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[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Article links to it on Twitter, which I wish they wouldn't use:

https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1816436341703397765

Not bad for a first run. Way better than what Joe was doing.

But I hope she pivots to why she will be a good president instead of how much worse Trump will be.

This is Trump's third election and we had him as president for a term already. Everyone's mind is made up on who trump is and what he'll do.

We need Kamala to tell voters who she is and what she wants to do.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

But I hope she pivots to why she will be a good president instead of how much worse Trump will be.

I feel like we watched two different videos. The whole thing was framed in We have a choice and she presented the two choices.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Well put. The best way for Harris to capitalize on her incredible momentum out of the starting gate is to advocate for herself as a candidate and for her policies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Yep, she's got the biggest microphone on the planet right now.

She needs to come out hard with action plans and goals now, that's what voters want to hear about

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"And then [Harris's] campaign says 'I'm the prosecuter and he's the convicted felon.' " - Donald Trump

I'm Kamala Harris and I approve this message.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

lol I saw it on TikTok too. It's fucking BRILLIANT marketing.

[–] AThing4String 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Now I want them to play the first couple on SNL.

I'm sure Emhoff would be flattered to be so young.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago

“Legal woes” is quite the euphemism for “felony convictions”. Convicted felon? No, legally woeful.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I...saw nothing of the sort. No mention of Trumps legal woes at all...

I mean, sure - some light jabs his way, but none of that could have been considered 'targeting his legal woes'

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wow. You're absolutely right.

I hate this timeline where we can't trust any news media to not inject baseless politicisation into news coverage at every opportunity. sigh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's rage bait. The more extreme your reaction, the more likely you are to click the link. It's the result of everything on the internet being funded by advertisement.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My favorite part is that it references Trump but doesn't obsess over him. The tone is, he's that mess we're all going to recover from together, and that is probably bullshit but the vibe is right.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trump's afraid of her.
He doesn't stand a chance from a verbal assault perspective - she'll steamroll everything he spews.
And she'll slay him in a debate.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

She would slay him if his handlers were stupid enough to let him debate her.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I suspect all she has to do is outright call him a coward and keep assaulting his ego on it.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 7 points 4 months ago

That slaps, just like a movie trailer. I'm looking forward to what comes after that. I'd love to see her herself speaking to the voter because a fake-y personal approach works way better than a usual background narration also used there. Based on the points she sat in the vid, she has a lot of stuff to address like that. And that can feel more engaging and humane to those still undecided and on the fence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

That was good! Thanks!