What's a black job?

POTUS.

#Yes, we Kam.

Half the country hates Trump and no one likes JD Vance. With a good VP pick, I like Democrats' odds.

#333 | POSTED BY YAV

TY Yav. Well said. I think it is more a matter of wrong/bad information rather than low/no information. If you generally distrust politicians and the media, you work 6 days a week and spend your 1 day off, off the grid 4 wheeling or hunting, you are most likely getting your information from un/ill-informed neighbors and friends, who you, from your perspective, you have less reason to doubt. I remember when Obama was president having a discussion on FB with a relative of a friend who responded to a post I made with something like, "In what world are those lies true?" I went through the list of "lies" and offered links to prove they weren't lies. It made not a bit of difference. He dismissed every source I supplied as the ones doing the lying.

" Now, they can make it a huge issue. Let's see if they have the nuts to go after Trump's cognitive issues.
#80 | POSTED BY EBERLY AT 2024-07-22 12:41 PM | FLAG: "
They should. The problem is they will look like massive hypocrites doing so.
#91 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

The Republicans who knocked Biden for cognitive issues but who will excuse Trump on the same grounds will also look like massive hypocrites, but their hypocrisy will jeopordaze the office of presidency should Trump win.

Everyone I've spoken to, not all of whom are Democrats but all of whom were not voting for Trump, are feeling optimistic about Harris as the nominee. That means the Democratic base is behind her as well as some never Trumpers. That's a good starter. Yes, she needs to pick a solid VP.

It is tempting to believe all Trump voters are evil and/or stupid. I know I'm tempted, and the only thing that stops me is that some of the people I love most in this world have and will vote for him.

FTA:

The Trump campaign was always set up to defeat one person " Biden " and Trump's allies in recent weeks even pulled punches to keep the president viable as a candidate because they were so keen to run against him.

The problem for the Trump campaign is that their best attack lines against Biden, on age and mental acuity, cannot be used and, if anything, they might be reprised by Democrats against Trump given he now will be the oldest candidate.

GOP soon to be in disarray?:

Rick Wilson
@TheRickWilson
Well, well, well.

Can it be true that some of Mitch McConnell's consultants were telling their Senate clients last night, "You may need to distance yourself from Trump now?"

Oh, my. Mar-A-Lago isn't going to be happy.
7:21 AM Jul 22, 2024

"Kellyanne: She does not speak well. She does not work hard. She should not be the standard-bearer for the party."

Ruth Ben-Ghiat
@ruthbenghiat
Pay attention to propaganda narratives that will consolidate in next days. Propagandists know you should build on existing prejudices when introducing a new hate object or theme. Here Conway invokes racist stereotypes already familiar to many in MAGA.

I'm hoping Kamala will pleasantly suprise the doubters. My sister, who isn't a Democrat but tends to vote for Democratic presidential candidates (she voted for Biden and Lindsey Graham in 2020!), is "very excited" about the prospect of Kamala being the presidential nominee.

Gov. Andy Beshear endorses Harris and attacks JD Vance on Morning Joe: "Vance calls pregnancy arising from rape 'inconvenient.' No, it's just plain wrong. He suggests that women should stay in abusive relationships. Listen, a domestic abuser isn't a man, he's a monster."

Beshear on Vance: "I want the American people to know what a Kentuckian is and what they look like, because let me just tell you that JD Vance ain't from here. The nerve that he has to call the people of eastern Kentucky lazy ... nobody calls us names."

Beshear: "Partisanship is now everywhere. From the car you drive to the beer you drink, you're supposed to pick a side. And we just can't continue that. And that's why I think the VP can give a compelling message about being better ... we can create a contrast."

The Atlantic's Tim Alberta had a good report on this overnight, noting that Republicans, with striking speed, went from "cocky ... to fearful," in large part because they assumed President Joe Biden would never abandon his re-election candidacy.

Republicans I spoke with today, some of them still hungover from celebrating what felt to many like a victory-night celebration in Milwaukee, registered shock at the news of Biden's departure. Party officials had left town believing the race was all but over. Now they were confronting the reality of reimagining a campaign"one that had been optimized, in every way, to defeat Biden"against a new and unknown challenger.

