The attacks on Kamala Harris are underway

Wouldn’t you know it, on the very delicious-to-watch week that Republicans start jumping off the leaky Trump frigate, some Democrats began testing attacks on one of their own, possible 2020 presidential contender Kamala Harris. The charge, leveled by a few folks on the left, including one member of the Democratic Party Unity Commission (!), is the usual one: that Harris is a corporate stooge in the mold of you-know-who and if the Democrats are even thinking about nominating her, the dis-unity commission will get to work sabotaging her.

But these attacks have the feel of something else. They have the feel of a group of people, most or all of them Bernie Sanders supporters, itching to refight 2016 and demand a level of purity that lo and behold only one candidate can possibly attain.

I wrote this many times in 2016, and I’ll write it again here: The fact that Sanders is from the state he’s from gives him the luxury of purity. I don’t doubt that he’s principled. But it’s also a fact that he (along with colleague Pat Leahy) faces less pressure from powerful interests than probably any other senator in the country.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:CNN says Kamala has been a failure as VP so far

steveschneider wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:CNN says Kamala has been a failure as VP so far

Hmm I wonder what it is about her they don't like?

TrapperGus wrote:

steveschneider wrote:

Hmm I wonder what it is about her they don't like?

Hummm ...

1 - Successful - check
2 - democratic - check
3 - minority - check
4 - woman - check

so what is not to like?

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Na, they stick with the greatest hits... she didn't prosecute someone properly back in '02 and/or she's a bitch in her office "and like no one can totally stand working for her".

Robert J Sakimano wrote:apparently, the mainstream media is upset by the earphones she uses?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

I'm proud to say I had no clue about this.

my wife mentioned it this morning. Said that "Politico" was reporting it.

TrapperGus wrote:

Hummm ...

1 - Successful - check
2 - democratic - check
3 - minority - check
4 - woman - check

so what is not to like?

RQA wrote:

TrapperGus wrote:

Hummm ...

1 - Successful - check
2 - democratic - check
3 - minority - check
4 - woman - check

so what is not to like?

Successful?   How many delegates did she win when she ran for president?

RQA wrote:

TrapperGus wrote:

Hummm ...

1 - Successful - check
2 - democratic - check
3 - minority - check
4 - woman - check

so what is not to like?

Successful?   How many delegates did she win when she ran for president?

NigelUno wrote:

RQA wrote:

Successful?   How many delegates did she win when she ran for president?

Odd that you skipped the other ones.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:it's really hard to believe that the right and the mainstream media have problems with not only women, but black women.

RQA wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Odd that you skipped the other ones.

I didn't skip them. Those are true. And in the democratic world of CRT and identity politics being a woman and minority are exactly what led to the progression of Harris through the democratic hierarchy. Once she reached the national stage she has been an abysmal failure.

RQA wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Odd that you skipped the other ones.

I didn't skip them. Those are true. And in the democratic world of CRT and identity politics being a woman and minority are exactly what led to the progression of Harris through the democratic hierarchy. Once she reached the national stage she has been an abysmal failure.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:

RQA wrote:

I didn't skip them. Those are true. And in the democratic world of CRT and identity politics being a woman and minority are exactly what led to the progression of Harris through the democratic hierarchy. Once she reached the national stage she has been an abysmal failure.

Uh oh. You lose twenty ditto points for twice saying "democratic" instead of "democrat".

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Do you guys want me to make an argument that Donald trump isn’t successful because he couldn’t even get 50% of 2016 Republican primary voters to vote for him?

RQA wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Do you guys want me to make an argument that Donald trump isn’t successful because he couldn’t even get 50% of 2016 Republican primary voters to vote for him?

How many delegates did Trump win v How many delegates did Harris win?