American gen Z voters share how they feel about Kamala Harrisās 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 Novemberās election.
āI think sheās just what we needā
āI think [Kamala Harris] is the only one that makes sense. She will get the votes Biden couldnāt. She could get the Black, Asian, Latino, womenās, 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 sheās just what we need.
āI hope theĀ DemocratsĀ realize what an opportunity this is for them.āĀ Will, 22,Ā construction worker from Portland, Oregon
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And then Democrats convinced Biden to not run for a second term. Sounds like the party did in fact listen to the votersā will, and thatās being reflected in the excitement that weāre seeing across the board.
And you know what? I wish Republicans made backroom deals. I wish they recognized Trump was a significant threat and aligned to go against him.
Yeah, but the Democrats also propped Biden up through the primary and kept any real challengers from entering the race, then only abandoned him once it became clear that he had no chance of winning. It shouldnāt take the President displaying signs of cognitive decline on national television to get the party to listen to its own voters.
And while I agree that it would be better if the Republicans hadnāt enabled Trump, I donāt think cutting back-room deals to give their preferred candidate the nomination would be better than just not supporting him. GOP politicians were happy to denounce Trump before the primary, and they could have held their ground afterwards. The options donāt have to be, āfall in line,ā or, ārig the primaries.ā
I think a lot of Democrats were actually unaware of how bad Biden was, even within the party apparatus. It sounded like his close advisors were seriously sheltering him.
Just goes to show that you need advisors and friends who arenāt just going to blindly support and defend you, but will also call you out on your shit
The polls, plus stingy donors, convinced Biden not to run.
Of course, Lemmy-ites will insist that polls donāt matter and you can just scream at people to vote if youāre at a fund raising disadvantage when you need to close the gap.
When Republicans make backroom deals, you get a 5-4 SCOTUS majority halting the recount process in Florida.
Weāre somewhat lucky that Trump was on such shit terms with Doug Ducey and Brian Kemp in 2020.