Democrat Onions said:
Good article from a deranged liberal New Yorker columnist afflicted with terminal Trump Derangement Syndrome, but he's at least willing to admit the obvious which is that the Democratic Party has nothing to offer other than being anti-Trump and that Harris is a historically weak candidate.Wrote my final assessment of the Kamala Harris campaign, the delusions that take hold in any coin flip situation, and how liberals deserve a better candidate next time. https://t.co/8FR3uKYsos
— kang (@jaycaspiankang) November 1, 2024Quote:
On immigration, she chose to mostly repeat the same talking point about Trump's actions to tank the bipartisan border bill. If it's true that immigration will decide this election, then Harris more or less decided to punt on the issue. Simply pointing out that Trump would rather play politics than address a problem doesn't really clarify what Harris and a Democratic executive branch would actually do about the border. She didn't spend much time explaining what, exactly, that bill did or why she thought it was a good idea, either.
It is true that the Harris campaign and the various PACs that support it have put out positive visions of immigrants in television ads in swing states, but it's been rare to hear Harris herself say anything about immigration that doesn't involve the words "Trump" and "bipartisan border bill."Quote:
After some notable hesitation at the start, Harris went out and did the media rounds, appearing on popular podcasts such as "Call Her Daddy," radio shows like "The Breakfast Club," and on storied television shows including "60 Minutes." Observing her in these interviews is like watching a band play the same song for a variety of audiences. There's the fiery "Trump killed the bipartisan bill" reserved for Fox News and then the more thoughtful "Trump killed the bipartisan bill" for long-form podcasts. One can expect a certain amount of dodging from a politician, but the talent, in many ways, is to do so with grace and dexterity.
Harris, as I've noted before, has been a politician in my life since I moved to San Francisco in the two-thousands, and I've always been struck by how she never really seems to be able to just plant her feet and directly answer a question.Quote:
I do not think she will undo the entirety of Biden's more left-leaning economic politics, and I believe she will commit herself to boosting the care sector and abortion rights. Whether she gets any of this passed is another concern, and, though I don't think it's particularly fair to blame the President for the obstructions of other parts of the government, Harris also was the Vice-President for the past four years, a fact that she seems to want the American public to selectively forget. If we're hoping for strong executive action on abortion and the border and we're being told by Harris that the country is facing a crisis on both fronts, it does seem reasonable to ask why the Biden-Harris Administration didn't take more action, especially given that Harris has not really explained how she will be any different than her former boss.Quote:
The anxiety of the past few weeks in liberal circles doesn't feel like a response to the polls, which haven't changed in any significant way, but, rather, to the realization that Harris just isn't the candidate we thought she might be just a few months back.Quote:
What will this version of the Democratic Party deliver to those same loyal voters when Trump is no longer on the other side of the ballot? This uncertain future is why it's important to be as honest as we can about Harris being a pretty bad candidate. These voters deserve an actual vision for this country that goes beyond simply pointing out that the other guy is much worse.
I was on a long flight last week and the person sitting next to me had a copy of the New Yorker and he read that thing from cover to cover the entire flight. This article will only confirm to him what he probably already knows inside.
