Lets Play: Pin the Blame on the Donkey

[cpwill]

Nate Silver weighing in:

Konnikova said: "If Kamala Harris loses the election next week I think we've crowned the single worst decision, this will be squarely on President Biden's shoulders for not deciding to step away from the race and say that he was not going to be running for a second term. Do you agree with that?"

"Absolutely," Silver responded. "That's the core fact of this campaign." "Biden running was the worst decision, replacing him was the best decision by either party in the campaign," Silver said...​

 

[PoS]

No more desperate than Trump supporters who are already laying down the groundwork to claim election fraud again.

Like that guy who got caught claiming nuns didn’t live at the nunnery even though no one can remember him being there (he said he had been) and that over fifty nuns do, in fact, live there.

bbut Truump! TDS whattaboutism.

 

[Geoist]

If Kamala loses to Trump, who or what will be to blame?

How about all of the above.

 

[Felis Leo]

How about all of the above.

Yeah, pretty much.

 

[Diomedes]

Biden...for dropping out too late...or maybe the Dems for not holding a mini primary.

 

[Geoist]

Biden...for dropping out too late...or maybe the Dems for not holding a mini primary.

Biden definitely should've been one-and-done. Even implied he would. But never underestimate the Dems to shoot themselves in the foot.

 

[cpwill]

Biden definitely should've been one-and-done. Even implied he would. But never underestimate the Dems to shoot themselves in the foot.

He deserves the lion's share.

Had it only been Pa that decided the race, the decision to not have Shapiro as VP would have belonged up there, but, this level of defeat indicates a real drag.

 

[Jason Warfield]

bbut Truump! TDS whattaboutism.

Sorry, hard to take your post seriously when i look back on how you guys got all twisted over Joe and Hunter.

 

[Dans La Lune]

Right-Wing: Blames moderate-centrists for being too leftist.

Moderate Centrists: Blames the left.

Progressive Leftists: Has no power while having all of the solutions.

Kamala ran a centrist campaign, courting centrist voters OVER her base, offered no real policy agenda, cozied up to the billionaire class, and banked on celebrity endorsements. Hillary arguably ran a better campaign, there was just a cottage industry around her demonization. Biden was to the left of Kamala on domestic policy agenda in the first 2 years, he just implemented very little of it.

Democrats will learn nothing and will ultimately implode as a party. Fascism will reign for quite a while, as Dems will get the wrong message and move further to the fascist right. Fascism only works when the alternatives to fascism (progressive / leftist policies) are abandoned in favor of protecting capital.

 

[Geoist]

He deserves the lion's share.

Had it only been Pa that decided the race, the decision to not have Shapiro as VP would have belonged up there, but, this level of defeat indicates a real drag.

Even with PA. it's likely a loss for Dems, so Shapiro wouldn't have changed the result.

This country is massively f***ed. Ukraine is massively f***ed. 10-20% across-the-board tariffs here we come. Decades of far-right-dominated federal courts here we come.

 

[Geoist]

Hillary arguably ran a better campaign, there was just a cottage industry around her demonization.

I don't see how that is. Hillary literally refused to campaign in swing states like Wisconsin.

 

[stealthycat]

she wasn't wanted in 2020
she had 1 job as VP and failed horrible (border)
this administration will be known for high inflation, doubled interest rates, wars in Ukraine/Israel, horrible border situation, Afghan debacle, record spending .... I mean it was going to be tough for any candidate, add in 3 assassination attempts ... ughhh

then, they replaced the Democratically elected candidate Joe Biden with Kamala (who never won a single primary vote) in a nifty bait and switch and I think that soured many people too

her entire campaign was Hate Trump

I'm glad we'll never see Trump again, or Kamala/Biden/Clinton/Bush ............. IIRC there was a Bush/Biden/Clinton on ever ticket for the last 40 years or something .... crazy

 

[Jredbaron96]

I don't see how that is. Hillary literally refused to campaign in swing states like Wisconsin.

Yeah I don't really see how you lay the majority of blame at Harris' feet. It seems pretty clear by the map that the electorate shifted right.

 

[MAGAnificent]

If Kamala loses to Trump, who or what will be to blame?

The list long, however here are some bullet points:

The entire democrat establishment for attempting to conceal Joe biden's cognitive meltdown for virtually his entire term, then when it finally became clear in the Trump/Biden debate, they failed to run an expedited primary.

