All the leftist women voters i know would rather vote for anyone else than the last young non-white woman left in the race. Because (Puts on reading glasses) “CNN said she’s evil.”
Was this meant to be snark? If not, the issue of busing was a plan to reduce segregation in public schools. It hasn’t been a national issue since the 1970s. Except for the debate, the only times I’ve heard about bussing since history class is when watching old 1970s sitcoms
There’s plenty of reasons not to vote for Tulsi, not just CNN commentary.
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No, I think he understood my point, which you would agree with - busing is ancient history and not something that most people know or care about as debate fodder.
Given her background, Attorney General might be a better fit.
As a writer at 538 said, the scouts just got it wrong about her. She just wasn’t that good:
He makes the same point about Rubio. IMO, there’s an element of modern day racism in all this. You don’t see white candidates get hyped this way. Every young minority is a potential superstar but as with white people, most are actually just mediocre politicians. And they end up getting exposed before they are ready for prime time because they got talked by the media into running too soon. Which in the long run makes it impossible to get a minority President unless they have Barack Obama talents. They can’t all be Barack Obama. Most are just… Marco Rubio.
I wouldn’t call it racism so much as marketing errors.
I’m glad you brought up Rubio. You were absolutely in love with that guy and there’s no way in the world that Kamala Harris disappointed you more than Marco Rubio did.
Hilariously crazy prediction.
Now Biden’s saying nice things about her - but then, he can afford to: Joe Biden: 'Of course' I would consider Kamala Harris as VP pick | CNN Politics
Rubio has potential, just like Harris. He ran too soon and disappointed. I was interested in Harris too. Until I started following her on Twitter, and then my reaction was “Oh my goodness this is one shallow person.”
How is she a great cabinet member, aside from her genitalia?
She is not particularly wonky about stuff (her sister Maya is way wonkier than her).
I had high hopes for Rudy Guiliani. He went from being a fairly liberal Rockerfeller Republican to a nucking futz Republican on the national stage.
For Rudy, I think that 2008 was just too long and people had 9/11 fatigue by then. Endless wars in the Middle East had replaced rally around the flag. And IA Republicans are very evangelical so that wasn’t going to be his strong spot.
Rubio still has the problem of looking like a high school kid wearing his father’s suit for a presentation. He’s the furtherest thing from a policy wonk and trying to appeal to the young by constantly mentioning Uber and Air BNB isn’t going to work in a Republican primary dominated by older voters. But he’s also awful with the fire and brimstone evangelical stuff and was exposed as the Marco bot with canned lines about Obama. He’s probably got that senate seat for a while since his next election would be in 2022. I think he’s done with national politics unless he gets a lot of help.
Haven’t you posted this about all women democratic politicians? If you search here for “Her genitalia” you will get a dozen hits for you. What’s up with the vagina shaming?
That’s because any Gops who aren’t now “nucking futz” are RINOs or traitors to the activist base that determines political survival. Faux Nuuz is their national stage within a circus tent, a stage complete with hooks, trapdoors, trapezes, red clown cars, dancing vampire elephants, and enough snarky female flesh to stock a Tramp beauty pageant, but more vicious. Rockefeller now would be a Socialist on Faux. Look at his gun law!
Most pathetic candidate? The worst I recall was Goldwater, whom I supported. But I was oh so young then.
Goldwater won the 1964 nomination. He’s no more pathetic than McGovern or Mondale, they all got crushed but won the nomination. I’m sticking only to 1960-2016 for my sample.
Giuliani wasn’t a disappointment because everyone knew he was way out of step with his party ideologically before the race even got started. His early polling leads were strictly reputation and name recognition. Now that’s not to say he could have done a lot better than he did. But it was always going to be an uphill climb for him.
Exactly.
It was a stupid, foolish move.
No, she was never going to win the nomination.
Kamala Harris is AG material, not presidential material.
Also, the “Kamala is a cop” crap did not damage her campaign.
Prosecutors are supposed to prosecute.
What derailed her was her having no messaege