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You seem to think that someone other than Kamala Harris could have run for the Democrats once Joe Biden stepped down.
You should know that, legally, the only person who could have run after Biden stepped down was Kamala Harris. You should also know that as a condition of Biden stepping down so she could run, she was not allowed to deviate from his policies AT ALL during the election.
Oftentimes there are external constraints people come up against.
Should Biden have stepped down earlier? Sure. But that wasn't Kamala's fault. She was dealt a shitty hand and so were we. You do the best you can with what you have.
Classic.
So, if Harris had stepped down, there wouldn't have been a Dem nominee? That doesn't sound right.
You're reading too much into it. I chose Kamala and Biden because they are more distinctive than Harris and Joe and I was too lazy to write out full names.
Yes, if Kamala Harris had stepped down, before naming a VP candidate, the money they had in their war chest could not be spent on that ticket.
You were lazy, but for some reason you wrote the longer "Biden" instead of the shorter "Joe" 🤔
She could have named a VP and then stepped down. She chose not to because she wanted to force us to vote for her.
I get it, you have a hobby horse you like to ride.
Don't believe me.
That's just nuts.
I'm just pointing out an obvious trend: people call Joe Biden "Biden" and they call Kamala Harris "Kamala"
It's very common, but no one ever really seems to think about why they do that. They just get mad when I point it out.
And we were fucking forced to vote for her! It was extortion: vote for Harris or we'll let Trump kill you!
Some of the people who were witnessing their family get brutally murdered in an ethnic cleansing campaign, overlooked funded and supported by Democrats, chose not to vote.
They literally thought "my loved ones are dying on your watch as it is. Why should I stfu and reward you for it?". Which is their right. Yet these people have the audacity to blame the powerless citizens instead of blaming the assholes that told the victims and their family to STFU and die quietly!
No remorse for how their party and preferred candidates conducted themselves. Just blaming the victims and voters for not doing their bidding and vote blue no matter who...
I understand that. I don't think Biden or Harris is to blame for it all.
The party is supposed to be above the figurehead/president. Donald made Republicans about Donald Trump. Donald is an idiot who doesn't care about anyone but himself. Dems should've know better.
People weren't willing to vote for her just because Orange Man Bad. Where's the blame for that party? What's their excuse for continuing to play along for so much of Donald's nonsense?
Democratic party was in charge when the genocide started. They refused to stop it. I don't blame the voters who didn't vote for them. It's their right.
Well, I work the polls in every election and one major difference I saw in 2024 was a surprising number of young, white, slovenly men who were first time voters coming in to vote. They looked like Joe Rogan fans. I'm pretty sure they voted for Trump.
I also think this country is not only very racist but even more misogynistic. If Kamala had been a man, I think Trump would have lost.
Yea, no argument there. I had faith that US will pick Harris. Others told me that I give them too much credit without realizing just how rampant misogyny is over there.
I foolishly convinced myself that "woman leader would be emotional and start a war once a month" mentality was a thing of the past. Especially since so many strong women leaders across the world proved their mettle in my time alive.
They refused a highly educated, accomplished woman for an orange buffoon. They refused another highly educated and accomplished woman despite knowing that the orange buffoon is also a pedophile. Well, they made their bed.
The only silver lining is that the buffoon is hollowing out the empire from within.