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[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I agree. Harris was a Glass cliff candidate who's entire purpose was to sacrifice herself to further the party line. Fascism didn't win the 2024 election, neoliberalism lost, just like it is losing across Europe where it is dressed up as cis-het white males like Starmer and Macron. But because an afro-indian woman was the face of neoliberalism here instead of her cis-het running mate, liberals can blame racism and misogyny instead of looking at their fundamentally evil and unpopular beliefs.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

I don't think she was meant as a glass cliff candidate. This wasn't an election that they knew they were going to lose. I think they thought she was their best hope at that late stage in the election cycle. Maybe they were right, and there weren't any better candidates who had a chance given how little time there was. Maybe not. But, this isn't like the typical case like say the 1984 election where Walter Mondale was sent out to compete with an extremely popular Ronald Reagan.