Tim Alberta
@TimAlberta
Most striking thing I heard from Trump allies yesterday was the second-guessing of JD Vance"a selection, they acknowledged, that was borne of cockiness, meant to run up margins with the base in a blowout rather than persuade swing voters in a nail-biter.

Jasmine Crockett
@JasmineForUS

Yes we KAM! #Kamala pronounced comma - la.

They're here:

Asha Rangappa
@AshaRangappa_

I'm already seeing Digital Blackface accounts disparaging Harris and claiming she can't win. Remember that Black voters were the biggest demographic targeted by Russia, which counts on voter depression/deflection (third party)/misdirection for its desired outcome
1:02 AM Jul 22, 2024

I had difficulty pronouncing her name properly until I found this.
How to pronounce Kamala:
KAM-A-LA
Hard "K" sound like in chlamydia + "A" sound like in chlamydia + "M" sound like in chlamydia
"A" sound like in chlamydia
"L" sound like in chlamydia + "A" sound like in chlamydia
#27 | POSTED BY VISITOR

No one in my family would think let alone say anything like that. Please don't associate hard-working Republicans like them with that kind of racism, misogyny and stupidity.

Only racists, misogynists and old white people actually want Trump.
#320 | POSTED BY MODER8
You under estimate how many of those live in this country.
You don't have to be a racist, sexist, rapist or pedophile to vote for Trump. But you have to be okay with racism, sexism, rape and pedophiles to do so.
#324 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT

Someone asked me the other day how can so many of my family members support Trump? Don't they know he's crazy? It's not that they are racists or misogynists. They aren't. It's not that they are okay with racism, sexism, rape and pedophiles. They aren't. They are low information voters. Not poorly educated people but low information voters. Their lives are basically all about family, community and working hard. A number of them work 6 days a week. The ones that don't still work long hours, sometimes at more than one job. They don't have the time or the inclination to follow politics very closely, and when they do they are likely to be in an information silo that doesn't tell them Trump is a rapist but tells them just the opposite, in fact. And I would point out that my mother, who is the oldest white woman in my family, never voted for Trump. She was going a little woobly on Biden after his debate perfomance, and recently said she wouldn't vote for Trump but might not vote for Biden either and just leave that category blank. I'll be interested to see what she says about Harris in the coming days. I'll also be interested to see where my brother lands. He voted for Trump, then Biden and was undecided this time around. My one sister never voted for Trump, but she did split her ticket and voted for Biden and Lindsey Graham in 2020. N-o-o-o. Yes.

I'll take Kamala's real dancing over Trump's fake dancing any day:

What's amazing is I've seen Republicans using this video to attack Harris. How is this not a great campaign ad for her?

Just like when they overturned Roe:

Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
GOP strategist Terry Sullivan tells @CBSNews that his fellow GOP operatives are "less than enthusiastic"

"They're the dog that caught the car"
4:21 PM Jul 21, 2024

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC

Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. I pledge my full support to ensure her victory in November.

Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and country swiftly unite to defeat Donald Trump and the threat to American democracy.

Let's get to work.

Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrump
According to CNN's Jamie Gangel, these are the names Kamala Harris is considering to pick as her running mate:

-Arizona Senator Mark Kelly
-Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
-NC Governor Roy Cooper
-Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro

Fred Wellman
@FPWellman
I've avoided Fantasy Politics League this entire time in support of President Biden. Now that he has stepped away I'm excited to support Vice President Kamala Harris. I believe Senator Mark Kelly brings a lot to the ticket. He has won a red state, a Democratic governor can preserve his seat, and most importantly, he is a genuine American hero who put service before self. His family has sacrificed for this nation. I hope he is considered.
8:01 PM Jul 21, 2024

Captain Mark Kelly
@CaptMarkKelly

I couldn't be more confident that Vice President @KamalaHarris is the right person to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country into the future. She has my support for the nomination, and Gabby and I will do everything we can to elect her President of the United States.

Pete Buttigieg
@PeteButtigieg

I will do all that I can to help elect @KamalaHarris the next President of the United States.

Newsom endorses Harris. Small donor donations breaking records for the Democratic party since Biden announcement.