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valleyrogue

(2,729 posts)
12. A lot of us like her, but no woman can get elected to the presidency
Thu Jul 4, 2024, 04:16 PM
Jul 2024

as long as there is an Electoral College. Sexism is the oldest, most ingrained type of prejudice and oppression out there. There are literally millions of people, especially men, and not all of them Christian Nationalists, who will never vote for a woman president. The EC makes it that much more difficult, as Hillary Clinton could tell us.

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She's a woman. We had a Black president, but misogyny is as persistent as racism Ocelot II Jul 2024 #1
I agree with that. EndlessWire Jul 2024 #9
Nope. Everyone would walk on broken glass to vote jimfields33 Jul 2024 #34
Bingo. I know I would. She doesn't want it though. PeaceWave Jul 2024 #36
Very unfortunate. But I respect her for wanting her life jimfields33 Jul 2024 #38
No they wouldn't. She'd get the same full-on negative conspiracy theory propaganda treatment betsuni Jul 2024 #49
Republicans Rebl2 Jul 2024 #99
Great, except she's not running. And you can be sure that not everyone Ocelot II Jul 2024 #71
If Michelle Obama ran we would see hatred like we've never seen before Buckeyeblue Jul 2024 #95
The more hatred the GOP throws, the more scared of losing they are... PeaceWave Jul 2024 #101
Or, there might be a more accurate (and less loaded) answer... PeaceWave Jul 2024 #14
There are people on the "left" as well AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2024 #58
Yes, there was a long list of conspiracy theory hit pieces all ready to go posted on that site, originally from Reddit. betsuni Jul 2024 #66
"Her" pretty much explains it. Throw in African-American and you have it all. Phoenix61 Jul 2024 #2
Not for many, considering Michelle Obama routinely out-polls everyone. PeaceWave Jul 2024 #32
She polls high because she's not running. That instantly changes. betsuni Jul 2024 #60
1. Misogyny; 2. Racism; 3. MSM has spent past 4 years all but ignoring her so that her contributions/qualifications and hlthe2b Jul 2024 #3
And being from California hurts in the swing states. yourout Jul 2024 #57
Some people are ignorant. Deuxcents Jul 2024 #4
It's still hard to believe how many people are ignorant, voting against their own interests for example. NowsTheTime Jul 2024 #70
they're trolling the party and catapulting Trump's viscious and un-American attacks on her bigtree Jul 2024 #5
Because they kept her quiet, out of the press for 3& years rainy Jul 2024 #6
She really does know how to speak to the average person. Frasier Balzov Jul 2024 #19
Nobody *kept* her quiet and out of the press. The problem with being VP is Ocelot II Jul 2024 #92
Kamala? mahina Jul 2024 #7
"Kamilla" GenThePerservering Jul 2024 #8
Are you talking about Dems or gop dipshits? BannonsLiver Jul 2024 #10
Who is Kamilla Harris? n/t Marcus IM Jul 2024 #11
A lot of us like her, but no woman can get elected to the presidency valleyrogue Jul 2024 #12
That bias could be overcome by incumbency. Frasier Balzov Jul 2024 #21
I think Clinton proved that false delisen Jul 2024 #41
I can ForgedCrank Jul 2024 #13
Yes. nt oldsoftie Jul 2024 #25
I don't watch XarmyGal Jul 2024 #47
Why are you posting about our VP if you "don't watch" our VP ? CottonBear Jul 2024 #62
My opinion XarmyGal Jul 2024 #64
Hmm. Iggo Jul 2024 #15
I think her finish in the 2020 Presidential Primary is what the no-sayers Model35mech Jul 2024 #16
Her Name is Kamala NOT "Kamilla" Cha Jul 2024 #17
Mysoginistic people don't like strong articulate smart women. beaglelover Jul 2024 #18
Some have "issues" over race and gender. Others don't think a "California Liberal" can win. Etc. Etc. Etc. Deek1935 Jul 2024 #20
Norbert forgot what the edit button on posts is for bigtree Jul 2024 #22
Like it or not she has always had low approval ratings. oldsoftie Jul 2024 #23
Because some people always say Bettie Jul 2024 #24
at one point, condoleessa rice was mentioned jimfields33 Jul 2024 #35
Well, the no on Conde Rice for me Bettie Jul 2024 #39
Pssssst.... no Y chromosome. Plus... the melanin. n/t TygrBright Jul 2024 #26
Kamala. Kamala is her name. applegrove Jul 2024 #27
Because the white patriarchy. MineralMan Jul 2024 #28
Misogynoir Deep State Witch Jul 2024 #29
