Watch out the GOP attack ads are coming. Trump calls her “Lying Kamala” and one commentator on The Bullwork thinks his campaign will “Willie Horton” her. I lived in Massachusetts and remember Gov Mike DuKukis.
With apologies for bringing this up in a North Carolina Politics newsletter but, with Gov. Cooper being a possible VP pick, I have to ask: will chosing this older, charismatic, effective leader with proven appeal to moderate voters but who's been in elected office for some forty years, diminish the enthusium of younger voters who appear enthused by the Democratic Party finally passing the torch to a younger generation of leaders?
Would the younger PA Gov Shapiro or the even younger Cabinet Secretary Pete Buttigieg be smarter picks?
Good piece Thomas and I think you're right about the enthusiasm bounce and timing. If we thought for a minute that there would be some element of caution in attacking a woman of color for fear of alienating a demographic, we can forget that. The character-assassination team of right-wing media and extreme arm of GOP moving in lockstep and going back years to attack her character.
Last weekend Trump heaped lavish praise on the autocrats; Putin, XI Jinping, and Orban and I can remember when that would lead on evening news. What happened to the Reagan Republicans? There must be a segment of their base that is offended by that.
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Watch out the GOP attack ads are coming. Trump calls her “Lying Kamala” and one commentator on The Bullwork thinks his campaign will “Willie Horton” her. I lived in Massachusetts and remember Gov Mike DuKukis.
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With apologies for bringing this up in a North Carolina Politics newsletter but, with Gov. Cooper being a possible VP pick, I have to ask: will chosing this older, charismatic, effective leader with proven appeal to moderate voters but who's been in elected office for some forty years, diminish the enthusium of younger voters who appear enthused by the Democratic Party finally passing the torch to a younger generation of leaders?
Would the younger PA Gov Shapiro or the even younger Cabinet Secretary Pete Buttigieg be smarter picks?
Good piece Thomas and I think you're right about the enthusiasm bounce and timing. If we thought for a minute that there would be some element of caution in attacking a woman of color for fear of alienating a demographic, we can forget that. The character-assassination team of right-wing media and extreme arm of GOP moving in lockstep and going back years to attack her character.
Last weekend Trump heaped lavish praise on the autocrats; Putin, XI Jinping, and Orban and I can remember when that would lead on evening news. What happened to the Reagan Republicans? There must be a segment of their base that is offended by that.