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[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago

This comes off very bad for her. Who wants a candidate that isn’t entirely committed or interested in the office they might run for?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 21 hours ago

Why? She has been person non grata since the election and has completely checked out. Unless she thinks the ballot initiative to make California a nation will work

[–] [email protected] 20 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

Harris didn't even get 1/2 of 1% of the popular vote in either of the two states she primaried in for 2020. Still she somehow became the VP and eventually the presumptive presidential nominee of 2024.

I feel like this is worth reminding people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The VP is just whoever the President picks. How many votes in the primary did JD Vance get?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago

The reminder is due to the fact that she never should have been the candidate in 2024 in the first place. She was not even in the top 5 in 2020. She didn't do anything during her time as VP that made up for that gap. She was pushed in because the folks above her were two leftists, a gay man, and a rich DINO.

I don't know that she would win California and if California goes to a Republican governor that takes away one of the handful of hail mary possible counter balances to Trump right now in a possible secession action. Right now if Trump attacked Mexico and Canada it isnt unreasonable to think some states would actively refuse to support the action but if California or New York were not both states to support it then it would be meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but she was a sitting senator so she was in the club. She was a black woman so she ticked the right boxes to balance out Bidens white man. And she was a prosecutor who worked well with the police so she countered the defund the police message thay centrist dems were sure would sink them.

She was a very very logical choice for Biden's VP.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

She also criticized Biden during the primaries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

She absolutely hesitated to comment on continuing to back the war on Gaza. She played by the script but it gave me the impression that she wasn't on board when she paused and gave a vague answer instead. That's when I felt like she would've departed from Biden's legacy but was looking for a better moment to do it, but that's only my interpretation.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 20 hours ago

WTF? Aren't there other people that can become president or governor? In the case of Trump rocks and organic molecules?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

Which candidate will she not be in that election?

[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No thanks, I'd like an actual progressive for once.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

Yeah... Harris was an OK option for president given the state of national politics. But California can do far better.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Good luck with that. The Democrats have sold out to the rich and corporations

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

Hear hear* Not trying to be a jerk, just sharing because I thought it was funny the first time I saw the phrase.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago

What are you gonna do, let the other guy win?

/s

[–] [email protected] 80 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I want someone who doesn't seek approval from conservatives. She can fuck off and collect speakers fees for the rest of her life for all I care.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Isn't it obvious? Harris is running for Governor, because Newsom is running for President.

Which will be hilarious if Trump Jr. also runs for President, because his (former) long-time fiancee was also Newsom's ex-wife. Kimberly Guilfoyle will be hitting the interview circuit big-time as the ex-partner of both candidates.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

The Eskimo Brothers showdown.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Newsome just launched a podcast and glazed the fuck out of his first guest: Charlie Kirk

No fucking WAY that guy needs to be president

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Never heard that before... Glazed. Is it something sexual?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, kinda? It’s a metaphor for just absolutely talking someone or something up incessantly. Basically just cumming all over the place about them. Similar to “riding”, in that regard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Glazed in a good way or bad way?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

Newsome doesn't believe trans athletes who went through male puberty should play with people who haven't

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago

Oh jfc don't. When you blow an election this hard you need to just go away.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Go away Hillary 2 electric boogaloo

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Another source familiar with Harris' thinking told CBS News that she is "seriously considering" a run for governor. A gubernatorial bid would likely mean she would not run for president in 2028, which she is also considering.

On one hand, yes, she had an very abbreviated campaign period and yes, the big issue was the inflation, and there's a limited amount that she could do about that.

On the other hand, she also had a well-funded campaign, and she had a shot and didn't make it.

And she didn't poll that strongly.

I would really rather have the Democrats find the strongest candidate they can in 2028. Harris didn't run last time because she was the strongest option in the country, but because she was VP.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Harris was doing pretty well until she let the dipshit DNC consultants take control of her messaging. Those guys are totally out of touch with the electorate.

Refusing to distance herself from Biden was her biggest mistake though. Dems are such morons. They thought the only problem was that he was old, ignoring his 38% approval rating

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'll be happy when the Democrats having a primary is a safe assumption again. 1 superdelegate-fuckified primary in 2016, 1 completely skipped primary in 2024.

I know this is a radical idea, but hear me out Democratic strategists... Have primaries, let the voters tell you who they like, so that you end up with the strongest candidate in the general. Just something to think about.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

but if they do that, it's harder for them to put their fingers on the scales of the candidate they want.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

There was definitely some fuckery behind the scenes in 2020 also. Everyone pulled out and endorsed Biden at the same time.

It's not just about finding the best candidate, it's also about not disillusioning the voters by very obviously ratfucking the primary. Don't piss off your voters right before a general election! Why do we even have to say this?

They didn't even have a good reason to do so, because Bernie would have lost anyway. Just let him lose fair and square without pissing anyone off! And I say this as a Bernie voter. He was a good influence on the candidates, but he didn't even win Washington State last time. No way would he have won a fair primary. The protest votes would have tapered off as soon as he looked like a real contender.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago

Like it or not, Harris was the right choice for 2024.

She had access to Biden war chest on day one, which was critical.

She completely wasted her opportunity

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Harris fucked us with Trump, and now she's trying to fuck us again by losing to another maga retard.

Harris, you are a fucking loser, we don't want you.

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