Faced with a black/asian woman, the Republicans just aren't going to be able to help themselves - their hateful bigotry is going to keep rearing its ugly head.
The key moment is going to be when Candidate Lardbucket himself lets some of his own racism and misogyny fall out of his festering gob. That's going to be glorious.
The propaganda machine was full throttle on Biden is old and unfit, that as soon as switch happened Republicans were scrambling to grab onto the first thing they could come up with, of course racism and misogyny are the fallbacks.
I hear you and want to believe this too, but I am forever surprised at how much pro Trumpers are willing to ignore and just how many of them there are. His base will cheer him on and the rest will make excuses or turn a blind eye.
You're not. There has not been any room left for doubt for nearly a decade that he is anything but an opportunistic racist misogynistic queerphobic ableist christofascist grifter. Those who already support him will continue to cheer him on because he feeds directly in to their need to feel superior to "others", and no one still on the fence is going to suddenly have an epiphany..
He's losing extremists to his VP pick having a immigrant wife and mixed race kids, and he's losing moderate with his VP pick who is an extremist.
He's soon to lose a huge amount of women over bodily autonomy, he's promised to build concentration camps for Latinos, he's literally citing 'operation wetback' as a mission statement. He's gonna really eat shit when he's the old idiot that can't talk right versus the average mental acuity displayed by an opponent who is too young to retire, and has public speaking skills beyond the average 12 year old.
This is blowing up so severely, he's already panicking.
Ignore? I have it on unfortunately good authority that at least a decent chunk of his base agree with what he is spouting and are loving how he “speaks the truth” or “says what they’re all thinking”. Sadly he’s enabling more and more of them to feel comfortable saying the quiet part out loud and acting on their impulses.
I have no doubt his base will ignore it at best, and an awful lot of them will cheer it on.
But the base doesn't matter. They'll vote for him absolutely no matter what.
What matters is all of the moderates and independents and such - all of the people who could go either way. They're the ones who are likely to decide that Trump and the republicans are just too foul to support.
Republican Missouri secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez just went on an unhinged rant attacking Vice President Kamala Harris on X, where she called her a “little wh*re,” as conservatives posted misogynist memes and jokes about Harris.
“Kamala Harris slept her way to the top, and Tulsi Gabbard already destroyed and exposed her in 2020. Kamala is just another DEI hire, and President Trump is going to eat her alive,” she said in a video.
I hate to break it to you but you’re never going to be racist or sexist enough to be fully accepted by them…
This psycho was just in the news for attaching her Democratic opponent for "raising a groomer" because one of her grandkids is trans. She makes Marjorie Taylor Green look polite by comparison, and the shame of it is that, given how state-level politics have been trending in Missouri, she's got a decent shot of winning in the general just because of the magic (R).
Take some Obama racism, mix with some leftover Hilary misogyny, bake for 15 minutes, and ta-da! Anti-Harris campaign all set to be consumed by your average cousin fucking maga voter!
I'd also challenge "unhinged" - the oppressive systems we all live under are designed to make this shit the norm, they not only breed and encourage racism, misogyny and the rest, but reward those with the privilege and sense of entitlement it gives who do them "best", it's why people in such positions can and do say such things, and suffer absolutely zero consequences.
(to be clear, I'm not condoning the behaviour or saying it's ok in any way, just that these people are not "unhinged", they are acting exactly in the way white supremacist patriarchal capitalism normalises and encourages them to)
This is excellent. They have absolutely nothing of substance to use as ammunition. They will have only their bigotry and absurd conspiracy theories as we head into election season.
I went sleuthing last night. Skimming some pertinent imageboards/forums, looking for the spin they'd be going with. I encountered sheer panic and they got nothing, except misogyny/racism and the lame claim she isn't a mother. That's it - for now.
E.g. on /pol/ they were trolling themselves with a supposedly deceased Biden because he went AWOL for 5 days or something. LMAO.
misogyny/racism and the lame claim she isn’t a mother.
So... their problem now is that the new DNC front-runner also doesn't fit with their worldview? You're right, they really don't have anything. What were they going to do if Biden died? The lack of foresight here isn't surprising, but it certainly is impressive in its consistency.
Yeah, I dont see how this will do anything but put off the moderate republicans the MAGA cultists will go more extreme but those are lost anyway, but I assume there are plenty of registered Republicans who will be put off by the GOP tactics
This is the same candidate who filmed an ad where she is running with a bulletproof vest, a pistol and a rifle down the streets and then says "in America you can be anything you want, so don't be weak and gay" and tagged Andrew Tate on it.
It seems she's amping up the Marjorie Taylor green strategy of saying the most outrageous offensive shit to trigger the libs and rally her bigoted base.
That's basically always the case for these "freedum" lovers or free speech stans. You're free to do, believe, say and read whatever you want - as long as it's exactly what we want you to do, believe, say and read.
If straight as an arrow, happily married Kamala Harris is a whore, what does that make our convicted, porn star fucking, wife cheating, child molesting ex president Trump?
lol come on guys that’s so lazy. Like sure, it’s offensive, but I’m sure she’s genuinely more entertained by the fact that she’s living rent-free in the heads of the racist and sexist portion of America.
