geneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025

Kamala Harris says she doesn’t plan to return to ‘broken’ system of US politics

https://lemmy.ml/post/34013314

Kamala Harris says she doesn’t plan to return to ‘broken’ system of US politics - Lemmy

Kamala Harris has said that she currently has no desire to re-enter “the system” of American politics because it is “broken”. On Thursday night the Democratic party’s defeated presidential nominee, who replaced Joe Biden late in the 2024 campaign after he dropped his re-election bid, gave her first interview since losing the election to Donald Trump, talking to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. After she announced she will not run for the governorship of California just a day earlier, Harris told the TV show that it was about something more “basic” than whether she wanted to run for something else instead – with the subtext being whether she will attempt a White House run again in 2028.

Show threadAlbinoPythonAug 1, 2025
Good point. Let’s do nothing.
Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025
Kamala dropping out is a big step.
Show threadSoupBrickAug 1, 2025
Agreed, that way the Ds can’t run her again. Because they absolutely would.
Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025

It seems Democrats are finally coming to terms with the fact that they need to appeal to people if they want to win their votes.

Or more accurately, make people believe like they care. Because they are still working against Mamdani and other progressives in full force.

Show threadgivesomefucksAug 1, 2025

It seems Democrats are finally coming to terms with the fact that they need to appeal to people if they want to win their votes.

They did over 6 months ago when they stopped electing neoliberals for DNC chair, and elected the head of Minnesota’s Working Families Party to DNC chair…

Because they are still working against Mamdani and other progressives in full force.

A new DNC chair who is excited about Mamdani, and wants to take his strategy because that’s what Dem voters want:

Well, first, it was a brilliant campaign. And there’s a lot of lessons.

One is, he campaigned for something. And this is a critical piece. We can’t just be in a perpetual state of resisting Donald Trump. Of course, we have to resist Donald Trump. There’s no doubt about it for all the reasons we just talked about. But we also have to give people a sense of what we’re for, what the Democratic Party is fighting for, and what we would do if they put us back in power.

And that’s really critical. And I think that’s one of the lessons from Mamdani’s campaign, is that he focused on affordability. He focused on a message that was resonant with voters, and he campaigned for something, not against other people or against other things. He campaigned on a vision of how he was going to make New York City a better place to live.

I think that’s one of the lessons. The other lessons, of course, is the tactics he used to get his message out, both a very aggressive in-person campaigning, meeting voters where they’re at, and then also in those digital spaces, using very creative messaging to cut through the noise and to get to voters in an inexpensive but authentic way.

There’s a lot to learn from that campaign, and I’m excited to learn more.

pbs.org/…/dnc-chair-on-the-path-to-winning-back-v…

DNC chair on the path to winning back voters and lessons Democrats can learn from Mamdani

Democratic Party officials are looking at the Big Beautiful Bill as a political gift and hoping voters view cuts to social spending negatively. But the party faces challenges ahead of the midterms, including a Republican trifecta and a base questioning if party leadership is doing enough to challenge President Trump. Amna Nawaz discussed where the party goes next with DNC Chair Ken Martin.

PBS News
Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025

Pass

Show threadgivesomefucks

So…

Two days after 10/7 he said a slogan was problematic because it could be interpreted as a call for genocide…

And then on Thanksgiving he thanked Biden for working on expanding aid to Israel and facilitating release of prisoners? (Which reads like a bit of a jab towards Biden honestly)

I dont understand the single word you put with that

Did you mean “pass” as he “passes” your standards?

Or you think those two tweets from 2 years ago mean you won’t support the Dem party?

Because if so, Im really curious who you support. For pretty much any position anywhere.

Aug 1, 2025 at 7:13pmWeb
Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025

Weird how he attacked Democratic Socialists of America while doing that.

Mamdani is a member of DSA by the way.

Show threadgivesomefucksAug 1, 2025

Attacked?

If he attacked anything it was the phrase. But very few social media disagreements count as “attacks”.

But he definitely did attack “DSA twin cities”

twincitiesdsa.org/steering-committee/

An organization so professional they don’t even disclose their leaderships last names btw.

But like, you think him disagreeing with the phrasing of one tweet made by one member of a city chapter of a nationwide organization is an “attack” on the entire national organization?

You…

You insist any member of the party never questions the party?

Not just the party, they can’t question any other member?

If anyone disagrees, are you going to label them a “suppressive person” for life?

Cuz uh…

Steering Committee

To reach the entire steering committee, please email [email protected]. Chapter co-chairs ([email protected]): Brooke B. Revmira B. Treasurer: Kevin M. ([email protected])…

Twin Cities DSA
Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025

Yes he called DSA extremists.

I recall you being a lot more progressive. Not sure what happened to you.

Show threadgivesomefucksAug 1, 2025

Yes he called DSA extremists.

He did not, he said it was a phrase used by extremists…

Here’s a hypothetical:

Let’s say I was born in 1988, and my ancestors were Swedish, something that is very important to my family.

So I make an account named “NorsePride88”…

I would absolutely appreciate someone pulling me aside and saying:

Some extremists use those phrasing to support shit I hope you don’t support.

I would not get defensive and claim I was “attacked”, I would thank someone for informing me that while I thought I was using as a benign phrase, a lot of people were going to assume I was intentionally using Nazi dog whistles.

I’m trying to help, this really just seems like miscommunication is the only issue here.

Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025

“The phrase is used by extremists.”

DSA used the phrase knowing very well what it means and knowing what they support. The DNC chair is concern trolling.

Imagine you make an account called “FreePalestine99”. Would you hope someone pulled you aside and said “Actually free Palestine is used by extremists”.

Show threadgivesomefucksAug 1, 2025

DSA used the phrase knowing very well what it means and knowing what they support

Bruh…

You keep saying DSA, when it’s a very very small chapter for the “Twin cities” which is a single metro area.

I don’t know if I’m doing a poor job of explaining the difference between the two or what.

I’m sorry I can’t help you with this, I legitimately thought that last reply had a chance tho.

Show threadgeneva_convenienceAug 1, 2025
I don’t think you even know what the DSA is. They pulled AOC’s endorsement because she kept voting to send weapons to Israel. www.nytimes.com/2024/…/aoc-dsa-endorsement.html
Ocasio-Cortez Loses the Democratic Socialists’ Endorsement Over Israel

The New York congresswoman was blamed for not being supportive enough of the Palestinian cause and efforts to end the war in Gaza.

The New York Times