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Originally Posted by YOWetal
Nobody not already certain to vote Democrat cares about what DEI category she checks off. A lot of swing voters know that's why she was chosen as VP. A lot of sexist though partially true crap about her sleeping her way to the top. She got absolutely zero traction when she ran for president. Normally that is indicative that she isn't ready for the big leagues but lots of failed primary candidates have roared back next round so it's all about the moment.
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I was listening to the Bulwark podcast at the gym yesterday. They covered all your points amazingly. They even predicted that Republicans are going to go hard on calling her the DEI candidate and it's going to backfire spectacularly, both because she's actually qualified, and because a lot of key constituencies (women and African Americans) will see these attacks as exactly the kind they faced through their lives and careers. In a year after taking an axe to abortion rights? They actually hope right wing media does that, because in their calculation nothing is going to fire these groups up more than these racists and misogynists thinking nobody understands their supposedly coded language. And indeed the way you're regurgitating right wing media talking points is proving them right. They also talked about the whole, she didn't do well the first time. They pointed out that so many good candidates who don't intend to win the first time they run do that. And her quitting early is part of the reason she is the VP today. She didn't get into a bruising fight with the nominee.
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Originally Posted by YOWetal
The Tech bros are already coming out againsther after claiming they were only for Trump because Biden was senile and they'd happily vote for any younger candidate. I wonder if we will see the same with a lot of voters who were only pretending to be for Trump because Biden is old when really they want his anti immigration and other policies but are embarrassed to admit it.
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I don't think the techbros are reflective of mainstream or swing voter opinion. They are rich guys who don't want to face social consequences for voting their interests, so they come up with excuses. They clearly aren't even reflective of most of their employees. This captured the sentiment:
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There's a lot of people who try and make this somev complicated political decision. It's not. It's going to be a clear choice between Trump and everything he stands for, and the exact opposite in just about every way. No idea what Americans will pick, but the choice will be stark and clear.
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