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Summary

Kamala Harris’s political skills have transformed a potentially disastrous 2024 presidential election into a competitive race.

Despite initial skepticism and a challenging campaign, Harris has improved her public image and closed the gap with Trump on key issues. Since Biden stepped aside in July and endorsed her, she has shifted from an unpopular vice president to a viable candidate, even matching Trump in polls on economic issues.

Her leadership has given Democrats a chance to prevent a Trump landslide and halt the rise of American authoritarianism.

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[–] [email protected] 125 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

The fact that the election is a toss up shows to me just how dumb America is.

The choice is an average politician or an orange wannabe fascist ..... and a good percentage of the country can't decide? Or they choose the fascist?

The fact that it is even a close race just displays in big giant signs just generally how stupid the country has become.

I normally don't like being that blunt or unkind but these people are literally holding the future of the world in their hands and they have no freaking clue what they are doing.

I'm not American and it is completely frustrating to sit outside as we watch a bunch of idiots being indecisive about either choosing normalcy or insanity. It's such a hard question for America that they need to have a never ending debate about it.

[–] blattrules 7 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine how bad it feels to have those idiots as neighbors. I moved to this neighborhood around two years ago and I was really happy that there were no visible trump flags/signs around. It’s nice that everyone can keep their politics to themselves. In the last year, somehow that changed and there were a few signs put up here and there, but in the last month, they’ve multiplied and now they’re on multiple houses on every block. I don’t understand how anyone can see what’s going on and still feel compelled to go get a sign and put it up…unless they’re just trying to put up the scariest Halloween decorations. Now the nice neighborhood I moved to two years ago looks like election headquarters for someone who tried to overthrow the government four years ago.

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