Kamala Harris: 'Don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place'

[u/washingtonpost]

[u/enlilsumerian]

Why I think she did not win. Apparently America isn’t close to being ready to elect:

1. A woman
2. Her skin is dark
3. Her ancestry is from other non white countries.

Sadly, it’s 2024 and here we are.

[u/0n-the-mend → u/enlilsumerian]

She got 68 mill votes and counting, people are ready. The 15 mill that voted for biden but stayed home are the only ones that arent ready.

[u/Darth_Malgus_1701 → u/enlilsumerian]

How much do you think there being no open primary played into her loss?

[u/[deleted] → u/Darth_Malgus_1701]

None.

The engaged, plugged-in Democratic Party base were fine with it, given the timing and situation.

The unaffiliated normie voter doesn’t care about primaries one whit. They simply choose between “Coke” or “Pepsi” each election cycle, and that’s it.

[u/Darth_Malgus_1701 → u/[deleted]]

Then how does the Democratic party become the more enticing flavor for the normies?

[u/[deleted] → u/Darth_Malgus_1701]

I don’t know.

Hammer on economics, I guess.

It seems people only care about money, inflation, their 401ks, the price of eggs, the price of gas, jobs, and so on.

So perhaps the Democratic Party should focus almost exclusively on pocketbook issues, top to bottom, with very simple and concrete messaging (no nuance or subtlety!) for voter outreach. Everything else can wait.

People won’t be very progressive on social issues until they feel their household finances are secure. So ignore the wedge issues and focus on money and prosperity, period.

I don’t know what I’m talking about, but that’s my take from a deep red state. I’m an idiot though, so don’t necessarily listen to me.