Let's point out the obvious.
Harris hasn't shifted position or gone looking for them; they decided that they had to put the country ahead of the Party.
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This is the correct takeaway. Harris is by no means a fringe leftie (or Marxist lol) but the only courting she's doing is having people who already sided with her speak on her behalf (like at DNC).
Otherwise, most of her shifts are towards the battleground state, like fracking. No idea why that wins over Pennsylvania (gotta love the toxic water!) but until we fix our elections that's just gonna happen.
My favorite idea for improving democracy comes from Robert Heinlein's novel 'Double Star.'
His idea was that people could choose their 'state' based on their own interests. Instead of being a New Yorker or a Virginian people could pick to be 'soccer mom' or 'IT professional' or 'anarchist' or 'teacher.' The book is light on details, though.
I mean the guy literally shits his pants every day. Also he’s clinically insane. Also he works for Putin.
He's just your every day american, that's why he's popular
Former officials.
How many current officials have decided to put country before party? I can almost hear those miserable bastards from here:
The political party that I work at is putting the country at risk, but hey:
1) I don't know, I just work here,
2) I'm NOT going to risk my "I don't know, I just work here" job.
'former officials'
... it isn't courageous and won't mean anything until CURRENT officials do the same, en masse. They're mostly too scared of losing their cushy positions. Cowards.
Liz Cheney was the 3rd ranking House Republican when she starting warning about Treason Trump.
Fair point -- she had the courage and 100% deserves credit for that! I wish more had her strength.
This is why I feel compelled to defend Republicans and conservatives who do the right thing. In part because there are not enough of them doing the right thing in a clear manner.
It’s gotta start somewhere.
True. I hope it bubbles up to those who have 'more to lose' and they put country over career and party.
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