There really was a lot of positive energy when she picked Walz. He did kinda shit himself in the debate with Vance but Vance was pretty bad too. I actually think if they let Walz be Walz and also promised to end the genocide in Gaza, Kamala would have won. But I think she was really threatened by Walz taking over the spotlight more than anything, so they shut him up quick.

I cannot fathom though, why she clung so closely to Biden. Reading those clips from her book, she sounded like she basically let him bully her around. My best guess is that she’s really that spineless, but also her and most high level dems genuinely refused to believe that Biden was as unpopular as he was. Crossing him would have made her more popular, even with Dem voters.

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

There was a lot of positive energy during the few days that they were letting Waltz actually speak his mind. Then the Democrat consultant vampires got to him, and they focus tested all his opinions into oblivion. His debate performance was a reflection of that--they had gotten him to shift to the "they go low, we go high (and also everything is going great in America)" conciliatory language they love, and he looked like a fucking idiot being nice to Vance. It's astounding that they keep listening to the exact same "strategists" who repeatedly lose elections for them.