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submitted 5 months ago by mozz@mbin.grits.dev to c/politics@lemmy.world

This stupid topic again

But sure

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[-] moon@lemmy.cafe 57 points 5 months ago

Does anyone like Kamala lol

[-] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 5 months ago

Maybe if she did something, we could have something to like about her

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

VPs have no job except to succeed the president and break ties in the Senate, along with presiding for a few ritualistic things. That's really it. What do expect want her to do?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

VPs have no job except to succeed the president and break ties in the Senate

sinister Cheney chortling

[-] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 5 months ago

Give speeches? Get people excited about voting, civil rights, etc

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

She does those all the time. You aren't paying attention.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

So you want a cheerleader like Ballmer. "Developers! Developers! Developers!"

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

She owned a couple initiatives, chaired a couple committees, cast a few votes. Surely, something there could have turned into a success. Heck, she could campaign for the ticket, present the platform, cheerlead for her running mate.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Given her track record, no, probably best she doesn't do anything

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Just because you're not paying attention, doesn't mean something didn't happen.

Besides: post-9/11, the veeps stay in the shadows or at the off-site bunker.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There's a gaggle of coconut memes of her on tiktok, so I guess some people do.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

First Past The Post voting ensures that a good portion of the people voting for her do not want her. Same for Joe biden. Same for the Republican and democratic parties.

[-] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -5 points 5 months ago

first past the post isn't responsible for that. it's a tactic called "strategic voting" and it results in the consolidation of parties under fptp. the solution is not to vote for people you don't want to win.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Gold medal in mental gymnastics there.

[-] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

it's a clear-eyed understanding of what to do about party consolidation under fptp.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

First past the post isn't responsible for that. It's actually because of first past the post.

  • you
[-] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago
[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[-] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

it is . you are presenting my argument in a way to make it seem silly.

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