American gen Z voters share how they feel about Kamala Harrisā€™s presidential bid, why they like or dislike her as a candidate and whether they think she could beat Donald Trump, as the vice-presidentĀ races towards winning the Democratic nominationĀ for Novemberā€™s election.

ā€˜I think sheā€™s just what we needā€™

ā€œI think [Kamala Harris] is the only one that makes sense. She will get the votes Biden couldnā€™t. She could get the Black, Asian, Latino, womenā€™s, LGBTQ+ and youth votes. She stands more for progress and equality than an old white dude and if she wins it will be historic. The Democrats need a bold move and I think sheā€™s just what we need.

ā€œI hope theĀ DemocratsĀ realize what an opportunity this is for them.ā€Ā Will, 22,Ā construction worker from Portland, Oregon

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  • Infynis@midwest.social
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    The only real deep blemish on the Biden administration has been its support of the Palestinian genocide.

    Definitely the biggest, but not the only. Two others that stand out to me are his breaking of the rail strike, and his border policies.

    But of course, this all comes with the caveat that all of this, under Trump, would be unimaginably worse

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      Biden got the union workers their largest demands after ending the strike. People are stuck on the headlines immediately after ending the strike and apparently missed this fast follow a few weeks later IIRC

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        It doesnā€™t matter what happened after. The optics of breaking the strike set unions back decades. That damage canā€™t be undone just by doing then a few favors later.

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          It doesnā€™t matter what happened after.

          It absolutely does. The administration fought to get the workers what they wanted. Thatā€™s more effective than a strike.

          Unions have not been set back decades either. In fact, theyā€™re more powerful than theyā€™ve ever been. UAW brought auto manufacturers to their knees. SAG joined forces with writers to get their due from Hollywood and secure worker protections against AI.

          This is what a pro union administration emboldens. Letā€™s not pretend that the rail strike was a simple black and white issue. It couldā€™ve caused delays that would make water undrinkable in cities, prevent electricity or heating in winter, and delay crucial medication shipments.

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      Congress broke the strike with a veto-proof majority, Biden didnā€™t have much choice in the matter.

      At least Biden was able to negotiate and apply pressure to get most of the demands met for the rail workers after the strike was prevented. The unions were largely grateful for the administrationā€™s efforts on the issue.

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          my emotions in this chain have been so far:

          • outrage
          • pleasant surprise
          • outrage again
          • confusion

          I think Iā€™ll settle on the idea that whatever Biden did, it was at least better than what Trump wouldā€™ve. Then again itā€™s this exact same blind logic that Trump supporters say about Biden.