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Kamala Harris says she doesn’t plan to return to ‘broken’ system of US politics
(www.theguardian.com)
Single best decision she's ever made.
this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2025
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She’s never polled well. Couldn’t even win a primary in her own state. This is like declining to attend a party you weren’t invited to where no one likes you.
Good point. Let's do nothing.
Kamala dropping out is a big step.
Agreed, that way the Ds can't run her again. Because they absolutely would.
It seems Democrats are finally coming to terms with the fact that they need to appeal to people if they want to win their votes.
Or more accurately, make people believe like they care. Because they are still working against Mamdani and other progressives in full force.
Not gonna lie, you had me on the first part. I was going to ask for a source based on exactly what you mentioned in the second. They only want to give the illusion of listening to the working class, so they can maintain the status quo.
It seems Democrats are finally coming to terms with the fact that they need to appeal to people if they want to win their votes.
They did over 6 months ago when they stopped electing neoliberals for DNC chair, and elected the head of Minnesota's Working Families Party to DNC chair...
Because they are still working against Mamdani and other progressives in full force.
A new DNC chair who is excited about Mamdani, and wants to take his strategy because that's what Dem voters want:
Well, first, it was a brilliant campaign. And there's a lot of lessons.
One is, he campaigned for something. And this is a critical piece. We can't just be in a perpetual state of resisting Donald Trump. Of course, we have to resist Donald Trump. There's no doubt about it for all the reasons we just talked about. But we also have to give people a sense of what we're for, what the Democratic Party is fighting for, and what we would do if they put us back in power.
And that's really critical. And I think that's one of the lessons from Mamdani's campaign, is that he focused on affordability. He focused on a message that was resonant with voters, and he campaigned for something, not against other people or against other things. He campaigned on a vision of how he was going to make New York City a better place to live.
I think that's one of the lessons. The other lessons, of course, is the tactics he used to get his message out, both a very aggressive in-person campaigning, meeting voters where they're at, and then also in those digital spaces, using very creative messaging to cut through the noise and to get to voters in an inexpensive but authentic way.
There's a lot to learn from that campaign, and I'm excited to learn more.
He's been chair for the ouster of David Hogg and the shameful behavior of the party he chairs toward Mamdani.
He's not the savior you're touting him as.
Notably absent from the DNC chair's comments are two big things Mamdani didn't do, which centrist Democrats are doing in spades. Namely, throwing both Palestinians and trans folks under the bus. Mamdani showed that you don't win power by betraying vulnerable minority groups. The DNC has to still learn that lesson.
Pass
So...
Two days after 10/7 he said a slogan was problematic because it could be interpreted as a call for genocide...
And then on Thanksgiving he thanked Biden for working on expanding aid to Gaza and facilitating release of prisoners? (Which reads like a bit of a jab towards Biden honestly)
I dont understand the single word you put with that
Did you mean "pass" as he "passes" your standards?
Or you think those two tweets from 2 years ago mean you won't support the Dem party?
Because if so, Im really curious who you support. For pretty much any position anywhere.
Weird how he attacked Democratic Socialists of America while doing that.
Mamdani is a member of DSA by the way.
Attacked?
If he attacked anything it was the phrase. But very few social media disagreements count as "attacks".
But he didn't attack "DSA twin cities"
https://twincitiesdsa.org/steering-committee/
An organization so professional they don't even disclose their leaderships last names btw.
And definitely did not attack the national DSA.
But like, you think him disagreeing with the phrasing of one tweet made by one member of a city chapter of a nationwide organization is an "attack" on the entire national organization?
You...
You insist any member of the party never questions the party?
Not just the party, they can't question any other member?
If anyone disagrees, are you going to label them a "suppressive person" for life?
Cuz uh...
Yes he called DSA extremists.
I recall you being a lot more progressive. Not sure what happened to you.
Yes he called DSA extremists.
He did not, he said it was a phrase used by extremists...
Here's a hypothetical:
Let's say I was born in 1988, and my ancestors were Swedish, something that is very important to my family.
So I make an account named "NorsePride88"....
I would absolutely appreciate someone pulling me aside and saying:
Some extremists use those phrasing to support shit I hope you don't support.
I would not get defensive and claim I was "attacked", I would thank someone for informing me that while I thought I was using as a benign phrase, a lot of people were going to assume I was intentionally using Nazi dog whistles.
So obviously, the correct response would be not using that account/phrase anymore, because of connotations I wasn't aware of when I typed those words.
I'm trying to help, this really just seems like miscommunication is the only issue here.
"The phrase is used by extremists."
DSA used the phrase knowing very well what it means and knowing what they support. The DNC chair is concern trolling.
Imagine you make an account called "FreePalestine99". Would you hope someone pulled you aside and said "Actually free Palestine is used by extremists".
DSA used the phrase knowing very well what it means and knowing what they support
Bruh...
You keep saying DSA, when it's a very very small chapter for the "Twin cities" which is a single metro area.
I don't know if I'm doing a poor job of explaining the difference between the two or what.
But you are taking:
Phrase used by extremists
And insisting it means:
Only extremists ever say this
I'm sorry I can't help you with this, I legitimately thought that last reply had a chance tho.
I don't think you even know what the DSA is. They pulled AOC's endorsement because she kept voting to send weapons to Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/us/politics/aoc-dsa-endorsement.html
Almost like they barely try so they can benefit from Trumps tax breaks.
I like when she was told of voting discrepancies but chose to ignore it and go home instead
As much as I could care less for her, I do get it. It's gotta be pretty hard knowing how much you're hated by a lot of people, and there's nothing you can do about it.
It’s gotta be pretty hard knowing how much you’re hated by a lot of people, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Oh, there was plenty she could have done about it. She chose to keep supporting the bidenyahu genocide.
As much as I could care less for her
I could care so so much more about Kamala...
But I don't see any reason to.
hated by a lot of people, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
She could absolutely do something about it.
She could retire and drop out of the public eye. That's it, same thing Hillary could have done a decade ago.
If they every stopped writing books, giving interviews, going on TV, and all the other bullshit; the vast majority of Americans would just forget about them in a year or two.
They just can't do that, they can't stay out of the public eye.
Could not stand her nassaly voice.