r/BlackPeopleTwitter ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Country Club Thread It's official.

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u/OkEscape7558 ☑️ Jul 21 '24

So who even runs at this point??

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u/TheCommonKoala ☑️ Jul 21 '24

My guess would be VP Kamala Harris.

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u/OkEscape7558 ☑️ Jul 21 '24

She polled horrible in 2020, and only has 4 months to truly campaign. It's a shit show for sure.

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u/TheCommonKoala ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Funnily enough, she's been polling higher than Biden, so it's already an improvement. Plus, she will be able to campaign and speak more effectively. We need someone who can explain to the people why we can't survive another Trump term and get dem voters excited to vote. Biden obviously couldn't do it anymore and was bleeding down ballot races. I'll gladly support whoever the DNC puts up though tbh.

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u/breakingthebig ☑️ Jul 21 '24

I think we need someone who black women are excited to vote for. Didn’t we pretty much secured the election for Obama both times? When we show up to the polls, our candidate wins.

I wish Michelle would run. I know she hates politics. But she’s probably the only one who can defeat Trump this late in the game.

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u/DrixxYBoat Jul 21 '24

A. Black women absolutely dominate the polls when they're motivated to show up.

In recent years, you've actually had the dnc try to guilt trip black women on some "it's your job to show up and save America"

B. Michelle Obama would smoke Trump but she famously hates politics and finally has her husband back.

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u/SHC606 ☑️ Jul 22 '24

Plus she just lost her Momma. Let that woman breathe and grieve.

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u/1BubbleGum_Princess ☑️ Jul 21 '24

I do believe that before we even said somethin, white women would’ve been fighting other white women to also support Michelle. It would’ve brung people together.

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u/basil_angel Jul 21 '24

White women didn't even turn out for Hillary. No way they're doing it for a black woman.

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u/COMMENTASIPLEASE Jul 21 '24

Michelle would absolutely smoke Trump and I wish she could be convinced to run

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u/corsair130 Jul 21 '24

Get that lady from Georgia.

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u/KageStar ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Didn’t we pretty much secured the election for Obama both times? When we show up to the polls, our candidate wins.

Black men showed up for Obama too. Biden was the one black women in particular really clutched for the DNC. What I'm trying to say is black women always show up regardless.

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u/WizardsOfTheRoast Jul 21 '24

She'd also conceivably get a crack at the second debate and the verbal dressing down of Trump will be a sight to behold.

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u/orton4life1 Jul 21 '24

2020 yes, 2024 she polls much higher than Biden. I wouldn’t only give her the nomination unless it’s a STRONG VP like Newsome or Bernie.

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u/Worried_Actuator_336 Jul 21 '24

One minor thing, the president and VP nominee can't be from the same state. Harris/Newsom isn't legally/constitutionally possible.

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u/orton4life1 Jul 21 '24

Thanks! I wasn’t aware.

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u/Independence_Gay Jul 21 '24

Those are both nutcase vp ideas. Bernie is too old for vp, he could be an advisor at best. Newsome? Why do Dems think he’s a good idea. People fucking hate California. It’s the most unpopular state in the Midwest. Mark Kelly is the best idea. Astronaut from a blue leaning state with a blue gov to appoint his replacement. The man is a national hero. He secures Arizona pretty safely and makes the Midwest much more viable.

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u/AntiAoA Jul 21 '24

Kamala is from California.

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u/Mandlebrotha ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Was that a joke or a typo?

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u/DistantRavioli Jul 21 '24

2024 she polls much higher than Biden

Where? I've seen like 1-2 polls where she polls slightly better than Biden. Every other poll it's either the same or worse.

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u/theblackchin ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Neither of those people help in terms of winning as VP at all

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u/yellow_trash Jul 21 '24

2020 was a lifetime ago.

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u/Vanden_Boss Jul 21 '24

2020 was a uniquely horrible time to run as a Dem in the primaries with a background as a tough on crime prosecutor. Now? In the general, with a literal felon as her opponent? I'm not saying that she's got it locked down or anything, but the primaries are not the general, and this is no longer 2020.

And most people don't really pay that much attention to politics or the election at this stage. Like they're just starting to tune it. Sure they heard Biden did poorly, but only people who are generally tuned in knew much more than that.

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u/BGDutchNorris Jul 21 '24

But people would vote for literally anyone before Trump so here is their chance

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

That's what the DNC thought in 2016 and guess what happened?

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u/BGDutchNorris Jul 21 '24

I’m not saying the DNC is 100% on anything but I think they got this one right. The people who wouldn’t vote for Kamala weren’t voting for Biden either.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

You all keep on saying this.

The Dems NEED the people who usually vote R for the sake of voting R.

Realize that there's a lot of R voters who do NOT want to vote for Trump, but they'll rather vote Trump over Kamala.

Put up a moderate candidate and there's a literal shit ton of Rs who would consider voting D because they also detest Trump.

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u/BGDutchNorris Jul 21 '24

No they don’t. Again you are trying to grab voters who weren’t voting Dem regardless. Focus on the young voters who will show up instead of sitting home.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Okay well.

Good luck with that.

It worked exceptionally well for the Ds in 2016.