TDS. The democrat cries of Trump's a Nazi, Trump's a fascist, Trump's a threat to democracy chants completely backfired.

Lawfare. Using the Justice department and the court system to go after political appointments made it look like America was headed towards the status of "banana republic"

Harris herself because she picked Tampon Tim Walz as a running mate rather then Josh Shapio who could have delivered Pennsylvania.

Harris for her lack of the ability to hold an unscripted press conference and expound on policy rather then continuously uttering rehearsed slogans..

Harris for her annoying cackle.

Joe Biden for calling Trump supporters garbage. The deplorables statement by the hildabeast in the 2016 race was similar stupidity. The democrats lost the working class and their advantage with minority voters is now showing cracks, especially with blck males..

And the biggest single reason they lost is the mess at the southern border.

Any questions?

 

[Dans La Lune]

I don't see how that is. Hillary literally refused to campaign in swing states like Wisconsin.

Kamala had the knowledge of 2016 and still ran a shitty centrist, no-break-from-Biden-except-towards-the-right campaign. Hillary didn't have the hindsight. The notion that the country has shifted rightward is totally missing the point. Dems ran to the right on immigration and foreign policy at the very least. They ran a centrist economic message which has repeatedly failed. What did they avoid completely?

There's no way to avoid the fact that moderate centrism, the neo-liberal vision, has failed. Nobody wants it. Not just in America, but across the world. Hence the global backslide towards right-wing authoritarianism.

You can meet in the middle on issues, but if you preemptively cede issues to the other side (the Dem playbook since the 1990s), why would voters not just choose the other side when the status quo has failed? How is this not obvious?

Instead of trying to offer a message that breaks from the CONSERVATIVE establishment (yes, the establishment is heavily conservative), Dems just doubled-down on trying to appeal to affluent resistance Libs who support Cheney-type conservatives.

There was not one thing Kamala did wrong, it was death by a thousand cuts, and most of these cuts were self-inflicted and built on the mechanisms within the Democratic party.

 

[TheGoverness]

I don't see how that is. Hillary literally refused to campaign in swing states like Wisconsin.

God Hillary was such a moron for that. That's why I hate that she keeps popping out her head doing speeches, like an annoying fly.

 

[beancounter]

The DNC.

They are 0 for 2 now.

 

[Geoist]

God Hillary was such a moron for that. That's why I hate that she keeps popping out her head doing speeches, like an annoying fly.

Neoliberalism cannot die fast enough.

 

[TheGoverness]

Neoliberalism cannot die fast enough.

At the very least I hope Kamala and Walz's failure hastens that, but it probably won't.

What an embarassment. Damn, I was a fool.

 

[Dans La Lune]

The list long, however here are some bullet points:

The entire democrat establishment for attempting to conceal Joe biden's cognitive meltdown for virtually his entire term, then when it finally became clear in the Trump/Biden debate, they failed to run an expedited primary.

Biden could have been a head in a glass jar and I would have supported him if the policies were correct.

TDS. The democrat cries of Trump's a Nazi, Trump's a fascist, Trump's a threat to democracy chants completely backfired.

To an extent. Dems were right to call Trump a fascist, but if that's the only message and you offer no vision of your own, you get fascism -- when the status quo is untenable. Fascism WORKS, that's why the right-wing employs it.

Lawfare. Using the Justice department and the court system to go after political appointments made it look like America was headed towards the status of "banana republic"

Totally disagree, this was largely a function of Trump's own criminality.

Harris herself because she picked Tampon Tim Walz as a running mate rather then Josh Shapio who could have delivered Pennsylvania.

How so? Josh Shapiro had like a 50% approval rating, and governor's have traditionally had very little impact in delivering their own state. And Kamala didn't run on Tim Walz's agenda, they just put him in the closet.

Harris for her lack of the ability to hold an unscripted press conference and expound on policy rather then continuously uttering rehearsed slogans..

This is far more the fact that she doesn't hold any real positions of her own. There is no underlying principles or ideology. Unlike Hillary, who is very vocal about her TERRIBLE opinions, Kamala was kind of assembled in a Democratic establishment laboratory.

Harris for her annoying cackle.

