Post by Odysseus on Aug 13, 2020 4:14:56 GMT
This is the moment the Trump campaign has been waiting for. In recent months, it has compiled dossiers on everyone Biden was considering. Now get ready for a ton of opposition research — “oppo” — to be dropped onto the media in an effort to undermine Harris.
Which, in turn, is exactly what the Biden camp has not only been expecting, but hoping for. You know why? Because most American women detest Donald Trump, and most women of color really, really detest him. The more Trump and his minions unload on a woman, and a black one at that, the more it plays into Biden’s hands. In fact, it took only an hour for Trump to do just that, calling Harris “nasty” and “dishonest” during a White House briefing.
Which, in turn, is exactly what the Biden camp has not only been expecting, but hoping for. You know why? Because most American women detest Donald Trump, and most women of color really, really detest him. The more Trump and his minions unload on a woman, and a black one at that, the more it plays into Biden’s hands. In fact, it took only an hour for Trump to do just that, calling Harris “nasty” and “dishonest” during a White House briefing.
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Harris has been in the Senate only three years. Before that, she was California’s attorney general and the district attorney for San Francisco. That’s a 16-year track record, and it’s fair game for Trump and Republicans to pick over. But knowing the president, he’ll find some way to cross the line and go too far. That’s what he does. Either a dumb tweet, or some off-the-cuff remark, either from him or someone else. Something that will drive even more women away. Biden, hardly immune to gaffes himself, is counting on this.
Finally, there is this. Being No. 2 on the ticket is not the ultimate glass ceiling that Hillary Clinton was sure — too sure — that she would shatter four years ago. But as the cliché goes, it’s a heartbeat away. This is all the more important given that Biden, if victorious, would become president at age 78, the oldest first-term president in American history. If you believe, as I do, that he would serve just one term in office, the ascension of Kamala Harris puts her in a prime position to be elected the first female president in American history four years from now.
Finally, there is this. Being No. 2 on the ticket is not the ultimate glass ceiling that Hillary Clinton was sure — too sure — that she would shatter four years ago. But as the cliché goes, it’s a heartbeat away. This is all the more important given that Biden, if victorious, would become president at age 78, the oldest first-term president in American history. If you believe, as I do, that he would serve just one term in office, the ascension of Kamala Harris puts her in a prime position to be elected the first female president in American history four years from now.
