American gen Z voters share how they feel about Kamala Harrisā€™s presidential bid, why they like or dislike her as a candidate and whether they think she could beat Donald Trump, as the vice-presidentĀ races towards winning the Democratic nominationĀ for Novemberā€™s election.

ā€˜I think sheā€™s just what we needā€™

ā€œI think [Kamala Harris] is the only one that makes sense. She will get the votes Biden couldnā€™t. She could get the Black, Asian, Latino, womenā€™s, LGBTQ+ and youth votes. She stands more for progress and equality than an old white dude and if she wins it will be historic. The Democrats need a bold move and I think sheā€™s just what we need.

ā€œI hope theĀ DemocratsĀ realize what an opportunity this is for them.ā€Ā Will, 22,Ā construction worker from Portland, Oregon

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    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Recent events indicate that ā€œbetter candidatesā€ is the answer to your question.

      Like progressives have been saying for years.

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      People want to vote FOR something, not against something. We want hope for a better future.

      Just look at how popular Bernie Sanders and his policy proposals are. People were excited to vote for him, because he was proposing to actually help the average American.

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        And look how far that went. How Bernie was still unable to turn out massive numbers of young people.

        Itā€™s absolutely incorrect to say that voters are blameless. Bernie had a platform that was the dream for young people, and they didnā€™t show up ā€“ and I say that as someone who was 24 at the time and did vote for him in the primary.

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      Itā€™s a question of prioritiesā€¦ is it more important to be right or to defeat fascism - if the later is your priority then shaming people for still being wrong makes the fascism more likely.