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In reply to the discussion: Democrats don't blame Harris. In fact, many want her back in 2028. [View all]democrattotheend
(12,011 posts)147. I think a different woman could
Whitmer is probably my top choice. TBH, it wasn't just (or mostly) being a woman that sank Kamala. It was the DEI label (due to Biden being explicit about picking a woman and implying he'd pick a black woman in 2020) that she wasn't quite able to shed by proving her capabilities in the short time she had. The implication that she was only there because of race/gender hurt her. That said, I don't think any of those things hurt her as much as Biden's unpopularity, inflation, immigration, her inability to say what she would do differently from Biden, and how she struggled in many cases to explain why her positions shifted from 2019. All of those mattered more than race/gender IMO.
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Democrats don't blame Harris. In fact, many want her back in 2028. [View all]
JoeOtterbein
Dec 18
OP
Just what competent republican candidate (oxymoron) do you think has a chance of being nominated
Jakes Progress
Dec 18
#89
We get it. You don't like California. But you still didn't address the question.
Jakes Progress
Dec 21
#151
Agree...sadly this country has too many racist sexist bigots that would vote no for a woman POTUS
PortTack
Dec 18
#46
Same here! We would all benefit greatly with a FE POTUS. I hate that these are the facts. But we've mgmt to win in '28
PortTack
Dec 20
#130
There are plenty of young people we can run. People that haven't lost 2 runs for President.
Autumn
Dec 18
#81
Biden ran for president four times. I knew he would beat trump in 2020 and had his
Autumn
Dec 19
#117
Okay, so he had already struck out three times before he went up to bat and finally won
ThePartyThatListens
Dec 19
#118
They sure are. Another thing that is lacking these days is some people's inability to hear
Autumn
Dec 19
#124
The only answer that would have helped is if she said she opposed the Transgender rights
JI7
Dec 19
#92
It wasn't Biden's views that were used against her, it was her own statements from 2020
MichMan
Dec 19
#101
Unfortunately, I think you are sadly right. I loved both candidates that we put out into the field, and still...
SWBTATTReg
Dec 18
#35
I think this is the realistic view. Kamala did the best she could in terrible circumstances but see what 2028 looks...
dutch777
Dec 19
#102
Yes. I didn't like her debates in 2019. They were cringy. She would roll her eyes stuff like that.
LeftInTX
Dec 20
#134
I don't know why people keep bringing up Michelle Obama, who has said over and over
Ocelot II
Dec 19
#126
Connolly's too young. Steny Hoyer can be her VP. He will turn a 'young' 90 a few months after being sworn in.
Celerity
Dec 20
#131
Same with Hillary Clinton. How can people say we can't win with someone "uber left"...
thesquanderer
Dec 19
#99
My point is that when she was Secretary of State, she had sky high approval/favorability numbers.
StevieM
Dec 19
#125
According to this article, and the graph showing her poll numbers, she was sky high in 2010.
StevieM
Dec 20
#143
Yes, crazy to think that someone who lost an election could run again and win! Oh wait...
W_HAMILTON
Dec 18
#84
Because Joe didn't get out until that terrible moment in the first debate with Trump, Harris ran with little to no time
CTyankee
Dec 18
#53
I really like her. She is a breath of fresh air and aligned with my values. Make it so. As VP/ CA AG she has the cred
Evolve Dammit
Dec 18
#56
Maybe the 3rd time will be the charm. By 2032 she will be almost 70, so just leaving her 'young & inexperienced' years,
Celerity
Dec 20
#141
I do! I want Kamala as our candidate. And she should start holding rallies this coming February
Greybnk48
Dec 18
#70
She lost a primary and as a sitting VP she lost a presidential race during a great economy.
Autumn
Dec 18
#80
Nothing is like it was in 1968. Not politics, not the media, the economy, not America, not the people.
Autumn
Dec 19
#109
I'm not talking about Gore, not talking about Humphry. I was talking about Harris.
Autumn
Dec 19
#113
Democratic Party officials are just being diplomatic - they don't feel it's necessary to denounce something
Midwestern Democrat
Dec 19
#91
We had arguably two of the most qualified women running in 2016/2024. Sadly, the country isn't ready.
Noel Kums
Dec 19
#97
I keep hearing that she lost because of racism and sexism. Why would things be any different four years from now?
jalan48
Dec 20
#142