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Bill Scher on Kamala Harris, the Midterms, and Abortion

2021/12/8
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Bill Scher认为,副总统普遍不受尊重,卡玛拉·哈里斯也不例外。她的政治经验相对不足,且面临着过高的期望。她应该与其他副总统相比,而不是与杰基·罗宾逊等具有突破性意义的人物相比。他还认为,如果拜登不寻求连任,皮特·布蒂吉格等其他民主党人也有可能角逐总统提名。皮特·布蒂吉格在争取非裔美国人选民支持方面存在劣势,这可能会影响他在民主党总统提名中的竞争力。民主党候选人必须争取非裔美国人选民的支持才能赢得提名。历史上,虽然民主党候选人有可能在没有获得大量非裔美国人选民支持的情况下赢得提名,但这非常困难。皮特·布蒂吉格应该谨慎行事,避免与非裔美国人选民产生冲突,以免损害其长远政治前景。皮特·布蒂吉格应该在竞选总统之前积累更多经验,例如担任国务卿或联合国大使。那些打破传统的人(例如少数族裔或LGBTQ+人士)需要向选民证明他们的候选资格。打破传统的人需要证明自己不会成为选举中的累赘。奥巴马和希拉里·克林顿都曾需要证明自己的总统资格。奥巴马的“更完美的联盟”演讲帮助他克服了竞选中的挑战。皮特·布蒂吉格在国家政治舞台上还有很多东西需要学习。担任南本德市市长并非担任总统的充分资格。 Sam Stone认为,人们对拜登是否会寻求连任存在担忧,这使得人们对哈里斯的总统资质产生疑问。哈里斯作为第一位非裔美国女性副总统,面临着过高的期望。他还谈到了拜登的立法议程以及民主党在中期选举中面临的挑战。他认为,为了在中期选举中获胜,民主党需要通过一些能够团结党内同时又能吸引摇摆选民的法案。历史上,只有在特殊情况下,执政党才能在中期选举中逆转颓势。他还谈到了通货膨胀等经济问题可能会影响拜登和哈里斯的民调支持率,但美国人往往容易遗忘这些问题。即使民主党在中期选举中表现良好,他们仍然可能失去国会两院的控制权。

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Discussion on Kamala Harris's readiness for presidency if Biden doesn't run, her experience, and the challenges she faces as the first African-American woman vice president.

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This week on Broken Potholes, we are joined by Bill Scher and Kaylee McGhee White for an analysis of this week’s biggest headlines and what they mean for 2022. Bill Scher is a freelance writer and podcaster exploring politics and history through the lens of pragmatism. He is a Contributing Editor to Politico Magazine and a Contributor to Real Clear Politics). He is the host of the history podcast "When America Worked: True Tales of America's Pragmatist Heroes," as well as co-host of "The DMZ") online show and podcast with conservative writer Matt Lewis produced by Bloggingheads.tv). In 2006, he authored the book “Wait, Don’t Move To Canada: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy To Win Back America,”) which later became an answer on “Jeopardy!”) You can follow his political commentary on YouTube) and Twitter), and support his work through Patreon).Kaylee McGhee White is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner focusing on religion, politics, and culture. Her work has appeared in RealClearPolitics, the Weekly Standard, the Detroit News, the Orange County Register, and more. She graduated from Hillsdale College with a degree in politics and journalism.CONNECT WITH USTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrokenPotholes

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