Open Thread | The State of the Race and What the Vice President Faces

Love this new picture of the Vice President:

I said, looking back at the 2016 Election, that the thing I underestimated was the level of true misogyny against Hillary Clinton. I didn’t grasp it…in its totality.

And, I vowed never to make that mistake again. I don’t underestimate what the Vice President is up against. The racism because she is Black. The misogyny because she is a woman. It’s a double whammy, but, it’s the battle that she’s up against.

The Republicans are flooding the zone with GOP Polls to make the race seem tighter than it is. That’s the scam they always try.

But, make no mistake, the race is close. After all, we still have Affirmative Action for the GOP, AKA the Electoral College.

And, we have a demographic that would rather choose fascism than live in a multi-cultural pluralistic society.
The same demographic that prevents us from having a true American Social Safety Net, because they would rather go without that to see someone non-White partake of social programs.

Once again, here are the stakes, plain as day:

cary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 8:39 AM on Sun, Oct 13, 2024:
Y’all understand if Trump wins, both Alito and Thomas retire w/in 6 months and he replaces them with two 40something justices who ensure a right wing majority until 2050, give or take. So, if you’re 30 or over, that’s your SCOTUS for the rest of your life.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1845459463810986216?s=02)

⚖️Powerful Mel Ankoly #ForThePeople (@Mel_Ankoly) posted at 3:22 PM on Sun, Oct 13, 2024:
Never saw this photo before of Kamala Harris at her victory speech following her election as San Francisco’s District Attorney in 2003.

I love how proud her mom is of her in this photo. https://t.co/JEU17hrRfN
(https://x.com/Mel_Ankoly/status/1845560830714065153?s=02)

Elo🪷 (@ElLo_dyie) posted at 2:56 PM on Sun, Oct 13, 2024:
The pride, the love, the Joy 🥹♥️ #KamalaCaresForUS

📸: Brendan Smialowski https://t.co/7ElUAHCB4u
(https://x.com/ElLo_dyie/status/1845554332877615546?t=xIuCS2PpQh_XGRvDqWp7ww&s=0

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18 Responses to Open Thread | The State of the Race and What the Vice President Faces

  1. rikyrah says:

    Another unearthed anti -Black thing from Project 2025😡😡
    
     https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88UTc61/

  2. rikyrah says:

    Michelle Obama

    @MichelleObama
    Michigan! I’ll be joining
    @KamalaHarris
    for a rally on October 26 – and I hope you’ll tune in!

    It’s up to all of us to do all we can from now until Election Day to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

    Every single vote counts, and there’s no time to waste! #DoSomething
    https://x.com/MichelleObama/status/1847216310830195198

  3. rikyrah says:

    Jason Jay Smart
    @officejjsmart
    In 2022, 🇺🇸Sec. of Defense Lloyd Austin told the 🇷🇺 Minister of Defense, “Don’t use a tactical nuke in Ukraine.”

    The Russian said, “I don’t like being threatened.”

    Austin responded “I am in charge of the most powerful military in the history of the world. I don’t make threats.”
    https://x.com/officejjsmart/status/1847022152861536339

  4. rikyrah says:

    Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) posted at 11:27 PM on Wed, Oct 16, 2024:
    How Latino women look when they are not falling for your bullshit.

    https://t.co/SpYelDQYGg
    (https://x.com/acnewsitics/status/1846769993293201592?t=IMPfidUhdH4zmqFcLYC0aQ&s=03)

  5. rikyrah says:

    Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) posted at 10:31 PM on Wed, Oct 16, 2024:
    Donald Trump said that Black and Latino voters who don’t support him should have their heads examined.

    His Project 2025 Agenda would give him virtually unchecked power to implement policies that would disproportionately harm Black and Latino communities. https://t.co/yUUa7uTBqF
    (https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1846755832605667424?t=2tbOoiLO2p6Hv4cJgXrLNA&s=03)

  6. rikyrah says:

    Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) posted at 11:07 AM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    Donald Trump has peddled harmful conspiracies about immigrant communities eating pets and spread misinformation about resources available to those impacted by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

    He is a deeply unserious man—but the consequences of him having power are deadly serious. https://t.co/EESw5XYk8c
    (https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1846946118745129462?t=Y_QwFwcOPUvk8uETyPiKwQ&s=03)

  7. rikyrah says:

    Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) posted at 1:43 PM on Mon, Oct 14, 2024:
    Kamala Harris tells Roland Martin that she supports the DOJ work to hold police departments accountable. While Trump wants to bring back stop and frisk policy that targets Black men for harassment, Harris supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

    https://t.co/yj66s1uL4p
    (https://x.com/keithboykin/status/1845898323976245597?t=8qWE2DpO0lQDDgoWhHQIMA&s=03)

  8. rikyrah says:

    Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) posted at 2:58 PM on Tue, Oct 15, 2024:
    Now that Kamala Harris has released her Agenda for Black Men, I went back and looked at Trump’s Platinum Plan from 2020. I discovered that Kamala Harris has already accomplished much of what Trump promised he would do but never did when he was president. https://t.co/7hdoTdOJIG
    (https://x.com/keithboykin/status/1846279604350435399?t=IVQTJsg5jmmMVKqCfmFxnw&s=03)

  9. rikyrah says:

    Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) posted at 9:55 AM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    Trump is back up on his bullshit, questioning Kamala Harris’s race. Apparently, he doesn’t understand that someone can be both Black and Indian. Two things can exist at once. Just like Trump can be both a racist and a rapist.
    (https://x.com/keithboykin/status/1846928111541408102?t=LTbW93KxWfynFXVUYfwRxA&s=03)

  10. rikyrah says:

    Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) posted at 11:09 AM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    Trump has canceled:

    – 60 Minutes
    – CNBC
    – 2nd Debate w Kamala
    – NBC interview
    – Hasn’t confirmed CNN Town Hall

    and now canceled a NRA rally.

    He’s weak and weird. Not able to run for two weeks and won’t make it for 4 years. https://t.co/e7FbWVtrrD
    (https://x.com/keithedwards/status/1846946655767032242?t=TuMNvjb1VO50uQSTo7R8lQ&s=03)

  11. rikyrah says:

    Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) posted at 5:44 AM on Tue, Oct 15, 2024:
    Remarkable epilogue to Bob Woodward’s WAR, out today: He says “many of the news-making scenes in my prior books are stories of failures, mismanagement, dishonesty and the corruption of executive power,” but in the Biden White House he found “steady and purposeful leadership.” https://t.co/yW3pMIOy7q
    (https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1846140188600176754?t=hMBr1cmtV1g4-qkA5Wz42Q&s=03)

  12. rikyrah says:

    Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) posted at 1:19 PM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    “This moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza,” ⁦@VP⁩ Harris says during brief remarks after the death of Hamas chief Sinwar. https://t.co/b7r2dLpQS1
    (https://x.com/nanditab1/status/1846979247702700489?t=Y4O1mAvTvZaxG0depvVA_A&s=03)

  13. rikyrah says:

    rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) posted at 6:39 AM on Wed, Oct 16, 2024:
    Really @HowardKurtz? Your employer paid a $787.5 million settlement for advancing Trump’s 2020 election lies. Y’all are still in the Smartmatic lawsuit. NO ONE from Fox has credibility to discuss falsehoods and the press. NO ONE.
    (https://x.com/rolandsmartin/status/1846516300324979064?t=q4FjAHEWiY19zArpcSclHw&s=03)

  14. rikyrah says:

    Well meaning Republicans?
    Phuck outta here.

    Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) posted at 11:02 PM on Wed, Oct 16, 2024:
    Carl Bernstein: In this election, there is either going to be “a reaffirmation of regular political order in this country,” or “there’s going to be a real triumph of fascism, in which good, well-meaning Republicans have allowed themselves to get carried down this path…” https://t.co/YMWbI5iqaZ
    (https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1846763760075034802?t=R1Hl_4J8z21joMjzQWrnXQ&s=03)

  15. rikyrah says:

    Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) posted at 1:37 PM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    Trump calls for Fox News to stop booking anyone critical of him and just go full cult all the time https://t.co/BwpsKXGFn3
    (https://x.com/atrupar/status/1846983803866436018?t=N5yPFBRVt6FhXA8gel-LNg&s=03)

  16. rikyrah says:

    Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 9:30 AM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    After two days of early voting in Georgia, more than half a million people have already voted, according to data from the secretary of state’s office.

    At the end of the day Wednesday, 269,696 votes had been cast.

    In total, more than 581,000 in-person early votes have been cast.
    (https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1846921717622386856?t=LqUluh5_-GOB2Lsjh2HRsg&s=03)

  17. rikyrah says:

    Mark Cuban (@mcuban) posted at 0:20 AM on Thu, Oct 17, 2024:
    The beautiful thing about the @BretBaier interview is that @KamalaHarris understood and responded to each question.

    She used examples of policies. She gave real world context.

    When Brett went hard after her. She didn’t call him names. She didn’t quit the interview. She didn’t make things up. She never once complained the questions were tough. She never played the victim card. She didn’t lose her temper. She didn’t take the bait to diminish or talk down to Trump supporters.

    She stood up to him with force and never backed down.

    He has been the President and campaigning for 9 years. Kamala Harris has caught up to him in just 100 days . That speaks volumes.

    It’s why people want to vote for her. That’s why so many Republicans and Independents are supporting her

    She is everything her opponent is not and will never be.

    Strong, Smart and Measured
    (https://x.com/mcuban/status/1846783351278944439?t=1eu7-3gDUT9PtoesL2LUaA&s=03)

  18. rikyrah says:

    Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊

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