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MIButterfly

(2,170 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:24 PM 8 hrs ago

I just finished 107 Days by Kamala Harris.

I had reserved it at the library a few months ago and it finally became available. When I think of what could have been and what SHOULD have been....

One of the many things that stood out to me is what happens behind the scenes. All I ever saw was the rally or convention speech, with no idea how much work goes on behind it; the number of people involved and the coordination of everything, etc. A candidate has to have a tremendous amount of stamina because it seems to be go, go, go every minute. I would never have that much energy. It makes me wonder how DJT even made it through his campaign. It's such a grueling schedule. I know he looked tired and lackluster most of the time, but that's how he always looks these days.

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I just finished 107 Days by Kamala Harris. (Original Post) MIButterfly 8 hrs ago OP
Trump didn't do any debates during the GOP primary Redleg 7 hrs ago #1
That's a good point. MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #2
Trump was essentially coronated before the primaries were over. Redleg 7 hrs ago #3
He has servants... 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #4

Redleg

(6,831 posts)
1. Trump didn't do any debates during the GOP primary
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:02 PM
7 hrs ago

and his rally schedule was much less than it had been in 2020 or 2016.

MIButterfly

(2,170 posts)
2. That's a good point.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:10 PM
7 hrs ago

If he had Kamala Harris's grueling schedule, even for just 107 days, he never would've made it.

Redleg

(6,831 posts)
3. Trump was essentially coronated before the primaries were over.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:27 PM
7 hrs ago

I remember when the Republicans said this about Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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