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[-] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 74 points 3 months ago

Anybody got data behind this awesome meme?

[-] Plum@lemmy.world 132 points 3 months ago

Sort of.

She was ranked the most politically left compared with the rest of the senate freshmen in 2018. Bernie was the second most politically left of all the senators in the same session.

I know there's another site that shows how they voted on everything but I haven't found it yet.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 108 points 3 months ago

It's also worth noting that she served less than one term, so her sample size is incredibly small compared to most Senators, but I honestly couldn't give a shit. She's not a facist and she's not sundowning, so whatever, fucking run her. Whatever gives the Democrats a shot at limping over the finish line is fine.

[-] modifier@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago

Someone just quick copy paste the back half of this comment onto all campaign materials and let's save all these donations for a killer inaugural.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Harris 2024!

[-] bitwolf@lemmy.one 26 points 3 months ago
[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 months ago

I liked her before but looking into a lot of these makes me excited for what she might be able to do

[-] Plum@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Her nomination speech just got posted all over youtube. Feels good, yo.

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[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago

I read her Wikipedia page and came away with a more positive view of her than I went in with. That's a start at least.

[-] Plum@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Yes. Hot damn. Thank you!

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 18 points 3 months ago

My data shows the senator most aligned with Bernie Sanders is Bernie Sanders

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[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 37 points 3 months ago

I will vote for whoever fights against Trump but, my god, this site is starting to feel like a propaganda mill.

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Start posting then, be the change you want to see!

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[-] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 20 points 3 months ago

What you are seeing is genuine enthusiasm and momentum. I know it's been a while since this has happened, but it's legit.

[-] Xanis@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Some people mistake passion for anger. They see a representation of what they are most familiar with, in context with what they most expect given their environment.

Unfortunately, you're going to see a lot of sentiment just like this: Excited people happy to have something positive to aim for, and those who see that excitement in context of political posting and one-sided arguments.

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

I think there's at least some sincere grass roots effort to overcome the feared challenges of a last minute campaign.

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

It's not just Lemmy; I'm seeing the same kind of posts and comments on Imgur. I'm sure reddit is the same but I'm not about to go back there to check. So while it is in fact propaganda, it's also a sign that the majority of Americans using these platforms support Harris. Don't know about Facebook cause I don't use it either, but it's probably more of a mixed bag of Harris and Trump supporters like I'm seeing on YouTube.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I felt completely horrible after the debate, I can accept Biden was sick, jet laged, on nyquil, just woke up from a nap, and heavily distracted because he couldn't stop thinking about his cat Reggie. But that was beyond acceptable, it's REALLY frustrating to have three elections in a row. THREE. Where both candidates, no matter who wins, would be the oldest president we've ever had on record. So yeah. I'm excited to vote for someone that doesn't have future shock when they see a Super Nintendo.

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[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 months ago

I'm out of the loop on the coconut thing. What's that all about?

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

A quote from a speech she made.

[-] gnu@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

Aside from the reference calling someone a coconut is a great way to get them offside if they've got brown skin, so I wouldn't recommend going around saying that title in real life...

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

Oh yeah, it's not supposed to be a title, it's an idea

"My mother ... would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, 'I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?' " Harris said with a laugh. "You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you."

The whole point is believing people aren't coconuts and that they're way more complicated than that

[-] gnu@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

I agree, I just thought it worth mentioning that telling people 'don't be be a coconut' has the potential to backfire if you want them to be agreeable to whatever you say next.

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[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

Anybody who still refuses to vote is just looking for excuses to maintain a lazy nihilistic attitude.

At this point, anyone who can vote but won't - "dOn'T cArE! bOtH pArTiEs ArE tHe SaMe!" - is just an imbecile throwing an infantile tantrum. Then there's also always right-wing divide-and-conquer shitheads clumsily shifting gears.

[-] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I upvoted this post to make it 666.

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Upvoted this comment to make it 4

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[-] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

Can anyone less lazy than me fact check this?

I'd vote for a rock over a convicted felon, but it would be cool to have a reason to be pro-Harris.

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In 2016, I heard something about Harris that has stuck with me and which speaks to what kind of person she is. She married her husband Doug Emhoff in 2014. At that time, Doug had two teenage kids already, a son and daughter. They apparently love Kamala, and call her Momala.

Anyone who's on loving terms with their teenage step kids must be pretty decent, in my book.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

It takes a lot of effort to get there.

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