Kamala Harris, who launched her campaign for president, has long been a favorite of Hollywood donors.

Kamala Harris has launched her campaign for the White House, after President Joe Biden stepped aside Sunday under pressure from party leaders.

The vice president has Biden’s endorsement, and is unchallenged as yet for the Democratic nomination, which will be formally decided at the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

In her statement, the vice president paid tribute to Biden’s “extraordinary leadership,” saying he had achieved more in one term than many presidents do in two.

    • LustyArgonian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      411·
      5 months ago

      The only way you’ll get a candidate that aligns with 100% of your personal beliefs, is if you run for office yourself

      That being said, I’d love a real leftwing candidate

      • ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world
        5·
        5 months ago

        And sometimes you have to run on or embrace the ideals of someone else just to get elected. Unfortunate.

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
        1231·
        5 months ago

        Both candidates are right wing so it’s not really “BOtH sIdEs.” People on the left would like some representation for once.

        • PunnyName@lemmy.world
          73·
          5 months ago

          What policies have the right and left regularly agreed upon? What bills put forth have unanimous votes?

          • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
            7·
            5 months ago

            I think your conflating Right and Left with Republican and Democrat.
            They aren’t the same thing.

            Both parties have been pro-corporate oligopoly. The Republicans, just more so.
            Both parties have been catering to the same class of big corporate donors. The Republicans, just more so.
            Both parties have been pro-military-industrial-complex. The Republicans, just more so.
            Both parties have been pro-Israli genocide. The Republicans, just more so.
            Both parties have shown a little movement toward economic populism. The Democrats, just more so.

            They might not vote together on many bills. Because it would look bad to their respective bases if they did.
            But they’ve both been pushing in similar directions on a number of topics for decades.

            • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
              913·
              5 months ago

              Fighting universal healthcare. Refusing to revoke Citizens United. Refusing the Right to Repair.

              The Patriot Act. The Iraq War. Enabling The Genocide of Palestine. The continuous decline into corporatocracy.

              All bipartisan efforts.

              You shitlibs genuinely do not understand the conversation happening in front of you. We know you don’t, or you wouldn’t be a shitlib, you’d be a social democrat at worst.

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
                85·
                5 months ago

                Using the term sHiTliB renders you exempt from discourse. It’s like screaming that you’re unreachable and a huge waste of time

                • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
                  45·
                  5 months ago

                  What an embarrassing response after your own “BOtH SiDEs” and “yeah they’ll totally respond with facts” comments. You can’t even address the numerous examples they listed?

                  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
                    55·
                    5 months ago

                    I don’t argue with people who tell me it’s hopeless to. I will say though, you’re living up to the tag I gave you in the past.

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
      257·
      5 months ago

      Yes, that’s what rational people do, pick the less damaging choice.

      What the FUCK is wrong with you people who actively choose the more damaging choice for lulz?

      • Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world
        35·
        5 months ago

        And that’s how we get pulled further to the right. When did I say I had chosen anyone for the lulz. What the fuck is wrong with you jumping to conclusions?

        • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
          61·
          5 months ago

          I have yet to meet a forum poster who unironically used the phrase ‘and that’s how we get pulled further to the right’ in response to a reply about not voting for a fucking convicted felon pedophile fascist that wasn’t a fucking fascist themselves.

        • Sc00ter@lemm.ee
          102·
          5 months ago

          History has shown what that impact is. Get out and fucking vote

          • Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world
            35·
            5 months ago

            No shit I’m going to vote, when did I say I wasn’t? Everyone here so quick to forget we had two shit choices, now we still have two shit choices.