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The Democratic Party needs to get comfortable with a certain kind of ruthlessness.

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oo i sure hope the ruthlessness is aimed to the right wing, and neoliberals not doing the "moderates must crush these 'socialists' trying to take over the party" thing

why would anyone listen to the person who lost to trump? you lost to a senile pedophile. im just saying ill take advice from people who actually won their elections.

In that case, you are saying you’d rather take advice from a serially accused pedophile and rapist, a 34+ count felon, an insurrectionist, racist, misogynist… By the way, America lost to Trump 2024. Project2025 is about overthrowing our democracy, & replace with a Nazi Christo-Fascist dictatorship.

I would bet that the DNC is making plans to appease Maga with an olive branch if they win in Nov, so as not to offend them in any way. All they know how to do is hassle people for money countless times a day and act as a doormat for Republicans to step on. 2 words: Merrick Garland

We've wanted leaders who fight status quo bullshit for decades. We've wanted leaders with moral conviction & ruthlessness at least as long. And yet... The Dems are so in bed with Capitalism & Imperialism that it's more likely they fight the people. Words are nice. Action is better.

Hamas was elected by the Palestinians. Palestinians gave 70% approval to Hamas the day after October 7th. Fuck your genocide. Dont elect Hamas if you dont want to die.

Hello. I agree to answer you all. I believe that if the Harris campaign had been publicly against selling weapons to Israel then they would have won. It is a political strategy suggestion. Is that clearer?

You'd be thrilled if there was no Iron Dome and Iran killed 100's of thousands then eh? No one was suggesting not selling weapons, which btw were not gifts & could be bought elsewhere & probably should be. Harris noted the hostages, that is what pissed folk off, she had balance, you do not, bigot

How about those ruthless recounts in all those swing states that elmos satellite was over that mysteriously blew up after the election? Oh wait,we didn't do recounts. Democratic Party needs to grow a spine that starts with Hakeem/Chuckles gone. Until then,they will keep folding with a Royal Flush

Voter suppression is the most reliable way that Republicans win office. Most of them can’t win without cheating. In many Southern states, they purge many off of voter rolls, they throw out millions of ballots, extremely long lines and very few machines that happen to break…..

It's never enough, is it? Unless she hits every pet peeve you have, you'll ignore all of what was said and tear her down for failing to mention one thing. Do you see how your victimhood helps the people who are actually victimizing people?

How's this for ruthlessness, Mrs. "I believe we should follow the law"? bsky.app/profile/shel...

Still true: I will not vote for, endorse, campaign for, or donate to any candidate or party that does not explicitly endorse FULL AND EQUAL RIGHTS to trans people in all areas of society. I'm not a full citizen, you don't get my second-class vote. Period. I think I'm being clear.

I wholeheartedly agree. I also see that the bots are out in force here in the comment section. Please remember that they wouldn’t bother with the effort if you weren’t a formidable presidential contender. They are also terrified of being held accountable by a Harris administration. Godspeed Harris.

Leftists are so weird. First, your racist meme is wrong. Second, even if it was accurate, Kamala Harris raised $1B in 107 days. You think $9M bought her? That's a rounding error on her travel budget.

She got $0 from AIPAC. This post is a complete lie. You helped an oil lobbyist and a defense contractor get Trump elected because you're too antisemitic to fact check and learn that 100% of her "pro Israel" money came from anti Netanyahu who also donated to Bernie Sanders.

Ruthlessness isn't fighting dirty. It's possible to be ferocious without compromising on ethics or breaking the law. Kamala Harris and all other contenders will have my support if they make the vicious prosecution of corrupt GOP and their co-conspirators in the private sector a main campaign tenet.

First order of business must be justice to begin repairing the credibility of the government. To fix MAGA's damage, unflinching adherence to the rule of law is utmost. Those officials, etc., responsible must face the punishment due and appropriate under our laws, without favor to the well-connected⚖️

Either take the supposed evidence to court or MS Now. This fantasy that yapping that he did something just because we believe he probably did doesnt change election. Either there is evidence or there isnt.

(After listening to EVERYTHING she says in this clip...) Finally!! A leader who's calling on the resistance (supporters of democracy) to bring a gun to a gun fight, instead of a knife. More of this.

