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President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

  1. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Ill grant you it’s a difficult dynamic to define with concrete examples, but it’s simply reducible to this: who would want her to be president?

    Put another way, if Biden were to keel over, before the election, do you really think Harris would emerge from the primaries as the Democratic nominee?

    She’s more Quayle than Gore.

    With the ongoing implosion of the Republican Party, Democrats are in a unique position. Handing the future of the donkeys to Harris is a nonstarter.
     
  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The difference between Joe Biden getting re-elected or losing will not be Kamala Harris, especially if he is running against Donald Trump. People aren't working on that granular of a level in their decision making in the current environment. There are very few, if any, people who would vote for Joe Biden otherwise, but won't pull the lever (figuratively) because of Kamala Harris.
     
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  3. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    No, I don't. But that's a different question. I think in an open primary, Newsom probably wins. But it won't be open. Biden owes the Black community, ESPECIALLY Black women. He's not going to shit on that relationship by replacing Harris.

    On the latter part, again, where are you getting that? What flub has she made that approaches "potatoe"? Maybe there's one I'm not remembering.
     
  4. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Her ubiquitous fake laugh is worth a tater or two.
     
  5. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Kamala Harris has eaten some shit sandwiches by design. I don’t fancy her chances of winning a national election at the top of the ticket but she’s done what has been asked of her, including a lot more hanging around DC to break tie votes in the Senate.
     
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  6. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Those of you who question the VP have no clue about how sharp she is and what she has done to get to the VP. Americans suck because everyone is ready to denigrate rather than praise.
     
  7. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    I aint no hater lol. Im just talking the reality of how she is perceived and of how she doesnt galvanize voters. That’s been borne out in the 2020 primaries. She got nowhere.

    If this country has proven anything, it’s that they’d rather elect any unqualified man over the most qualified woman. Is Harris gonna be the one who changes that narrative? I dont see it, even though I’d vote for her over any fucking Republican in the race.
     
  8. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I don't find Kamala particularly likable as a politician, but I don't doubt her smarts.
     
  9. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

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  10. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Kamala-the-WORST VP EVARRRR is a Faux Fascist Noise storyline being furiously pushed along with Senile-Bungling-Incompetent Biden and his gangster criminal family.

    Remember the second half of Fatfuck's term, when it became apparent Biden was going to run, NO Democrats (zero zip zilch nada) thought Biden was going to be a dynamic inspirational president, but more likely a moderately effective chief executive who would hire competent people and probably be pretty boring.
    "Won't it be a relief to have somebody actually competent to do the job? Won't it be great after the nonstop crises and manufactured drama of the fatfuck fascist junta, we have just an average level competent administration?"

    The last thing Team Fatfuck wants is for Biden to be moderately successful. That's why they're pushing the apocalyptic "WORRST DISASTER EVARR" bullshit.
     
  11. Kato

    Kato Well-Known Member

    Fake laugh? Likeability? ... These only seem to be knocks against female politicians. Because Washington is filled with fake-laughing, unlikable men.

    My biggest issue with Harris, really, is how Biden is showcasing her -- or how he isn't -- compared to how he was put out there by Obama. He could go a long way to make her more likable and more presidential, as Obama did with him almost daily, it seemed. And considering the age factor, I think it would be wise for Biden to do that more, but it seems he's treating her more like a traditional Veep, say pre-Gore/Cheney/Biden.
     
  12. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    I think this has handcuffed her more than anything. She can't do a lot of normal VP things because she's stuck playing what is a very important role and she has to be on the ground to do it.
     
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