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Melon

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50. Looking outside of the organization for scapegoats while

Fri May 16, 2025, 04:05 AM

May 2025

Overlooking our own failures is a failure. Harris was not the best candidate by any means. She wasn’t even. the best candidate for VP when she was chosen and had already been past over by the voting public. We have future learnings to run our best choice in elections not the convenient choice. And stop putting candidates back on ballots that have proven they can’t win.

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Kamala Could Have Won - The American Prospect [View all] justaprogressive May 2025 OP

Could have, should have, would have..... BlueTsunami2018 May 2025 #1

"Does it even matter at this point"? justaprogressive May 2025 #3

I am definitely anticipating unhappier things. BlueTsunami2018 May 2025 #17

never bdamomma May 2025 #33

I would like to hear more about these mistakes Shrek May 2025 #8

I think they've been pretty well documented. BlueTsunami2018 May 2025 #19

It matters that we learn from the loss. If we don't, it was all a waste & will happen again. n/t elocs May 2025 #24

So many mistakes made? No. She ran a near flawless campaign in the short time she had. brush May 2025 #27

Reporters love their gossip books huh. DemocracyWorks May 2025 #2

Anybody could've beat Trump Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #4

Not true DemocracyWorks May 2025 #5

What if Hitler was a good painter? Johonny May 2025 #6

I still think she probably did win. tinrobot May 2025 #7

She lost because the campaign cared more about getting the Liz Cheney voters than progressive voters krawhitham May 2025 #9

lol, anyone that didn't vote Harris is not a progressive JI7 May 2025 #16

Absolutely! betsuni May 2025 #35

These so-called progressive voters should have been baked in. BlueTsunami2018 May 2025 #20

And many thought they were punishing her for what was going on in Gaza Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #42

The current Democratic consulting class has to go. All of them. Sympthsical May 2025 #10

According to Trump Elon rigged the election. If he hadn't Trump wouldn't be here. Autumn May 2025 #11

Exactly Andy823 May 2025 #28

There are two videos where he said Elon rigged the election. I think he did too. Autumn May 2025 #30

With the crap that comes out of his mouth Lemon Lyman May 2025 #41

In one interview before his inaguration he said Musk knows vote-counting computers Autumn May 2025 #43

Comment 29 has the videos TommyT139 May 2025 #54

An outsider might have beaten Trump videohead5 May 2025 #12

Demonstrably false Shrek May 2025 #14

But she lost a majority videohead5 May 2025 #21

Still in think might have won camp here. Brainfodder May 2025 #13

Strategy? How about voter suppression? It was YUUUUUUGE. (but not clickbait enough) usonian May 2025 #15

No, there is too much misogyny. A woman can probably win JI7 May 2025 #18

So we're blaming Democrats again instead of... ananda May 2025 #22

I expect more from Democrats, I expect Republicans & Magas to be what they are. n/t elocs May 2025 #25

So in other words, a double standard SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #34

Looking outside of the organization for scapegoats while Melon May 2025 #50

Not looking for scapegoats SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #56

Harris needed all Democrats & independents who usually vote Democratic to get out & vote. elocs May 2025 #23

Yes! 90 million non voters Ponietz May 2025 #57

Opinions, not facts. Time to move on. NoMoreRepugs May 2025 #26

Kamala did win. Cheato admitted three times to cheating to "win" the election. Clouds Passing May 2025 #29

Do you think Josh Shapiro was in on it? Self Esteem May 2025 #32

Dump said it 3 times publicly. I'm just reposting what he said. Clouds Passing May 2025 #37

And I'm asking if you think Shapiro was in on it? Self Esteem May 2025 #39

I doubt it. Clouds Passing May 2025 #44

Is Josh Shapiro an expert in computers and sofware? Eloons DODGE boy toys Autumn May 2025 #59

For that to be possible, Democrats would have to been involved Kaleva May 2025 #36

Dump said it three times publicly. I just reposted what he said. Clouds Passing May 2025 #38

You think he's honest? Kaleva May 2025 #40

He loves to brag when he does bad things. Clouds Passing May 2025 #45

Why continue to post the words of a known pathological liar, Jack Valentino May 2025 #47

Narcissists love to brag when they think they've won, especially when they've cheated. Clouds Passing May 2025 #58

No democrats wouldn't have to be involved questionseverything May 2025 #53

How would Trump know ahead of time that no DEM would bother "looking"? Kaleva May 2025 #60

Al gore was the last democratic presidential candidate to call for hand counted paper ballots questionseverything May 2025 #62

Mi state Repubs conducted an investigation of the 2020 vote Kaleva May 2025 #63

When asked what she or the administration should have done differently fujiyamasan May 2025 #31

It's all Joe's fault. Bull effing shit. valleyrogue May 2025 #46

Allen and Parnes are right wing hacks writing Trump hagiography Prairie Gates May 2025 #48

Here we go again. For one B.See May 2025 #49

There was no way Trump won every battleground state. Anybody who Emile May 2025 #51

Reasons why V. P. Harris lost. Musk was into the data & 5 million voters were stopping from voting. Botany May 2025 #52

From what I heard from my MAGA neighbors during the campaign, that photo alone doc03 May 2025 #55

No single one mistake... Xolodno May 2025 #61