#basically i think her tactic here is that she is a mixed black female candidate and has to play it as safe as possible

[poseidonsbitch]

hi i'm gonna smack the hornet's nest real quick and ask a question about opinions on US politics, specifically kamala harris:

i've seen a mixed bag of opinions here in regards to harris. some people say she's our only hope, others say she's a do-nothing centrist. i think she's incredibly centered and playing everything as safe as possible, which is not my favorite thing... but i also understand what she's doing; while she doesn't set my leftist heart alight, she seems to be casting as wide a net as she can. she's not my favorite, but i guess the question is what other choice do we have?

if you're very much not rooting for harris (which i get) to the point that you're not going to vote (and this is where i get lost), what are you waiting for? what's the ideal here? i really don't want to come off antagonistically here, this is not being asked in a safe, holier-than-thou liberal way. i see posts fairly criticizing harris, and i guess i just wonder that if you're not voting for her, what's the ideal action that you would like to take? what do we want? what do we think will be the most effective way to make progress?

i really would love discussion here, please let me know!