Nah. Ruthlessness is out of fashion like a fart in a bottle. Steadfastness, courage, tenacity to what is for the common good, is where it's at. Beneficence, non maleficence, Kamala

The cynicism of that clown is staggering! They had everything going for them and it all went wrong; the MAGAs had everything against them but—magically—everything went right for them... Collusion? Not really!

It needs to get used to a certain kind of honesty. Voters don't trust the Democrats for good reason, because they say one thing to get elected and then do another. And, related, they take vast sums of money from people whose interests are not the same as the American people.

Not one reply that I've read from Pro Palestine people mentions the current hardships of Palestinians. It's all about their personal choices, Biden/Harris vs Trump, etc. Accusing everyone who thinks different of genocidal fascism 😵‍💫 Thats it. Not one. Just their personal agenda. Telling🤔

i voted for kamala. hated her, but i knew trump was more dangerous. not everyone can be expected to vote to continue genocide on those terms. genocide is not something where we are supposed to throw our hands up and go "well, guess it's happening no matter what, sorry gaza!"

why do you give people shit for not accepting genocide as the new norm, but not kamala and the dems for trying to bully everyone into that?

Instead of people acting like ungrateful bigots, who put up smoke screens instead of admitting not wanting a Black president period, try the truth. People can respect the truth, and excuses are not hiding the racism. Harris only had three months to put together a campaign and try to win.

Because we are evidence-based and don’t do stupid Trumpian conspiracy theories. Had there been evidence of election meddling or even irregularities, Democrats would have challenged the results. But, unlike the other party, we don’t make shit up.

So irregularities like some areas having zero votes for Kamala regardless of prior polling, Musk literally buying votes, fake assassination attempts are just conspiracy theories?

Show me the evidence. I haven’t seen any reputable source verifying that. I cried when she lost and, believe me, I’d love to see any evidence of election tampering. But she lost. She lost because she is a woman of color and this is a sexist, deeply racist country, but she still lost.

"Ruthlessness" Huh? Where was this after the 2024 election? Where did you go? Times have changed, and although I had a Harris lawn sign in my front yard, you need to go away. We have better options.

Nope. She needs to keep fighting along with us and for us. So, you are free to go away if you like, if you were ever really present to begin with…..😏

Funny you still don't know why reps in congess when in minority put things in writiing as to have evidence for when/if they get back in power? Here you are shallow ass mention of one of 46oo PACs for (((reasons))). Listenin t folk like you no longer cuts it.

I think the messaging for midterms is "A vote for gop is a vote for Trump" They are all sycophants, so let them own it. Either they own it for everyone to see or they destroy themselves trying to back away from him.

Ruthlessness was a key component as California's Attorney General. She kept prisons full for cheap labor. Israelis prisons packed solid with tortured Palestinians has it's advantages too.

These mentions say it all. Even when she says exactly what a certain faction has been clamoring to hear, they bitch about 20 other things. Unless you are one of their showpony favorites, who can say absolutely stupid things and the seals clap their little flippers. Just stupid.🤣

considering she lost the election through the exact lack of commitment she's criticizing, yes people are correct to want her to shut up. we are here in christofascist dystopia in part because she thought she didn't have to give up genocide to win.

She could have said this anytime in the last years. She's saying it now because they spent 70+M trying to stop a grassroots movement and failed. Now her consultants are telling her she has to hitch her wagon to that movement and pretend to be part of it. It's transparently phony political theatre.

LOL! What a deeply stupid comment based on nothing but your own imagination. “They”? She is not an elected official, not your mule and owes you zip. That faction has told her to go away & consistently said incredibly terrible and bigoted things about her while giving the GOP a pass for years.

Yes, please. Absolutely agree. There was a lot to overcome in that last election, but I do believe if you had run on this, @kamalaharris.com, you would have pulled a lot of folks to the polls who decided to sit it out cuz they were disgusted with the cowardice of the D party! mho Onward march!

Well, that’s your opinion. The manosphere people were very effective. The many protest voting campaigns in 2024 were just as effective as the “Bernie or Bust” protest voting campaign in 2016 which resulted in Democrats losing the ability to appoint justices on the Supreme Court.

Yes, rascism in America is a problem. Many different factors led to her “defeat” tho. Buying down on any 1 of them (so to speak) could’ve turned the outcome. Information warfare factor was & remains a huge factor, that no one addresses, w/ the exception perhaps of Andrew Weissmann.

