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THE DEEP UNPOPULARITY OF KAMALA HARRIS
Powerline ^ | MAY 17, 2021 | JOHN HINDERAKER

Posted on 05/17/2021 3:49:08 PM PDT by Hojczyk

To me, Kamala Harris was one of the mysteries of the 2020 election cycle. She seemed to check a lot of boxes, and I saw her as an attractive candidate who had a good shot–maybe the best–at the Democratic presidential nomination. Instead, her campaign crumbled out of the starting gate, and notwithstanding ample initial fundraising, she didn’t make it to the Iowa caucuses. Despite having a number of superficial advantages, to paraphrase the old joke about dog food, the voters just didn’t like her.

Now, a YouGov poll finds Harris under water, with 41% viewing her favorably and 48% unfavorably. The Washington Examiner points out that this negative perception contrasts strongly with other recent vice presidents. Dick Cheney, Mike Pence and Joe Biden himself, in 2009, all polled quite a bit better at a similar stage.

Harris has never shown much skill or appeal as a politician. Her path to the top in California, essentially a one-party state at this point, was paved by her illicit relationship with Willie Brown. I am not sure what it is about Harris that repels voters, but it should scare the Democrats. It is highly unlikely that Joe Biden will be a candidate for re-election in 2024, assuming he survives that long.

Heck, Tulsi Gabbard destroyed Harris on the debate stage. But in all likelihood, the Democrats are stuck with her. If Biden dies or becomes incapacitated between now and 2024, Harris will be the incumbent. If Biden survives but graciously steps down after one term, it would be fratricidal for the Democrats to try to push Harris aside and nominate someone else. So, for better or worse, the Democrats are probably stuck with her.

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To: Hojczyk
“To me, Kamala Harris was one of the mysteries of the 2020 election cycle.”

She's Obama's direct access to running the Presidency. Mystery over.

21 posted on 05/17/2021 4:11:09 PM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: wally_bert

Living or dead?


22 posted on 05/17/2021 4:11:27 PM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Hojczyk

Just like Hilary, those reptile laughs don’t ring true for at least a portion of us.


23 posted on 05/17/2021 4:13:38 PM PDT by Starstruck ( Since I'm old I don't whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both.)
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To: Hojczyk

She should be on the cover of MAD magazine.


24 posted on 05/17/2021 4:14:27 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (What kind of Father, takes his drug addicted son to China and introduces him to businessmen?)
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To: Hojczyk

“If Biden survives but graciously steps down after one term, it would be fratricidal for the Democrats to try to push Harris aside and nominate someone else.”

Democrats will do whatever it takes, period.


25 posted on 05/17/2021 4:18:40 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Any comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: Hojczyk

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, what you going to do when Kameltoe Democrats come for you? Bad, Boys.


26 posted on 05/17/2021 4:18:43 PM PDT by rellic
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To: Hojczyk

She’s just unlikable.


27 posted on 05/17/2021 4:20:27 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Hojczyk
Heels-Up Kamala Harris is the pluperfect example of The Peter Principle. I can't think of anyone who has taken the Peter Principle as far as her.
28 posted on 05/17/2021 4:22:47 PM PDT by upchuck (Corporations don’t pay taxes. They collect them. From us. ~ h/t Little Ray)
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To: Hojczyk

I love how they use the word, “if”. The real word is “when”. Riddle me this? When in American history has a Vice President had a 100% chance of becoming president at the time they became Vice President? Answer, Gerald Ford and Kamala Harris. No matter what anybody thinks about her, she will be our next President. It doesn’t matter how many people like her, the Democrats can get a head of cabbage elected President and all they have to is keep her in a basement to do it.


29 posted on 05/17/2021 4:23:12 PM PDT by webheart (I already had COVID disease and 2 vaccine shots Can I take the mask off now?)
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To: Hojczyk

IMHO - she’s a ditz. very shallow

Her speech is an endless stream of politically approved slogans and buzzwords. She’ll go wherever the power is, and is probably easily manipulated


30 posted on 05/17/2021 4:25:35 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Hojczyk

Ovaries...skin color. At Rat Party Headquarters they mean everything.


31 posted on 05/17/2021 4:25:51 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Hojczyk

She’s the brown version of Cankles. Utterly inauthentic, fake inappropriate laughter, and smirking.


32 posted on 05/17/2021 4:26:27 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: faithhopecharity
"My bet is that SorozNazi will install her in the White House within a year

When she first got the nomination I thought Harris was an overly ambitious Hillary Clinton type who schemed and plotted her way into the the 2nd slot.

I changed my view, she couldn't scheme her way into a clown convention. She's not very bright or articulate and has very little political skill and talent.

Which means, the only reason she got the nomination was the Soros crew wanted an easily manipulated puppet #2 in place in case mindless puppet #1 (Biden) needed to be replaced.

33 posted on 05/17/2021 4:26:59 PM PDT by apillar
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To: Celtic Conservative

You know it’s true.

She’s the least qualified person we’ve ever had this close to the White House.

Her entire career was based on what she achieved on her knees. She’s a graduate from one of those historically black college degree mills and a law school I’ve never heard of. She then advanced her career using sex. You see how she clings to men? She knows how to work them.

It’s true.


34 posted on 05/17/2021 4:27:25 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Hojczyk
To me, Kamala Harris was one of the mysteries of the 2020 election cycle. She seemed to check a lot of boxes, and I saw her as an attractive candidate who had a good shot–maybe the best–at the Democratic presidential nomination.

I did too - until I heard her trying to talk. Aside from the fact that she is a blockhead, she is also one of those rare individuals without even an iota of charisma. There is nothing about this woman that would make anyone want to spend more than 1 second listening to what she has to say. She's a dumber version of Hillary Clinton with a talent for laughing idiotically at the wrong moment.
35 posted on 05/17/2021 4:30:13 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: boycott

We are living among morons. It makes me very nervous.


36 posted on 05/17/2021 4:30:46 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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To: Hojczyk

Lana Rhoades for Vice President.


37 posted on 05/17/2021 4:36:02 PM PDT by Portcall24
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To: qaz123

I thought he’d be gone within days of inauguration.
Now I’m wondering if she might be deciding she may not want the job after all.


38 posted on 05/17/2021 4:41:11 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (All worry about monsters that'll eat our face, but it's our job to ask why it wants to eat our face.)
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To: RoosterRedux

I think you’re on to something there. I keep wondering if I’m a pin a Truman episode with a complete moron, Biden, right out of Central Casting.


39 posted on 05/17/2021 4:44:01 PM PDT by griswold3 (NBA/ Plumlee Ball. = poor entertainment value while insulting the audience gets you broke )
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To: Hojczyk

40 posted on 05/17/2021 4:46:00 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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