Harris/Walz Catch-All | Kamala blitz in closing stretch

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I think this is a smart strategy by Kamala. I think the lack of policy specifics was intentional, as we have discussed on this thread. But the flip side of withholding the "plans" is that they can be release them if it seems like voters are asking for it. Meanwhile, it keeps them one step ahead of the criticism. I previously used the analogy of putting bugs in my computer code so I could fix the complaints from users very easily. Well, so too here. Trump and Vance start training on her lack of specifics -- well, now there are more specifics. And there can be more and more coming.

Basically, "where are your plans" is an easily fixable bug for a Dem, or even a non-Trump Pub.
 
superrific said:
They used to work. Is that the case any more? Seems to me that Trump has never had a plan and he won once and almost won again. Biden didn't have much in the way of plans, though that was a weird election. HRC did have a lot of plans; it did not help her win. Same with Elizabeth Warren, although that's a bit different.

Voters generally don't think "there is no way Congress will pass that," but they also aren't thinking, "I think a graduated increase in the capital gains tax over time and income would be preferable to a one time change." Maybe we're working off different understandings of what is meant by "details" in this context.
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These days people are voting for the candidate they dislike the least overall. And to his credit, Trump has concepts of a plan, he just isn't president yet.

Rocket Raccoon: What percentage of a plan do you have?
Star-Lord: I don't know, 12%?
 
A few comments:
1)I probably should have put a paragraph break in my statement after the second line. The first two sentences were more specifically about Kamala's interview...the last line applies to politicians and spin doctors more broadly. In my line of work, Ive had to do a fair share of rerouting (actually took some media training to learn how to deflect and reroute).

2) I don't need a detailed plan from politicians, but I don't want broad musings either. Yes, there will be a negotiations that impacts what can actually get done.

3) I'm lamenting that being a bit more specific and straightforward has an electoral cost that is usually negative. Sucks that elections speak to the lowest denominations.

4) having said that I do think there are times that candidates do stick to their guns. Just wish they did it more often (and that applies to elections not just in the US).

5) comparing anything to stuff that Trump says really has little traction. Trump has made a career of throwing crap against a wall to see what sticks.
 
Solid stuff.

What a split screen moment with the chaos, the EXHAUSTING chaos, on the other side
 
I think she needs a more concise economy message going forward (cut taxes, childcare credit, first time homeowner $$, keep putting downward pressure on groceries, keep up energy production. The end)

Otherwise she did really really really well last night
 
It's hard because Trump is promising the world (about every issue), so going simple and concise can sometimes appear like she's not "doing enough" in comparison. We can all see through his bluster, but she has to walk a fine line between having simple messaging and recognizing the various concerns people have.
 
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It's hard because Trump is promising the world (about every issue), so going simple and concise can sometimes appear like she's not "doing enough" in comparison. We can all see through his bluster, but she has to walk a fine line between having simple messaging and recognizing the various concerns people have.
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Agree - but I mainly meant she repeated her same story last night. So the answer bored me. Maybe if someone hadnt heard it before...but I think most folks saw the debate.
 
www.nytimes.com

Harris Hits Core Campaign Themes in Emotional Forum With Oprah Winfrey

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke off the cuff, as guests included a teenager shot at her school and the family of a woman in Georgia who died as a result of the state’s abortion ban.
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Harris Hits Core Campaign Themes in Emotional Forum With Oprah Winfrey​

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke off the cuff, as guests included a teenager shot at her school and the family of a woman in Georgia who died as a result of the state’s abortion ban.

“Vice President Kamala Harris harnessed the star power of one of her most powerful surrogates — and one of America’s foremost interviewers — to lay out a powerful pitch for her campaign on Thursday, as she passionately confronted pressing issues during a livestream forum with Oprah Winfrey.

The event, “Unite for America,” was hosted by Ms. Winfrey and drew hundreds of thousands of viewers, bolstering a strategy that Ms. Harris’s campaign sees as crucial to reaching voters in battleground states and beyond in November.

… But the most remarkable moments in the roughly 90-minute forum came when Ms. Winfrey did what she does best: orchestrating an interview that connects with everyday Americans whose experiences illustrate the strife of a country craving empathy. The discussions were heavy at times, with members of the audience — in person and at home — in tears. …”

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I saw the discussions about abortion and I definitely got misty. My husband said his allergies were acting up.
 




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Meanwhile, MAGA was out in force claiming Harris was unable to string together a complete sentence, claiming Oprah had to save her and/or Oprah clearly saw how dumb Harris is and that the event was “full of female cringe”
 
Yeah the abortion moment with the GA family was really powerful....awful awful awful it happened (I had not heard the story).
 
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