I think Kamala Harris still loses this election if it’s held today, though it’d be very close. And I don’t think that the people who are excited about the sense of momentum over the last month realize how much more there is to this fight.
@xxxx I wouldn’t agree with that characterization, nor do I think her positioning weakness (if it exists) is being not far enough left.
@jsonbecker Agree to disagree, but there was a time when the Democratic party was at least positioning itself as the party of peace and hearing "I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world" is truly awful to this voter.
@xxxx I don’t think there’s ever been a mainstream movement at all toward having a less strong military, only a difference in what justifies force and what level of force to apply. There’s been zero political space for cutting military spending for the 30 or so years I’ve been old enough to have any political awareness. The left was against the Iraq War and wanted fewer drones, but there was never a serious movement to stop having a very powerful military, and that’s declined even more so in the face of an offensive Russia and Chinese squashing of Hong Kong democracy and actions in the South China Sea against Taiwan.
@xxxx and I’d add, more importantly, I don’t Kamala Harris stating support for a strong military is a rightward move on her part as a politician.