• JayArr@lemmy.today
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    4 days ago

    All because the Republican propaganda machine is very, very strong.

    No shit, that’s the entire point, and why combating that with everything you’ve got in the form of blistering and effective ads is paramount, which she absolutely, positively could have done, but didn’t for some reason. How is that circular reasoning, exactly?

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      4 days ago

      Hindsight is 20/20; if perfection was easy, everyone would do it. Why they didn’t isn’t going to be figured out by a lemmy strategist. After all, it was her team who got Obama elected twice against a white war POW war hero and a rich white businessman. Not like they were traitors or some shit, lol.

      Look, these are all objective facts:

      • Harris had one of the best campaigns possible given the short time she had and surrounding forces.
      • Trump had ENORMOUS advantages, counter to the implied claim from the original user, claiming “she spent $1b and lost”
      • On hindsight, Harris team could’ve maybe performed better.
      • But, importantly, it should’ve been more than enough.

      So let’s stop blaming the candidate, acting like “if you would’ve thrown a few more pebbles at the tank, maybe you would’ve won the fight! Weak!”

      Given all this, my compromise is this: Michelle Obama should run in 2028 because, like you said, we need all the advantages we can get. Democrats will not get a more perfect candidate.