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From 2019 but useful to consider Harris as a potentially strong coalition-building candidate. fivethirtyeight.com/features/why...
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“Across demographic groups, Harris outperforms Biden. On the chart, dots shown to the left on a given line indicate the candidate who fares better against Trump. Notice that the solid circles—those indicating Harris’s margins against Trump—sit consistently to the left.” Gift link: wapo.st/4cpPriQ
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In general I don't think most people realize how much their view of Harris is colored (so to speak) by media bias -- including lack of visibility. I blogged about this some back in 2019, for example at medium.com/a-change-is-...
(In)visibility on social media in the 2020 election: Kamala Harris and Higher Heightsmedium.com Part 1 of a Series
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Helpful, thanks for sharing.
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IIRC, Hillary Clinton polled very well, until she became the Democratic candidate.
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Yes, important to keep in mind that all these measures are essentially hypothetical and would shift under onslaught of campaign. Some measures, though, would likely improve as she got to be the “main character” in the campaign.
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I think she will have lost a lot of the left with her unwavering support of AIPAC and Israel.
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Besides Bernie, that critique would apply to just about any mainstream Dem considered as a possible nominee.
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I completely agree with you. I honestly feel that only Bernie would have the possibility of beating Trump right now.
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Also worth considering how *passing over* her (which, as she’s the sitting VP, going to anyone else absolutely is) would do to the coalition!
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Thanks for posting! I just mentioned this to someone and knew I needed to go find it!