Democrats are excited about Harris and as of this writing she's raised 100 million dollars since Biden announced he was dropping out and throwing his support behind her.
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"Republicans, I worry, vastly underestimate Kamala Harris. They don't think very highly of her. They don't think she's terribly bright. When you or I bring up Kamala Harris' name in Republican circles, people laugh. It's immediately a punchline," Cruz said Monday on his podcast "Verdict with Ted Cruz."
Cruz warned against Republicans preemptively celebrating a Trump-Vance win months out from the election, arguing Democrats and the media will promote Harris as an "historic" candidate.
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I like the sound of Harris's proposal to increase the startup tax deduction for small businesses, but I'm a little leery of driving venture capital to rural areas.
We've already discussed her proposed $25,000 help with a down payment for first time homeowners. I agree, this could drive demand and increase prices in a limited market. We need to increase the amount of housing first, perhaps with a private/government partnership. Our community does this to encourage builders to create affordable housing.
The childcare tax credit seems like a great idea. And extending Medicaid coverage to the first year of life, for mom and babe.
As someone on Medicare, I do appreciate the lower prices of meds.
I do think the upper limit of income that taxed for social security needs to be raised. It went up a little this year, to $168,600.
Does anyone else have thoughts?
I think that political policy starts as a plan or framework of ideas for improvements. In a democracy, those ideas get discussed, negotiated, and modified and then legislated and executed.
I think this is a good plan with appeal to moderates and independents and there's a good likelihood that this will be legislated in some fashion should she have a Congress in interested more in governing than posturing. Venture capital is already pushed into rural areas. A more thoughtful congress might have hearings on the topic and bring some of the venture capitalists in to talk about there goals and objectives and how that meshes with the goals and objectives of We the People. Another discussion, another day.
I agree about the housing except that I think the down-payment part should start immediately. There are millions of people who could immediately benefit in markets that can manage without new construction.
TBH, I was a Harris fan and was disappointed when she stepped aside in 2020. I think (in retrospect) she likely had spoken with Biden and knew that she was going to have an important place in his administration so she dropped out and endorsed him. She certainly wasn't getting the attention that he was. All of that means that I think that she is a woman of good character who is well educated and successful in her endeavors. I think that she is meticulous about her own preparation for challenges or duties. I think that she is mindful and not reckless or impulsive. I think she has good judgement and that is reflected in her choice for VP.
I an looking forward to the policy discussions that a Harris presidency will inspire. Americans can accomplish impressive things when properly inspired around a commonality.
It was a rare and unprecedented event. It denied millions people out of their vote and replaced it with a person they gave no votes too. So yeah, it's worth talking about.
No one voted just for Biden in the primary, There was never any attempt to drop Harris from the ticket nor any serious discussion that she should be, that I saw. They voted for the Biden-Harris ticket. The cliche is that the VP is one heartbeat away from the presidency. It's her job to step in as president if Biden becomes too incapacitated to serve.
(Can you imagine Vance as president? Eew - sounds like a Clive Barker novel!)
The question of who is trying to deny whose vote is an important one. Maybe you should start a thread about it. But in this context, it's a non-sequitur.
I think (in retrospect) she likely had spoken with Biden and knew that she was going to have an important place in his administration so she dropped out and endorsed him. She certainly wasn't getting the attention that he was. All of that means that I think that she is a woman of good character who is well educated and successful in her endeavors. I think that she is meticulous about her own preparation for challenges or duties. I think that she is mindful and not reckless or impulsive. I think she has good judgement and that is reflected in her choice for VP.
Your memory is failing you.
She simply was a terrible candidate and has accomplished nothing since.
Is that the assessment of someone who thinks that Trump is a good candidate?
Did you know that Harris was a part of one of the most successful presidential administrations in our history? If the president is demented and unfit, as many Trump supporters have maintained, wouldn't it have been the VP and cabinet which generated that success?
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I think that political policy starts as a plan or framework of ideas for improvements. In a democracy, those ideas get discussed, negotiated, and modified and then legislated and executed.
I think this is a good plan with appeal to moderates and independents and there's a good likelihood that this will be legislated in some fashion should she have a Congress in interested more in governing than posturing. Venture capital is already pushed into rural areas. A more thoughtful congress might have hearings on the topic and bring some of the venture capitalists in to talk about there goals and objectives and how that meshes with the goals and objectives of We the People. Another discussion, another day.
I agree about the housing except that I think the down-payment part should start immediately. There are millions of people who could immediately benefit in markets that can manage without new construction.
TBH, I was a Harris fan and was disappointed when she stepped aside in 2020. I think (in retrospect) she likely had spoken with Biden and knew that she was going to have an important place in his administration so she dropped out and endorsed him. She certainly wasn't getting the attention that he was. All of that means that I think that she is a woman of good character who is well educated and successful in her endeavors. I think that she is meticulous about her own preparation for challenges or duties. I think that she is mindful and not reckless or impulsive. I think she has good judgement and that is reflected in her choice for VP.
I an looking forward to the policy discussions that a Harris presidency will inspire. Americans can accomplish impressive things when properly inspired around a commonality.