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He won mostly because his opponent was even worse. The US deserves better choices.

monkey_monkey 2y ago
The US deserves the administration it has and all the consequences that will flow from it.
brookst 2y ago
“Even worse” is an odd way to say “black woman”. I am not accusing you of sexism or racism; I am saying there is enough sexism and racism in the US to account for the difference in total popular vote, and certainly to account for the 115k votes that won the election for Trump. Had Walz been top of the ticket with exactly the same campaign and policies, he would have won. It sucks and it’s an indictment of the country, but pretending otherwise doesn’t help.
- tim333 2y ago
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  - Aloisius 2y ago
    So it wasn't just that she is a black woman, but also that you believe she was a DEI hire because she is a black woman?
    - tim333 2y ago
      Maybe that wasn't the best way to put it but did you see her on stage saying 200 million Americans died from covid? Twice. I think someone of even moderate competence would be able to figure it's not true over half the US population was dead. It seems to me the only way she was lined up to be president was for reasons other than competence.
      - Aloisius 2y ago
        You think she's dim because she misspoke and said million instead of thousand? Have... have you heard Trump speak? Or lifelong gaffe machine Biden? Or Bush Jr? Even Obama misspoke from time to time and he was a particularly gifted orator.
- bongoman42 2y ago
  There's zero chance of that. Democrats didn't even trust their own base to have a primary for Kamala because she would repeat her 2019 primary performance.
- psychlops 2y ago
  One gamble her campaign made was that more people would vote for her specifically because she was black and/or female. I doubt there are any hard numbers, but I'd guess that number far overrode any racism/sexism vote. Walz suggested he may run for 2028 so we may get lucky enough to witness your prediction. I'd bet against him winning more than one state before primaries.
lovelearning 2y ago
I'm not American. Harris didn't strike me as being worse than Trump either as a person or as a political leader. What about her was even worse than Trump?
sfn42 2y ago
I almost can not imagine a worse president. I would rather vote for a random homeless person off the street. Harris may not have had a great campaign but it absolutely baffles me that a majority of voters would even consider voting for Trump after all the crap he pulled last time. He should be in prison, not the white house.

The US deserves the administration it has and all the consequences that will flow from it.

“Even worse” is an odd way to say “black woman”. I am not accusing you of sexism or racism; I am saying there is enough sexism and racism in the US to account for the difference in total popular vote, and certainly to account for the 115k votes that won the election for Trump. Had Walz been top of the ticket with exactly the same campaign and policies, he would have won. It sucks and it’s an indictment of the country, but pretending otherwise doesn’t help.

tim333 2y ago
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- Aloisius 2y ago
  So it wasn't just that she is a black woman, but also that you believe she was a DEI hire because she is a black woman?
  - tim333 2y ago
    Maybe that wasn't the best way to put it but did you see her on stage saying 200 million Americans died from covid? Twice. I think someone of even moderate competence would be able to figure it's not true over half the US population was dead. It seems to me the only way she was lined up to be president was for reasons other than competence.
    - Aloisius 2y ago
      You think she's dim because she misspoke and said million instead of thousand? Have... have you heard Trump speak? Or lifelong gaffe machine Biden? Or Bush Jr? Even Obama misspoke from time to time and he was a particularly gifted orator.
bongoman42 2y ago
There's zero chance of that. Democrats didn't even trust their own base to have a primary for Kamala because she would repeat her 2019 primary performance.
psychlops 2y ago
One gamble her campaign made was that more people would vote for her specifically because she was black and/or female. I doubt there are any hard numbers, but I'd guess that number far overrode any racism/sexism vote. Walz suggested he may run for 2028 so we may get lucky enough to witness your prediction. I'd bet against him winning more than one state before primaries.

lovelearning 2y ago

I'm not American. Harris didn't strike me as being worse than Trump either as a person or as a political leader. What about her was even worse than Trump?

sfn42 2y ago

I almost can not imagine a worse president. I would rather vote for a random homeless person off the street. Harris may not have had a great campaign but it absolutely baffles me that a majority of voters would even consider voting for Trump after all the crap he pulled last time. He should be in prison, not the white house.