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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 Tuesdayas Harris gave a defensive press conference in Guatemala, the day after she struggled on NBC News to explain why she hasnt 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.
bahboo
(16,346 posts)on a national and international level. She's also a naturally talented politician. I fully expect her to be the first female president...
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts).
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Whoa, a black woman as VP and may well become President. Heads are exploding.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)Simple as that.
ZonkerHarris
(24,229 posts)Tanuki
(14,918 posts)"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)
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)1. Skin
2. Ladyparts ...
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Skin: The color that many wypipo try for at the beach.
Ladyparts:
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mcar
(42,334 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Then she grew wings and soared.