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TBH statements like this are hurting her odds more than helping. Everybody on board already knows those things about her, nothing about her policies.
American people are notoriously uninterested in policy when it comes to presidents in the general election. they elected W (with a minority) because they felt they could have a beer with him. they elected Obama for change, him being smart, a good orator, relatively young and black was a huge contrast to everything W was. they elected TFG (with a minority) because they thought he was an outsider. they elected Biden because he wasn't TFG.
but yes they should promote Harris' policies more because they aren't bad.
At least some of use do care. While I’m voting against Trump regardless, I’d rather vote for someone. If I do talk politics, I’d rather try to sell the benefits of a candidate, rather than what a disaster another candidate would be
I've always argued for that. like, usually if a party is running on being against someone or some group (this goes for parties demonizing gay people or immigrants or whatever minority as well) then i assume they're not going to do anything for me, otherwise they'd be running on that.
unfortunately in two party systems it becomes one party running against a minority and the other party running on not being as bad as the first party.
TFG = That Fucking Git?
yeah why not. it comes from "the former guy" but "that fucking git/goon/grifter..." works too.
The Fat Guy
I think its less about changing the odds, and more about giving a needed morale boost to two minority groups long oppressed by politics in general.
You should probably be worried about our odds at this point in the game. We can celebrate her traits when she's in.
Oh I've stopped worrying about the odds, pretty sure we are permafucked. I'd like to be wrong and it's not going to keep me me from voting blue down the panel.
Just that I know from my own experience cultural racism and misogyny is still a ridiculously powerful force, even among progressives.
And you are giving the public way too much credit. Almost no one really cares about accomplishments when it really boils down to it. It is all about how a person makes one feel, and that is largely informed by media that is notably NOT them enacting their policies.
Yes she has a good list of positive accomplishments, and has demonstrated her skill at statesmanship consistently to those who follow such things, but that isn't your average voter. Or even your average swing voter.
There isn't nearly as much cultural awareness of her as there is of a certain pants-shitting spraytanned twice impeached and 34 time felon, and people are gullible and easily swayed.
I want to be wrong because I in at least two groups of the people that cheetolini's camp squads want to come after first, but I've already been acting on plans to get my family out of the country for the last 8 hours and I don't plan on being on my home soil longer than it takes to vote in November and get on a plane.
If you want to be wrong, shut up and help get literally anyone capable of the job into the oval office before Mr. Impeached for Insurrection gets another go at it
Nobody asked. Maybe go share your pathetic surrender in your own comment thread instead of attaching it as a reply to mine? Get some better feedback that way.
Tune your bot better, I think it's stuck in high school vapelad mode.
Off topic, but fidget spinners fucking rock. Btw whats your favorite vape flavor, bruh? I stick to Grape 3%.
People of colour and what's the second? Women aren't a minority if you meant that.
In politics they certainly are, and even when they reach high position they face greater hurdles and prejudices than their male counterparts. You don't need to be tiny in number to be marginalized inhumanely.
I agree, but then maybe just phrase it like that, e. g. marginalized group. Calling women in general a minority is plain wrong.