KAMALA HARRIS

I really don’t know much about her at all - I must do some homework. She certainly has an uphill battle on her hands.

Well, her big advantage - so far - is that she is much younger than Trump. 59.
Now HE is the old man in this race.
Serves him right. He thinks being old is a distinct handicap, although he's 78. Talk about deluded.

Kamala Harris will mop the floor with Trump in a debate. It will be interesting.

Kamala doesn’t have a hope against Trump. No one else wants to stand against him as it ruins their chances for future elections!

IMO Kamala will hopefully beat him in debates- she’s a strong professional speaker and has had to fight all her life against adversity

Lauren59

Kamala Harris will mop the floor with Trump in a debate. It will be interesting.

🤣🤣🤣
You wish.

Wishing her and the Democrats all the luck in the world, be a complete disaster if Trump wriggles through as President again! Sorry, but to me, most of his supporters are knuckle dragging red necks

You don’t get it do you? Having been saved from death is a winning formula!

In a debate it will be interesting, as Trump's difficulties with recalling accurately people/places/making coherent complex arguments will be shown up as opposed to it being Biden as the focus of "cognitive ability".

Whilst I think that the democrats have an uphill effort, I don’t think that the election is entirely lost for a number of reasons.

First - Trump is now the oldest would be President ever. That comes with all the sort of issues that Trump was throwing at Biden regards to age,

Women will undoubtedly vote for the democrats in very large numbers, due to the fact that the republicans intend to take away their reproductive rights.

Trumps plan to kick out thousands upon thousands of migrants will loose him the Latino vote as well as the black vote.

Plan 2025 will soon hit the general consciousness and this will frighten millions of the voters.

Trumps climate denial will lose him certainly the young vote as well as millions more.

ronib

You don’t get it do you? Having been saved from death is a winning formula!

Yesterdays news now

ronib

You don’t get it do you? Having been saved from death is a winning formula!

It really makes you wonder what really happened though..

Looking forward to the next debate!

Trump wants to take the USA back to segregation and no rights for women. He believes in white supremacy.
I have to hope that women will not vote for him. So many years of women fighting for their rights could be obliterated by Trump as Potus.

The other issue I think is that two days ago the American voter was faced with the choice between to old candidates, and many were not prepared to turn out to vote. This is definitely a game changer.

AGAA4

Trump wants to take the USA back to segregation and no rights for women. He believes in white supremacy.
I have to hope that women will not vote for him. So many years of women fighting for their rights could be obliterated by Trump as Potus.

If Harris is nominated she will do very well to focus on the reproductive rights. That is a definite weakness with Trump.

What can be, unburdened by what has been

One of Kamala's favourite quotes.

Hoping to hear that again in the debate.

Whitewavemark2

The other issue I think is that two days ago the American voter was faced with the choice between to old candidates, and many were not prepared to turn out to vote. This is definitely a game changer.

Yes, we now have an elderly candidate called Trump.

.....who recently couldn't recall (twice) that Obama was no longer president, confused the leaders of Turkey and Hungary, warned that the world was headed for a second — not third — world war, the statement re 1917 flu ending WW2) and called Hannibal Lecter (who he seemed to think was real) a "wonderful man."

Rekarie

*What can be, unburdened by what has been*

One of Kamala's favourite quotes.

Hoping to hear that again in the debate.

Nice quote there.

If Harris gets the nomination, which is far from nailed down, it will be interesting to see the impact of several strands of her previous experience, as well as her performance during the campaign.

She is not particularly popular with progressives, including in her own party, because, in part, of her actions and attitudes as a DA, although recent advocacy around women’s rights and reproductive health may counter that a bit, and if she is nominated, many will hopefully ignore their dislike and vote for her anyway - anecdotally, I’ve already heard from a dozen or so friends and family that they will do so.

It’s currently unclear who exactly the Democrats will rally behind – while Biden and the Clintons threw what’s left of their political clout behind Harris, other big names (including one Barack Obama) didn’t immediately endorse any prospective candidate.

Urmstongran

It’s currently unclear who exactly the Democrats will rally behind – while Biden and the Clintons threw what’s left of their political clout behind Harris, other big names (including one Barack Obama) didn’t immediately endorse any prospective candidate.

That I suspect is because Obama would prefer not to see a coronation, but I have no doubt that if/when Harris is chosen, Obama will support her. Pelosi, will do the same.

Informative podcast arrived today from the This is Politics team with Scaramucci and Kay from the US Trip. They think Obama would prefer an open contest because if KH is chosen (and they think she would) it would give her run more legitimacy. Well worth a listen.

Wyllow3

Whitewavemark2

The other issue I think is that two days ago the American voter was faced with the choice between to old candidates, and many were not prepared to turn out to vote. This is definitely a game changer.

Yes, we now have an elderly candidate called Trump.

.....who recently couldn't recall (twice) that Obama was no longer president, confused the leaders of Turkey and Hungary, warned that the world was headed for a second — not third — world war, the statement re 1917 flu ending WW2) and called Hannibal Lecter (who he seemed to think was real) a "wonderful man."

On a par with Biden then , remember the president of Ukraine was called "Putin", and over the years has been the premier gaffe meister, of the whitehouse. including racism and misogyny,and snide asides against voters.
Just saying. See NYP Jo Bidens worst gaffes, and that was only until 2023.
So neither Trump nor Biden above reproach.
Hope Harris gets in, be good to see the President of America, a woman, will she be be beyond reproach?. Will she be friendly towards the UK. Interesting times. Much more so than our elections.