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In reply to the discussion: saw Kornaki on MSNBC showing Harris had same polling as Biden [View all]Bucky
(55,334 posts)Youre right about independents being key. But the surest path to a blue win is if we get YouTube and first time voters back in the mix. That's how we've win in the past: Clinton in
'92, Obama in '08, both appealed to youth voters, both were under 50 and threw the word Hope around liberally.
Trump is rather stupidly running as an incumbent. His message is mostly about the past and getting even. People perpetually want a break from the toxic flavor Republicans always generate in politics, so I think Harris has the opening to reframe this election as building a better future.
I find this exciting. I think she is undefined enough to rebrand herself as a new politician. She's got cool stepmom vibes (which ironically, she actually is). Attacking her for dating around while she was single is gonna backfire harsh on the Republicans. They'd be basically attacking Mary Tyler Moore.
I think this is gonna be a good year for us. We just need our party leaders to handle it right.