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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's plenty of blame to go around. One thing a politician needs to do is effectively sell themselves to the people who will be voting. Harris spent a lot of time selling herself to Republicans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-democrats.html

The people who voted for the fascists were always going to vote for the fascists.

I have no need or desire to argue with you about it. There is no end to people smarter and more eloquent than I who are explaining the exact same thing in more detail than I could, from Bernie Sanders to Rolling Stone.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Harris spent a lot of time selling herself to Republicans.

I disagree completely, but who can say. She refused to kiss a woman on stage, so maybe you’re right.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You don't really have to take my word for it, there have been articles about her courting Republicans for weeks. You are free to disagree, but she very explicitly did do so. The article I linked in the comment you replied to gives specific examples, but your search engine of choice will find numerous articles listing the ways in which she did so, often with video. It's not like it's some tinfoil hat thing, it was her very obvious strategy.