I'll take #5 for $500, Alex -- or Bruce, or Charlie . . . There's little doubt in my mind that VP Harris has the chops to be president, but I'm not at all sure she could win an election in her own right at this point. My doubts have nothing to do with her and everything to do with the sexism and/or racism of too much of the electorate, i…
I'll take #5 for $500, Alex -- or Bruce, or Charlie . . . There's little doubt in my mind that VP Harris has the chops to be president, but I'm not at all sure she could win an election in her own right at this point. My doubts have nothing to do with her and everything to do with the sexism and/or racism of too much of the electorate, including many who claim to be moderate, liberal, or progressive.
Yes, the forlorn hope here is that the prospect of the Orange Rind and his evil minions getting back into power will energize people to forget their prejudices and vote for democracy, not necessarily Kamala or whoever..... A thin reed I'll grant, but it is what we have going for us. I have no doubt Kamala Harris would make a fine president.....
I do believe that those who are concerned about the state of democracy and/or the state of women's rights will vote for Biden for the same reason. However, I'm not sure that most of the electorate even knows what "democracy" is, or could be. The GOP has been becoming progressively less democratic since at least the mid-60s -- they were only pro-democracy if white Christians (or at least nominal Christians) were guaranteed control -- and from Gingrich to Trump it's become overtly anti-democratic. The Democratic Party hasn't been all that gung-ho for democracy either, but "we the people" -- esp. the non-white, non-male people among us -- have a much better chance of influencing the future course of events with the Dems than with the GOP.
I'll take #5 for $500, Alex -- or Bruce, or Charlie . . . There's little doubt in my mind that VP Harris has the chops to be president, but I'm not at all sure she could win an election in her own right at this point. My doubts have nothing to do with her and everything to do with the sexism and/or racism of too much of the electorate, including many who claim to be moderate, liberal, or progressive.
Yes, the forlorn hope here is that the prospect of the Orange Rind and his evil minions getting back into power will energize people to forget their prejudices and vote for democracy, not necessarily Kamala or whoever..... A thin reed I'll grant, but it is what we have going for us. I have no doubt Kamala Harris would make a fine president.....
I do believe that those who are concerned about the state of democracy and/or the state of women's rights will vote for Biden for the same reason. However, I'm not sure that most of the electorate even knows what "democracy" is, or could be. The GOP has been becoming progressively less democratic since at least the mid-60s -- they were only pro-democracy if white Christians (or at least nominal Christians) were guaranteed control -- and from Gingrich to Trump it's become overtly anti-democratic. The Democratic Party hasn't been all that gung-ho for democracy either, but "we the people" -- esp. the non-white, non-male people among us -- have a much better chance of influencing the future course of events with the Dems than with the GOP.