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I truly believe that leaders at the top of everything bucolic_frolic Nov 7 #1
The problem is that not nominating Harris would have completely split the party apart underpants Nov 7 #2
This right here. Biden *should have* decided a year in advance and have had an open democratic primary dsp3000 Nov 7 #4
In hindsight yes but wouldn't that have looked like admitting failure? underpants Nov 7 #10
Not to me, because I never expected him to run for re-election to begin with In It to Win It Nov 7 #51
And JFK should have listened and not gone to Dallas. GreenWave Nov 7 #53
I am so fucking tired of this fucking bullshit FHRRK Nov 7 #3
Exactly Freddie Nov 7 #6
Well said! City Lights Nov 7 #23
☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾THIS !!!☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 MAGA Voted for OJ Simpson the White version and some are still demanding DNC change uponit7771 Nov 7 #28
👍👍👍 Rebl2 Nov 7 #60
I cannot disagree, hindsight in hand. Ferrets are Cool Nov 7 #5
so they should have assumed voters hated women? bigtree Nov 7 #7
In the future we should definitely assume Bettie Nov 7 #18
Misogyny is absolutely strong Dem4life1234 Nov 7 #30
No assumption is necessary. Judge voters by their actions. RockRaven Nov 7 #32
Bull Shit, respectfully. gab13by13 Nov 7 #8
BOOM! Well done and thank you. NT Mike 03 Nov 7 #17
And we would be blaming Jews and Israel if we lost within Shapiro on the ticket JI7 Nov 7 #9
This is spot on Johnny2X2X Nov 7 #11
Please stop, even Mexico now has a woman president delisen Nov 7 #25
macho Mexico has a female president/abortion rights now delisen Nov 7 #38
VP Harris ran a near-flawless campaign, but had only three months. brush Nov 7 #41
Here we go again. Blame Democrats for voter stupidity. n/t valleyrogue Nov 7 #12
Once Biden announced, all energy moved towards Kamala, starting with Biden Renew Deal Nov 7 #13
Can't blame the DNC Fiendish Thingy Nov 7 #14
Agree..the DNC is NOT to blame here. The job of the DNC chair is to raise money..and boy did he! PortTack Nov 7 #19
Don't forget Vice President Harris ran in 2020 as a presidential nominee so she knew how to campaign. jimfields33 Nov 7 #34
The galring failure Zeitghost Nov 7 #42
Yep, the 47% cap was repeated often flamingdem Nov 7 #56
"It appears we could have won with any of those tickets." onenote Nov 7 #15
People don't vote because someone lives in their state. Gore1FL Nov 7 #16
It's not about where a candidate lives Zeitghost Nov 7 #43
Could've, would've, should've. Elessar Zappa Nov 7 #20
I don't know if Democrats will ever win the Presidency again, frankly, for obvious reasons. Wingus Dingus Nov 7 #21
+1 John1956PA Nov 7 #40
i agree, this country took a huge newdayneeded Nov 7 #52
It's dispairing that fear of a unknown "minority female" is greater than fear of Trump/oligarchy. BadgerKid Nov 7 #22
So when you say "the DNC", you mean Joe Biden and all Democratic primary voters muriel_volestrangler Nov 7 #24
We never had a truly open primary Zeitghost Nov 7 #45
Unrec. yardwork Nov 7 #26
Just, ove snowybirdie Nov 7 #27
It's not monday morning quarterbacking Zeitghost Nov 7 #46
Yet another woodwork post. live love laugh Nov 7 #29
A tiresome sexist analysis. If anything is to "blame" it would be... NNadir Nov 7 #31
Biden's decision to run was a terrible decision. pat_k Nov 7 #33
Dismissing the polls. Initech Nov 7 #35
Biden didn't drop out 2 years ago so that doc03 Nov 7 #36
"It's the media, st**pid" Scubamatt Nov 7 #37
YES and the media's double standard where they required a higher bar for Kamala than trump, and even though she met JohnSJ Nov 7 #57
It was Predatory Capitalism causing Worldwide Inflation. Emile Nov 7 #39
I agree with much of that. WarGamer Nov 7 #44
it started when Biden jumped in the race for 2024. lynintenn Nov 7 #47
The religious right is dying out rapidly. lees1975 Nov 7 #50
they are splintering into a more radical cult. lynintenn Nov 7 #59
It's another less than 1% of the vote win in three states. lees1975 Nov 7 #48
We don't get like Republicans to win Jason1961 Nov 7 #49
To be clear, we didn't have a choice given the circumstances. In It to Win It Nov 7 #54
Bullshit. They said the same thing that the country wasn't ready for an African American also, and in 1960 that the JohnSJ Nov 7 #55
I Don't Disagree RobinA Nov 7 #58
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