I’m not a fan of Kamala (mainly due to her willingness to aid & abet Joe Biden).
There was a point where I nearly forgave the fact that she's basically a cop — when I saw that one spectacular moment, where she confronted one example of Joe Biden's lifelong, career-guiding, racism — but then she immediatel…
I’m not a fan of Kamala (mainly due to her willingness to aid & abet Joe Biden).
There was a point where I nearly forgave the fact that she's basically a cop — when I saw that one spectacular moment, where she confronted one example of Joe Biden's lifelong, career-guiding, racism — but then she immediately turned right around and sold her soul to be "that little girl" who propped up a racist old man (and his genocide).
Despite that fact, Kamala is inarguably a better candidate than Joe is: She knows how to form an argument against a criminal, and she’s capable of maintaining her train of thought.
The (usually white-moderate/liberal) compulsion to feign a superior understanding of racism — and the (usually white-moderate/liberal) compulsion to preemptively capitulate to racists — is not a valid excuse to block a non-white candidate from the presidential ballot. Nor is it a legitimate predictor of whether Kamala can win a presidential race against a rapey racist.
Yes, racism is real & sexism is real. However, Hillary didn't lose because she's a woman, and Barack didn't lose AT ALL.
I hear you again, Lisa, and agree that race and sex shouldn't be an issue in a Presidential race. But it is the elephant in some Republican, and some Democratic, rooms. Yes, Kamala is a formidable opponent, intelligent and articulate and should not be overlooked should Biden step down.
The problem is the polls. I am not one who follows statistics, but our politicians do, and, especially those elite donors! Many of the polls break down constituent statistics according to race, sex, education, income, location, blah, blah, blah. And that's what has many people and Dems running scared.
Yet, the electoral college will determines the next president. Yes, there is the popular vote (which Hillary won); but Trump won the presidency by 304 (minimum needed is 270) electoral votes, and Clinton 227 in 2016. (Dollars to donuts white males said, "Hell no!" to Clinton.) Obama had won ECV that traditionally went to Republicans in 2008 and 2012. People wanted a change. But Trump kept playing the race card and still is.
My whole point is the Democrats just need to rally and show unity because no one REALLY knows who will win the ECV.
In 2020, Biden won 306 ECV, as well as the popular vote; Trump had 232 ECV. Being a sore loser, he wanted Pence to disqualify the results. Which, Pence, Constitutionally, did not capitulate.
Yes, Biden is aged, and to some, appears weak, and he's called Genocide Joe for 9 months of Gaza abomination. Yet, it won't change that he won the primary, and is the Democratic people candidate of choice, and Kamala the running mate. All this jawing about him stepping down is disheartening. He is who we democratically selected. If he steps down, so be it. If he decides not... it is what it is. Let it be.
The focus needs to be on Project 2025 and Trump/JD Vance. Naïveté is no excuse to think our Democracy is infallible.
I’ll tell you what I told Wajahat:
I’m not a fan of Kamala (mainly due to her willingness to aid & abet Joe Biden).
There was a point where I nearly forgave the fact that she's basically a cop — when I saw that one spectacular moment, where she confronted one example of Joe Biden's lifelong, career-guiding, racism — but then she immediately turned right around and sold her soul to be "that little girl" who propped up a racist old man (and his genocide).
Despite that fact, Kamala is inarguably a better candidate than Joe is: She knows how to form an argument against a criminal, and she’s capable of maintaining her train of thought.
The (usually white-moderate/liberal) compulsion to feign a superior understanding of racism — and the (usually white-moderate/liberal) compulsion to preemptively capitulate to racists — is not a valid excuse to block a non-white candidate from the presidential ballot. Nor is it a legitimate predictor of whether Kamala can win a presidential race against a rapey racist.
Yes, racism is real & sexism is real. However, Hillary didn't lose because she's a woman, and Barack didn't lose AT ALL.
I hear you again, Lisa, and agree that race and sex shouldn't be an issue in a Presidential race. But it is the elephant in some Republican, and some Democratic, rooms. Yes, Kamala is a formidable opponent, intelligent and articulate and should not be overlooked should Biden step down.
The problem is the polls. I am not one who follows statistics, but our politicians do, and, especially those elite donors! Many of the polls break down constituent statistics according to race, sex, education, income, location, blah, blah, blah. And that's what has many people and Dems running scared.
Yet, the electoral college will determines the next president. Yes, there is the popular vote (which Hillary won); but Trump won the presidency by 304 (minimum needed is 270) electoral votes, and Clinton 227 in 2016. (Dollars to donuts white males said, "Hell no!" to Clinton.) Obama had won ECV that traditionally went to Republicans in 2008 and 2012. People wanted a change. But Trump kept playing the race card and still is.
My whole point is the Democrats just need to rally and show unity because no one REALLY knows who will win the ECV.
In 2020, Biden won 306 ECV, as well as the popular vote; Trump had 232 ECV. Being a sore loser, he wanted Pence to disqualify the results. Which, Pence, Constitutionally, did not capitulate.
Yes, Biden is aged, and to some, appears weak, and he's called Genocide Joe for 9 months of Gaza abomination. Yet, it won't change that he won the primary, and is the Democratic people candidate of choice, and Kamala the running mate. All this jawing about him stepping down is disheartening. He is who we democratically selected. If he steps down, so be it. If he decides not... it is what it is. Let it be.
The focus needs to be on Project 2025 and Trump/JD Vance. Naïveté is no excuse to think our Democracy is infallible.