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Opinion: As Biden flounders, why aren't more Democrats sold on Kamala Harris?
The Los Angeles Times | Yahoo ^ | July 5, 2024 | By Lorraine Ali

Posted on 07/05/2024 11:23:57 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

It's been a week since President Biden's disastrous debate performance, and his political fortunes only appear to be growing worse by the day.

Now it all boils down to two questions: Will Biden drop out of the race? And who is in the top position to replace him?

The answer to that the second question should be a no brainer — the vice president, of course.

I honestly don't know if Harris can win in November, or if she truly is the best candidate to steer this country away from what appears to be certain ruin if Trump wins. What I do know is that Harris faces a higher bar due to her gender and race. The outright dismissal of her as a serious replacement for Biden is irresponsible, not to mention sexist and racist, and it underscores the double standard that women and people of color face — especially those at the top of their game.

The flipside of that coin is acknowledging that America my not be ready for a female president, let alone a woman of color. Supporting Harris means believing that the electorate is capable of bucking centuries of tradition and bias, and that's a risky move in an election where the stakes are sky high.

It's more than fair to talk about Harris' electability. She deserves scrutiny like everyone else whose name is being bandied about as a possible contender should Biden step out of the race . But simply assuming she's not the right candidate without a deeper exploration of her strengths and weaknesses is unfair for someone as accomplished as Harris.

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1 posted on 07/05/2024 11:23:57 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

haha


2 posted on 07/05/2024 11:24:21 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Cause she is far crazier than Biden...


3 posted on 07/05/2024 11:27:14 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

probably because the wheels on her bus don’t go around and around like they’re supposed to. not to mention her bus is REALLY REALLY short. no offense to other short bus riders intended.


4 posted on 07/05/2024 11:27:58 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Article:

“someone as accomplished as Harris”

This is gaslighting on steroids.


5 posted on 07/05/2024 11:29:09 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

6 posted on 07/05/2024 11:29:59 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

There are people who doubt her because of her sex and race, there are people who support her for her sex and race, she’s on the ticket for her sex and race.

Whether she should run for president or do the job of president should be decided on other factors having nothing to do with sex and race, and I hope,will be.


7 posted on 07/05/2024 11:30:11 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Dems talk a big DEI game but now they must put their money where their DEI mouth is or shut up about it.


8 posted on 07/05/2024 11:30:43 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Live by affirmative action hires and die by affirmative action hires.


9 posted on 07/05/2024 11:30:48 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why is this a surprise? Just look at the 2020 Dem Presidential primary rankings.


10 posted on 07/05/2024 11:31:19 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If they don’t like or want Harris, why did they choose her as VP in the first place?..................


11 posted on 07/05/2024 11:31:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
It can't be common sense, so it must be that they're racists.

12 posted on 07/05/2024 11:31:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Qwapisking

Her inappropriate emotional responses, laughing at things that aren’t funny or when she has no answer, are symptomatic of a mental condition called emotional incontinence. People who have this condition can be intelligent, but they can also be like Harris, who no sentient observer would call intelligent.

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13 posted on 07/05/2024 11:33:36 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sleepy should come out and declare like Hellary once did stating, ‘why ain’t I 5O points ahead’?
Or steal her ‘I don’t feel know ways tired’ …eheh.


14 posted on 07/05/2024 11:36:30 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ll take “because she’s an idiot” for 500 Alex.


15 posted on 07/05/2024 11:36:47 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Remember the 2020 ‘Rat primary?

NOBODY wanted the California Cackler.


16 posted on 07/05/2024 11:37:27 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

words come out of her mouth
and they make a sound
and people hear those words
they listen to those words
and they realize those words
do not make any sense


17 posted on 07/05/2024 11:38:13 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: Red Badger

Quote: “ If they don’t like or want Harris, why did they choose her as VP in the first place?..................”

Because it was affirmative action all the way. Biden said he was picking a black woman. The rest (like, not like, qualifications, etc.) was irrelevant.


18 posted on 07/05/2024 11:38:23 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Democrats have no choice... If Biden needs to abandon his Presidential run because he has dementia... Then he can hardly be President.

Kamala will be the next President and as such, she will be the front runner at any brokered convention and selecting somebody else when you already have a President in office who is able to do the job, would be problematic. Getting behind another candidate at this point doesn’t make sense for Democrats.

What they should be trying to figure out is who Kamala will select as her VP. She won’t select anybody with half a chance to be the Democrat nominee, so it will likely be somebody without name recognition... A complete nobody, like she herself was.


19 posted on 07/05/2024 11:38:38 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: cgbg

Kamala was put in charge of the border.nobody likes the job she did.


20 posted on 07/05/2024 11:39:19 AM PDT by Extra-Ordinary Objectives (My preferred pronouns are intuitively obvious to the most casual observer.)
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