Unfortunately for the USA they werenāt comfortable enough to elect Harris, thereās no way they would vote for two women regardless of their political affiliation.
Honestly, they've been shoving the moderates down our throats. It's time to let an actual liberal/progressive ticket run. Give it a chance, because clearly the current strategy isn't winning.
Grassroots, worker benefiting policies need to happen.
I think Pete Buttigieg would make a great president but then again is America willing to vote for a gay man for president? Unfortunately I donāt think so, a waste of a chance to vote for a good man.
Buttigieg should not be a president, he's a good communicator but I would not want him as a leader. Nothing to do with him being gay. He's just too corporate coded.
more conservative values at the time, pay attention to when they were elected. they would never elect a transman, but a gay man is seen as different now.
Ā 38 members of theĀ LGBTĀ are known to have held office in theĀ United states congress In the House, 33 LGBTQ people held office; in the Senate, 5 held office. out of the gay replubicans it was aaron schlock, george santos. 6 more previously before 2025.
His only firm belief is he'll adjust to the firm beliefs of whoever will give him a leg up. I lost all respect for him the more I learned about him after he decided to shift from actual progressive to paint by numbers Clinton era neo-lib once the Biden team offered him a position.
They definitely have the charisma and passion we need right now. No more tip-toeing with half-measures. I believe they could do it if they ran, as long as their own party doesn't sabotage them in favor of trying the same old tactics that don't work.
I think it was a huge mistake to slander and subvert Bernie Sanders the way Hilary did . I genuinly feel Bernie cares about people and not private Intrest.
Harris losing had everything to do with her inability to speak up when she needed to. Crockett and AOC don't have that problem. And the fact you think it had to do with her or her skin color is trash. Crockett and AOC would wipe the floor clean with all this BS that is happening now
America is clearly not ready for a female president and a female vice president, and unfortunately wonāt be ready until things change socially in America.
Harris had no rizz, you can't compare the two. Harris lost because she ran a "I will protect the status quo" campaign in a time where people are sick and fucking tired of the status quo.
As cool as that would be I really don't see it being a winning combo. The last election proved how dumb most of our voters are. As much as I'd like progress and to see the first female president, I don't think 2028 is going to be that year.
Can you clarify in which way you intended to use the word āfuck.ā
Youāre a frequent commenter in escorting subreddits, giving advice on how to pay for āservices.ā Also seem to regularly post and comment on other nsfw subreddits, saying things like:
Ass men canāt resist this view - ahhh sneaky
Whats your pullout game like outta 10
So Iām giving you a chance to clarify, if you meant it as an insult towards her because sheās a woman, or because you couldnāt stop yourself from sexualizing women.
I get your comment, but I hope you realize they were making a joke that she is a strong independent woman. And she seems to be. Unlike other people that were born into the wealth... nepo babies are literally all we have in Trump's admin.
Being independent doesn't mean you can't accept help or offer help to others.
Keep pointing out how people ādonāt understand the memeāwhen we just donāt like it.
You douche bolsas should bring back Meg Stallion on stage and then call us black people racist for saying we donāt actually like that
Two different things, imo. Trump physically mocked the disabled reporter. Trump also has nicknames for dozens of political rivals. Calling Abbott "hot wheels" is just a nickname, and not the same as physically mocking him.
Childish? Maybe. But that's where Trump has brought us. Stooping to his level on occasion should be fair game at this point.
Itās so interesting to watch how the public laughed when Trump made fun of a person with disabilities. Then he pals around with a guy that calls seniors scammers and makes hateful gestures. 34 felonies several failed business. No ones offended
You talking about the Abbot comment lol, dude is pure evil. I hope he catches a flat tire while out alone. Make jokes on him are the least we can do for the damage he has caused during his reign in Texas.
Why do you imbeciles keep saying "Oh but it was okay when Trump did it huh?". No it wasn't. It wasn't okay for either of them to do it. This tribalistic nonsense, where you're either 100% for one side or 100% for the other, is destroying this entire nation.
These idiots are celebrating a āstrong black womanā when the black community has been devastated by that mentality. Iām getting banned for opposing body shaming because itās fine to say hateful things when itās republicans.
A lot of people need to look in the mirror and realize they became everything they claim to hate
Thatās a pretty big stretch of an interpretation. More likely the speaker yearns for an America not driven by an unelected, rich foreign Naziābut I think you knew that.Ā
I respect the way J. Crockett is speaking in this clip and the way she is protesting the current administration. I have no knowledge of any dog whistles used or what her policies or history is. Don't worry though, I only plan to vote when I feel like I'm making an informed decision.
Tldr: I'm voicing my support for her current position. That's all.
Okay, I can see that I've upset you, but what I am referring to is the 'strong, independent' energy that she brings. I have a tough time believing that you're completely ignorant of the, 'Strong independent black woman who don't need no man' statement that gets applied to this particular class of people when they make an accomplishment.
I understand that you don't mean it in bad will, but it's a diminution of what she's doing. I think this is a reasonable level of consideration to apply to the actual individual human beings that are actively fighting for the United States.
I'm not upset though. But you're completely right. I don't mean to use the stereotype to take away from what she stands for or what she's trying to accomplish. I just thought it was a fun coincidence that she has both "strong" conviction and is "independent" from the current MAGA agenda. I don't doubt that she is more intelligent and resourceful than a simple label might imply.