Totally irrelevant.

Joe Biden for calling Trump supporters garbage. The deplorables statement by the hildabeast in the 2016 race was similar stupidity. The democrats lost the working class and their advantage with minority voters is now showing cracks, especially with blck males..

Nah, I don't think it did anything either way.

And the biggest single reason they lost is the mess at the southern border.

The southern border is a function of right-leaning foreign policy.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Biden could have been a head in a glass jar and I would have supported him if the policies were correct.

Sounds partisan.

To an extent. Dems were right to call Trump a fascist, but if that's the only message and you offer no vision of your own, you get fascism -- when the status quo is untenable. Fascism WORKS, that's why the right-wing employs it.

Actually it was nasty rhetoric that is only the norm for throd world revolutionaries.

Totally disagree, this was largely a function of Trump's own criminality.

Over a completely legal non-disclosure agreement that initially was charged as a misdemenaor, then it was bumped up to a felony because Trump ran for president in 2024. It's banana republic lawfare.

How so? Josh Shapiro had like a 50% approval rating, and governor's have traditionally had very little impact in delivering their own state. And Kamala didn't run on Tim Walz's agenda, they just put him in the closet.

However Shapiro at least has the ability to think on his feet, something both Harris and Tampon Tim lack. Perhaps Harris did not want a running mate that would outshine her.

This is far more the fact that she doesn't hold any real positions of her own. There is no underlying principles or ideology. Unlike Hillary, who is very vocal about her TERRIBLE opinions, Kamala was kind of assembled in a Democratic establishment laboratory.

Fair enough

Totally irrelevant.

It turned many voters off. I found it annoying as early as the 2020 debates.

Nah, I don't think it did anything either way.

I disagree.

The southern border is a function of right-leaning foreign policy.

No the southern border mess is actually a produc to the democrats since at least the 1980s attempting to change voting demographics in their favor through illegal immigration.Thats really what the comprehensive immigrations bills have been about.

 

[uptower]

It seems for all the lights and enthusiasm, the Harris campaign failed to connect with enough people to get them out. Trump’s numbers are the same as the ones he lost with in 2020. The EC map should have looked the same. Sure she started late but all Harris had to do was repeat Biden’s lead against the guy they already beat once. She didn’t get out those extra voters. They were hers to lose and she did.

I think it was a good campaign but they probably missed the mark on a few issues that didn’t necessarily send people over to Trump, but made them stay home.

 

[Dans La Lune]

Sounds partisan.

No, partisan would supporting Blue no matter what.

Actually it was nasty rhetoric that is only the norm for throd world revolutionaries.

Lesson: If you use Nazi or fascist rhetoric, be prepared to be called a Nazi.

Over a completely legal non-disclosure agreement that initially was charged as a misdemenaor, then it was bumped up to a felony because Trump ran for president in 2024. It's banana republic lawfare.

It wasn't over a non-disclosure agreements. Although to be fair, I think Trump is largely incapable of acting in a non-corrupt manner.

However Shapiro at least has the ability to think on his feet, something both Harris and Tampon Tim lack. Perhaps Harris did not want a running mate that would outshine her.

I would have been less supportive of Kamala without Tim Walz.

It turned many voters off. I found it annoying as early as the 2020 debates.

There's literally no one that wouldn't cause the same reaction from most right-wingers in the Democratic party.

No the southern border mess is actually a produc to the democrats since at least the 1980s attempting to change voting demographics in their favor through illegal immigration.Thats really what the comprehensive immigrations bills have been about.

I'm afraid you don't understand the right-wing foreign policy reasons behind migration and I'm not interested in educating you today. Lets just say Trump was the reason for the Venezuela migration. Biden continued it, because he's ultimately on the same page on most issues.

 

[MAGAnificent]

Lesson: If you use Nazi or fascist rhetoric, be prepared to be called a Nazi.

You appear to have an acute case of TDS.

 

[cpwill]

Even with PA. it's likely a loss for Dems, so Shapiro wouldn't have changed the result.

This country is massively f***ed. Ukraine is massively f***ed. 10-20% across-the-board tariffs here we come. Decades of far-right-dominated federal courts here we come.

Yup. I thought at most the best case scenario for Trump was a narrow victory via Pa, which would have solidified that hypothesis. Instead we have... .this.