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So long, hard-puncher
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luzribeirohttps://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/472820-kamala-harris-drops-out-of-presidential-race-reports
Kamala Harris, the California senator has announced that she is suspending her presidential campaign after months of failing to lift her candidacy from the bottom of the field.
She did her best. She used her prosecutor's talent and instincts to go after some of the dominant candidates, particularly Joe Biden. Some of the hottest moments during those debates were inspired by her intervention. Yet, one could say she lacked much substance and multi-layered vision on policy beyond the obvious passionate accusor's flair that she exploited for most of her run.
It's one thing to take easy aim at the front-runner (hardly made a dent into Biden's standing in the polls in the long run, tbh) - it's quite another to actually appear presidential. Mind you, the Dem candidates don't even need to look "visionary" at this point, the way Obama did in his time - suffice to "not be crazy as Trump" and want to "bring things back to normal" after 4 years of chaos and insanity.
Kamala probably failed to resonate with that sentiment. She seemed sharp, aggressive, rude even. I'm not sure people want any more of that in the next years.
( On a more conspiracy-prone note )
Kamala Harris, the California senator has announced that she is suspending her presidential campaign after months of failing to lift her candidacy from the bottom of the field.
She did her best. She used her prosecutor's talent and instincts to go after some of the dominant candidates, particularly Joe Biden. Some of the hottest moments during those debates were inspired by her intervention. Yet, one could say she lacked much substance and multi-layered vision on policy beyond the obvious passionate accusor's flair that she exploited for most of her run.
It's one thing to take easy aim at the front-runner (hardly made a dent into Biden's standing in the polls in the long run, tbh) - it's quite another to actually appear presidential. Mind you, the Dem candidates don't even need to look "visionary" at this point, the way Obama did in his time - suffice to "not be crazy as Trump" and want to "bring things back to normal" after 4 years of chaos and insanity.
Kamala probably failed to resonate with that sentiment. She seemed sharp, aggressive, rude even. I'm not sure people want any more of that in the next years.
( On a more conspiracy-prone note )
