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Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: ‘My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination’ (variety.com)

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Kamala Harris has launched her campaign for the White House, after President Joe Biden stepped aside Sunday under pressure from party leaders.

The vice president has Biden’s endorsement, and is unchallenged as yet for the Democratic nomination, which will be formally decided at the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

In her statement, the vice president paid tribute to Biden’s “extraordinary leadership,” saying he had achieved more in one term than many presidents do in two.

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[-] Kroxx@lemm.ee 242 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I don't like Harris, mainly because of her time as a prosecutor. I'm also not going to lie, I was having a really really hard time grappling with voting for Biden, I was begrudgingly willing to before the debate but when I watched it I was so outraged. I genuinely feel like his administration has been deceitful with his condition for a while. I'm not saying I wasn't going to vote for Biden, I understand the stakes, but I kept watching his interviews trying to get any genuine motivation for Biden. All I saw was a stubborn old man who refused to even acknowledge reality.

I've been following Biden news and this week I was convinced that he would drop out and so I wondered who would replace him. Harris immediately came to mind. Now as I said I don't care for Harris but before Biden announced this today I personally decided I would be willing to support Harris.

She isn't ancient, I believe she's more progressive, and I think she will be good in the debates. She isn't my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th pick, but I have far fewer hangups voting for Harris compared to Biden, and of course over Trump.

She isn't the best candidate in terms of absolute popularity, but when you factor in funding logistics and the fact that I think many good Dems picks would want to run in '28 when the timing isn't fucked, I think Harris is the most realistic pick. I'll happily take her compared to Biden.

[-] elbucho@lemmy.world 181 points 5 months ago

You know what? I felt the same way before today. But I've been thinking about it a lot since the announcement, and the more I think about it, the more convinced I am that Harris is the best possible presidential candidate.

Like you, I don't think she'd make the best president. Hell, she wasn't even in my top 10. I'd have vastly preferred someone like Hakeem Jeffries. But here's the thing: the person best suited for the office of president isn't necessarily the best person to run for president.

Harris has all of the advantages Biden had: she can run on this administration's record, since it was her administration too. Every positive talking point about the stuff that Biden's done for the country can equally apply to Harris. Additionally, she gets his entire war chest, and with the president's blessing today, she's likely going to have 100% party support as well. To make matters even better, she doesn't have any of the flaws he sported: she's young, she's sharp, she's great in debates, and because she's the antithesis of Biden in all of these respects, all of the criticisms pointed at Biden (which could also 100% be applied to Trump) will now all be applied to Trump and Trump alone.

Lastly, I think that now is the most favorable moment in our country's history for a non-white, non-male person to become president. She's got the built-in support of everybody who dreads another Trump presidency. A significant number of people who would vote for Biden but not Harris due to sexism or racism will be rethinking that position when the opposition is Donald Trump. Also, something like 40% of people in the US just simply don't vote. Biden would never appeal to those people, but a black / asian woman who has succeeded in a mostly male dominated field could be very inspirational to a large number of otherwise apathetic non-voters.

I honestly think that Harris being endorsed for President is just an unalloyed good. I don't see any realistic downsides, and an incredible number of upsides. It actually has me excited, which is a feeling I haven't felt since 2008.

[-] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago

Don't forget that the fascists will push away moderates everywhere because they have no idea how racist and sexist they are, nor how to hide it, because it's their entire platform.

[-] HiddenLife@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

I don't know where all this "I don't like Harris" stuff comes from. Considering the presidents we've had lately, hahaha... if she won, it would be amazing. I'm sure there are better people in the world, but they don't even get close to the White House. We have to be realistic. She's a great pick considering current political realities.

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[-] Birch@sh.itjust.works 180 points 5 months ago

Literally having a criminal prosecutor run against a convicted criminal is kind of beautiful.

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 70 points 5 months ago

If the Dems can pull off a black woman president, the Republicans are gonna blow a gasket. I'd love to see that.

[-] qqq@programming.dev 28 points 5 months ago

Going to be interesting to see fox news shift gears into full-time demonization of her.

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[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago

Black prosecutor vs Old white felon. Hahahaha their poor brains are gonna get cloudstriked

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 26 points 5 months ago

Party of law and order is running a convicted felon.

Dems are running a DA.

Wtaf?

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[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 153 points 5 months ago

Now we just need to get Trump to step down. Then we can have a less insane election.

He really should. He has no business running.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 105 points 5 months ago

Even if the assassin had finished the job, his cult would prop his corpse up and wait for him to come back to life.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 24 points 5 months ago

That would have been fine.

[-] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

I think I would shit my pants from happiness if that happened

[-] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago

I think we'd all shit your pants.

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[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 127 points 5 months ago

I’m going to need 4 months of how old trump is, starting right now.

[-] fernlike3923@sh.itjust.works 62 points 5 months ago

Him being a fascist and all kinda overshadows that.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 44 points 5 months ago

Apparently not for voters. But we did keep hearing about how Biden was too old to be president.

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[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 40 points 5 months ago

You mean the oldest presidential candidate ever?

[-] rimu@piefed.social 54 points 5 months ago

If anyone is concerned that there is only 4 months until the election, remember Jacinda Adern became opposition leader 3 months before the 2017 election and won - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41675801

[-] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

She was a kind, empathetic leader and was great at uniting the country in crisis... multiple times.

Unfortunately she was distinctly average as a stable environment politician. Wouldn't want her as PM now but would be great if we could hire her out on call when everything does hit the fan again.

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 52 points 5 months ago

Kamala Harris I look forward to you wiping the floor with the Orange Turd.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 59 points 5 months ago

The next debate should be hilarious. Someone with facts and speaking ability vs a windbag lie machine

[-] Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Also, she is a cop/lawyer. She's prolly pretty good at arguing as long as she can handle the big(ger) stage.

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[-] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 47 points 5 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

After the debate and especially after the botched assassination attempt, I felt despair and a hopeless sense of certainty that our comrades in the USA would have to endure a Trump presidency and all of us around the world would suffer the consequences.

I'm genuinely optimistic now. I think Harris can win.

People who complain about her not being a socialist or how electoralism won't change the system are missing the point. Those are true things, but the alternative is a fascistic climate change denier with the Sons of Jacob as his cabinet.

The Americans are standing at a crossroads between an increasingly fragile status quo and tyranny. As much as I hate the status quo, I'm glad that the odds are now smiling far less at tyranny.

EDIT after the election: Lol

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[-] JCreazy@midwest.social 44 points 5 months ago

Fuck it, I'll vote for her if not for the mere fact that I would get a lot of entertainment seeing people complain how our president is a black woman.

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[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

Fine. Whatever. No go on the offensive HARD before the Regressives can recover from the change! GOGOGO

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

AOC for running mate! AOC for running mate!

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[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

NOW KICK THAT FASCIST FUCK OF A RAPIST PIG IN THE BALLS AS HARD AS YOU CAN

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