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  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    461·
    2 months ago

    The polling so far gives me doubt.

    I want someone who isn’t Trump to win this fucking election, I don’t personally care who it is as long as they can deliver. My concern is that Harris can’t and, if so, she should step back as well.

    This isn’t a time for “Well I gave it my all”. Have a plan to win or GTFO.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      367·
      2 months ago

      My concern is that Harris can’t

      I think she’ll get a huge bump when/if she’s the named candidate.

      Progressives are pretty experienced at holding our noses, especially if there’s plausible deniability about the candidate.

      I’m a lot more confident in her chances than Joe’s, and I think she’s the only other option the DNC will give us.

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
        121·
        2 months ago

        The youth don’t traditionally vote for “Not Trump” - we need to actually excite the voters.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          132·
          2 months ago

          What happened in 2020?

          Harris will be enough, just like Joe was last time.

          Because it’s easier to ignore potential disappointment than ignore an ongoing disappointment

            • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
              2·
              2 months ago

              Well what they said was that she had too much baggage from Bill. And wasn’t likeable. And wasn’t Bernie. And didn’t look like a President. I dunno, I voted for her and so did everyone I know. Seemed like entrenched misogyny to me.

              But Roe was the law of the land back then. Might make a difference.

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              2 months ago

              Bill?

              He was young, charismatic, and pretended to be very progressive when campaigning…

              Worked.out great. Then we doubled down with Obama after that.

              Then for some reason after that we’ve just been running elderly unpopular candidates that are more conservative than Dem voters…

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Yes, this. Let’s whip up some real competition and select someone that we can really get normies to rally behind.