The Republican Party cannot blame the media's positive reaction to Vice President Kamala Harris for the downturn in their fortunes, wrote National Review executive editor Mark Antonio Wright. Rather, their problem begins with the fact that they "picked a bad candidate" to lead the ticket.The Nationa...
  • GreenPlasticSushiGrass@moist.catsweat.com
    384·
    2 months ago

    “Is Harris an ideal candidate? Is she an incredibly talented orator? Is she deft on her feet and nimble in debate? Is she a famous wonk? Does she have a long track record of competence at the state and federal level? Has she been scrutinized by a tough no-nonsense press and come out stronger on the other side?” wrote Wright. “No, of course not — but she’s an alternative to Trump/Biden, and that’s probably going to be enough.”

    Hard disagree.

    1. Probably. 2. Yes. 3. Yes. 4. Yes, but I wouldn’t consider her famous for it. 5. Yes. 6. We’d have to have a no-nonsense press before I could answer that. 7. Yes, but she’s much more.
    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      FWIW the most famous wonk in decades was Al Gore, and Karl Rove managed to turn that into a negative by getting people to believe he claimed to have “invented the Internet”.

    • aesthelete@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      Gore and Hilary Clinton were famously policy wonks and both lost.

      I guess that’s why this Republican douche wants Harris to be in the same category.