bostonbananarama
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Acting like she wasn't a "cop cop" is disingenuous.
I think the word you're looking for is accurate. She wasn't a cop.
Haven't you ever seen an episode of Law & Order?
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.
as a former cop
When was she a cop? Thought she was a (assistant ) district attorney and then AG.
'this is the most important election of my lifetime'... Bunch of bull.
I don't know, because of 2016 a lot of rights got stripped away by right wing justices. Their rulings will have a lasting impact. Roe is in the news, but overturning Chevron deference is absolutely huge.
Project 2025 overturning civil service reform and returning to patronage would be terrible, not to mention Christian nationalism.
The people who want to do evil shit don't take elections off, so if you care about anything at all, you shouldn't either. I don't know why it's so difficult for people to just vote.
This actually isn't true. When you vote in the primary you aren't actually voting for a candidate, you are voting for a slate of electors. Biden won the primaries and his slate of electors would have been seated at the convention. The electors remain the same, they have just decided, with Biden's endorsement, to vote for Harris. Nothing has changed about how democratic the process is or would have otherwise been.
I don't have a criticism of her, but I do have concerns. My biggest concern are the people who won't vote for her based on her gender or race. As you said, they'll shroud it in ambiguous statements about just not liking her, but that'll be the reason for some people.
As for me, she's not as centrist as Biden, which is nice, but not as progressive as I'd like to see. But I'll vote for whomever the nominee is because they're not Trump. Knowing I'd have to vote for Biden again was bothering me though, he's given his life to public service, but his time was done, too many concerns.
I know you're being sarcastic, but I worry that people take that attitude. Some not voting for her because she's a woman, and then her supporters taking the Hillary Clinton angle that any criticism must be misogyny. All that did was ignore legitimate criticism that pointed out her low approval and failure to speak to her constituents. In the end, Dem voters didn't turn out.
Literally from the article you linked.
But under a more likely scenario, Biden would take advantage of rules that allow unlimited transfers to the candidate's political party. In that case, Biden's Democratic Party could spend the money supporting the party's new candidate.
He can also transfer to a Super PAC.
Edit: In case you don't believe me again.
Biden could also potentially transfer his funds to an independent super PAC if Harris is not on the ticket.
https://www.vox.com/joe-biden/361991/361991biden-campaign-funds-after-drops-out
Yes, she's the only candidate, but the funds can also go to the DNC or a Super PAC if Biden directs them there.
It's not a narrative as much as it is a fact. Her approval numbers are pretty terrible. Not insurmountable, but not great.
until your child gets pregnant...
until your ~~child~~ mistress gets pregnant...
There, I fixed it for you.
Anyone who thinks EVs aren't the future is wrong. But anyone who thinks there's not a rightful lull in the EV market is also wrong.
All the early adopters are already onboard. Next are the people who are inclined towards EVs but need to be convinced they're ready. There aren't chargers everywhere, they're slow to charge compared to pumping gas, there isn't yet a universal plug, and battery technology needs to improve. Until these issues are addressed adoption is going to be incremental.