Who will win the US election?

I have to agree. I said to the other half earlier in the day that I didn't think she had a chance from the get-go. Her own party picked someone that was vaguely unpopular in the first place, but mostly because she simply didn't seem to have any real individual charisma. I think even Walz would have had a better chance even though he was largely an unknown for a lot of folks, purely because he was a white male. I know that it sounds petulant but white men are always going to do better than black women. It's just a fact. Whether I think it's fair or not is irrelevant. If I were running a major party and the only chance I had was picking someone that the crowd would instinctively be inclined to accept more easily, I'd pick a white male every time. Pragmatism has to come first when you're making decisions relating to huge groups of people. And we're used to seeing middle-aged and older white men representing western countries. It is what it is. If you have time to make a long term play a'la Obama, then you'll get somewhere. But four months?

I don't think even Michelle Obama who enjoys almost universally positive standing through almost every community could have done it.

With everyone rejecting the over-correction of DEI (I think DEI absolutely has it's place, but to empower equity. Not equality, I don't actually believe true equality is realistic or reasonable) has led to an enormous reversal. People who previously would have been thrilled to see a black, professional woman be a viable choice looked at Harris with suspicion because there was no evidence in the lead up that she was there because she was the right candidate. I think even die hard Dems seemed to believe that she wasn't there purely on her own merits. That's really unfair imo, and her own party put her in that position. But of course it meant that she had no hope.

But ultimately I think this has poisoned the water for her as a candidate in the future. She should have been a shoe-in with the Dems and even their own rusted-on supporters found it a stretch too far to put their trust in her. Reasonably so, I reckon. Regardless, I don't think she's going to have a second run at things. At least I wouldn't put her at the front again if I were in the team. She's not a good forward starter. I guess they picked the best option they had at the time but wow if it wasn't a bad option to begin with lol.

Actually, not really. I believe they went with 'weird' too. Which wasn't incorrect 🤣.



I agree with all of your points. Don't conflate my general disgust of the walking diarrheal stain that as Trump, with approval of Harris. She's as bad as every politician that ever was. I just happen to have a personal visceral disgust of Trump on top of my disdain for his 'political' style. Harris is... Cringey. And just as weird as she accuses Trump of being if I'm honest.

When I think of Harris my brow furrows. When I think of Trump my lip curls. It's a subtle difference, but they're both negative responses.

Yeah but gold is down. Damn

Heard an interesting discussion on why the Dems went with Harris. She was the only candidate that the Dems could legally do a straight transfer of the Biden election warchest to. Had they gone with anyone else, they would have had to fundraise, and they left it too late for that.