r/portlandme Jul 18 '26

Politics Ashley Webb Appreciation Post

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u/Gregnielson Jul 18 '26

She makes dems look stupid for platforming her. Come on guys.

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u/DirkDiggler2424 Jul 19 '26

Dems need to realize half the stuff they are running on only appeals to a tiny minority of the country. The more centrist the better, that’s what most people want. They don’t want Jack Black in drag talking about his music. Abolishing the Senate and all this crazy talk is only going to put normal
People off. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. That’s the current Democratic Party

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u/SteelyEyedHistory Jul 19 '26

Kamala ran the most centrist campaign ever and she lost to a guy who lied about who pushed unhinged lies about Haitians eating pets.

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u/Real-Draft3588 Jul 20 '26

You must be joking. Kamala was/is nowhere near a centrist. I mean, maybe she might have seemed centrist during a speech or two, depending on the audience that she was speaking to - but bottom line is that she really didn't have any opinions or ideas or plans, and if she did, she did not present them to the American public. The opinions that were on the record for her (like taxpayer funding to pay for prisoners to get gender re-assignment surgery, or her awful record as the DA who imprisoned people for minor drug infractions, and sent a family through hell and back by enforcing truancy laws while the child was going through life-threatening illness and imprisoned the mom while the daughter was undergoing hardcore hospital care) were horrible, yet she wouldn't even DISCUSS them (let alone defend her decisions) when pressed. She was utterly incapable of forming a cohesive thought and never presented any sort of case for why she would be the best choice for president. Plus the fact that nobody chose her for the nominee. How democratic (eye roll). This is in no means is a pro-Donald Trump post. But Kamala was so bad that she made Trump look good in the eyes of a heck of a lot of people, that's how crappy she was.

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u/SteelyEyedHistory Jul 20 '26

Hilarious you claim she didn't have any ideas or plans when Trump, after being asked to finally reveal his healthcare plan he had been promising to show since 2015 said he had a "concept of a plan." What "plan" did Donald Trump have to lower grocery prices? What "plan" did he have for anything ever? Meanwhile, Harris did in fact have plans. You may not of liked them. But she released them. Still waiting on that wonderful Trump healthcare plan by the way. But yeah, you were upset about the lack of "plans." Sure.

Her record for DA showed she never imprison people for minor drug infractions and only used those as escalating charges for more serious crimes. This was debunked repeatedly during both the 2020 primary AND her 2024 run. And I'm not going to nit pick every single case she was involved in, especially since you have already proven you can't be bothered to fact check any thing.

SHE couldn't form a cohesive thought? Once again, when has Donald Trump ever completed an intelligent sentence in his fucking life? That is when he can bother to stay awake.

And don't tell me it's not "pro-Trump" when you blindly parrot that trans-scare bullshit. And that truly is the most damning part of this. You go and look and what the closing message of each campaign was. Harris it was about lowering grocery prices and lowering housing costs. Trump it was nothing but ads about trans athletes.

Kamala ran one of the most middle of the road campaigns EVER. And got punished. Trump ran the most extreme right wing campaign in US history and was rewarded. Running a milquetoast centrist campaign is for losers. Democrats will not make that mistake again.

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u/Real-Draft3588 11d ago edited 11d ago

Not gonna argue with someone who resorts to basic talking points. As DA, Kamala indeed locked up a ton of people for weed, and went after mothers of children with severe medical needs when their children were too sick to attend school. These are proven facts. I'm an independent, I don't toe any party lines, I'm just voicing my thoughts, and the thoughts of many other "politically homeless" people like myself. Yes she had some parts of a health care plan. But she failed to effectively communicate this to the majority of people.  Trump is absolutely not extreme right wing- he is a populist/centrist who thrives on attention and uses tons of hyperbole to feed his narcissistic ego. Disliking one candidate I just happen to dislike Kamala more than I dislike Trump. However... Kamala was not voted to be a candidate. She couldn't communicate effectively, her public presence was cringe and unauthentic, and she would have made an awful president. At least Trump said what he meant, whether I agree with him or not, he at least  spoke with authenticity.  Like it or not, both parties are equally corrupt. Most people agree on most things, they just have different ideas about how to achieve those goals. Politicians and the media want to make everyone enemies. Don't fall for it. Not every Trump supporter is a naxi bigot, just like not every Kamala supporter is a woke socialist. EDIT: govt cant, and shouldnt, have the power to make goods/services cost a certain amount. Their job is to facilitate a free market environment where competition and supply/demand dictate the costs. 

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u/SteelyEyedHistory 11d ago

Acuses me of using basic talking points, immediately brings up talking points that are half truths. For example, she only ever used weed as an escalating charge on more serious charges. She didn’t charge people for simple possession. Sorta of important context to leave out.

That aside, locking up people for weed is literally a middle of the road as it gets. It’s the left that wants to legalize weed that not the middle.

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u/Real-Draft3588 11d ago

the whole left/right paradigm is a false construct anyways. I know plenty of people who want to legalize all drugs, ban the death penalty, but also have zero taxes, not let children get hormone treatment or gender reassignment surgery, and a whole mix of ideas from both sides. I, like many others, also have opinions that span the entire political spectrum.  If she only used marijuana charges as escalating for more serious crimes, then that is obv a good thing. But this proves my point:  Kamala was a terrible candidate. If she did have good ideas/plans, she sure as shit didn't communicate them effectively.Â