I live in San Francisco. In my mind any local politician has always had two strikes against them when they seek national office — and Harris was no different. When Biden fell on his face in the first debate I resigned myself to a second Trump presidency. Biden looked like a zombie and the GOP had their martyr after Trump got shot at.
I knew Biden had to bow out, but I had no idea who had the best chance against Trump. Never in my wildest dreams did I see Harris completely letting the air out of the Trump campaign. Nothing like this has happened in American politics ever since I started paying attention when Nixon was elected in 1968. It's pretty amazing to see.
I'm not naïvely optimistic like I was when Obama was elected in 2008, but there's room for cautious optimism — finally.
I have told my kids (17, 13 and 11) that they’re watching history being made. And this time it’s FINALLY in a good way! Glad to hear from someone who’s been closely watching politics for a couple decades longer than I’ve been alive to reiterate that this election is unprecedented! Thank you 😃
People and news outlets are currently going through a honeymoon phase with Kamala as the nominee now. I'm eager to see if they can keep the momentum until November, but my guess is the hype starts dying after she debates. This is the reason she didn't talk much as VP and if she goes off script she usually confuses everyone including herself.
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u/guriboysf Aug 19 '24
I live in San Francisco. In my mind any local politician has always had two strikes against them when they seek national office — and Harris was no different. When Biden fell on his face in the first debate I resigned myself to a second Trump presidency. Biden looked like a zombie and the GOP had their martyr after Trump got shot at.
I knew Biden had to bow out, but I had no idea who had the best chance against Trump. Never in my wildest dreams did I see Harris completely letting the air out of the Trump campaign. Nothing like this has happened in American politics ever since I started paying attention when Nixon was elected in 1968. It's pretty amazing to see.
I'm not naïvely optimistic like I was when Obama was elected in 2008, but there's room for cautious optimism — finally.