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EndlessWire

(7,460 posts)
42. I agree
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 12:18 PM
Friday

unfortunately, but I think a tipping point must be reached. When rumpy's wholesale destruction of our country reaches a point where everyone can see what he did, then people might say, oh what the hell, anybody else is better than rump or his surrogates. Then, we get a female president, preferably Harris, and we can join modern times.

My brother once told me that he would never vote for a female president, but he knew how that sounded and how much that upset me, so he relented and took it back! I think we can work on the presentation a bit, but Harris didn't have much time in the runup to the election. It was plain that rump et al. didn't quite know how to handle her.

I am wondering if her being Black was actually a good thing, because you can't call that out without being racist. We should try to remember how it went with Obama.
He had quite a ways to go there, but how did people feel overall about it? He had Oprah's endorsement, I remember. Maybe we need to line up endorsers now. I know that the color of her skin is not relevant, except that it is. We still outnumber MAGA, and I think that will only increase, once the fruits of their voting reach them.

We have a lot of quality, qualified females that could run. I still feel bad about Hillary. Now, Harris...would have been proud of either if they had been allowed to live up to their standards.

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I like her a lot, but it will be many years before a Black woman, or any woman, Ocelot II Feb 3 #1
What I meant was that awful moment in the debate that gave rise to her being our candidate. CTyankee Feb 3 #4
You're assuming there will be an election in four years. yellow dahlia Thursday #34
I agree with your analysis. yellow dahlia Thursday #28
That was my fear. Squaredeal Thursday #29
Agree get the red out Thursday #31
I agree. We ran Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris last year and both lost. totodeinhere Thursday #39
I agree EndlessWire Friday #42
No. nt Nanjeanne Feb 3 #2
We typically don't have do-overs. nt Gore1FL Feb 3 #3
then who are our women candidates? Here are two women governors to consider: CTyankee Feb 3 #5
Both would be astoundingly good choices. nt Gore1FL Feb 3 #8
Definitely not Hochal Polybius Wednesday #17
How come? CTyankee Wednesday #18
Fairly oe not, she is very unpopular in her home state evan among many Democrats totodeinhere Thursday #40
it has been proven that women cannot win the US Presidency and the price is too high Tumbulu Thursday #21
The world? There have been numerous female leaders in other countries. mobeau69 Thursday #33
Well, that is so true, but the misogyny is far stronger here Tumbulu Friday #44
Right. We have to clear this hurdle first. yellow dahlia Thursday #35
I agree; I just hope that we will have a system to repair.... Tumbulu Friday #43
no. quakerboy Feb 3 #6
Leadership inspires people NotASurfer Feb 3 #7
she seems to have removed herself from the conversation cadoman Tuesday #11
If she wants to go through a primary, I have no problem with it. Intractable Feb 3 #9
If Kamala Harris wants to run again, I support her and applaud her Quiet Em Feb 3 #10
To Soon Sober Retiree Tuesday #12
I don't think so. alarimer Tuesday #13
Not even close. RandomNumbers Tuesday #14
agree completely nt Tumbulu Thursday #22
It's the sad but true reality....for now. yellow dahlia Thursday #36
A Republican woman could win andym Friday #45
No. LisaL Tuesday #15
She could run again, but I don't think she would win the nomination Polybius Wednesday #16
I read an article last week that indicated . . . peggysue2 Wednesday #19
I'd be hard pressed to find enthusiasm for her again The Wandering Harper Wednesday #20
No. PennRalphie Thursday #23
Unfortunately, we can't run a woman again Bettie Thursday #24
Well, I thought we would never have a black president but we did. Yet there is still a lot of racism still with us. CTyankee Thursday #25
At this point, if there is another actual, real election Bettie Thursday #37
We're not even in the first month or so of tRUMP's administration. Give it a rest, man, and let us all assimilate / SWBTATTReg Thursday #26
I would like to see Kamala Harris run again LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #27
Unfortunately, no. (nt) Paladin Thursday #30
12 billion dollars, i don't think people would be as interested to donate again. dem4decades Thursday #32
A lot is going to depend on what she can do in the next couple years to re establish herself. MichMan Thursday #38
Yes, consultants sucked up much of that money. totodeinhere Thursday #41
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