And I would like to add: fuck you, trumpians. I am fucking enjoying having the shoe on the other foot. We’ll still give you hurricane repair money or whatever, but I am LOVING that you’re getting even a fraction of what the rest of the country and the world experienced for four fucking years.
Except the trumper women. Many of them are totally cool with misogynistic stuff as long as it’s against an other. One of the first reactions I saw to this sudden Kamala situation was a woman posting a still image of Harris talking with an O-shaped mouth. Then some obvious degrading comment about being ready to do her job or whatever.
Melania is a terrible person but connecting this to her via the word "projection" means you think she is a whore, which is--wait for it--misogyny. I'm tired of hearing this shit from the same people who say they'll vote for Kamala. Do better.
I understand what you're saying and I agree with it emotionally but it's thanks to that do better mentality that they're able to keep everything under control.
Incredible how mask-off they've become over the last eight years. And we somehow tolerate it as though this is somehow acceptable behavior. Society should shun anyone who acts like this.
LOL, bound to happen. They will continue to lose their MINDS if she is in the general. Unhinged. I just hope not many normies fall for the bothsiderist bullshit we are bound to see from the "liberal media" - the same shit they did on Hillary - "many people are saying" that she's shrill, entitled, she cackles, and other such nonsense so they can appear "balanced" when the alternative is a fascist poised to end freedom of speech by the very same media...
The party that was Pearl clutching about the lefts "violent rhetoric" goes right back to crazy insults and unhinged accusations.Yeah I wonder which side is riling everyone up..
having to disgorge years worth of hate in such a short time is surely going to overheat the GOP hate machine. just have to hope no one is in the blast radius when it explodes.
I remember when political attacks where factual. The republikkklowns just make shit up now, it's so childish it's honestly sad. They are no longer a political party, they're just trash.
This lady is fucking crazypants. She's really trying to ramp up the fear and hatred. She's also Hispanic, so I'm sure she's just batshit insane if she doesn't realize the party she's trying to align with is not working for her best interests.
Am I being too optimistic in seeing this as an opportunity? Surely even MAGA-women object to someone being called a whore just because she’s successful? Surely even MAGA-women have limits to being treated as second class citizens? Surely even MAGA-women can connect that with old white men controlling their reproductive process and see the slippery slope they’re already flying down?
Never let yourself become convinced that conservatives will vote in their best interest. They aren't voting based on some logical paradigm, some set of criteria--they are voting on their emotions and their emotions are based on symbols. It's why the people who claim to be so proud of their Constitution know absolutely nothing about it.
The other replies are much more reactive, which I totally get given the discourse. I'd recommend a book called "Right Wing Women" by Dworkin to further explore this idea.
These MAGA women are likely trapped in their own belief, because their sense of self comes from the man that constantly dehumanizes them. If you escape, you are left with nothing (since that's what you have been indoctrinated to believe in). The only "out" is to be a good trad girl, and hope that the men praise you -- this is the only possible source of self-worth.
Not saying that this excuses their behaviour, but I hope this provides an additional layer of complexity rather than "MAGA women bad".
The choice of Kamala might be brilliant. The Republicans have already been showing their ass over abortion rights, and now that they've gotten used to saying the quiet part out loud their blatant misogyny towards Kamala will make it harder for them to sell "it won't get any worse."
There was a regular poster on Denver Post comments that would call her "heels-up Harris" - and the DP moderators would almost never ever take that down. So they were complicit in that.
But seriously, I think they just call every woman a whore that has any sort of power or station in life because they have zero respect for women. It's not that they think all women are whores, its that they don't thin women have any intelligence or skills and so to become someone with that kind of power, they must just be sleeping their way to the top. How else could they get that job/position?
You can tell they’re paying attention when they write these articles:
Right-wing commentator Konstantin Kisin referred to her as a “vagina of colour,”
Kisin’s tweet:
You couldn't write a better finale to the last 8 years than a demented President resigning and handing over the candidacy to someone who was picked because she had a vagina of colour.
Instead what Republicans should do is spam social media with a compilation of Kamala Harris speaking so the world can see what a fkin joke this lady is. The word salads are mind boggling.
Donald Trump is known for his frequent use of bizarre non-sequiturs in his speeches. Some of the most notable examples include:
Iran Nuclear Deal and Family Genes: During a rally, Trump veered off-topic while discussing the Iran nuclear deal, mentioning his uncle, a professor at MIT, and boasting about his "good genes" and intelligence[2].
Hannibal Lecter Comparison: At a rally, Trump compared asylum-seekers to Hannibal Lecter, the fictional cannibal from "The Silence of the Lambs," calling him a "lovely man" who would "love to have you for dinner"[4].
Synagogue and Golf Challenge: Trump challenged Joe Biden to a golf match and bizarrely claimed Biden doesn’t know what a synagogue is, while also accusing him of having multiple facelifts[4].
These non-sequiturs often leave listeners puzzled and highlight Trump's unconventional speaking style.
hey there. i couldn't help but notice that you've been trolling the fediverse with your conservative talking points. how about you knock it the fuck off, go away, and never come back? think you could manage that?