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emmaverybo

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18. Her empathic side, shown in a recent clip talking about her mother, is so much more appealing

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 12, 2019, 01:27 AM

Sep 2019

than her tough prosecutor scorched earth persona. If she wants to be competitive, she needs to show us the qualifications and experience that puts her ahead of others and her own vision for the
country.

I think her capacity for warmth, her work to right injustice, her record in civil rights support, women’s causes, particularly WOC, these are the areas she needs to demonstrate are where she
stands out.

More theatrical tear-down is not the ticket. She used that one up.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Big Donors Watching Kamala Harris In Next Debate [View all] applegrove Sep 2019 OP

Thing about Kamala is she is electric in person or small groups. She's applegrove Sep 2019 #1

media 'translates these candidates to a large audience' bigtree Sep 2019 #4

That's bad. Canada is on an uptick where people of colour members applegrove Sep 2019 #5

Reminds me of a WSJ story last Friday: highplainsdem Sep 2019 #2

Thanks. applegrove Sep 2019 #3

If Kamala wants to beat Joe she needs to fight like she did in the 1st debate. Dems want to beat... JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #6

+100 And not just Joe. She needs to go after everyone. applegrove Sep 2019 #7

Time for another bump? She can't stand on her own without Cha Sep 2019 #9

Fist bump little thingy... JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #12

what she did Clearly Hurt HER more than it hurt him. i'm guessing you want her to go after him JI7 Sep 2019 #8

+1! Cha Sep 2019 #10

I'm guessing that you are wrong. JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #11

people can disagree but the way she did it hurt HER . you are trying to suggest she do JI7 Sep 2019 #13

Exactly.. the suggestion made Cha Sep 2019 #15

it makes sense if you support another candidate JI7 Sep 2019 #17

That makes Perfect Cha Sep 2019 #20

I think that's a false narrative bigtree Sep 2019 #14

Her emotional ambush left a bitter taste. It was a flawless but misguided "performance." The emmaverybo Sep 2019 #19

media coverage dropped off dramatically after that first debate's fireworks died down bigtree Sep 2019 #23

I think it's the correct "narrative". Cha Sep 2019 #16

Her empathic side, shown in a recent clip talking about her mother, is so much more appealing emmaverybo Sep 2019 #18

her tough side works but only when going after someone like Barr or Trump or other shitty Republican JI7 Sep 2019 #21

Agree. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #22