KAMALA HARRIS

I just stumbled upon this Harris interview and now I understand : she cannot give speeches under pressure (like someone here mentioned) but look at how clear and intelligent she is when NOT giving a speech. Impressive ! youtu.be/Ne3-KA8ja6g?feature=shared

Yes, I believe her speeches improve with practice, Macadia.

I remember her asking very astute questions during the Mueller investigation. I like how switched-on she is.

Maybe others do too. From when Biden withdrew in her favour (till yesterday lunchtime), there's been a 700% increase in voter registrations.

38,500 people, most under 34, have registered to vote on Vote.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration technology platform.

The 700% spike in voter registrations for the platform was the largest of the cycle and was higher than when Taylor Swift endorsed Biden in 2020. It is unknown what affiliation most of the registrations counted for, but it is likely that a majority are Democrats, given the timing.

NotSpaghetti

Yes, I believe her speeches improve with practice, Macadia.

I remember her asking very astute questions during the Mueller investigation. I like how switched-on she is.

Maybe others do too. From when Biden withdrew in her favour (till yesterday lunchtime), there's been a 700% increase in voter registrations.

38,500 people, most under 34, have registered to vote on Vote.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration technology platform.

^The 700% spike in voter registrations for the platform was the largest of the cycle and was higher than when Taylor Swift endorsed Biden in 2020. It is unknown what affiliation most of the registrations counted for, but it is likely that a majority are Democrats, given the timing.^

I think KH will rise to the existing challenges and beyond -believe support for her is ever growing 🤞🤞

Just watched your link Macadia
Thank you.
Yes she was definitely on the ball there - I listened to the next couple too as my YouTube is set to roll on.

The Rory Stewart/Alistair Campbell piece was interesting too.

I feel that I know a lot more about her now as she's obviously getting more coverage.

Reading news. "Harris energizes the Democratic base, O'Malley Dillon said, pointing to a net approval rating that is 54 percentage points ahead of Trump with Black voters, 25 percentages better than Trump among young voters, 21 points better among women voters, and 30 points higher than Trump among Asian American and Pacific Islander voters.

She said Harris performs better than Trump among undecided, independent, and third-party Latino voters as well as Latino voters who are skeptical of both Biden and Trump."

Seems to be positive.

abcnews.go.com/538/8-potential-kamala-harris-vp-picks-bring-table/story?id=112280594

This is a recent article about her running mate options.
It's on the 538 website which I think is pretty good and draws from many sources.

Trump seems to be indicating that he will do away with voting, if he is successful. "In four years time, you won't have to vote again." It's all over Twitter. So quite openly talking about a dictatorship

How can the American electorate not see how dangerous he is

Iam64

How can the American electorate not see how dangerous he is

Maybe because many have never studied European history? Or only American history?

I don't know. But it's alarming.

I wonder why (hmmmmm) Trump does not want to debate with her on TV/public ;) ?

Fleurpepper

I wonder why (hmmmmm) Trump does not want to debate with her on TV/public ;) ?

... because - from what I've detected when listening to him - he talks in soundbites, sometimes struggles to finish a sentence and, basically, does not have the intellect to partake in a constructive debate, can't ad-lib, and knows it, but his ego won't let him admit it, so he'll find an excuse - one that will inevitably lay the blame on her, probably with an insult or two - hasn't he already called her a "rat"? Trump is a performance politician and I think it has to be all-about-him.

Mind you, I have no idea what she's like either. Maybe she gives as good as she gets? Or dishes it also?

I prefer the British political argy-bargy where at least we expect our politicians to tone it down a bit. The American 'scene' with all the waving flags, MAGA caps, flapping banners, and other razzmatazz it too in your face for me. Too much like a jamboree.

She was reasonable in the 2020 vice-presidential debate. She got a lot of publicity - and credit - for repeatedly telling Pence to stop interrupting her

www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/oct/08/im-speaking-kamala-harris-reins-in-mike-pence-during-vp-debate-video

Doing away with elections? That is scary - or he could have a Russian style Putin election just for show. If he really said that, Kamala should scream it from the rooftops because that’s not the American democratic way. That should be enough for her to win.

