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Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 US presidential race

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  1. [4]
    UniquelyGeneric
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    I’m surprised she lasted as long as she did. She made a name for herself as the bulldog during the Kavanaugh hearing (debatable how that polls generally), but she didn’t have a clear platform...

    I’m surprised she lasted as long as she did. She made a name for herself as the bulldog during the Kavanaugh hearing (debatable how that polls generally), but she didn’t have a clear platform going into the debates.

    While she’s strong at debating (likely due to her years as a DA), she wasn’t good at feeling down to earth either. This was certainly exacerbated by one of her aide’s abrupt departure, quoted as saying 'I have never seen an organization treat its staff so poorly'. Perhaps her strengths are partly her weakness as well.

    She hasn’t been polling well, and her finances caused cuts to her staff. It was a matter of time. I’m just happy the playing field is getting smaller (sans Bloomberg’s “surprise” entrance).

    12 votes
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      timo
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      From the few debates I've watched, she felt very distant and disconnected from people. Not in the race to make the country better, more to enrich herself. Also her positions kept shifting. I don't...

      she wasn’t good at feeling down to earth either

      From the few debates I've watched, she felt very distant and disconnected from people. Not in the race to make the country better, more to enrich herself. Also her positions kept shifting. I don't think anyone was sure what she actually was about.

      9 votes
      1. NaraVara
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        She put her sister in charge of her campaign. Every seasoned campaign person I know makes a point of not working for campaigns that have a spouse or family member heavily involved. It never goes...

        She put her sister in charge of her campaign. Every seasoned campaign person I know makes a point of not working for campaigns that have a spouse or family member heavily involved. It never goes well. Harris got away with it because of her star power, but the underlying reasons for it being a bad idea don't go away.

        6 votes
    2. Parliament
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      And yet at the same time, I wouldn't have predicted her dropping out before Iowa six months ago.

      I’m surprised she lasted as long as she did.

      And yet at the same time, I wouldn't have predicted her dropping out before Iowa six months ago.

      2 votes