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Comment by aswanson

7 days ago

Plenty of us knew the outcome would be catastrophic. We were outvoted by the idiots.

Also you were outvoted because the Dems didn't have a reasonable alternative. Mrs Harris was incompetent. She was a poor public speaker, which further made her look incompetent given her previous role as a prosecutor. Further, the Dems didn't offer her as part of an open primary. They forced her on everyone.

The US presently suffers from future shock and stilted political process. We need more parties and better voting options both in the HR department and the mechanical process like ranked voting.

Since both parties benefit from the status quo, we shall see no change.

  • My cat is a reasonable alternative to the current potus. Sometimes, the people get what they deserve.

  • > Further, the Dems didn't offer her as part of an open primary.

    The only people promulgating this red herring would never have voted for her anyway.

    > She was a poor public speaker,

    Compared to Trump? A man known for his incoherent ramblings?

  • Agree with paragraph 2.

    Paragraph 3 is a cynicism I don't yet fully buy: There are enough liberals and so-called Democrats that care about this country that perhaps they will be open to ranked-preference voting and the opening of our "political markets" to save the country.

    Partial on paragraph 1. Biden should have left a lot sooner, and Harris, loyal to the president and unable/unwilling to break with him on anything of value, should not have been the "pick".

    But she was and is infinitely better for this country than Trump in every manner, unless we're into accelerationism. I don't think she is incompetent. She was unwilling.