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  • Kamala Harris is already seeing a wave of big money donor support since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
  • Some of the party’s top financiers opted to hold back funds after Biden’s June debate performance drew concerns from Democrats about his mental acuity.
  • The progressive donation platform ActBlue said it raised $46.7 million after Biden endorsed Harris.
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[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Y’all were worried about people not voting if Biden ran. That kind of sentiment and pressure was a huge contributor to this move. Demand more of your politicians. We control them. Don’t let them control you.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I hate to say it, but it would not surprise me one bit if Harris loses in November because Rust Belt moderates in PA, WI, and MI wouldn't vote for a black woman.

I hope I'm wrong, but right now, for me, that's the least surprising of possible futures.

[-] expr@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago

Possible, though Republican attacks against her are likely to get a lot more overtly racist and misogynistic, which will likely alienate the center considerably.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

You trade some votes for others. I think dems are fucked either way cuz they focused on Biden for too long and didn’t give another candidate time to build trust and hype. Really poor politics on their part. They fumbled this election in spectacular fashion.

[-] Intrama@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
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