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She had a plan: Kamala Harris (Original Post) applegrove 5 hrs ago OP
Sigh 💙 littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #1
"Dems have no message, no economic plans, ignore the working class, we have no idea who they are," betsuni 4 hrs ago #2
I hope Kamala runs again. After the 2024 election, I think she knows a thing or two. thought crime 3 hrs ago #3
Dems have never re-run someone who lost POTUS/VP in my lifetime AZJonnie 1 hr ago #21
No plan for armed masked goons executing American citizens in the street? IronLionZion 3 hrs ago #4
Concepts of a plan won out over an actual plan.... Except, that's not actually true.... Ol Janx Spirit 3 hrs ago #5
REPUBLICANS ARE PEDOPHILES! Here's the LIST!----- Jack Valentino 3 hrs ago #7
I hear what you're saying but I thought Kamala's campaign *was* what you're talking about wanting to see AZJonnie 1 hr ago #22
It wasn't all racism. Misogyny played its part. flashman13 3 hrs ago #6
A VERY large part. This country is so far behind the other advanced countries niyad 2 hrs ago #15
It was Vlad. czarjak 2 hrs ago #19
Post removed Post removed 2 hrs ago #8
Hello. johnp3907 2 hrs ago #9
What flavour pizza do you like? niyad 2 hrs ago #10
I have no clue why, but she loves TombStone pizza Brother Buzz 2 hrs ago #13
Given how many times as one has been delivered, certainly true! niyad 2 hrs ago #16
Well I got a few words in below to go Cha 2 hrs ago #17
chant and be happy sheshe2 2 hrs ago #20
Hasta la vista, baby! Swede 2 hrs ago #11
Fuck That Nazi PEDO in the WH Cha 2 hrs ago #14
Yes, and We Would Still Cha 2 hrs ago #12
That, and her plans just weren't good enough for some that claim to be progressive. W_HAMILTON 2 hrs ago #18
"I want to keep people safe and see them thrive. For me, it's always been about that work." betsuni 1 hr ago #23

betsuni

(28,845 posts)
2. "Dems have no message, no economic plans, ignore the working class, we have no idea who they are,"
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 10:54 PM
4 hrs ago

people insist as they firmly cover their eyes and ears and turn off their brains, mouths open and flapping.

thought crime

(1,325 posts)
3. I hope Kamala runs again. After the 2024 election, I think she knows a thing or two.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 11:17 PM
3 hrs ago

Kamala Harris is the only candidate who has obliterated Trump in a debate. She proved that she has excellent qualifications for President and a great grasp of issues. Also very important; she most effectively bridges the divides in the Democratic Coalition. I really want her to run again.

I would really look forward to watching presidential primary debates with Kamala, Gavin Newsom, Jasmine Crockett, AOC and others.

AZJonnie

(3,063 posts)
21. Dems have never re-run someone who lost POTUS/VP in my lifetime
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 01:24 AM
1 hr ago

As much as I'd to have a female POTUS (her included), in 2028, I just don't see it happening.

AG, otoh, would be absolutely perfect. With her deputy, Jack Smith!!!

IronLionZion

(50,963 posts)
4. No plan for armed masked goons executing American citizens in the street?
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
3 hrs ago

Converse sneaker licking doesn't have the same ring to it as boot licking.

Ol Janx Spirit

(792 posts)
5. Concepts of a plan won out over an actual plan.... Except, that's not actually true....
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 11:24 PM
3 hrs ago

The Project 2025 plan was the plan hiding in plain sight that almost nobody voted for but actually won out.

In a way, it is a model for what Democrats must learn to do:
Nobody really wants to hear an actual plan--they want to fall in love with a messenger and put their trust in them. But there needs to be an actual plan behind that messenger. Except in Democrats' case it needs to be a plan to do good; not evil.

I will admit that I got frustrated hearing Democrats endlessly rattle off numbers and statistics in 2024. Given the current electorate, Harris probably would have been better served to just say, "trust me, I have a plan for that. And here is why you can trust me...."

Given that these are politicians and politics we are talking about, I'm not sure anybody believes the detailed plan is ever going to happen anyway. All they really need is a reason to feel good about their vote. Time spent laying out detailed plans based on numbers nobody cares about just takes time away from making a real connection with voters on a human level.

Jack Valentino

(4,565 posts)
7. REPUBLICANS ARE PEDOPHILES! Here's the LIST!-----
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 11:57 PM
3 hrs ago

I believe the winning margin in 2024 had to do with the economy---
but Democrats should NOT leave such a damaging arrow in their quiver,
and should scream it from the rooftops in such a way that cannot be ignored!


'Dirty politics'? SORRY, but we have SO MANY DIRTY REPUBLICANS!!!!


'so if you VOTE for Republicans, you are voting for criminals, terrorists, nazis
AND CHILD-RAPING PEDOPHILES, and here's PROOF with NAMES!'


I'd like to see THAT in some Democratic campaign advertisements!



AZJonnie

(3,063 posts)
22. I hear what you're saying but I thought Kamala's campaign *was* what you're talking about wanting to see
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 01:32 AM
1 hr ago

She had a small handful of numbers/stats but by and large, "trust me, I have a plan for that. And here is why you can trust me...." was pretty much her vibe as I remember it

niyad

(130,252 posts)
15. A VERY large part. This country is so far behind the other advanced countries
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:23 AM
2 hrs ago

when it comes to women in political, corporate, or indeed, any real power. It is embarrassing.

Response to applegrove (Original post)

sheshe2

(96,421 posts)
20. chant and be happy
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
2 hrs ago

Lol...the username, it's a song. 🤪

Hare Krishna Mantra (1hr) - Divine Meditation Frequency - Chant And Be Happy





W_HAMILTON

(10,194 posts)
18. That, and her plans just weren't good enough for some that claim to be progressive.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:26 AM
2 hrs ago

They need to revisit the root word of the term and stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Tens of millions of us are in a much worse spot now than we were before or than we would have been had Kamala and other good Democrats been elected.

I fully expect MAGA Republicans to do everything they can to prevent progress, but not those that claim to be progressive.

betsuni

(28,845 posts)
23. "I want to keep people safe and see them thrive. For me, it's always been about that work."
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 01:44 AM
1 hr ago

"As a prosecutor, my work was protecting vulnerable people, especially women and children, from sexual predators. As California's attorney general, I protected our state from cartels, homeowners from predatory banks, and I made the criminal justice data open ... . In the Senate, it was getting money to community banks, the most effective funders of small business. In the White House, I was able to work on so many issues that mattered to me: small business, maternal health, child poverty, climate action, infrastructure, repairing our global alliances.

"As president, there was so much more I could do. I wanted to see Gen Z given the tools they needed to become a new Greatest Generation, and I had so many ideas on how to help them. I wanted to create a secretary of culture to uplift the immense creative talent of this country. I wanted to change the way we think about our workforce, to assign value based on an individual's skill, to open up government jobs to talented people who didn't necessarily have a college degree. I wanted to increase home ownership. All these things, and so much more, all grounded in the fundamental values of dignity, fairness, and opportunity."

"107 Days"

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