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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 180 points 5 months ago (5 children)

If he's not going to debate her then Harris should literally give a 90 minute PowerPoint on project 2025 and what it will do to your pay your healthcare, your environment everything..

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 100 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Instead, a comparison between Trump's project 2025 vs her goals might be better. Actually look to the future, instead of the doom and gloom of "don't vote for him" would do wonders to get people excited to vote, which helps turnout.

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Very well said!

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

Great plan.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

With a picture of the former president on an empty chair emphasizing and underlining his conscious decision not to participate because he knows he can’t debate her on these points.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Clint Eastwood tried that and it wasn't a good look.

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[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A PowerPoint will help her connect with the youth. Perhaps she can let them know how project 2025 will roll out over the first few quarters.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah! As a youth, there's nothing that excites me more than quarterly projections!

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[–] dwemthy@lemdro.id 9 points 5 months ago

With venn diagrams too

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 120 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Guys, have you noticed that Harris laughs. Like when she finds something funny she laughs at it. Fucked up, right?

When she was a prosecutor, she put people in jail that pled guilty or were convicted by a jury. What a monster.

Maybe she’s secretly been assuming the duties of the President when Biden wasn’t feeling well. We should look into that. That would make her… bad somehow.

Is she actually Hillary Clinton in a mask, maybe? Can we test that on 4chan?

Good thing we always have old faithful- racism and sexism. That’ll swing those undecideds.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 63 points 5 months ago

My gods I hope he blurts out 'Black Hillary' in one of his rants

[–] Today@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What color suit does she wear?

[–] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 61 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Man you wouldn't believe...

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Unbelievable. I can excuse the demented babbling, corruption, fraud, schoolyard name calling, and brazen lying from my side. But the Dems' insistence on wearing unprofessional suit colors is always shocking and unacceptable.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'll take a nice pantsuit in a casual color rather than a shiny red tie that hangs down past the pantsfly

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[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

It's so weird that they tried to concentrate on her laugh. All it did was highlight that Trump never laughs or shows any kind of positive emotion, like some kind of hateful little goblin.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

How come that live, laugh, love shit is plastered all over every repubs house I've ever been to?

[–] OopsAllTwix@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago

Have we looked at her emails? There has to be something there.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We probably share the same opinion but if sexism and racist swings any 'undecideds' that just means they're conservatives that are too pussy to say it out loud and pretend they aren't while gargling trumps balls.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 84 points 5 months ago (3 children)

He should create a platform with goals and policies with detailed plans that will appeal to enough voters to get him elected.

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 45 points 5 months ago (2 children)

When he was president he had all of that, a beautiful healthcare plan that would cover everyone and an infrastructure plan that strengthen the nation. They were always putting the finishing touches on them and they would be ready in two weeks. For four years. Guy seems to have trouble with finishing touches.

[–] TriPolarBearz@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Maybe he was too busy with other types of touches.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

'Too perfectionist' is his only weakness

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's almost 8:00 and I'm certain I'm not gonna hear a better joke today already!

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

in another thread about Vance someone called him a sectional predator.

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[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

Well, the least you can say is no-one would have seen that one coming

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 77 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Republicans being unable to stop themselves from being racist and sexist might well play in Harris' favour here. The vast majority of racists and sexists were going to vote for Trump anyway, but this type of approach and messaging might alienate some moderate undecided voters.

Just hours after she announced her candidacy, Trump’s super PAC released an ad attacking Harris, claiming she “covered up Joe’s obvious mental decline” and that she “knew Joe couldn’t do the job, so she did it” herself.

Is this really the own he thinks it is? By most measures the Biden/Harris term has been fairly successful so giving your opponent credit for the lions share of that work is certainly an interesting strategy. And the coverup is a fairly toothless accusation since Biden actually stepped down in time.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 44 points 5 months ago (6 children)

wait so their attack is saying she is the one really responsible for one of the best presidential terms of my lifetime. bold move cotton.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 14 points 5 months ago

Would be funny to run back the "I approve of this message" counterplay, but I think they have too much respect for Biden to do that.

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He is deeply misogynistic. He doesn’t understand - and is in fact frightened by - intelligent, incisive, and competent women.

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Have they tried using the N-word yet? That always works when you have literally nothing else to fall back on.

[–] pezhore@lemmy.ml 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, that fox host came real close with "colored" when he referred to one of the historic black fraternities/sororities.

Give it time.

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[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Show us the birth certificate, cuz she certainly doesn't look American"

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

They already started that.

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[–] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party - namely Barack Hussein Obama - that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still holding out for someone "better." Therefore, it would be inappropriate to schedule things with Harris because Democrats very well could still change their minds

Trump’s statement explaining why he refuses to debate says it all. Pathetic.

[–] Omega_Man@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit, Obama's middle name is Hussein!? This changes everything. I'm voting Trump now!

/s

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

Born in the deserts of Arrakis

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (5 children)
[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 months ago

who's anyone kidding? GOP will just follow their usual strategy of shouting lies upon lies upon lies while pounding their fists and stomping their feet, and make everyone waste time debunking the bullshit hurricane

at least they have 4 months instead of 4 years

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Tough for a convicted criminal to try to be pro-prosecution against a former D.A.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I’m honestly surprised they haven’t brought up her Canadian background.

By referencing her Canadian background, they can subtly frame her as being “exotic” and “foreign” and “liberal” in a way that doesn’t sound racist (but which would provably still resonate with racists).

Also, “Canadian Kamala” has good alliteration. I could imagine Trump using it.

Edit: Oh, “Canada Kamala” sounds even better.

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

First of all, please don't give them any ideas.

Second of all, I genuinely think Canadian Kamala might be too long for Trump and his followers. A good alliteration sure, but I could more see him using something simpler like Killer Kamala, after finding (or more honestly making up) a reason to use it.

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[–] DBT@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The best he has come up with so far is “Lyin’ Kamala Harris” lmao

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