YES!!! We’ve always been the grown ups in the room, but now we need to mock all of them & sit back and enjoy it cuz they deserve to be shamed. The best thing is, we aren’t hateful and call names. Let’s take Ossoff, Buttigieg,& Abdul’s lead & expose their lies.

that'd be one grim decision we'd have to make, but we don't actually have to give her our approval in advance. and judging by her last election, we really shouldn't.

you weren't willing to give up a genocide. if there's one thing you were "ruthless" about, it sure wasn't winning the election.

Democratic socialism or the Dems will die out. The Dems problem is it's trying to be not quite as right wing as the Republicans, and career politicians like Harris aren't allowed to see that. She wanted to continue bombing Palestine, for example. Not a great alternative to Reps.

Definitely- ruthless enough to state the Israel committed genocide in Gaza. That Netanyahu is guilty of war crimes in both Gaza and Lebanon. That my friend would be incredibly ruthless.

Elected dems need to show up in every district not just during election years; handshake/listening ear goes far. Regardless of whether or not @jamestalarico.bsky.social wins his election, dems need him and @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on every news program they can get them on even local channels.

hikercat.bsky.social@hikercat.bsky.social

Campaigning democrats need to suppress the urge to use the phrase "when we fight we win" it turned off a lot of voters who felt Dems were no different than GOP. Dems use the phrase "When we vote, we win" Cause that is the only way the corruption will be defeated, through votes.

Sorry Kamala, but Doug's law firm bending the knee to serve Trump is a deal breaker. Too bad Doug didn't have moral conviction and know how to fight.

Considering that's absolute bullshit, thanks for outing a bunch of other bigoted chuds who will believe anything they read online as long as the targets involve a Black woman and a Jewish man

Doug does not run a firm, so there is no 'Doug's Law firm' he works for a firm that he disagrees with, you ever disagree w a boss? The dealbreaker is you, what a fuckin shallow ass take, making a woman pol responsible for the actions of a man, classic bigot faux left.

Yes. People need to influence friends, family, neighbours and work colleagues rather than dark money TV ads and lying Presidents. The facts are out there, the current climate of hate and corruption there for all to see. Do your own research & bring back normality, decency, love & respect, America!

Ruthless to whom? The perpetrators of the current state violence? Their victims? The audience for this messaging is rapidly disappearing, and no amount of posturing otherwise will stop that demographic from disappearing. Meet the moment or get out of the way of someone who will.

If by “shiny object” you’re referring to the wave of Dems who are stepping up and addressing issues Americans are begging them to tackle - like affordability and corruption - while simultaneously NOT taking $$ from AIPAC & corporate donors, then, you’re underestimating the appeal of shiny objects.

I did not mean any particular ideology, just newbies that seem great until tested. Coach Walz seemed great until he tried to be best buds with JD in debate. Big Gretch seemed great until that cover face Trump WH photo. Kamala has been tested and at least in my opinion, has done well.

Kamala lost to the worst president in US history. And, if your answer is that the election was stolen, it might well have been. But, she couldn’t fight it because she was part of the same problem. Now she wants us to think she’s electable. But, I doubt she’ll ever be able to shed her AIPAC ties.

Dude, stay out of my head! “ chasing the latest shiny object” I have been saying the same thing to several of my friends I, personally, am NOT interested in these SHINY OBJECTS!!

“Whoa to us.” You fool. You cuck. You political naïf. She never had the juice ànd what little she had she instantly scrapped to be more servile and flattering to the worst people in the world. She stands for nothing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The point is, she lost. Also, you have no idea what the outcome of the 2024 election might have been, had Harris decided to take some big swings. Her strategy was conservative, and she lost what should have been the easiest layup of an election ever. That’s what happened.

She should have been POTUS. It seems like the negative comments about Kamala Harris are coming from Trumpers, bots and folks that don’t like strong smart and women that don’t take shit from dudes thinking they’re men.

Lady, your consultants telling you to rehash your failed 2024 election (“ruthlessness” sounds a lot like “the most lethal military in the world”) are once again giving you shitty advice. You can’t read the room because you simply do whatever your consultants tell you to do. We don’t need a follower.

