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shrike3

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106. I see a lot of pushback on Kamala from non-political types and it's very unfortunate.

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Fri Jul 5, 2024, 12:37 PM

Jul 2024

May be the framing after she and Joe won.

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Why are people so down on Kamilla Harris? [View all] Norbert Jul 2024 OP

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