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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 95 points 5 months ago (2 children)

No thanks, I'd like an actual progressive for once.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 32 points 5 months ago

Yeah... Harris was an OK option for president given the state of national politics. But California can do far better.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Good luck with that. The Democrats have sold out to the rich and corporations

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 78 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I want someone who doesn't seek approval from conservatives. She can fuck off and collect speakers fees for the rest of her life for all I care.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

She would still be better than Newsom. That's a pretty low bar though.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do we know he's going to run as a Democrat? Seems like someone who was a Democrat wouldn't initiate their podcast with TPUSA and railing against trans people.

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He's term limited, so won't be governor again.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

He wants to run for president.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 53 points 5 months ago

Oh jfc don't. When you blow an election this hard you need to just go away.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 52 points 5 months ago

Californian here. No.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Isn't it obvious? Harris is running for Governor, because Newsom is running for President.

Which will be hilarious if Trump Jr. also runs for President, because his (former) long-time fiancee was also Newsom's ex-wife. Kimberly Guilfoyle will be hitting the interview circuit big-time as the ex-partner of both candidates.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 39 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Newsome just launched a podcast and glazed the fuck out of his first guest: Charlie Kirk

No fucking WAY that guy needs to be president

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[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

Getting my popcorn ready.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Another source familiar with Harris' thinking told CBS News that she is "seriously considering" a run for governor. A gubernatorial bid would likely mean she would not run for president in 2028, which she is also considering.

On one hand, yes, she had an very abbreviated campaign period and yes, the big issue was the inflation, and there's a limited amount that she could do about that.

On the other hand, she also had a well-funded campaign, and she had a shot and didn't make it.

And she didn't poll that strongly.

I would really rather have the Democrats find the strongest candidate they can in 2028. Harris didn't run last time because she was the strongest option in the country, but because she was VP.

[–] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'll be happy when the Democrats having a primary is a safe assumption again. 1 superdelegate-fuckified primary in 2016, 1 completely skipped primary in 2024.

I know this is a radical idea, but hear me out Democratic strategists... Have primaries, let the voters tell you who they like, so that you end up with the strongest candidate in the general. Just something to think about.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

There was definitely some fuckery behind the scenes in 2020 also. Everyone pulled out and endorsed Biden at the same time.

It's not just about finding the best candidate, it's also about not disillusioning the voters by very obviously ratfucking the primary. Don't piss off your voters right before a general election! Why do we even have to say this?

They didn't even have a good reason to do so, because Bernie would have lost anyway. Just let him lose fair and square without pissing anyone off! And I say this as a Bernie voter. He was a good influence on the candidates, but he didn't even win Washington State last time. No way would he have won a fair primary. The protest votes would have tapered off as soon as he looked like a real contender.

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Harris was doing pretty well until she let the dipshit DNC consultants take control of her messaging. Those guys are totally out of touch with the electorate.

Refusing to distance herself from Biden was her biggest mistake though. Dems are such morons. They thought the only problem was that he was old, ignoring his 38% approval rating

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[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Go away Hillary 2 electric boogaloo

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[–] h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Harris fucked us with Trump, and now she's trying to fuck us again by losing to another maga retard.

Harris, you are a fucking loser, we don't want you.

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[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

californian here. i hope she portrays being more progressive than she did in her presidential campaign. she seems very politically conservative for wanting the governorship here.

[–] Steve@communick.news 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

She's always seemed very politically flexible to me.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's not a good thing. What America needs is strong leaders with convictions, not more suits.

[–] Steve@communick.news 11 points 5 months ago

In retrospect yes, my comment could be seen as a positive. That wasn't my intent.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

As long as you're the one paying her you can make her say whatever you want.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 months ago (8 children)

I mean, your current governor just invited Charlie Kirk on his podcast to bash trans people together, and I haven't read that he's going to be forced out of office in disgrace, so...

