Almost 40,000 people registered to vote in the 48 hours after President Biden announced he was suspending his reelection campaign and endorsing Vice President Harris, Vote.org said.
Vote.org said 38,500 new voters registered, representing the largest number of registrations in a 48-hour period this election cycle.
Of the new voter registrations, 83 percent were from people aged 18-34, according to the voting registration nonprofit group.
I was one of those people. It seemed incredibly stupid to me.
I thought we’d fracture, and infighting would eat up our next three months. I thought it would squander our remaining chances. I thought the same people who didn’t want Biden also didn’t want Kamala, and I didn’t know of anyone else.
I thought it would open us up to litigation, and because I don’t trust our judicial branch, I thought that would let Republicans strangle a candidate in courts. Most importantly, I thought Republicans actually had a plan and a strategy.
I was very wrong and it doesn’t bother me at all to admit it. In fact, I’m relieved.
I thought the same people who didn’t want Biden also didn’t want Kamala,
I’m still one of those people. I think she is an OK candidate, but Mark Kelly is a far better one.
That being said, I don’t see a “Bernie Bros” situation forming here. I don’t see people voting against her if she wins the nomination.
I feel like a broken record as I keep repeating this, some agree some disagree I dont care.
Mark Kelly sucks. He opposes Medicare for all. Opposing Medicare for all is NOT a moderate position. It is definitively a right of center or conservative position. This is one of my personal deal breakers.
He also opposes the green new deal, as well as supported expanding oil drilling.
If these types of issues don’t bother you then that’s your prerogative.
If these types of issues don’t bother you then that’s your prerogative.
Losing Arizona bothers me.
. I think she is an OK candidate, but Mark Kelly is a far better one.
The last thing the Dems need is to go to the right again.
That attitude is why we keep winning the popular vote, but losing elections.
That attitude is why the Republicans can run out to the starboard wingtip and stretch out over the edge.
You can’t enact progressive policies when you’re benched. We are able to achieve far more progressive policies when we approach them from the center than from the left.
Right there with you. Now…people are acting like this is over and it is very far from it but I’m at least cautiously optimistic. Here’s to hoping Kamala makes a good VP pick and runs a good campaign. Long road ahead still but yes, I’m very much relieved it hasn’t gone off the rails so far.
By god, so far I am ecstatic I was wrong. Here’s to hoping I’ll still be proven wrong all the way into November 5.
