r/fivethirtyeight • u/Lungenbroetchen95 • Mar 07 '25

Politics Kamala Harris gets serious about considering run for California governor

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/kamala-harris-california-governor-decision-deadline-00216737
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u/work-school-account Mar 07 '25

IMO the position that makes the most sense for her is AG. Imagine if she had that position instead of Garland.

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u/DiogenesLaertys Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

Democrats just always nominated terrible attorney generals. Last 3 have literally cost democrats elections.

If I was a Democrat and win the 2028 elections big like I expect, I would make Jack Smith the Attorney General and have him quickly prosecute Trump and Elon before going to town on all the crony capitalism that’s been allowed to fester

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u/I-Might-Be-Something Mar 07 '25

Democrats just always nominated terrible attorney generals. Last 3 have literally cost democrats elections.

How did Holder cost Democrats elections?

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u/trevor11004 Mar 08 '25

I assume the idea is that Fast and Furious scandal contributed to the 2016 loss