Simply amazing the response is

[LiberaBlueDem]

I have never seen anything like what I am seeing in the response to Kamala's campaign

Maybe America is ready for a woman president?

I have been saying for months that women were the key to this election and now they have a champion to rally behind.

[mucifer]

1. I know for now it seems like a greater

Response than Barack Obama. I think it’s more about what we have to lose.

[NH Ethylene]

37. Agree. It's a collective gasp of relief that we stand a better chance of winning.

I support Biden until the end, but I've been scared. Now we have a huge surge of energy (and money!) that is snowballing into something massive, and winning in November suddenly seems likely.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Messing with Roe was a GOP strategic mistake.

And all the other insulting and demeaning talk against women.

[travelingthrulife]

9. Yes, they were never supposed to pull that trigger

Dangled it in front of the 'pro-lifers' for decades for their votes but it was never supposed to actually happen.

[Irish_Dem]

13. They were playing with fire and didn't realize it.

[Sky Jewels]

21. They thought we silly wimminfolks would stamp our manicured little feet

and have a hissy fit for a few days and then it would blow over. They'd pat us on our pretty little empty heads, and we'd go back to our shopping and other gal stuff.

It's almost as if these right wing men who are largely behind the bans don't realize that every single pre-menopausal woman over the age of 12 or so gets a reminder of her fertility and pregnancy status every single fucking month for decades.

[Raven123]

31. Yep. It was supposed to be the bait and switch

Bait them with “pro-life” and switch to trickle down- tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations,

[servermsh]

3. Hillary and others paved the way

Along with others, Hillary Clinton really paved the way for today's reality. She ran in 2008 and 2016, having to deal with endless questions about gender.

Yes, I'm sure our lousy media will get around to nonsense stories, but IMHO as far as voters go, the topic is no longer fresh. Allowing Kamala Harris to run more on the issues with less interference and noise.

Imagine instead that Kamala was the very first woman in this position. The press would be in attack mode.

[LiberaBlueDem]

8. Media is falling all over itself

Giving Kamala a boost. Hard to believe, I know

[edisdead]

12. except some of the douchenozzles on cnn

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. Hillary Clinton was shit on by people on the left and I will never forget it

When I say people on the left I don’t consider anyone who is a liberal would do what was done but whatever, I have to get over it I guess.

[Skittles]

49. yes......a lot of.....fucking BS

INDEED

[NH Ethylene]

38. You're right. We have Hillary to thank.

Helping the public to accept a female VP, and now a female president.

[lefthandedskyhook]

4. America is beyond ready for a female president

Just ask Hillary. If not for Comey she would have become president and the world would be a much better place. The monster manslaughtered hundreds of thousands of us with his total ineptitude about COVID alone. Hillary would have saved those lives. I want those Americans back! The MAGAts can ALL go jump in a lake of lies and drown to make the world a better place

[mopinko]

5. america is ready for a fighter.

and we dont care at this point if it’s a martian.

[2naSalit]

6. This will be...

A major step in the world's leaders being women. Much is possible when enough women are in power and work together to make and facilitate the changes we must make in order to survive on the planet in the coming years.

I was pissed at first, because of how it was done ( the pressure campaign part) but after seeing the massive support, I'm good with it. Especially with the damage it inflicted on the opposition.

I am good with Kamala as president, can hardly wait to see who the running mate turns out to be.

[usonian]

16. Thank you for not deciding a running mate for her!

I had to block all the many cheerleaders.

This is HER choice. She may or may not read every DU post! Her alternates are being vetted by Eric Holder.

This was Joe's choice. I was (and still am) his buggest fan here. I respect his decision

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19218700

and his choice as successor.

I am enthused like I was for JFK.

As for Joe, a great teacher wants nothing more than seeing their student surpass them!

Joe is a master.

[2naSalit]

43. I'm not interested in...

Wasting my time trying to guess who she would choose as VP, I have no idea who she would pick nor why so I have better things to do with my time and mindspace.

[usonian]

45. Agree totally. Hoping she picks soon so I can take off my blocking terms! VP is a big, big block.

[2naSalit]

46. I haven't set up any blocks...

Over it but I am limiting my time reading posts about a few specific things.

[Skittles]

50. who said it wasn't her choice?

seriously

[ms liberty]

25. Yes, I was angry beyond measure about the the public extortion. I'm still angry.

It could have been a disaster but Joe's endorsement coming so quickly and the delegates jumping on it directly after is what saved us, IMO. Any hesitation and the s**t-stirrers would have jumped in with their ideas about mini primaries and other insane notions. You could see it coming. I feel like we made it through the most dangerous part much better than I expected, and now it looks like maybe it's going to work out.

I'm very happy about having a woman at the top of the ticket, and Kamala is definitely on offense already!

[2naSalit]

44. That's where...

I'm at now.After some reflection, I think it was a master move to flip the narrative and upend the trajectory of the opposition's campaign, which it has.

Yeah, I'm good with it now, wasn't like Joe was going to leave us hanging.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. There was a lot of pent up enthusiasm

Especially among young people.

Love Biden, he's the greatest president of my lifetime, but young people were completely unenthusiastic about him and were really looking for a change. This switch has unleashed a tidal wave of enthusiasm and hope. Young people registerd in droves in 2020 to defeat Trump, Joe Biden got a record 81 Million votes. Those people aren't going anywhere and they're going to support Kamala.

The campaign could not have gotten off to a better start.

