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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have had many of the same thoughts. We kind of expect VPs to be less than optimal. I think the problem- at least my problem-- is that I bought the line that Kamala was going to be more of an asset to this administration.  I was saying things like, "well Biden might be basically dead but even more out of touch than a dead person, but at least we get Kamala out of this deal."  She's been a disappointment precisely because we had higher expectations for her vs other VPs. [/quote]

Interesting.  I can’t say I had high expectations for her from a results perspective (what results can a VP really deliver?).  I was really pumped about her selection because I thought she checked a lot of boxes, but was a little wet behind the ears and still too much the “smug attorney.”  I just wanted her to be a diplomat who made us proud by traveling the globe, shaking hands and kissing babies, and in the process building up her presidential bona fides.  I think they tried to give her projects that were, frankly, impossible (I think the border was her first task?  Ouch).  [b]She learned too late that scoffing and laughing are not a good look for the stage she’s now on, even though they worked for her before.  [/b]She can’t overcome both the republican smears (she’s a woman and she’s black: too easy a target) and her early missteps.[/quote]

Harris is following the progressive agenda playbook. Unite your side with political identity tropes and scoff at the other side. Don't worry about actual accomplishments, just hype. Biden's a moderate dem, not a progressive, so she's out there playing at this lunacy on her own.

I disagree that racism is the reason for her lack of popularity. Lots of dems just got turned off with the progressive bs the last couple of years. [/quote] She is more moderate than you think. She was a prosecutor after all. [/quote]

DP.  Being a prosecutor is not evidence of one’s political positions.  Some are conservative.  Some are progressive.  Some are moderate.  Some are politically-minded careerists buiding a resume.  Some are hacks.  Some are not. [/quote]

I recall during the election that she started touting her record as a prosecutor as being “tough on crime” (since, you know, the R’s entire platform was essentially “trump is the only man who can keep us safe” from the rampant crime coming from blue cities to invade the beautiful suburbs).  Then it was turned around on her by radical left (or R’s being clever) as disproportionately incarcerating people of color.[/quote]

Did you see the op piece in WaPo this week or last about how law students do every thing they can to get out of having to argue in class as the prosecution. Being able to argue both sides is a valuable skill. How do you find a way to win a debate if you can’t (or won’t) allow your self to think like the other side? [/quote]

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