The penalty for treason is death. Not #ClubFed ~Death. And it's not because we're heartless, hopeless or hateful. But because we love the truth, and the FINAL degree of the law demands ruthlessness to protect it all. For people's safety, prosperity, future, and their peace, we need a decisive line.🗽

Let me answer this idiotic question for the agent in the chat. Because doing so wouldnt have done any good. Dems don’t have a super majority in either house, there’s not a damn thing that could be done if they did cheat. It would have caused people to loose faith in elections. Consecutive SCOTUS

It helps to understand how government works. Once dems have a super majority they can do whatever they want, just like republicans are doing now. She was smart by letting Americans suffer from their actions so they will turn out and vote republicans out of office. THEN they will have power to fix it

The Democratic Party needs to lead by example. NO corporate or foreign money in politics. No equivocation on issues like genocide, war crimes, Mass incarcerations and deportations, access to healthcare, civil rights, and reproductive freedom. And, a promise of accountability for the Trump Era.

I don't understand why the Democrats keep trying to apply that word to themselves: Our enemies are ruthless, therefore we need to be ruthless, too. How is that really going to work as your rallying cry? Do you hear yourselves? These kinds of concessions destroy who you are, leading to defeat.

She politely took a rule book to trump maga street fight. She should Not have conceded! Trump (Krasnov), musk even Musk's son he was dragging around as a human shield, all admitted on line they were rigging last presidential election. Musl even said, he would go to jail otherwise. Watch the videos!!

If a Black woman had not conceded to who the majority of white people overwhelmingly voted for, there would have been a problem. No matter what white dems are saying now, many of them would have turned against her too had she not ceded power to a white man, who “won.”

The election was rigged, they admitted that! I am a white woman, I voted for Harris, as did all my female friends. We really need to figure this out, & stop blaming each other. Of course get more people to vote like in the Mich primary.

I will never understand why she conceded so quickly, when Trump (Krasnov), musk, & even Musk's son he was dragging around as a human shield at the time, all admitted on video they were rigging the last presidential election. She should have been ruthless at demanding recounts. Instead she gave up

We are at war with fascism. We take NO prisoners! Take tRump to the city dump. Did you know republicans were the first socialists? Google their history. Now they are just wannabe Nazi's led by an illiterate simpleton. I wouldn't piss on tRump if he were on fire in the middle of Fifth Avenue!

Biden was the President. Congress controls the purse. I notice your harshest take downs are for the one Black woman. I never see you people mass protesting at Trump’s events about genocide, now. How about give some of that blame of yours to Bibi Netanyahu? Harris didn’t start this genocide.

Something wonderfully post hoc about calling a failed strategy pragmatic.

did Liz Cheney help? If Dems want to win, they need to run on program that is not LIz Cheney's. People in America are not so happy. They are getting ripped off all over. Need to run proud & loud on stuff that helps people. Imo Harris isn't the one for the job.

Please tell us what Liz Cheney "surrendered" with her endorsement. Did she come out as a vocal proponent of Medicare for all? Did she loudly call for an end to aid for Israel while it was bombing Gaza? What was she surrendering? Or was Kamala Harris the one doing the surrendering?

I think the establishment Democrats showed how ruthless they could be to their own @kamalaharris.com They endorsed a $70M smear campaign against a fellow Democrat with 24/7 hateful ads for nearly a month ... and he still won. I think it's disgusting. I will never forget it.

How cute those who ran around telling ppl not to vote for Hillary & Kamala are trying to give excuses. If you defend not voting you deserve anything Hitler's party does to you

You don't have to be ruthless need to eliminate Corruption. You need ethics, morals and rule of law. Corruption is rampant in our Political and Judicial Systems. Both Parties have the Duopoly Both are responsible. Reform needed to eliminate corruption on Steroids and Hyper Hypocracy. **Epstein**

Despite what you think of Ms Harris? THIS! ✌️💙 [ PS - a ruthless Democratic party would have stopped Blanche last night - somehow.... ]

No, the DEMS need to STOP addressing the constant REPUB lies and just TALK about ISSUES. ANSWER LIKE HE DOES... in case you don't know what that is JUST IGNORE ...THE QUESTION...THE COMMENT...THE ACCUSATION IGNORE!!!!!

The kind you supported in Gaza? Month after month after month after month? After thousands of children (well … they’re only Palestinians…) were violently killed. October 7 was indeed so horrible but what has happened after will never be forgiven nor forgotten as well. That’s why you lost.