Ned, I don’t know if you’ve seen this—posted it here recently and sent to just about my whole email address book: Politics Girl on Kamala Harris—worth the time to see IMHO:
Ned, I don’t know if you’ve seen this—posted it here recently and sent to just about my whole email address book: Politics Girl on Kamala Harris—worth the time to see IMHO:
A million thanks, Barbara, for that vid.! Okay, I exaggerate: nine hundred, ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine thanks. I watched the whole vid. That deepens my commitment to a ticket alien to my politics but appealing to my basic decency. Thank you.
🤝
At this point, I will vote for the President even if he has formaldehyde in his veins. My sister has observed that many people will be voting for vice president in 2024 in view of the age of the candidates. Trump is going to pick a lackey or an opportunist whom I can not trust.
😠
So, even if I could get past the two presidential candidates to look at the vice presidential candidates, the die is cast. Politics is fun to debate and to gnash my teethe over. My politics changes over time; so, I now vote for character. The Democratic ticket has plenty of that to spare in 2024.
I agree with your sister, and I suspect this was part of Biden's calculation going into 2020. On the Republican side -- this is where it gets really, really interesting. No way will Trump go for a #2 capable of succeeding him, but the Project 2025 crowd *have* to be thinking along those lines.
I too thank you for the link. I hadn't seen the "Politics Girl" before. Wow, she's a spitfire for sure!
I am a Kamala fan too, although I retain some lingering doubts about her prosecutorial mindset, and wish she would ditch the HRC-esque pantsuits at least a couple times a week.
She has the "It" factor that most politicians do not. I have a pet theory that charismatic, good looking politicians (i.e., JFK, Reagan, Obama) are a few points up from the jump among undecided voters.
I think that if she were to be the Democratic nominee in Biden's stead, an outcome I am pulling for, she would lever her advantages more than the Pavlovian wave of MAGA racism could harm her.
MAGA racism and the attack ads that would surely issue forth from the GOP cesspool are only part of the problem. Don't look now but racism and sexism/misogyny are alive and well among people who always or usually vote Democratic.
Sadly agree, Susanna, for all that others in the world “look to us” for inspiration (holding us to an ideal we have not yet met IMHO) we are sure behind the 8-ball on these issues. Some states are far ahead of us nationally…hope we can, collectively, learn to do, to be, better soon!
Ned, I don’t know if you’ve seen this—posted it here recently and sent to just about my whole email address book: Politics Girl on Kamala Harris—worth the time to see IMHO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJeltMiTZXo&t=312s
A million thanks, Barbara, for that vid.! Okay, I exaggerate: nine hundred, ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine thanks. I watched the whole vid. That deepens my commitment to a ticket alien to my politics but appealing to my basic decency. Thank you.
🤝
At this point, I will vote for the President even if he has formaldehyde in his veins. My sister has observed that many people will be voting for vice president in 2024 in view of the age of the candidates. Trump is going to pick a lackey or an opportunist whom I can not trust.
😠
So, even if I could get past the two presidential candidates to look at the vice presidential candidates, the die is cast. Politics is fun to debate and to gnash my teethe over. My politics changes over time; so, I now vote for character. The Democratic ticket has plenty of that to spare in 2024.
I agree with your sister, and I suspect this was part of Biden's calculation going into 2020. On the Republican side -- this is where it gets really, really interesting. No way will Trump go for a #2 capable of succeeding him, but the Project 2025 crowd *have* to be thinking along those lines.
Interesting to see if the Project 2025 cretins are in charge or if they let chump pretend a little longer.
Oh, they are definitely in charge. Trump is a stooge for authoritarians. Then, if he gets in, he will spiral outta control.
And then likely be replaced by a Heritage competent guy.
Presidents are generally replaced by their vice presidents. I'm extremely interested in who winds up as the GOP VP pick.
Chump may love his cult nuts, but my money is on money. Who will con who
Same here, but IMO it's a 60/40 or 70/30 split. I'd love to watch the fireworks over that one, but from a safe distance.
I’m afraid I know who will suffer the most damage
They *think* they're in charge. They may have underestimated what the power of a mob can do. And Trump is much better with mobs they they are.
Ditto Ned.
Thanks for sharing this Politics Girl piece!
Hear, here! And I subscribed to wedge me little mind a wee-bit open.
Hi Barbara!
I too thank you for the link. I hadn't seen the "Politics Girl" before. Wow, she's a spitfire for sure!
I am a Kamala fan too, although I retain some lingering doubts about her prosecutorial mindset, and wish she would ditch the HRC-esque pantsuits at least a couple times a week.
She has the "It" factor that most politicians do not. I have a pet theory that charismatic, good looking politicians (i.e., JFK, Reagan, Obama) are a few points up from the jump among undecided voters.
I think that if she were to be the Democratic nominee in Biden's stead, an outcome I am pulling for, she would lever her advantages more than the Pavlovian wave of MAGA racism could harm her.
MAGA racism and the attack ads that would surely issue forth from the GOP cesspool are only part of the problem. Don't look now but racism and sexism/misogyny are alive and well among people who always or usually vote Democratic.
Sadly agree, Susanna, for all that others in the world “look to us” for inspiration (holding us to an ideal we have not yet met IMHO) we are sure behind the 8-ball on these issues. Some states are far ahead of us nationally…hope we can, collectively, learn to do, to be, better soon!
Thanks - I'll look at it now. Big fan of Politics Girl.