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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 11:58 PM Jan 2019

Kamala Harris 2020

I'm starting to warm up to her candidacy. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3,000, 000 votes and lost the Electoral College by 55,000 votes in WI, PA, and MI. The question then becomes, for any candidate, is what groups will he or she do worse than Hillary and what groups will he or she do better?

IMO there are no groups she will do worse and she will do marginally better among people of color , there's just not that much room for improvement, and markedly better among women and suburbanites.

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blm

(113,132 posts)
1. Only if those votes aren't still being blocked or stolen.
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:25 AM
Jan 2019

Never forget that there were millions of voters purged from the voter rolls across the country, but, especially targeted in swing states.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)
3. I was on the Beto train but I am really impressed with Kamala Harris.
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:29 AM
Jan 2019

I also see that there are supporters of a certain candidate who already are trying to discredit her, focusing on her work as California's Attorney General. Anybody looking at it in its entirety would say she was a forward leaning one.

blm

(113,132 posts)
4. I like most of them and keeping an open mind, but,
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:41 AM
Jan 2019

I have a solid memory......and Gabbard won’t get the time of day from me.

dem4decades

(11,321 posts)
2. I like Harris, thought she'd make a good VP for Biden. Now I hear Biden might not run
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:28 AM
Jan 2019

Wondering if she has what it takes to be #1 on the ticket. We'll find out.

comradebillyboy

(10,189 posts)
5. I like Harris a lot so far. Let's she how she does on the
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:01 AM
Jan 2019

campaign trail. There are another three or four folks that also look promising.

Raine

(30,541 posts)
7. I like Castro, I'm impressed by him
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 04:24 AM
Jan 2019

I like how he said his prioriy is the environment. So nice to hear the environment mentioned in a speech for a change, usually all I hear is crickets.

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