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I by no means love Kamala Harris, but she's not "just a woman," she was a strong candidate period.
She's not generally popular, she'd get badly wiped on the top of the ticket by pretty much anybody.
Turnout among black women was very high and very democratic in 2020, she might have been important in making that happen.
She has a negative 11% approval rating, nobody likes her. She is a fucking awful candidate who did terribly in the 2020 primaries and continues to become more unpopular.
You are correct that Kamala wasn't purely chosen because she's a woman - she was chosen as a concession to Hillary as she's her protégé.
Harris's checkered past as a prosecutor and lack of communication skills make her an exceptionally poor choice for the executive.
Copmala Harris was a perfect match for Student Loan Joe
Write better.
"The reason"? Really? There are no other reasons? Lol. US post-secondary funding is a joke, but within the confines of the US approach if that rule wasn't in place then no loans would ever be possible for college education since college students typically have few assets anyways and could just declare bankruptcy after graduation. A good reason why forcing young people to take on debt for post secondary education in the first place is stupid, but that rule is what makes the current system, flawed as it is, work to any degree.
before the privatization of Sallie Mae, post-secondary education was somewhat affordable in the US (limiting itself more to racial discrimination) – after the privatization, they started raising the rates of student loans, became a collector of student loans, started subsidizing loans offered directly from the institutions which allowed post-secondary institutions to raise their fees through the roof driving people into bankruptcy
Still doesn't prove what you said but hey, you typed words so I guess that counts for something.
Question: Do you think such silly nicknames help or hurt your argument?