Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: It bothers me that Harris's attack on Biden was apparently coldly calculated in advance, [View all]emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)his own ambitions at the cost to a rivals good name, to, in sum, publicly attack and defame a rival.
He referred to his sons death to show that he feels a personal connection to others less fortunate than he, unable to access quality healthcare, and also to demonstrate a personal stake in cancer research, as a way to advocate for moonshot.
He has revealed personal pain through loss of his loved ones in reaching out to comfort others in their grief, as he did in parts of his books, and in addressing grief before members of the military who have lost comrades. Among all candidates, he has a history and present-day effectiveness in making an emotional connection with audiences.
If Harris were to use her personal pain, anger, outrage, any personal dynamic, to advocate for reparations or anti-discrimination legislation, or to call out police brutality, or to make an emotional connection with an audience mobilizing to fight against systemic racism in any of its many manifestations, I would support her doing so.
I hope she will.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden