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anon7000yesterday at 8:43 PM1 replyview on HN

If people payed attention, Kamala’s policies were decently well thought out and not the exact same as Biden.

It’s more about how demonized the libs have been, dissatisfaction with “woke culture,” certain groups of conservatives who will never vote pro-choice, and certain populations not feeling like they have a spot in liberal dialogue. (Young men.) and partly because she’s a black woman.

I would argue the election had almost NOTHING to do with actual policy or cabinet choices, because Trump should have easily lost if it was. His previous cabinet was a disaster and he can no longer attract the best and brightest due to his controversy. So, exactly as expected, his cabinet is a fucking disaster. People are attracted to the guy who will go apeshit on a system that doesn’t seem to work for them, even when stability & slow progress is actually better. (Fast progress is even better, but that’s not what Trump provides)


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mort96yesterday at 8:45 PM

Broadly speaking, people don't pay attention. The message from her campaign[1] was that she would do nothing differently from Biden. This is a mistake even if (especially if!) her actual policies are different from Biden's.

The only thing Harris could come up with was, eventually: "unlike Biden, I will have a republican in my cabinet".

[1]: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/harris-biden-the-vi...