Why does everyone think Kamala was such a bad candidate?

[Anonymous]

At the end of the day she only lost by
Less than 400,000 votes (different in the blue wall states.)
The news media is making it seems like she lost like Carter, mccain, Romney or even Trump lost in 2020.
People just didn’t turn out but not a lot has to change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day she only lost by
Less than 400,000 votes (different in the blue wall states.)
The news media is making it seems like she lost like Carter, mccain, Romney or even Trump lost in 2020.
People just didn’t turn out but not a lot has to change.

At the end of the day she lost.

Good candidates don’t win elections.

Dukakis in the tank. Gore with his earth tones. Kerry windsurfing. Harris with her “nothing comes to mind”. All of these moments encapsulating why none of those out of touch people deserved to be President.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She wasn’t.

Too many idiots listened to RWNJ propaganda.

But the Democrats are fully pushing this narrative that she was a terrible candidate.

A CNN commentator called her a “true double threat” because she could not effectively answer questions thinking on her feet nor did she prepare for expected questions.

She had a great debate, but then “nothing comes to mind” ended her campaign.

I agree with everything you said here. But the question is, why did she need to say what she would have done differently during Biden's four years, while Trump never needed to say what he would have done differently during his own four years? He has literally given himself 10 out of 10 for some of his weakest moments (his response to the hurricane in Puerto Rico, COVID) and he continues to insist that the J6 rioters were true American patriots. There was a real double standard at work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day she only lost by
Less than 400,000 votes (different in the blue wall states.)
The news media is making it seems like she lost like Carter, mccain, Romney or even Trump lost in 2020.
People just didn’t turn out but not a lot has to change.

At the end of the day she lost.

Good candidates don’t win elections.

Dukakis in the tank. Gore with his earth tones. Kerry windsurfing. Harris with her “nothing comes to mind”. All of these moments encapsulating why none of those out of touch people deserved to be President.

Could you explain 'good candidates don't win?'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day she only lost by
Less than 400,000 votes (different in the blue wall states.)
The news media is making it seems like she lost like Carter, mccain, Romney or even Trump lost in 2020.
People just didn’t turn out but not a lot has to change.

At the end of the day she lost.

Good candidates don’t win elections.

Dukakis in the tank. Gore with his earth tones. Kerry windsurfing. Harris with her “nothing comes to mind”. All of these moments encapsulating why none of those out of touch people deserved to be President.

The person who doesn’t deserve to be President is the one who had a tantrum over losing the last time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I voted for Trump and I watched her concession speech on that Wednesday. I think it was the best speech I’ve ever seen her give. She was relaxed, she looked….happy?……… She sounded confident and assured. If the Kamala Harris that gave THAT speech would’ve been the Kamala Harris on the campaign trail, I really think she might’ve pulled it off.

She hid her best self during the campaign, presumably following the advice of campaign managers and consultants. She should’ve just been herself instead.

Please. Spare us. There is no way you would vote for vice president Harris.

I didn’t imply anywhere in my post that I would’ve changed my vote to her. I’m a Trump supporter, period. I NEVER said she would’ve changed my mind. I was voting for Trump, for reasons that had absolutely nothing to do with her. I didn’t vote against Kamala - I voted for Trump.

What I said was that I thought she might’ve swayed enough uncommitted/undecided voters if she’d been more like the Kamala giving the concession speech than the Kamala of the campaign.

Your lack of reading comprehension is the problem here.

Why do you keep calling vice president Harris 'Kamala' and not Trump 'Donald'? Also, the election is over why are you harping on the past?

We’ve been over this several times on this board. People call politicians by their most identifiable names. Kamala is very unique. So is Trump. Harris less so. It’s why we can him Clinton not Bill.

But we would all know if you said 'Harris' whom you meant.

The only reason with Hillary is because we had Bill.

Your answer is not the correct one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She has always come across as intelligent, articulate and very well-informed on the issues.
She put Trump to shame during the debate.
I don’t even think her answer on The View that she couldn’t really think of anything she would do differently from Biden was particularly damning. She is his Vice-President, what the heck could she really have said?

And this is coming from someone who voted for Trump, but I would have done so no matter who was on the Democratic ticket.

Remember back in middle school how, when you had a crush on someone, everything they said seemed like it was the right thing? There was nothing about her that stood out as outstandingly intelligent or well-informed, besides what you'd expect of any person who's been extensively prepped to make a good impression.

As for why people consider her a bad candidate, she already primaried four years ago and performed very poorly against other Democrats. That's for starters.

Then, there's the fact that unlike the typical VP who runs for presidency, she didn't primary this time. Her position and campaign owes itself entirely to the Biden administration. Regardless of whether or not you think that should matter, the fact that she didn't have a way to establish her own independent standing on entering the race means that if someone from the Biden admin wants to pressure her to do things his way, she has far less leverage to refuse or to assert herself, meaning that it's far less likely that she'd be the one running the show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She wasn’t.

