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AOC says many Democrats who want Biden to drop out don't want Harris on the ticket either (www.usatoday.com)

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[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I saw this quote earlier related to this;

“To not choose her is a slap in the face to Black women,” said Melanie Campbell, chairwoman of the Power of the Ballot Action Fund, an advocacy organization focused on Black voter engagement. “You are saying to Black women that what we represent is not good enough — not only to stay with the man we voted for, but the woman that most of us advocated for, to be the vice president. You take her down, then you lose the Black women’s vote.”

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hmm do we think this is a common thought among black women?

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 21 points 4 months ago

Yeah... I would put a lot more stock in that quote if Kamala Harris' poll numbers among Black women weren't relatively low for a Democrat. I'm sure some people will be upset, but if she is picked I know a lot of people will consider that a slap in the face in another way. Polls have shown for a long time that she's unpopular in a way that has nothing to do with race or gender. It would be handing the election to Trump almost as certainly as running Biden.

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

This looks like it's from the exact same playbook as, "There's a special place in hell for women who don't vote for women," back when the DNC was forcing Hillary Clinton on us over Bernie.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

BERNIE \ FAIN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC WORKERS PARTY

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Fain / Bernie. I love Sanders; I was a delegate for him in 2016. We don't need another octagenarian president. He would agree.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who is Fain?

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 months ago

UAW President. He's been doing great work.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 5 points 4 months ago

That's just idiotic. This has absolutely nothing to do with her being black or a woman. She's just not well liked and that can happen regardless of her sex or skin color.