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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan Kamala Harris take on Trump in 2020????
Should she end up being the Democratic Party nominee for President, I believe she has what it takes to cross the finish line. Her interview with Rachel Maddow last night was indeed impressive. She has the passion, the knowledge, the experience of the law, the understanding of the Constitution, the ability to reach out to the many blocs of voters, in order to take on Trump, if he lasts a term, or any Republican for that matter.
I can picture a Harris/Booker team or even a Warren/Harris team. Kamala impressed me.
What say you?
uponit7771
(91,177 posts)Eyeball_Kid
(7,546 posts)what he believes will be humiliation if Harris is nominated. Harris will eat his lunch.
The difference between class and *ss (trump).
TeamPooka
(25,048 posts)like we haven't seen since Obama's in 2008 and I think Kamala's will be bigger
Mark my words
kelly1mm
(5,006 posts)Based on her calls for Sen. Franken to resign.
pnwmom
(109,392 posts)and they had staff members to talk with.
They probably had very good reason for taking that unified stand.
(Amy Klobuchar has said the only reason she didn't sign the letter was because they worked together representing Minnesota.)
kelly1mm
(5,006 posts)Sen. Frankin to resign lacks the judgement to be President IMO.
pnwmom
(109,392 posts)kelly1mm
(5,006 posts)misanthrope
(7,928 posts)Last edited Thu Jan 24, 2019, 05:03 AM - Edit history (1)
Obama had everything you could want in a candidate -- energetic, charismatic, smart, great speaker, beautiful family, great backstory -- but in the land of the "one drop" rule, his race was an obstacle to surmount that was as daunting as any in America. Ridiculous? Yep, but we ARE talking about a nation where Donald Trump found a path to the White House.
So how did Obama win? It was a particular set of circumstances: namely the selection of Sarah Palin as his opponent's running mate and the economic disaster of 2008. Without those two things, I'm not so sure he would have won.
I like Kamala Harris. I wouldn't mind seeing her as POTUS.
But she doesn't have nearly the resume Hillary Clinton had and has to overcome the racial nonsense as well. I wish her luck but I just don't see it working.
Thekaspervote
(34,043 posts)aikoaiko
(34,200 posts)2007 and 2008 were dreadful years in that war.
Kablooie
(18,712 posts)If she has to take on Trump in 2020 something has gone horribly wrong.
Trump had better be in prison by the time we get to 2020.
She can take on anyone else but it better not be Trump.
KPN
(15,980 posts)so much to be impressed as I was by her questioning in confirmation hearings. Alas, she fell short in my opinion. Shes sharp but she didnt resonate with me. Sorry wanted to be excited but wasnt.
Having said that, I will vote for her if she wins the nomination or is on the ticket as VP. I will also keep an open mind going forward since, after all, this was her first interview since announcing. Im sure it is impossibly difficult to hit the perfect tone and messaging under such circumstances. Perhaps she will change my mind as her campaign moves forward.
aikoaiko
(34,200 posts)If we learned anything from 2016, a strong, smart, competent, and well-connected Democrat can still lose.
erpowers
(9,356 posts)I think just about any decent Democratic candidate can beat Donald Trump in 2020. My question is can she govern. Although she has had years of experience in government work, I wonder if she had enough experience at the federal level to be able to govern well as President. Some political scientists have said that individuals with more experience have done a better job of being President than those with less. I think there are ways to challenge what political scientists say, but maybe there needs to be consideration concerning whether Kamala Harris would be able to do the job of President if she wins the election. Does she have enough executive experience to run the Presidency?
Just in case anyone is wondering my question about Harris' experience is not due to her being black. I would rather vote for someone who had been a governor, or who had more experience in the Senate.
panader0
(25,816 posts)But it's a long, long time until the election.
There's a lot of vetting and debates to come.
If popularity were the only criteria, it'd be Harris/O'Rourke.