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[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

One of the most unpopular candidates in history and everything she says and does makes her even more unpopular. Yeah good luck with thay!

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 3 hours ago

Kamala "I'm speaking" Harris doesn't know how to read the room? Say it ain't so.

For fuck’s sake, Harris, you were a bad candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and you’re still a bad candidate.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 23 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

There is no way Kamala Harris survives a primary.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Hear me out: What if we primary one candidate and then after the primaries swap the candidate? Fixing crazy right?

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You mean literally the exact thing we did in 2024 to lose?

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

Oh yeah that's why it seemed so familiar.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 23 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If she wants to win, she needs to be out there today pushing back against the regime. Instead, there's crickets. That's a "No" vote from me.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 5 points 2 hours ago

Especially since she solicited donations after losing SPECIFICALLY to "fight Trump" and then just fucked off the second she conceded, yeah, she needs to at least pretend to give a shit.

[–] monkeyjoe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

She hasn't won one on the federal level. 2020 she dropped out and was unpopular in California. She wasn't involved in 2024 and forced into the position. She isnt popular anywhere.

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Pfft, we know the desires of the voters don’t matter to the DNC. They’ll put forward whatever milkwater, centre-right, AIPAC-suckling sycophant they like the most.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 3 hours ago

DNC seems to be incapable of learning. They will ignore their voters, gavage a candidate/platform that they want, act all surprised when they lose, then cover up their report that explains why they are losers.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 14 points 6 hours ago

NO

GET. THE FUCK. AWAY.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

IMO she very likely did win the 2024 election given the real examples of election fraud by republics. As much as she choked in the final stretch I don't think she was the biggest factor in Trumps win.

But at best she'd be too little to late. Even Bernie, AOC... USA is too far gone for one leader/movement to fix things.

Nothing short of a generational shift-change in administration will move needle in the right direction.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 25 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

We're doing a big lie 2.0 democrat edition now? The fact is she started from behind, was making serious ground, and completely fumbled by pivoting to moderate Republicans.

[–] monkeyjoe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Couldn't possibly be that the unpopular candidate lost an popularity contest...

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Exactly. A candidate that was behind in the polls and prediction markets lost. No conspiracy needed.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

There were significant statistical aberrations and deviations in more than a few swing districts, in terms of the vote spread over time. And there were shockingly sweeping changes made to the configuration files of voting machines very shortly before the election. And the companies that make and deploy the electronic voting machines we use nationwide are largely controlled by a small handful of companies that have a… shall we say, deeply suspicious quantity and depth of personal ties to right-wing mega donors and politicians.

Nothing conclusive, unfortunately… but that’s also because they’ve destroyed most of the data in places where it’s not illegal to do so (which is most places).

So no, it’s not actually tin-foil-hatty to be skeptical of the veracity of the outcome of the 2024 election. Unfortunately, there’s essentially fuck-all anyone can do about it at this point.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Guarantee the person you're replying to didn't read that before downvoting.

edit: Musk sent prefilled absentee ballots... https://www.theverge.com/tech/882838/georgia-elon-musk-america-pac-voter-fraud

He also had a FUCKING LOTTERY.

More keeps coming out... which is the exact polar opposite of the dozens of court cases that disproved trumps big lie.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I did read it. And this is the only part that matters

Nothing conclusive, unfortunately…

[–] monkeyjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

If there's proof, maybe she should have done something about it instead of folding? Anything to keep the falsehood of our democracy alive?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Take a look at this before dismissing these concerns out of hand.

[–] monkeyjoe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

So Harris should have tried harder and chose not to. What a candidate.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world -1 points 2 hours ago

Their own post says

Nothing conclusive, unfortunately…

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Americans inability to hold 2 non mutually exclusive facts in their head at the same time is why a demented idiot like trump fooled you all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_efforts_to_disrupt_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election

Harris' pivot to the right absolutely killed her momentum... but ALSO the GOP cheated.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Changing voting laws is absolutely how the GOP is trying to rig elections. That's not a mystery or even in doubt. It's the people that are claiming voting machines were rigged that are preaching the big lie 2.0.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Yea so go talk to those people instead of me. Like did you just not bother to read everything I wrote? All 3 sentences?? FFS.

People like you muddy the waters with your lazy engagement style.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's an overreaction. Not only did I read your comment, I also read through the Wikipedia entry you posted. Hence why I referenced the topic it covered. I don't know what your problem is, but it's not with me.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

You read it after you got called out, bullshitter

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Then why did my post address the topic you talked about? Again, you seem to have a problem, but it's not with me.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Where did I mention the voting machines? You brought that up, not me. My problem is with you and every idiot like you who conflates everything dishonestly like you do.

I stated an opinion thats not completely baseless and you conflated me with MAGAs big lie. Like fuck you buddy.

Thats muddying the waters and part of the reason we can't have nice things. Cuz while some people actually read and listen to others... people like you never stfu.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

So, I'm not allowed to add to the conversation for added clarity? What a ridiculous stance to take.

I stated an opinion thats not completely baseless and you conflated me with MAGAs big lie.

But it is mostly baseless. Especially when you just make a blanket, they cheated claim. That's exactly what MAGA did. Again something is wrong with you and it isn't me. Good luck with your future endeavors in life.

[–] Numinous_Ylem@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Yeah nah gtfoh