After Trump vowed that he would debate the Democratic incumbent "ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE," Trump backed out of that promise when faced with Harris
  • razorwiregoatlick@lemmy.world
    2381·
    3 months ago

    I will confess that a month ago I said replacing Biden with Kamala would be a mistake. I was so wrong. She is absolutely killing it. She is bringing exactly the right energy and tone this campaign needs to take on Trump. She is not taking any of his shit but doing it with so much class it really does highlight how disgusting Trump and his goons are.

    • Cadeillac@lemmy.worldEnglish
      90·
      3 months ago

      I was in the same boat. Basically the second they announced it a wave of relief washed over me and I realized this is what we need

      Edit: I wasn’t expecting so much interaction. I’m glad that she is gaining everybody’s support, and giving us a bit of electricity needed to get through this final push towards election time!

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
        331·
        3 months ago

        I’m honestly not a big fan of her and would have preferred to see someone more progressive get the nomination, but I honestly had the same feeling as you now that we actually have a chance at defeating Trump.

        • Dearth@lemmy.world
          21·
          3 months ago

          If you want progressive candidates you gotta do community organization and outreach. Personally I’d much rather do praxis under Harris than Trump.

            • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
              7·
              3 months ago

              Doesn’t matter when the DNC leadership puts their thumbs on the scale to prevent them from gaining any traction by doing things like excluding them from debates, giving funding to one candidate over another, or feeding stories favorable to their candidate to the media.

              What we need is ranked choice voting so that we can kick both the DNC and RNC to the curb and form parties that aren’t run by protectionist, out of touch millionaires/billionaires.

              • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
                4·
                3 months ago

                Can’t get ranked choice with the current parties and third parties aren’t creeping up in the polls to displace them. It’s why Bernie ran in the Democratic primary. And we have more elected progressive Democrats now than we did because of it. It’s a long game and it needs to grow from the bottom up to get electoral reform.

      • charles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        3 months ago

        I was pretty distraught after the announcement, but within a few hours as the wave of support built, I came out of the hole and started feeling positive. So glad that the support fell behind so quickly.

        • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
          10·
          3 months ago

          It’s almost like when you do what the electorate is asking, you earn their support! I sure hope the Dems finally learn that this time

      • voldage@lemmy.world
        6·
        3 months ago

        I also have felt unburdened by what has been, as if a spell was cast on me. I had no doubt though that replacing Joe Biden with literally anyone, including his son or dog, would increase democrats chance of winning. I think in my case it was more of letting go of pent up anger towards the rotting carcass of the current president and all those who campaigned for his reelection. Including the lovely folk of lemmy, for whom I still might hold some animosity. To those that rode hard for Biden, a sincere fuck you.

        • DogWater@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 months ago

          Thank God Dems got their act together. Thank God Biden stepped aside. This is a much better timeline now.

          Biden was still the right choice if the Dems were never going to run someone else. Full stop. Trump literally just told Christian voters they’ll never have to vote again if they vote for him this time.

          But I never “rode hard for Biden” in the sense that I felt he should’ve been the choice for the Dems. My argument has always been whoever the Dems pick is necessary to save the democratic process in this country (among many other things).

    • JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world
      25·
      3 months ago

      I am relieved the conversation has broken free from simply voting against Trump to having a choice people might actually like. Proof is going to be in the pudding, but I’m cautiously optimistic.

    • finleyEnglish
      13·
      3 months ago

      Oh, me too. And boy oh boy was I wrong!

    • Tug@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 months ago

      I wasn’t sure she was the answer, but the debate was so appalling, I felt something had to change. I find her far more compelling than I thought I would.

    • ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 months ago

      “I’m Kamala Harris, and I approve this message.”

      That sits right next to “i don’t need a ride, i need ammo” on my badass quotes shelf.

  • Geek_King@lemmy.world
    98·
    3 months ago

    Harris was a prosecutor, and a successfully I hear, there was never any chance Trump would risk debating her on live TV. He maybe able to fire hose lies against Biden, but Harris would rip him apart, and the best part is, he knows it. He has nothing to gain from debating her, so he will come up with excuse after excuse to avoid it.

    • solrize@lemmy.world
      405·
      3 months ago

      Harris ran for president in 2019 but did terribly in the first dem primary debate and dropped out early, fwiw. We’ll see what happens vs Trump.

      • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
        62·
        3 months ago

        Trump is easier to debate for democrats who don’t care as much about decorum as Biden. A primary debate requires much more delicacy, because you can’t all out attack the others without potentially prejudicing voters against your party’s eventual nominee, should you lose.

        Biden did well in the latter scenario, because he’s very good at politicking. I think Harris would do better in the former because of her greater willingness to openly mock trump. Hopefully we get to see.

      • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        16·
        3 months ago

        Did she do terribly during the debate? I remember watching and thinking she seemed smart and articulate, but didn’t have the name recognition and backing to get very far in the primaries.

        • solrize@lemmy.world
          6·
          3 months ago

          She was a party favorite but Tulsi Gabbard called her out on her prosecutorial record and that ended her, I believe.

  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
    79·
    3 months ago

    Good for her. He deserves to be taunted, endlessly, about a LOT of things. Other things he’s done deserve much worse than a mere taunt.

    • eran_morad@lemmy.world
      46·
      3 months ago

      I think the meme-ing and taunting are going to cause him significant damage - both his campaign, and his personal self. And I will enjoy watching him decay.

    • Grabthar@lemmy.world
      572·
      3 months ago

      She should debate a puppet sitting on a chair, and express her disappointment that Putin couldn’t be there to reach up its ass and work its mouth.

      • dave@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Reminds me of when the BBC show Have I Got News For You replaced Roy Hattersley with a tub of lard after he failed to show up. Good times.

    • Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de
      261·
      3 months ago

      She should start by saying how her opponent missed the debate because he was golfing, which is what he’ll do again if he’s elected, golf all the time!

  • InternetUser2012@lemmy.today
    721·
    3 months ago

    Dementia Don the racist rapist with 34 felonies that can’t complete a coherent sentence is just scared. He’s too old and needs to drop out. He knows that she will absolutely eviscerate him in a debate.

  • expatriado@lemmy.world
    60·
    3 months ago

    Trump is the kid that throws the controller when he realizes that the final boss has two health bars.

  • Minarble@aussie.zone
    38·
    3 months ago

    Run hard on calling him a chickenshit loser and demand a pre and post drug test for the debate.

    • zcd@lemmy.ca
      271·
      3 months ago

      He’s the Republican’s giant pussy, afraid she gonna grab him

  • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world
    34·
    3 months ago

    I know I’m reaching but it would be wonderful if they took this as an opportunity to turn the event into a town hall for Harris. Don’t participate, lose your stage.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    29·
    3 months ago

    Thank you Democratic campaign, and media for finally starting to call out the Trump campaign when they make 2 conflicting statements in the same month. Trump’s popularity comes from people selectively hearing what they want to hear.

  • SeaJ
    20·
    3 months ago

    Good. Call him a coward. Making him feel small is the only way to get him out.