Harris bashes Trump over 'fear and hate' in debut rally
https:// www.reuters.com /world/us/harris-closes-nomination-with-delegates-secured-campaign-wisconsin-2024-07-23/ Harris bashes Trump over 'fear and hate' in debut rally
"The crowd's energy was an encouraging sign for the democrats"
As a non-American, I found it very grating how they would cheer every other word. It just made the speech unlistenable and basically interrupting the speaker. Maybe I'm getting old but got me a speech should be listened to and you clap at the end.
It gave me the same worship-style energy I get when I see trump speeches.
-15I knew it was inevitable that she'd lean into her past as California's top cop because of Trump's convictions but it still makes me cringe. That history is reason she was performing so badly that she had to drop out before the Iowa caucus. 😬
-63Naw, this is where she shines. It's not like attacks aren't new; it's not as if that isn't all Trump does. But at least hers aren't ad hominem attacks, and it's something that has to be repeated, over and over, until America gets it: he's a convicted felon, for chrissake, and the only reason he didn't have more convictions is because his judges keep delaying and throwing out cases. He has a reputation for appointing crooked judges; it's also fair to question the ethics of any judge he appointed.
52Yes, he's a felon and that is funny, but this law and order rhetoric was never going to excite the Democratic base to vote for her. It flopped in 2020 and it will flop again. Democrats don't want to vote for a cop.
Hopefully it's not the focus of the campaign and she focuses on the issues instead.
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It's something that doesn't play well in a primary because you're trying to get the left side of the party.
Now in a general election it will draw centrists, as well as those who want Trump to properly account for his crimes. Those people on the far left who wouldn't have chosen her over Bernie or whatever, they are so anti-Trump she can probably count on them to vote for her. There's not a strong leftist third party candidate, either.
I hope you'll be among them, even though you cringe.
7In a general election it could also cause Democrats to stay home. You know that can happen, right? Harris needs to reassure Democrats that she won't govern like a cop and appealing to mythical Independents at the cost of her base is a bad move.
I'm happy to vote for a chance at ending the genocide. I suspect she probably won't but I'm willing to vote for a chance.
But if she gets deep into law and order shit then there are going to be people who see it and assume she's basically just a moderate Republican, and they won't care about taking that chance. Calling me cringe doesn't change that.
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Enough with decorum.
Stop being tolerant.
Heads aren't meant to be constantly tilted 90° so the nose sticks straight up.
Our tolerance, our attitudes, our desire to conform and not disrupt, the wish for better and the apathy to not strive for it. So many on the Left blame leaders they often failed to vote for. They blame decisions whose results they parrot and rarely fully understand. They try to be so different that even their opinions, who match with everyone else, become twisted in some way to stand out, striking false differences, and creating rifts and tension.
I suggest we all shut the hell up for a few months and work together. If YOU, dear reader, want YOUR change, you can get it. Be patient and hold your head, not your nose, high to fight for a better world. We can do this despite our differences in opinion because at the end of all these long days each of us wants a better life. That's the real reason why we argue, because better is subjective to the person, and yet may objectively be better for all, despite the uncertainty.
We can do this.
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