Too many idiots listened to RWNJ propaganda.

But the Democrats are fully pushing this narrative that she was a terrible candidate.

A CNN commentator called her a “true double threat” because she could not effectively answer questions thinking on her feet nor did she prepare for expected questions.

She had a great debate, but then “nothing comes to mind” ended her campaign.

I agree with everything you said here. But the question is, why did she need to say what she would have done differently during Biden's four years, while Trump never needed to say what he would have done differently during his own four years? He has literally given himself 10 out of 10 for some of his weakest moments (his response to the hurricane in Puerto Rico, COVID) and he continues to insist that the J6 rioters were true American patriots. There was a real double standard at work.

I don’t even understand what your concern is. She had a near limitless money pot and lost. One candidate can never run the other’s campaign. Katie Porter can’t be countered with a whiteboarding wonk. You can’t out RN or MPH a Lauren Underwood. You can’t out-hoodie Fetterman.

I’m also a middle-aged comfortable woman who is all in for Democrats only and you, my “kind” confuse me. Are you determined to be a baby forever? There is no double-standard in terms of how a candidate deals: they just keep moving, altering messaging, and closing any gaps where they keep finding they lack voters and support. Dassit and that’s what’s always been it.

So what is your actual observation? Because all it really is at heart is a bunch of mewling. I don’t feel sorry for you or her or any other befuddled crybaby at this point. She failed. She failed! She did not GOTV. She made some poor strategic choices. I feel sorry for my DC and the worst off of us. I don’t feel sorry for this woman. She wanted the brass ring and failed to get it and the polling told her this was gonna happen and she and the staffers who weren’t laid off all knew it and still begged ordinary people for donations. No. Nope. I’m done with feeling sorry for them forever.

[Anonymous]

Let's flip this. Why honestly should I have voted for her? Truthfully? and not because I didn't like the other candidate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She wasn’t.

Too many idiots listened to RWNJ propaganda.

But the Democrats are fully pushing this narrative that she was a terrible candidate.

A CNN commentator called her a “true double threat” because she could not effectively answer questions thinking on her feet nor did she prepare for expected questions.

She had a great debate, but then “nothing comes to mind” ended her campaign.

I agree with everything you said here. But the question is, why did she need to say what she would have done differently during Biden's four years, while Trump never needed to say what he would have done differently during his own four years? He has literally given himself 10 out of 10 for some of his weakest moments (his response to the hurricane in Puerto Rico, COVID) and he continues to insist that the J6 rioters were true American patriots. There was a real double standard at work.

I don’t even understand what your concern is. She had a near limitless money pot and lost. One candidate can never run the other’s campaign. Katie Porter can’t be countered with a whiteboarding wonk. You can’t out RN or MPH a Lauren Underwood. You can’t out-hoodie Fetterman.

I’m also a middle-aged comfortable woman who is all in for Democrats only and you, my “kind” confuse me. Are you determined to be a baby forever? There is no double-standard in terms of how a candidate deals: they just keep moving, altering messaging, and closing any gaps where they keep finding they lack voters and support. Dassit and that’s what’s always been it.

So what is your actual observation? Because all it really is at heart is a bunch of mewling. I don’t feel sorry for you or her or any other befuddled crybaby at this point. She failed. She failed! She did not GOTV. She made some poor strategic choices. I feel sorry for my DC and the worst off of us. I don’t feel sorry for this woman. She wanted the brass ring and failed to get it and the polling told her this was gonna happen and she and the staffers who weren’t laid off all knew it and still begged ordinary people for donations. No. Nope. I’m done with feeling sorry for them forever.

Donald had Elon Musk's money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's flip this. Why honestly should I have voted for her? Truthfully? and not because I didn't like the other candidate.

Donald wants to be dictator and doesn't respect America

[Anonymous]

She was too lazy to put in the work. So she was unable to answer questions beyond some talking points or if she knew the question beforehand.
If she had been doing more work the previous three years, then she would have been able to handle interviews more fluidly.

[Anonymous]

Because she is a POC women and Americans won’t vote for that - no matter how much more qualified they are than the alternated facts DEI candidate that was elected

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because she is a POC women and Americans won’t vote for that - no matter how much more qualified they are than the alternated facts DEI candidate that was elected

Nikki Hailey. We would have voted for her. Your complaint has no grounds.

[Anonymous]

I agree that “nothing comes to mind” and blowing off Joe Rogan were a couple major nails in the coffin, but we can’t forget the Walz pick. She had a chance to pick someone like Shapiro who was polished, sophisticated intelligent and confident. Instead she went with a campy, effete, Garrison Keillor caricature of working class / rural America who pranced around on stage, called himself an knucklehead in the debate, and couldn’t safely unload a shotgun.

There were already rumors from those who knew Kamala that she lacked the self-confidence to surround herself with smart people. The Walz pick confirmed that.