Re: OT US Politics Again.

On 8/15/24 12:39, quadibloc wrote:

Myself, I am not nearly so optimistic.
Kamala Harris is neither white nor male, and that terrifies me, as I
think that a lot of potential
swing voters will simply refuse to consider her on those grounds,
preferring to vote even for Trump
instead.

Why are you terrified of non-white and non-male people?
We in the USA have had many examples of non-male leaders in other
nations from Israel to India to Great Britain.  Mostly they did
nothing to upset the local or international scene. We have known
great black men in the USA who greatly benefited society.

Yes, she has ignited a great deal of enthusiasm among Democrats, and
higher turnout helps matters
as well. But to elect a President, a party will need to get votes from
at least some rural areas,

Why do you think she is against rural avocations? I think a
farmer -not an industrial farmer who might look at his land once in
while but man who lives on the soil with a family feeding the
local markets or national would look more clearly at her? She
has been on the Executive track since she left law school.

the ones more inclined to support Trump. Remember that votes are
filtered through the Electoral
College, so it's not enough to just have a majority of the popular vote
due to a high turnout
in the most populous mainly Democratic states; one has to have a
majority in many states.
 John Savard

I remember when Barack Obama was running and the same fears were
excited by a black man, Trump publicized the idea that being born of an
American Citizen on American soil was not enough to make the Democratic candidate a "real" citizen.   A lot of foolish people bought it. So he
is simply a racist idiot but it was wasted effort on his part.
Our Fears were for naught. Obama was elected and I rejoiced because it proved the people of the USA had finally passed the point where a capable Black Man would be rejected by the party and by the
Voting Citizens of the Government.  I judge people by the capability
they have exhibited to date.

So The Harris-Walz ticket is a winner to me.  If I live
to November 5 I will have voted for the Democratic ticket.
bliss
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