It is true that she didn't really pick a lane between left/progressive and centrist. I think she's closer to the center at her core (far more than Biden was in his term, for example) but she tossed in some policies to cater to progressives and that probably backfired.
Though, I'm convinced...
TLDR: the "Kamala is dumb" bit was pure propaganda based around out of context ten second clips. And it fooled tens of millions of people. Republicans, as usual, won the information war. Having a wildly popular social media platform sure did help.
And in a head to head unscripted battle of wits, she mopped the floor with Trump in the debate. Yeah... I agree that she wasn't a good candidate and I agree with a lot of the points being made about the dems flaws and the reasons for their demise. But it's hard for me to ignore the woman thing...
Many were celebrating a Kamala blowout but zeke was always quite skeptical. Not that it's a crime to be optimistic about a certain event taking place. For years we felt that the Leafs were cup contenders and they can barely score a goal in the playoffs. Optimism is fine. I didn't feel great...
Please take my name out yo fucking mouth. I did not do such a thing despite the backlash that came along with it.
But yes, the rest of your post is mostly true. And I agree that we'll all be fine in the end.
I think trump lies equally about things we don't want to hear (i.e. he will make rfk in charge of health and will ban all vaccines) as much as he lies about things we do want to hear (i.e. he will slash energy prices in half). But I get the fear.
But if we actually listened to the other side, we'd realize that protecting democracy means something different to them
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1853607435644055567?t=MqmvI5-YySKucPcbztcCJQ&s=19
For the first time in any trump election, the vibe shift felt real for me. I felt it in my bones. I saw the youth and minorities strongly shift towards Trump, everywhere. CH1 put it best, Trump has become mainstream. And when I saw the polls that supported all of this, I had a feeling of dread...
I know you cunts all think this is me but I feel the need to do a wellness check on ol' Gordo. He claims most were safe bets so maybe he made it out ok. Please tell us you're ok gordo