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Harris Sharpens Her Attacks on Trump

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The vice president told a crowd of roughly 20,000 in Dallas that former President Donald J. Trump had said he would terminate the Constitution in a second term.

“Consider: Donald Trump has openly vowed if re-elected he’ll be a dictator on day one, that he will weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies, round up peaceful protesters and throw them out of our country and even, and even and I quote, ‘terminate’ the United States Constitution,” Ms. Harris said.

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Those points are only alarming to intelligent, sane people. The problem is there's a cult of unintelligent, insane people in this country.
- If the media focused on just this narrative half as much as the focus on Biden's age, which is an issue, it might actually reach enough ears enough times that the not lost people might be swayed. There aren't enough people and headlines referencing Trump's felonies, rapes, and views to dictate. I saw a few headlines when it was said, and people just said, "same old Trump". More people need to start speaking about it in the media as a serious matter. And literally continually refer to him as a rapist felon.
  
  They just need a particularly ragebait-y conclusion to latch on to. Like the fact that the Constitution he wants to 'terminate' also includes all the amendments.
  Including the second amendment.
  The one that's misquoted constantly by republican gun nuts.
  The title nearly writes itself. "Trump wants to take away your Second Amendment gun rights!"
- People who already would vote Democrat need to be alarmed into making sure they vote their asses off
  
  Well we can only vote once, though, legally
  Some MAGAs got caught trying to vote twice last time
- And they're people that pledge allegiance to the flag and Constitution every morning
Trump wants to be a dictator.
- Then why didnt he do it last time?
  
  Did you miss out on Jan 6th?
  
  Dismantling two and a half centuries of checks, balances, and protections isn't half as easy as you may think.
  The jury is still out on whether he's capable enough to do it if he wins again. This said, who the fuck wants to take that chance?
  Trump is also a selfish, amoral piece of shit that will pull us out of NATO and kowtow to Putin as he expands across Europe. He doesn't care about anyone but himself, and the foreign countries and businesses he's forever indebted to.
  The only "upside" to this guy is the delusions he's selling his fanclub on. They're all lies, but America is infested with enough idiots that we're now having to deal with this situation.
  I'm so ashamed of this segment of my countrymen. What absolute rubes Trump voters are.
- The Democrats think the donations that will bring in are going to be excellent.
- Which is somehow different than Biden refusing to give up power and drop out despite no one wanting him?
  
  Yes.
  
  Yes! Amazing both sidesing a man that wants to end democracy with a senile moderate.
Probably going to be the new dem nominee
- I mean, realistically we knew it four years ago...
  Its why we kept trying to argue Biden needed a better VP. But moderates told us VPs don't matter.
  I can hold my nose for Kamala, but fuck man. If there ain't a real primary next election I'm over the party.
  I've voted D for president for literally 20 years now...
  08 was the only time I didnt just vote against the Republican party.
  
  If the DNC doesn't take this as a wake up then I don't know how we're going to avert catastrophe. But I can already see another primary in 2028 with no challengers because the DNC scared them all off to protect the incumbent democratic president. And I'm not sure what happens with 3 sham primaries ~~in a row.~~
  
  Oh my god stop with the “moderates told us” stuff, it’s such an obvious attempt to split people apart.
- Pls no.
- Fuck that. She's been nearly invisible and very quiet. Definitely doesn't exude strength.
  
  And when she does talk, it's nothing but word salads, SNL worthy
Nice of her to show up finally.
- For real. I've been saying that since 2020. What the hell has she been up to? I heard more about Mike Pence during his tenure and I got the feeling he was trying to stay out of the spotlight most of the time.
I just have no faith in her ability to beat Trump. She'll do worse than Biden ill bet.
- I'm worried it will unite the sexists and racists behind trump
  
  Pretty sure they're already there.
  Are we really gonna chase them as a constituency?
  
  they were already united.
  this is about mobilization and harris may be able to bring a wider, deeper pool of voters to the polls. I can tell you, where I am, there is absolutely no fire or enthusiasm for biden and we will miss warm bodies at polls pulling D levers because of it.
  
  They’re already voting for trump.
  
  Lol as if sexists and racists are voting democrat
  
  Yeah that's a big concern too.
  
  I will assume you’re a clever fellow and not a fuckwit.
- I don't know. One thing that she's really good at is going on the attack. Go back and watch her in Senate hearings. If there's anything we need post-Biden, it's someone who will take the fight to Trump instead of bickering with him about golf and letting him control the narrative. Assuming that she hasn't let those skills atrophy in the interim, of course.
  
  I don’t know why this is so hard, I care very little about her as a person. Biden is mostly at the whim of his party already and Kamala would be too. So the platforms remain nearly the same, but somewhat better on critical things like Gaza.
  I don’t see how this is a loss for the dems to run her, they’re guaranteed in my mind to lose with Biden now. And you’re right, anyone who gets on stage and is younger than 65 against Trump will just trounce him. I was waiting for Biden to fight back just once against Trump but nope, he just sat there with his mouth open.
- She's not senile and Biden is basically winning on a platform of not trump so I can only imagine she'll do better. The people don't like Biden, they dislike trump. No one currently in the running is anyone's first choice and pretending otherwise is just madness, so someone who has the advantage of not being fascist and not being senile only sounds like an improvement.
- Same here. But it's not a lack of faith in her, it's a lack of faith in Americans.
- I don't think so. She's no Joe from the 2012 vp debates, but she's also no Joe from the first 2024 presidential debate.
  
  Don't trip over that bar on the floor
This is the best summary I could come up with:
“Consider: Donald Trump has openly vowed if re-elected he’ll be a dictator on day one, that he will weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies, round up peaceful protesters and throw them out of our country and even, and even and I quote, ‘terminate’ the United States Constitution,” Ms. Harris said.
In Dallas, Ms. Harris tried to attach Mr. Trump to Project 2025, a policy and staffing blueprint assembled by dozens of conservative groups for the next Republican administration.
Project 2025, which is led by the conservative Heritage Foundation, is not Mr. Trump’s official campaign platform, and the former president has recently sought to distance himself from it.
In a statement, Danielle Alvarez, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, accused “Team Biden” of “fear-mongering because they have NOTHING else to offer the American people.”
But while political momentum is building for Ms. Harris, she is also navigating a difficult balancing act in not spotlighting the messaging limitations of her boss.
Sonia Southerland, a 69-year-old member of the sorority, said she was struck by how Ms. Harris explained the stakes of the election, specifically his potential plans for a second term.
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Please don’t run her. She won’t win. Don’t run him either, but get someone better than her. Run a progressive
- Name a progressive who is throwing their hat in the ring who can win with no fundraising apparatus set up 4 months before the election.
  I'll wait.
  
  Of your requirement is "already throwing their hat into the ring" then of course you're not going to get any replies. No one is going to seriously contest the current president publicly at the moment.
  
  A lot of first-time Trump voters came to him from Bernie. If the media wasn't out to destroy him, his policies are extremely popular.
- Or a centrist that can actually win.
Ya and if you get elected, you'll let the Republicans do it anyway
Well this has nothing to do with anything but I don't think that pink suit looks good on her at all
- Delete this
  
  Meh, I don't think the comment matters. Fashion has always been a discussion topic. Remember Obama's tan suit? Or all the criticisms on Trump's ill fitting suits?
- I think the color is fine, but the cut is unflattering imo.
  (Also in South India that would be considered a muslim color, her patti would be very disappointed).

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