In interviews with NBC News, prominent members of the "Abandon Harris" maintained they made the right decision to either not vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or cast their ballot for Donald Trump despite previously being in the Democrats' camp.As NBC's Jillian Frankel reported, members of the m...

Summary

Key leaders of the “Abandon Harris” movement, which encouraged voters to oppose Kamala Harris due to U.S. support for Israel during the Gaza war, are now expressing unease about Trump’s incoming administration.

Many in the movement, including prominent Muslim leaders, voted for Trump hoping he would bring peace to the Middle East.

However, concerns are growing over his Cabinet picks, such as Mike Huckabee and Tulsi Gabbard, which some see as troubling for Muslim communities.

  • @givesomefucksEnglish
    1•11 days ago

    You don’t need to convince me…

    Like I said:

    voted for Kamala. But I knew it wasn’t going to matter because she had zero chance in my state. For it to go blue we need an 08 Obama type.

    I don’t have the power to decide the general candidate, the DNC calls it before my state has a chance to vote.

    You don’t need to convince me Kamala would have been better than trump, I agree and trump will directly effect my life more than most Americans.

    The important part is Kamala, her campaign, and the DNC couldn’t convince enough people of that.

    The reason, is because Kamala had unpopular policies and little to no charisma. Yelling at people that they have to vote for the lesser evil isn’t a reliable way to win elections, and even when they do, it doesn’t help voters as much as they need.

    So the answer to both questions is the same:

    How do we stop Republicans?

    And

    How do we help Americans?

    We run progressives.

    You can stomp your feet and say you don’t want to. But if you want to do what’s most likely to prevent a Republican president, do everything you can to help a progressive win the primary.

    Even if it’s not what you personally think is best, that’s what wins elections.

    So if stopping Republicans is all that matter, start voting progressive

    • @jordanlundM
      0•7 days ago

      The reason, is because Kamala had unpopular policies and little to no charisma.

      I think that’s giving non-voters too much credit. Time and again they were saying they didn’t know what her policies were, not that they were bad policies, despite the fact that she was pretty clear in communicating them.

      The charisma thing was different, she HAD charisma, but it was this fake, robotic, insincere charisma (see the cocoanut tree nonsense), and when she was called out on it, she reacted poorly.

      Walz had 1,000,000x the genuine, sincere, charisma, but people don’t vote for VP.