[Quiet Em]

10. Simply amazing indeed

and I'm stunned by how quickly she clinched the nomination. Listening to VP Harris and President Biden yesterday in Delaware got me all fired up.

It's funny, in the 2020 primary I was all in for Harris, was shocked when she withdrew, and then immediately rallied around President Biden.

This year it was the complete opposite. Shocked by President Biden withdrawing and immediately rallying around Harris.

[LiberaBlueDem]

15. Color me shocked as well

For 2 weeks I was defending Biden here on DU.

Then he quit and I was despondent.

But seeing the response to Kamala makes me feel pretty damn good. Pretty damn good.

[peggysue2]

39. I'm with you, LibertyBlue

I was one of President Biden's ardent supporters (still am) but . . .

There's no denying the excitement and the overall shift in the election atmosphere, the way voters have responded to the change. It's been lightening fast (I mean my God, Harris already has the requisite number of delegates).

I will always love and respect President Biden. I think he's done an incredible job, far exceeding my expectations. But after all the turmoil, Biden's decision and swift endorsement of Kamala Harris has turned the page.

Trump and his Flying Monkey Brigade are howling in disappointment (this makes me very happy).

I, too, am feeling pretty damn good about our electoral prospects.

[LiberaBlueDem]

42. It is a great feeling isn't it

I knew we would win in Roevember but it would be tough going

I can relax now. Women have got this!

[LisaM]

26. Knowing how Biden operates, the nomination was probably clinched

before he made the announcement. I'm sure he worked behind the scenes to make it happen.

It still depresses me that society is so ageist and that there were so many people who couldn't be excited by Biden's accomplishments. But I guess in this social media age, optics have become supreme and attention spans shorter.

[Quiet Em]

32. I agree.

It is sad that a portion of our society is more interested in being entertained than they are about experience, integrity, and knowledge.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Maybe they can schedule another Woman's March on Wash DC, this time in celebration...

[SunSeeker]

22. There is a Nationwide Women's March scheduled for Saturday Nov. 2!

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https://act.womensmarch.com/survey/Action_November2_MarchPledge/?

[Sympthsical]

14. Voters really didn't want a 2020 rerun

And now that we're the party that is giving people what they have been begging for, they are enthusiastic as f***.

Sometimes, it really is ok to listen to polls.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

17. We have the POWER to e-write History...

Even in states that go Republican, when Kamala over performs in them, the message will be clear that she made breakthroughs in their fragile veneer like no other Democrat has been able to do.

I can see Florida, North Carolina, going into her column. Texas could be in play as well. Colin Alread is tied with Cruz. That is a Senate seat that can be flipped as we hold on to the seats we have. Rueben Gallego is ahead of Kari Lake in AZ. With Kamala at the top of the ticket, the races for the House and Senate are in play.

[llmart]

33. I could die happy if they kicked Cruz to the curb.

I can't stand that smarmy bastard.

[lizardkingjr]

18. America was ready for a woman POTUS in 2016

Unfortunately for America, Hillary Clinton ran a terrible campaign.

[LiberaBlueDem]

19. You got that right

She still won! She should have been president. We was robbed.

Now Kamala is up, Are we gonna be robbed again?
I don't think we will.

[FailureToCommunicate]

23. She WON the popular vote, but

lost because of the ridiculously antiquated Electoral Collage system.

We're ready for a **Democratic** woman President.


donate:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218885532

[Quiet Em]

36. I'm done debating the "why" that happened

so all I will say is that Hillary Clinton and President Biden have done so much to help America get over her fear of a woman running for President and for that I am forever grateful.

[Harker]

20. I was ready for a woman President quite some time back.

Not just ANY woman, of course.

I'm still ready.

[surfered]

24. American voters didn't turn out for Hillary snd look what we got. Hopefully, we learned our lesson.

[Martin68]

27. This might be the perfect time to put up a qualified, experienced female candidate for president.

On the other ticket we have two racist, misogynystic authoritarians. Why better contrast do we need for the better choice a Democratic candidate provides?

[claudette]

29. Yes

I believe we were ready when Hillary ran. Women, of all colors, will come out in droves in November to protect their rights.

[llmart]

40. I sure hope so.

Especially young women. We crones aren't as affected by the GOP's archaic attitudes towards women.

[Beck23]

30. The cool thing about this

No one can blame Kamala for anything they don't like about Biden's policies, like the Gaza situation.

[BigDemVoter]

34. I think America is more than ready!

I think this level of excitement is really monumental. . . . I very much liked Biden and would have voted for any Democrat on the ticket, but I am so happy with Kamala. I supported her in 2020 until she dropped out of the race. I live in San Francisco and can remember when Kamala was District Attorney. When she dropped out, I was so pleased that Biden chose her as his running mate.

She is smart, tough and enormously talented. One of my favorite videos of Kamala? Her interrogation of Beer Boy, Brett Kavanaugh, during the Robert Mueller investigation.

Kavanaugh is absolutely pathetic! I can't wait to see what she does to **$$Y-Grabber!

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[llmart]

41. Her grilling of Boofer Kavanaugh was when I first became enamored of her.

I have great admiration for her.

[Bluethroughu]

35. The Republicans want us chattle again.

[Skittles]

47. pretty solid indication the right decision was made

yes indeed

[mucholderthandirt]

52. Women are the lock.

Kamala Harris is the key.

It's time to open that lock. Past time.