Kamala Harris was great in the debate. Will that be enough to win? | Bernie Sanders
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It is important that Kamala Harris continues to define and expose Trump. But it may not be enough to secure a victory

It is important that Kamala Harris continues to define and expose Trump. But it may not be enough to secure a victory

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    422·
    2 months ago

    These are valuable policies. I believe, however, that her chances of winning improve if she expands that agenda to include popular solutions to the most important economic and political realities facing this country.

    The American people want change, and that’s what she must deliver.

    Here are just a few ideas that are not only excellent policy, but are extremely popular among voters across the political spectrum:

    Not gonna copy all his suggestions but click the link and find out.

    I’ve been saying the same thing for a while now though.

    Everyone knows what trump would mean. It doesn’t need to be the only thing Kamala talks about

    We all know she’s not trump, she needs to start giving voters substantial policy that voters want and the country desperately needs.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      222·
      2 months ago

      But her corporate donors might get upset!!! /s

      Better to let the media have the horse race it wants and cater to the non-existent “center.” /s

      The Democrats have learned fuck-all in 30 fucking years except who butters their bread.

      Newt Gingrich was cheating on his wife with cancer while pushing investigations into Clinton for a blowjob (because all their other investigations turned up fuck-all so they had to try to catch him in a lie so they could say “see, he’ll lie on the stand, you can’t trust his word.”). The fact that they’ve spent 30 years “reaching across the aisle” and learning nothing says everything.

      • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
        91·
        2 months ago

        I think America has been in a deep moral crisis since it’s inception; should we be evil, or just a little evil. It’s easy to get people to agree to just a wee bit of more evil and here we are 200 years later with the magic of compound interest.

        • usrtrv@lemmy.ml
          4·
          2 months ago

          Considering the entire 200+ years, the US is considerably less evil. Is there room for improvement? Yes.

          • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
            6·
            2 months ago

            Definitely less evil, towards Americans. But they’ve made vast strides in outsourcing evil through globalization and the military industrial complex.

    • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us
      1·
      2 months ago

      I suppose the tricky part is to craft policy positions in such a way that you don’t alienate former GOP who were okay with Biden. I recall that when Biden won, a lot of folks voted an otherwise straight GOP ticket but Biden-Harris for president.

      I suspect that’s what it takes to ahead again.

      Meanwhile, it’s easier to risk alienating the base for Harris, since those folks def won’t go to the other guy.

      I like Sanders and I like the ideas in his post, but I’m hopeful that if Harris wins this year, the other guy won’t be able to get nominated in 2028 (too old, twice failed, etc) and that will lead to a more normal election cycle. At which point, some of these ideas start looking better.

      Of course, if Harris wins, Dems keep the Senate, and take the House, then there’s the other option - (temporarily) drop the filibuster (setting the threshold to a bare majority) and then enacting the 127 DC states plan: https://www.vox.com/2020/1/14/21063591/modest-proposal-to-save-american-democracy-pack-the-union-harvard-law-review

    • OopsAllTwix@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Even if the loss is because of the electoral college the popular vote for Kamala should be overwhelming. All of the online hate is for nothing if people don’t vote.

  • fubarx@lemmy.ml
    5·
    2 months ago

    Everybody should listen to Uncle Bernie. Really listen. He knows what he’s talking about.

  • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
    51·
    2 months ago

    The focus on seniors (from pick your poison politician) is fine and all… I realize a lot of people are seniors, and they are reliable voters and stuff.

    Seriously though, I’m so fucking tired of hearing about what seniors will/could get from the next term, and this isn’t a lot better. There’s some good stuff, but cmon, you aren’t actually going to sway entrenched old people no matter what you give them.

    I love sanders, I went to see him speak a few months back when he was at a union hall locally. But this country is mostly -not- old people. We really need to stop catering to them, at our own expense.

    I’m almost 40. I don’t give a flying fuck into a rolling donut about seniors compared to the entirety of the working class. You know, the people making all their entitlements solvent? They fucked it up already, and they had their chance to fix it many many times since. As a generation, they fucking failed to do anything meaningful for us, their progeny, why should we prostrate ourselves to them? They are going to fucking die soon, and while we should absolutely take proper care of them…. (So please don’t misunderstand this rage)

    WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US???

    (Full disclosure, I’m presently a canvasser for the Harris/Walz ticket, and I’ve talked to a lot of old people who only give a fuck about what it means for them. They have kids, they have grandkids, but their only concern is why they get out of it, and that’s fucking disgusting. I hate talking to those selfish assholes. I do it because it’s my job, but holy shit do I just want to say “cool story, bro” and walk away. Also those fuckers don’t shut up about what they want. Don’t care grandpa, you aren’t even part of the economy anymore except what they can extract from your estate to keep you alive, so your kids get nothing…)