

I don’t think she’s a bad politician per se, just that she was forced into a position she couldn’t manage because of Biden’s (and the Dem’s as a whole) hubris. I think she was a poor leader but I also feel kinda bad for her.

She also had a historical short time to campaign.

[enchanted]

Kamala Harris isn't a great communicator. Nikkey Haley and AOC have much better speaking skills. 

 

[Yimpa]

 

[Apparition of Jack]

1 hour ago, enchanted said:

She also had a historical short time to campaign.

Yes, exactly. Had Kamala known she was going to be the nominee even just six months earlier it’s possible she could’ve put together a more winning campaign strategy, rather than rushing to tie up whatever ramshackle campaign with only duct tape and dreams she could’ve in only 107 days.

2024 is all on the Dems IMO. The moment they didnt imprison Trump for leading a deadly coup attempt against the Capitol is the moment they proved they were unserious about stopping Trump’s brand of authoritarianism get back into office.

Biden was an effective president but he was getting far too old (and had fucking cancer to boot.) The Dems should’ve KNOWN the risk Trump posed and done everything in their power to prevent it (have Biden commit to only one term, have a solid primary voting process to select his successor AT LEAST one year before the election, more likely two, etc.) but they didn’t. They thought they could win the election through good vibes and Hope™️ alone, completely ignorant of the dangerous political landscape they inhabited.

Oh well. Fuck them. The geriatric old guard seem to be on the way out (Schumer, Biden etc) and a new, more virile breed is taking their place (AOC, Mamdani, etc.) I just hope it’s enough in time for 2026/28.

Edited Friday at 02:40 AM by Apparition of Jack

[Kid A]

The reason Kamala became Vice President in the first place is largely because she is a black woman. The fact that she became the Democratic presidential nominee, when people were more tired of woke and identity politics than pretty much anything else, says a lot about what is wrong with the Democratic Party. Want to beat fascism? Just choose to read the room a little bit.