He’s such a chump .. don’t think any US. Citizen would fall for that idea..well hope not🤞🤞

Dickens

Fleurpepper

I wonder why (hmmmmm) Trump does not want to debate with her on TV/public ;) ?

... because - from what I've detected when listening to him - he talks in soundbites, sometimes struggles to finish a sentence and, basically, does not have the intellect to partake in a constructive debate, can't ad-lib, and knows it, but his ego won't let him admit it, so he'll find an excuse - one that will inevitably lay the blame on her, probably with an insult or two - hasn't he already called her a "rat"? Trump is a performance politician and I think it has to be all-about-him.

Mind you, I have no idea what she's like either. Maybe she gives as good as she gets? Or dishes it also?

I prefer the British political argy-bargy where at least we expect our politicians to tone it down a bit. The American 'scene' with all the waving flags, MAGA caps, flapping banners, and other razzmatazz it too in your face for me. Too much like a jamboree.

Yes, my comment was very much tongue and cheek. We all know why, don't we.

Iam64

How can the American electorate not see how dangerous he is

Because too many watch Fox News .

Syracute

Iam64

How can the American electorate not see how dangerous he is

Because too many watch Fox News .

Because Trump is telling them how dangerous Harris is

Syracute, I’ve only visited America once, we were there for 3 weeks just before Trump won when Hilary Clinton had more votes .
We did the classic flight into Boston, fantastic stay in thst interesting city. Over to cape cod/kennedy museum, wild beautiful scenery. Drove to NEw York City. Just wonderful. I’ve a photograph of me with the two smiling NYC police officers guarding Trump tower. I loved NYC. Train to Washington DC - stunned by how small The Whitehouse seemed, how relaxed and friendly the police presence. I loved America and the friendly polite people we met. We’d planned Calafornia two years ago but life intervened
So,- I suspect we mostly met `democrats. At Arlington we travelled with a military family. They always vote Republican but said this year couldn’t vote Trump.
Is there something lingering about slavery, the liberal north the more conservative south. The north more likely to have incomers than Texas for example
America- we share a language but our cultures are different. Increasingly so.

David yes I absolutely know what trump is saying. Here I Europe we fear him

All the American Baptists I have met would vote for Trump because they see him as understanding them and they believe he has a more pro Christian, anti abortion, biblical stand. I get that but it is just a shame he is who he is. The people I have had dealings with are not what you would call ignorant or poor,either. Very upper middle class by our standards, very wealthy and very, very traditional.

Bea65

There has never been a male spouse of a US PRESIDENT and if Kamala is nominated as candidate and elected , her husband would be known as FIRST GENTLEMAN … I wish her every success in the election as she will have to face off with bully boy Trump

that would be a promotion for him too,
like going up the football leagues,
as he is currently
the second gentleman of the usa.

if, in the future, say the president, being a man,
was married to a man,
who would be the first gentleman,
must be the president,
and his spouse ? the next best gentleman, maybe ?
the first plus one . . . ??

this may have been covered already, but i have nothing of a political nature to contribute, the lady's name is not an american variant on pamela.
it is apparently from her Indian heritage, (real Indian, not mistaken for Indians by europeans newly landed in an unknown continent long time past), and should be pronounced
comma-la.

welbeck

this may have been covered already, but i have nothing of a political nature to contribute, the lady's name is not an american variant on pamela.
it is apparently from her Indian heritage, (real Indian, not mistaken for Indians by europeans newly landed in an unknown continent long time past), and should be pronounced
comma-la.

If you pronounce it as 'comma-la with an English English accent it sounds nothing like the name that her supporters are chanting at her rallies. Americans tend to pronounce that 'o' differently. They don't say 'stop', they say what sounds to us like 'stahp'.

So, although Americans are telling us that it's pronounced 'commala' I'm hearing 'Kahmala'... which does sound almost like 'Pamela' 😆

I read that it is pronounced Kama- la