Because you can't even spell her name? MineralMan Jul 2024 #30
I hadn't noticed that Bettie Jul 2024 #40
Asian + African American Woman, elleng Jul 2024 #31
Because Putin's puppets want to divide and conquer. nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #33
She is a woman. She is black. Where have MOMFUDSKI Jul 2024 #37
Still no correction?? What gives? n/t Marcus IM Jul 2024 #42
Looks like a hit-and-run thread. orange jar Jul 2024 #44
I don't get it either. I think she's terrific. mainer Jul 2024 #43
Strong, smart and tough when needed. yorkster Jul 2024 #80
On Fox News they say Diraven Jul 2024 #45
The border is one of the top 3 issues in nearly every poll MichMan Jul 2024 #53
two years ago she seemed a light-weight. skip fox Jul 2024 #46
Harris was kept in the weeds for 3 years, given jobs with little to no chance of succeeding, elocs Jul 2024 #48
Hey, so are you ever going to edit this and correct the name of our VP? orange jar Jul 2024 #50
She's a Black wonan. RandySF Jul 2024 #51
can you at least spell her name correctly? Skittles Jul 2024 #52
You should have asked YOUR COWORKER that question. mercuryblues Jul 2024 #54
Kamala enid602 Jul 2024 #55
That's an easy one... Marigold Jul 2024 #56
She polls worse than Biden vs. Trump TheFarseer Jul 2024 #59
Some leftists hate that she was a tough prosecutor. viva la Jul 2024 #61
I well remember the attacks about her being a prosecutor, for doing her job. A big moral sin somehow. betsuni Jul 2024 #68
Three overlapping reasons FBaggins Jul 2024 #63
It is incredibly difficult to pass the Democratic Purity test, especially for President. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2024 #65
Mostly because of her own ill-fated presidential run OnDoutside Jul 2024 #67
She's female and black.... They'll tell you something else though uponit7771 Jul 2024 #69
Democratic Primary voters are racist and sexist? brooklynite Jul 2024 #76
No, not anyone, out of 81 million, in.the slightest... uponit7771 Jul 2024 #82
Question: Did Kamala Harris have single digit polling in 2019 and drop out of the Primary because of racism and sexism? brooklynite Jul 2024 #83
Unconscious bias.. whathehell Jul 2024 #85
So we're also unconsciously homophobic for not nominating Pete Buttigieg? brooklynite Jul 2024 #87
Um, no. whathehell Jul 2024 #94
I am dismissing it in the aggregate of the 2020 Democrat Primary voters... brooklynite Jul 2024 #96
Then you've changed the subject. whathehell Jul 2024 #97
The subject is exactly the same. brooklynite Jul 2024 #98
Lol...It is certainly not, and I think you know it. whathehell Jul 2024 #107
By the way, it's spelled KAMALA, emphasis on the first syllable. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #72
Amy Klobuchar, was my pick over VP Harris when they were running for President Fla Dem Jul 2024 #73
Kamala mcar Jul 2024 #74
Because she wasn't popular in the Primary and hasn't stood out as a VP... brooklynite Jul 2024 #75
I just want to add that I haven't heard anything negative about her... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #77
Predjudice still exists Progressive dog Jul 2024 #78
She's not my first choice. Voltaire2 Jul 2024 #79
She will not win at the top of the ticket Democracy2020 Jul 2024 #81
used to say the same things about Biden when he was VP Utley Jul 2024 #84
I think Harris is smart and competent pinkstarburst Jul 2024 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Idaho Jul 2024 #88
Misogyny and racism. niyad Jul 2024 #89
I think it behooves us as Democrats to spell her name correctly. IL Dem Jul 2024 #90
Down on her because "Kamala Knows Plane Steps" IA8IT Jul 2024 #91
Dammit, it's KAMALA. Please fix this. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #93
Because she is a woman and dark skinned, we are a very racist and sexist nation. republianmushroom Jul 2024 #100
She doesn't have a penis to keep her brain in, for one.. CousinIT Jul 2024 #102
She also pissed off a lot of people on the left when she was AG of CA JCMach1 Jul 2024 #103
People are so down on Harris because the right-wing media has already started villainizing her. hadEnuf Jul 2024 #104
She is a women and not a WASP. nt doc03 Jul 2024 #105
I see a lot of pushback on Kamala from non-political types and it's very unfortunate. shrike3 Jul 2024 #106
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