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sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 10:13 PM Jun 2021

Why They Hate Kamala Harris

The left and the right savage the pathbreaker, holding the Veep to a double standard. But that abuse only makes her stronger.

This week, I learned that if you offer a mundane opinion about Vice President Kamala Harris, what you will get is a firehose of vicious opinions about Vice President Kamala Harris.

On Tuesday—as Harris gave a defensive press conference in Guatemala, the day after she struggled on NBC News to explain why she hasn’t visited the Mexican border since her inauguration —I commented on Twitter, “Mock every Kamala misstep if you want, but in 4-8 years, she will have immensely more experience navigating the most politically tricky issues than anybody else who might run for president.”

To my mind, this was not an observation about Harris, but about the vice presidency. I have made the point in the past that vice presidents, both sitting and former, have a near-perfect record in presidential primaries. Four-to-eight years of national exposure and press scrutiny and what is, in effect, pre-campaigning across the country gives a vice president universal name recognition, robust donor networks, proven loyal supporters and practice handling tough questions on charged subjects.

The Twitter hordes viewed my tweet differently. Based on the evolution of my replies, I suspect the tweet started going viral thanks to the pro-Harris “KHIVE” social media community, which then provoked a legion of Harris haters who follow KHIVE accounts. (As I write this, the post has more than 7,000 likes and 1,000 replies, an unusually high number for one of my tweets which are anything but trolling).

More: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/06/10/why-they-hate-kamala-harris/

Rock it KHIVE!

Love you Kamala.


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Why They Hate Kamala Harris (Original Post) sheshe2 Jun 2021 OP
it's true....she's learning how to navigate the ropes.... bahboo Jun 2021 #1
She is brilliant, black and a women. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #2
Yeah, it's a hatefecta for the knuckle-draggers hatrack Jun 2021 #3
When you think of the hate, of a black man who became President... sheshe2 Jun 2021 #6
yep!! demigoddess Jun 2021 #9
No question. Lots of heads, lots of exploding. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #12
That is why she is hated. BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #5
Yup ZonkerHarris Jun 2021 #10
Mexican President Lopez Obrador certainly came away with a favorable impression. Tanuki Jun 2021 #4
Two words StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #7
Skin... sheshe2 Jun 2021 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2021 #8
Love KHive, love our VP! mcar Jun 2021 #11
She was here... sheshe2 Jun 2021 #14

bahboo

(16,346 posts)
1. it's true....she's learning how to navigate the ropes....
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 10:19 PM
Jun 2021

on a national and international level. She's also a naturally talented politician. I fully expect her to be the first female president...

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
6. When you think of the hate, of a black man who became President...
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 10:38 PM
Jun 2021

Whoa, a black woman as VP and may well become President. Heads are exploding.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
4. Mexican President Lopez Obrador certainly came away with a favorable impression.
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 10:28 PM
Jun 2021
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL2N2NR1M7

"MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's government on Wednesday praised U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris following talks aimed at curbing undocumented immigration, and said another top Biden administration official would visit next week for more discussions.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called Harris an "extraordinary woman" and said bilateral relations had broken new ground after the two leaders met in Mexico City on Tuesday as part of her first trip abroad since taking office.

"It's a completely new phase," Lopez Obrador told a news conference. "It was such a good meeting that I called her 'president'."....(more)

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
13. Skin...
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 11:04 PM
Jun 2021

Skin: The color that many wypipo try for at the beach.

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