Kamala can’t win

[keith99]

As soon as I saw the thread title I thought:

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

This is a sure sign that Harris has an excellent chance of defeating Trump and his supporters are scared.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Money is a nonissue considering Trump has Musk backing him financially. One of the problems with having someone with over $200 billion as a backer, is it most likely leaves potential doners figuring Musk has the financial end fully covered. And once the hoopla over the Harris - Walz ticket wears off there's a good chance the surge in the polls will drop.

The money is certainly not a guarantee, but the vibe I’m getting is that the hoopla is strong enough last at least through November. I think people want to believe in Harris-Walz.

Either way, the notion that they have no support is silly.

 

[Hammster]

The context, whether he’s right or wrong, is that she’s not a legitimate candidate, and such cannot be declared a winner.

 

[Hammster]

As soon as I saw the thread title I thought:

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

This is a sure sign that Harris has an excellent chance of defeating Trump and his supporters are scared.

Ooooooo

 

[HIM]

I think you discount the power of propaganda.

That and ignorance

 

[PloverWing]

The context, whether he’s right or wrong, is that she’s not a legitimate candidate, and such cannot be declared a winner.

Ah. Well, he's mistaken then.

 

[Whyayeman]

From the OP:

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Kamala is not a legitimate candidate for President. She is not popular. She is not inspiring. She has no base of support. She has no cogent policy proposals to better the country. She is a terrible public speaker with little to no grasp of national politics. She was airdropped into the 2024 campaign because her boss couldn’t string together a coherent sentence. She was selected as VP in the first place because she is a Black woman. ​

Every statement in that paragraph is factually wrong. She is an American citizen. She is polling ahead of Trump. She has been rapturously received at the rallies she has addressed. Her support can be gauged by the money that has been pouring in and by the opinion polls. She has an abundance of policies; they are not popular with the right, it is true but that is a different matter. The rest is just invective.

 

[Hans Blaster]

The context, whether he’s right or wrong, is that she’s not a legitimate candidate, and such cannot be declared a winner.

She is absolutely a legitimate candidate and no one is "declaring her the winner". All of the voting has to happen first.

 

[Hammster]

From the OP:

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Kamala is not a legitimate candidate for President. She is not popular. She is not inspiring. She has no base of support. She has no cogent policy proposals to better the country. She is a terrible public speaker with little to no grasp of national politics. She was airdropped into the 2024 campaign because her boss couldn’t string together a coherent sentence. She was selected as VP in the first place because she is a Black woman. ​

Every statement in that paragraph is factually wrong. She is an American citizen. She is polling ahead of Trump. She has been rapturously received at the rallies she has addressed. Her support can be gauged by the money that has been pouring in and by the opinion polls. She has an abundance of policies; they are not popular with the right, it is true but that is a different matter. The rest is just invective.

And she received 0 votes from the American people.

 

[Hammster]

She is absolutely a legitimate candidate and no one is "declaring her the winner". All of the voting has to happen first.

Okay. I was just explaining the context.

 

[SimplyMe]

And she received 0 votes from the American people.

Actually, this is false. As for how she was voted in to become the Democratic nominee, it was essentially the same way Abraham Lincoln was nominated to be the Republican nominee in 1860.

 

[Petros2015]

Opinion piece. I’m sure that all my liberal friends will agree.

Even skimming it I feel like I need to wash my hands from the slime.
We hit twerking 5 words in, following a 3 word name

At least the author set the tone up front.

'Rah rah Trump'
'If Kamela wins, it can only be by fraud'

There, nice concise summation, and I saved anyone who hasn't read it 3 pages of twerking by the author.

 

[BCP1928]

And she received 0 votes from the American people.

And she won't receive any, until November. She won't even be an official candidate until she is nominated in convention--by delegates elected by Democrats.

 

[Hammster]

Actually, this is false. As for how she was voted in to become the Democratic nominee, it was essentially the same way Abraham Lincoln was nominated to be the Republican nominee in 1860.

It’s not false.

 

[Hammster]

And she won't receive any, until November. She won't even be an official candidate until she is nominated in convention--by delegates elected by Democrats.

How are the delegates chosen?

 

[Aldebaran]

She is absolutely a legitimate candidate and no one is "declaring her the winner". All of the voting has to happen first.

No, not all of the voting. Nobody voted for her in the primary. She simply took Joe's votes for herself, along with his campaign funds. She couldn't even get votes in 2019 during that primary. Now all she has to do is convince people to vote for her in the general election once she gets past reading teleprompters and shirking interview requests.

 

[iluvatar5150]

How are the delegates chosen?

No, not all of the voting. Nobody voted for her in the primary. She simply took Joe's votes for herself, along with his campaign funds. She couldn't even get votes in 2019 during that primary. Now all she has to do is convince people to vote for her in the general election once she gets past reading teleprompters and shirking interview requests.

Nobody voted for Biden in the primary, either. In the primary, you vote for electors, not candidates (at least that’s how Dem primaries work). The OP’s author wanted folks to live up to their “republican principles” - well, that’s exactly what this is.

 

[Aldebaran]

Nobody voted for Biden in the primary, either. In the primary, you vote for electors, not candidates (at least that’s how Dem primaries work). The OP’s author wanted folks to live up to their “republican principles” - well, that’s exactly what this is.

So she's abandoned the "democracy thing" then?

 

[iluvatar5150]

So she's abandoned the "democracy thing" then?

Maybe you ought to take up your complaints with the DNC since they designed the primary system.

 

[Aldebaran]

Maybe you ought to take up your complaints with the DNC since they designed the primary system.

Lots of folks have issues with the way the DNC is doing things. Even Black Lives Matter don't want Harris forced on them.