It was entirely predictable that ppl targeted by the Crime Bill & the "law & order" messaging exploited by Biden/Harris would object to this pair come the general election.
Instead of picking a safer candidate, the Dem establishment pretended records don't matter.
By forging ahead with this ticket, the party calculated that they didn't need these votes; a version of 'for every Blue collar voter we lose in Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia.'
But for Black/young/progressive voters.
To many voters, it feels like the party wants to have it both ways. Some folks will cave to the pressure of defeating Trump. Others will abstain out of frustration that their substantive needs -- needs as exigent as 'kids in cages' -- were ignored to advance corporate interests.
If the party wants to encourage more folks to vote against Trump, it would do well to acknowledge those substantive needs: As Trump threatens the ACA, talk up single payer healthcare, cancel student & medical debt, legalize marijuana.
But shaming won't do it.
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