Democrats who called on Biden to exit the presidential race soon after his debate with Trump feel gratified by her candidacy so far.
  • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    83·
    2 months ago

    I have to admit that at first I was concerned that switching candidates so close to the election would hurt the party. Im glad I was wrong.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      263·
      2 months ago

      The old rope-a-dope strategy. Put out an old feeble conservative democrat to lull the opponent into a false sense of security. Let the conservative opposition nominate a dog-eating couch-fucker as VP. Then yank the geriatric coot off stage and replace him with someone 30 years younger and normal looking who can string a full sentence together without drooling.

      Rock bottom expectations are fully exceeded. Right-wing oppo strategists are sent scrambling for a new messaging game. The median American voter fully forgets these two people were part of the same administration and excitedly claps at the jangling keys.

      Not since Reagan cut a deal with the Ayatollah of Iran has any presidential candidate so effortlessly hoodwinked their rivals. Truly a master class in winning elections. We hope.

    • MJKee9@lemmy.world
      12·
      2 months ago

      This is the first time the Democratic strategy hasn’t disappointed me in years. Nealy everyone is pushing in the same direction, and the messaging has been nearly flawless.

      • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
        82·
        2 months ago

        Everyone is pushing in the same direction because everything is continuing to slide to the right. People want policy from the left, not this neolib right-of-center crap

    • GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 months ago

      I thought the idea might have been planted to subvert the democrats and push voters from the polls.

      Hopefully the energy behind the Harris campaign lead to her presidency and a more blue government.

    • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      2 months ago

      Same. When it was announced I was literally like, “fuuuuuck”. But I’ve since change my tune and legit have a modicum of hope again.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    523·
    2 months ago

    Oh she did that for me practically on day one of announcing her candidacy.
    She is obviously intelligent and has very good political ideas.

    But something hit me recently, with George Bush it was said he was the kind of person people would like to have a beer with. Which was allegedly a big reason he won.
    But I certainly see that with Kamala Harris much more. Kamala Harris seems like such a genuinely nice person, who can also have a bit of fun.
    So Kamala if you find yourself in the neighborhood, feel free to pop in, my treat. 😀 🍺

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    17·
    2 months ago

    She’s certainly exceeded my expectations, and Trump has not met mine, either.

    I thought the GOP would have made more out of the lack of primary voting, and been prepared for Harris. The way they were pushing Biden out of the race, I thought for sure they had a strategy to capitalize on the chaos of switching candidates this late in the seasons.

    But Harris herded the kittens in the DNC, and came out swinging. Trump, meanwhile, was clearly unprepared for any of it. I’m very happy to have been completely wrong about it.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
      89·
      2 months ago

      No need to imagine. It was barely a bit more than a month ago.

      And to be clear, those who are trying to beat people into submission in the issue of genocide were the same who tried to beat people into submission on the issue of Biden s ability to win. They where wrong them. They’re wrong now.

  • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
    85·
    2 months ago

    No one outside of the donor’s circle liked Biden. He was a chump block to the progressives & the left

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      2 months ago

      No one outside of the donor’s circle liked Biden.

      No one inside the donor’s circle liked Biden. That’s why his fundraising tanked out in those last months. Kamala’s surge in donations was in large part the mega-donor class sitting on their wallets until Biden was ushered off the ticket.

      He was a chump block to the progressives & the left

      He was a chump block to keep Bernie off the ticket in 2020. But there was no real risk of a Berniecrat running for office in 2024. The party has been moving steadily to the right since Carter and spent this primary cycle knocking out any half-decent progressive without a seven figure war chest.

      Now he’s just dead weight. Everyone is happy he’s gone.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    26·
    2 months ago

    She actually is exceeding expectations.

    Before getting the nod, the narrative was “everyone hates her”.

    I fully expected her numbers to be worse than Biden and while they’re currently dropping to Biden-ish levels, she’s doing better than anyone really expected.

    TBH - I still don’t believe she’ll beat Trump. I’d LIKE her to, but the numbers she’s putting up in Pennsylvania and Michigan aren’t encouraging.

    • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 months ago

      I dont think people really started liking her. Biden just made himself that much more unlikable. When he stepped down Kamala got a massive swing because the DNC actually listened to us for once and made an actual fucking change. People saw hope for something better the first time in years.

  • Hellsfire29@lemmy.world
    323·
    2 months ago

    Only because of identity politics, though. Old white guy vs a younger “black” female?

    Of course the polls would shift. *Vote blue no matter who" in full effect lol