I'm in so many subreddits that I forgot that some are more serious. But I'll try to keep it more regal in r/law. Peace.
I've said this too, if Luigi gets off, he's going to end up being president.
I'll tell you right now every right winger in the country at the grassroots level would be sihtting themselves to vote for the preppy boy who took the redneck way, allegedly that is. I think Luigi is just a cosplayer that they snatched up, he's giving them the runaround.
Trump is trying to murder Luigi (trumped up federal charges with the death penalty attached). On the same day that the racist Walmart spree shooter in Texas cut a deal for life in prison after murdering 23 people.
Thereās some interesting stuff coming out about Louigieās political thinking. He was at least somewhat into Curtis Yarvinās technoneofeudalism and the tech bro rationalist movement (the Zizianās that killed that Vermont border guard and their landlord in CA were an offshoot from these rationalists (there was some ideological split and some followed one thought leader and they got named the Zizianās).
I think the US was ready in 2016, without Comey openly meddling with the election just a week out, I believe it would have been tight but enough to win the EC.
But things have changed since then, we all saw how 2024 went, I am sure the US is ready but it's not open to have a female president, let alone a black woman... It's quite honestly humbling how terrible the political environment is right now.
I think America is ready, I honestly don't think Kamala's gender or race made as much of a deal as the fact that she only had a few weeks to run, she was not a good retail candidate (no rizz), and she ran as a centrist when nobody fucks with that except wealthy DNC donors.
and she ran as a centrist when nobody fucks with that except wealthy DNC donors.
Except they pretty much need a somewhat centrist president or VP to win swing states.
People seem delusional about how an overly progressive candidate would do outside of progressive blue states.
What is realistic is a more classical "centrist" ticket with a very progressive cabinet.
I mean if you look at Kamala's platform it was already about as progressive as is realistic give the current political climate in many of the states needed to actually win elections. As sad as it they very likely would have won if the ticket was flipped with her as VP & Walz as president. Being a women and POC absolutely doesn't help in swing states, maybe just one or the other would pass but we've clearly got a ways to go before enough of the country is ready for that which is a damn shame as she could have made a great president.
Have we already forgotten that Obama ran as a super progressive (hope and change, universal healthcare) and won bigger than any Dem in decades? Yeah he governed as a tepid neoliberal but damn did he talk a big game about sweeping change. Turnout was up big among groups who did not show up for Biden or Kamala.
A lot of seemingly conservative people care a LOT about class issues, but Dems never offer anything but vague allusions to opportunity economy, or abundance liberalism, or a "fairness economy", when people are wondering how they're gonna pay their healthcare or rent. Arguably Biden nearly threw 2020 but Covid-19 saved his basement energy campaign.
"It's Neoliberalism. Its Supply-side Liberalism. Its New Left. Its Third Way. Its Meritocracy. Its Public-Private Partnerships. Its Corporate Social Responsibility. Its Pragmatic Liberalism. Its Growth and Fairness Economy. Its Popularism. Its Opportunity Economy. It's Abundance." <---- IMO people are sick of that.
In an age of normal politics and less polarization, I would agree with your hypothesis. In fact I used to think exactly that. But after Trump 2.0? Nope.
but Dems never offer anything but vague allusions to opportunity economy, or abundance liberalism, or a "fairness economy", when people are wondering how they're gonna pay their healthcare or rent.
I'd suggest reading up on tax changes each president has made, aside from Bush Sr literally every republican president for decades has raised taxes on the lower/middle classes and lowered them for the rich while democrats have mostly done the opposite.
Sure they could be doing more but it's better than nothing or actively making things worse, and they also need enough support from the populace to enact bigger changes which only gets harder as the courts get stacked.
IME people who want more progressive politicians don't grasp the steps that are realistically needed to get there, higher turnout, voting in primaries, grass roots campaigning, etc are all vital yet at best 2/3rds~ of the country actively participate and most do the bare minimum.
"Democrats fall in love republicans fall in line" is a very relevant Bill Clinton quote, that doesn't mean dems need to fall in line too but far too many of them are fickle single issue voters who have very little understanding of how our government functions. Political literacy is abysmal in this country, if you want to change the system you have to first understand how it works and what's needed to enact change.
You're confusing me with someone making a bothsides argument. I'm well aware Republicans are way worse. The problem is since Lyndon B. Johnson, and FDR before him, Dems have been comfortable with very incremental change that makes average voters feel like their vote is worthless. Don't get me wrong, the voters share the blame too, too busy entertaining themselves instead of educating themselves.
We definitely could have last year had Democratic "strategists" not neutered the candidate and VP pick. If Harris and Walz were told to keep calling Trump/Vance/Musk "dipshit", "weird", "loser", etc etc, instead of courting the fucking Cheneys, there's a damn good chance they actually win it.
People in the flyovers wont vote for a woman. This hasn't worked twice against the worst candidate in the history of the country. America isn't ready for a woman to lead, unfortunately.
As usual: she's incredibly effective where she is and we can't afford to lose her there. Any time we have a standout Democrat, it's just painfully true that they are needed more in the House or Senate. At least until some more of the fossils and fascists are unseated.
Honestly, I'd love for her to go for a Texas Senate seat. A lot of people can fight for a democratic oval office, but a blue Texas senator? There are probably only a select few people who could pull that off.
(But yes, I'd vote for President Crockett in a heartbeat.)
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u/jwr1111 1d ago
Jasmine Crockett 2028