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

California deserves someone that represents them for once, not another neoliberal who will always move as far right as they can get away with.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

California is neoliberal with a thin veneer of progressivism painted on by leftist at a thickness that chips constantly in most places.

[–] landshark4@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago

Why? She has been person non grata since the election and has completely checked out. Unless she thinks the ballot initiative to make California a nation will work

[–] bedouin 13 points 5 months ago
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

WTF? Aren't there other people that can become president or governor? In the case of Trump rocks and organic molecules?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The winner in the general election will almost certainly be a Democrat, but California has an open, top-two primary. If left-leaning voters can unite behind a second Democratic candidate, and Republican voters split their votes between two or more candidates, it’s plausible that the general election could come down to Harris and a second Democrat to her left.

Republicans who have already demonized Harris after the 2024 campaign might then vote for the other Democrat, just on the basis of their negative view of Harris—so Harris being in the race could swing the election further to the left.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

I will be sleepless for months, in anticipation of this momentous decision.

[–] Alfydapman@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

This comes off very bad for her. Who wants a candidate that isn’t entirely committed or interested in the office they might run for?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Which candidate will she not be in that election?

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

She seems both qualified for the job and motivated to stand up to the Trump administration's aggression, both of which are important qualities in a leader of a US state that happens to be the world's 5th largest economy.

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For those who downvoted, perhaps you could use your words to explain what you disagree with in my comment, and why? I don't know Kamala Harris all that well, so if there's something important that I'm missing, I would like to know about it. A downvote doesn't help anyone.

[–] Steve@communick.news 21 points 5 months ago

I've never seen her be anything but a nakedly power hungry, political hack. She's tried to sell herself as both a progressive and conservative liberal, depending on who she's talking to. I wouldn't doubt if sher looses again, she'll go Republican.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 21 points 5 months ago

We need a leader that will advocate for our economic class. That's not her.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Her disastrous campaign is what allowed Trump 2 to happen. How she ran her campaign (or allowed the DNC to steamroll her, same difference) is what's wrong with her.

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Italian here.

Why her campaign went wrong?

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

She started off aggressively attacking Trump and portraying him and Vance as weirdos. It was working and her numbers quickly went up.

Then she let the DNC take control of her campaign (the DNC is the main organization for the Democratic party). She stopped the attacks and started acting like a typical establishment empty suit Dem, which culminated in her saying that she'd change nothing from Biden (who had a 38% approval rating). She did this while also campaigning with Liz Cheney who is a very conservative anti-Trump Republican.

They basically took Dem voters for granted and tried to peel off Trump voters while saying she would be just like Joe Biden, who Trump voters and a majority of independents despise. It was an idiotic strategy

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 10 points 5 months ago

She started off aggressively attacking Trump and portraying him and Vance as weirdos.

More importantly she promised progressive economic policy. She had stuff like a wealth tax on the books, for example. When the DNC took over she started abandoning or watering down those policies and focusing exclusively on Trump (though her attacks on him were much more like an empty suit dem).

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 4 points 5 months ago

Thx.

It seems to me dems didn't cared about voting for Harris. Only 64% voted and Trump won with a 23% of the population, really not much.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 months ago

International relations standpoint aside, she offered no benefits or relief to the economic woes of the working class other than telling them to suck it up because everything's fine. She ignored progressives in a pathetic attempt at currying favor with the likes of Liz fucking Cheney because she thinks conservatives would actually pick a Democrat over literally any Republican candidate. Everything about her screamed corporatism, the status quo of deadlocked improvements in Congress, and a lack of willingness to meaningfully change things for the better.

She is the quintessential establishment Democrat who would rather campaign for fundraisers than actually act on meaningful legislation. Despite all these (and many more) flaws, I voted for her as she was the only meaningful opposition the DNC could regurgitate out because Biden was too proud to stop his reelection campaign early on. For California governor, I'd want an actual progressive with the intent to make things better over her any day.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 5 months ago

I downvoted mainly because nothing you posted is true

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