I'm sure it'll be a winning strategy again. /s

Put up 2 extremist candidates and people will just hold their noses and vote the party line.

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u/SHC606 ☑️ Jul 22 '24

Harris is not extremist. She's a moderate with a prosecutor's background.

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u/docarwell Jul 21 '24

Why does reddit think it's 2020 still

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u/zod16dc ☑️ Jul 21 '24

This is the reason the CBC and others were so adamant about Biden staying in the race. Harris did horribly last time including polling lower than Andrew Yang in her home state before she dropped out. This is really a disaster.

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u/Grayly Jul 21 '24

People want to talk about who is qualified. Harris was elected to take over for Biden. It’s kinda the only qualification that matters.

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u/ButtBread98 Jul 21 '24

It is. Biden endorsed her.

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u/thelanai Jul 21 '24

God I hope not

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u/naenae275 Jul 21 '24

Why not? I don’t understand the Kamala hate. It seems like she’s gotten more hate than any VP.

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u/Lubbafrommariogalaxy Jul 21 '24

She’s a black woman it’s very easy to see why she’s hated

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u/DrixxYBoat Jul 21 '24

She's a black woman with a very very very questionable record "as a black woman".

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u/naenae275 Jul 21 '24

it seems like thelanai is also black? Black people hate her too?

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u/MichJohn67 Jul 21 '24

I think we both know the two reasons for that.

But, like my son, who's in dem state politics, says: Kamala + Boring White Guy '24!

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u/dogbonej ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Michelle, Kamala, or Gavin Newsome

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Michelle has made it painfully clear that she doesn't want anything else to do with politics. She could be amazing for us, but I think she's just tired.

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u/elizawithaz ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Exactly! I love Michelle Obama. She is one MJ my inspirations. Her experience in the White House was horrible. Let her live her best life, and nominate someone with the fire and experience.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

She is one of the most badass women to ever exist.

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u/661714sunburn Jul 21 '24

He just posted his supports of Kamala for the nomination.

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u/YokoDk Jul 21 '24

Booo give it to Big Gretch

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u/MichJohn67 Jul 21 '24

Insiders say she's holding off til 2028.

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u/Llama_of_the_bahamas Jul 21 '24

If our union even makes it that far.

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u/solitarium ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Neither of them ran to finish their terms as governor

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u/MartyBarrett Jul 21 '24

She has already taken her name out of the running.

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u/xixbia Jul 21 '24

Gretchen Whitmer. Josh Shapiro. Mark Kelly. Tammy Duckworth.

They're all popular, charismatic and from areas Democrats have to win.

There needs to be someone on the ticket who is popular in the Midwest.

Newsom would be terrible, he's well known and not well liked. Kamala is not popular and Michelle doesn't want to run.

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u/dogbonej ☑️ Jul 21 '24 edited Jul 21 '24

I’ll vote for those people over trump, but who?

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u/xixbia Jul 21 '24

Whitner: Governor of Michigan, very popular, will carry the Midwest.

Shapiro: Governor of Pennsylvania, very popular, will carry the Midwest.

Kelly: Senator from Arizona, former astronaut and United States Navy captain, wife of Gabby Giffords (who was shot in 2011), will carry Arizona.

Duckworth: Senator from Illinois, Iraq war veteran who lost her legs when her helicopter was shot down by Iraqi insurgents. Would almost certainly carry the Midwest.

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u/dogbonej ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Ok ok I’ve heard of Whitmer I think, aint they try to assassinate her?

If so she’s got the street cred to beat Trump then

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u/Mandlebrotha ☑️ Jul 21 '24

Just making a small note that Pennsylvania isn't the Midwest, though western Pennsylvania is more culturally and economicallh similar to Ohio than the rest of the mid Atlantic

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u/elizawithaz ☑️ Jul 21 '24

As a Minnesotan, part of me wants Governor Walz to run. He’s kicked ass as our governor, and I know he would be an efficient president.

The other part of me doesn’t want to lose him, because our state really needs him.

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u/xixbia Jul 21 '24

I get that.

But would you rather have Walz in the White House and someone else as governor or Trump in the White House and Walz as governor?

If he can win I'm all on board.

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u/elizawithaz ☑️ Jul 21 '24

I’d take Walz in the White House in a heartbeat.

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u/starrpamph Jul 21 '24

Andy Beshear is cool too

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

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u/bellaphile Jul 21 '24

She’s said before she has no interest in politics 

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u/TheEmptyVessel Jul 21 '24

Barack kept joking that the real reason he didn't run for a 3rd is bc Michelle wouldn't let him. I can't see her wanting to run. Where did this idea come from? I keep hearing it

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u/all_time_high Jul 21 '24

Major donors behind the scenes (billionaires and multi-millionaires) have been pledging to withhold support from the Democratic presidential/state/local candidates…unless Biden steps down and the candidacy goes into an open contest.

Dems need that money for key races. Can’t lose the states, or the Democratic president’s goals will be dead before they begin.

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u/Xazier Jul 22 '24

I like Mark Kelly. He'd appeal to the moderates and his record is incredible.

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u/pungen Jul 21 '24

I know he probably wouldn't run and wouldn't be the best expert for the job but I feel like Jon Stewart would stand a chance at winning