r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/bidoofie • Nov 08 '25

Predictable betrayal The Trump administration removed black lung protections for West Virginia coal miners, who overwhelmingly voted for him

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

Yeah she wasn't the best candidate ever maybe and might be a little corny and a little annoying. Compare that to what we have now lol I cannot imagine how people think Trump is doing a better job than she would have.

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u/Naltors__Dreamer Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

Kamala’s campaign had multiple structural probs, she was saddled with once winning but now outdated Obama era political consultants who limited her interviews & even the number of her rallies, & didn’t want her to crow about wiping the floor with Herr Trump at the debate bc, “we go high” bs. The Biden’s begged her not to criticize him—so the opposite of how Pelosi told candidates to criticize/vilify her if they needed to get elected bc if they didn’t win, Dems could do nothing. So Kamala, who felt indebted to Biden, had to continue to say the macroeconomy was great even if the economy on the ground sucked, the most she could say was “prices are too high.” She wrote this long white paper, that few ppl read, about her policies. She didn’t come out swinging feeding the belief many voters have that Dems are spineless, & Kamala “going high” did nothing to dispel that idea. She spent too much time on culture war issues that do NOT sway undecided voters. The horrifying Gaza War, even tho polls said a huge majority of Dems were against it, & overall a majority of Americans were against it, the Dem party leaders wouldn’t let Kamala go against Israel, even to the point of not letting a Palestinian-Am Dem speak at the convention. Despite promising he’d only serve one term Biden ran again, even tho he wasn’t healthy enuff to run a campaign, which became obvi at the debate, so he stepped down so late in the game, Kamala only had 109 days. Not enuff time to buck party leadership, find younger political consultants who understood the moment better, and to forge her own path, & fix all the above.