could she blow it badly by choosing the wrong running mate?

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        From the outside - I read a comment about a " possible second black president" and it took me a minute to figure out they were talking about Harris

        If I do more than a few hours gardening in summer I’m darker-skinned than her 😂

        Why are they so obsessed with someone’s…hue?!?

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          If I do more than a few hours gardening in summer I’m darker-skinned than her 😂

          This is your privilege talking. Because if someone targets you for your skin color, all you need to do is stay in the shade for a couple of weeks. “Lol!”

          But more to the point, you’re right. Unfortunately, American politicians have a history of not liking non-whites in positions of power. Under Obama, the GOP shut down the government twice, and the famous “you lie!” line was uttered to him by a Republican during an official act - something that has never happened before. All because he was black.

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        I’ve lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years. I’m “Mexican from South America” like many Trumpists would call me.

        It’s not as bad as it looks.

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      That may work in Harris’s favor. She is a woman and she isnt white…

      Now I know theres minorities and women who do vote red but if you look at the population based on percentages white men are only 31% of the population, White women 30%, 12% black, 18% Hispanic. If she pulls white women, and the POC (not to mention the LGBT+ vote) she could absolutely walk it in. She just needs to convince those people to get up off their asses and vote in record numbers.

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      We don’t like because she’s a piece of shit cop, not because of her gender or her race

      Unpacking Kamala Harris’s Record on Trans and Sex Work Issues - From denying affirming healthcare to a trans inmate to barring forums sex workers used to protect themselves, the former “top cop” has a concerning record of endangering our community’s most marginalized members.

      https://www.them.us/story/kamala-harriss-record-on-trans-and-sex-work-issues

      And…

      Kamala Harris is a complicated choice for some LGBTQ+ people

      https://19thnews.org/2020/08/kamala-harris-complicated-lgbtq-choice/

      And…

      Kamala Harris Takes ‘Responsibility’ for Opposing Trans Surgeries

      https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2019/1/22/kamala-harris-takes-responsibility-opposing-trans-surgeries

      She kept prisoners past their parole or release dates so the prisons wouldnt lose the labor

      https://prospect.org/justice/how-kamala-harris-fought-to-keep-nonviolent-prisoners-locked-up/

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        So is the conclusion from that that LGBTQ people would rather vote for Trump (directly, or indirectly by voting for some small candidate or not voting)? I don’t get why this would be a reason for them to not support the democrats

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          It’s like if you have a choice of getting tickled for an hour or getting shot in the chest, and you focus on how much you dislike being tickled.

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            bro, getting tickled for an hour is very uncomfortable. Maybe If I get shot in the chest, my options next time will be I live a long life without a shot to the chest?

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        Joe Biden was one of that main sponsors on making harsher drug sentences in the 1980’s and yet he changed with the times and science, and so can she.