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Fiendish Thingy

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2. If Harris has an Achilles heel, this is likely it

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 09:58 AM

Jul 2019

RW'ers have been disparaging her for months about this- we'll see if it sticks.

This issue is about character, and kind of ironic that Trump supporters who look the other way on every character flaw he revels in, would focus on this.

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In the Marathon Process to Run for President, Most Skeletons In Closets Will Be Revealed dlk Jul 2019 #1

If Harris has an Achilles heel, this is likely it Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #2

Her work as DA and AG will hurt her too IMHO...she did some things that I found shocking and Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #11

Same here. LakeArenal Jul 2019 #37

Small world out there. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #3

Wow. Just read the article. Sounds like something out of a prime-time soap opera. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #5

Excellent points. The comparison to Ocasio-Cortez is spot on. sop Jul 2019 #4

"the ambitious Kamala"? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #20

Ambition can be a good thing sop Jul 2019 #22

Yes, it can be. StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #31

uppity crazytown Jul 2019 #46

Uppity you-know-what ... StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #53

From the Atlantic - The Nationalists Delusion crazytown Jul 2019 #61

Why bring that up? tonedevil Jul 2019 #39

Blind ambition can be a bad thing, too sop Jul 2019 #78

So you don't think her ambition is a good thing? tonedevil Jul 2019 #79

In a race against a thing like #45.... spicysista Jul 2019 #6

Harris herself called the relationship an albatross around her neck, & this "nasty personal attack" highplainsdem Jul 2019 #8

I have no problem with the term she used.... spicysista Jul 2019 #12

In the Stormy Daniels era this looks ridiculous. crazytown Jul 2019 #55

I thought the same in 2016... Drunken Irishman Jul 2019 #89

Ikr! And, here we ******* are. Cha Jul 2019 #93

My opinion is that we need to stop sabotaging our own candidates. MineralMan Jul 2019 #7

That point needs to be made to Harris and her supporters here, then, since they haven't highplainsdem Jul 2019 #9

I have made that point to them, too. MineralMan Jul 2019 #10

MM, since Harris knew 16 years ago that the relationship was a problem, she has to be ready to highplainsdem Jul 2019 #14

Old relationships are often a problem. MineralMan Jul 2019 #16

Yes, I had heard the story customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #121

so butt hurt your guy got exposed qazplm135 Jul 2019 #127

One of the reasons I like DU is I learn new things here. ooky Jul 2019 #51

"Sure, I dated Kamala Harris. So what?" progressoid Jul 2019 #13

Old relationships can sometimes be difficult to deal with. MineralMan Jul 2019 #17

Willie was perhaps the smartest, and most realistic politician California ever produced The Mouth Jul 2019 #30

People are people. IluvPitties Jul 2019 #15

Exactly. Relationships don't always end on a good note. MineralMan Jul 2019 #18

The problem isn't the relationship itself so much as those patronage jobs worth $400,000. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #19

I get that. IluvPitties Jul 2019 #23

I'm also wary of people criticizing consenting adults for having sex. Again, the problem here is highplainsdem Jul 2019 #25

True. Let's see how she handles it. IluvPitties Jul 2019 #29

Looking forward to the OPs examining the sexual histories of all the candidates, especially the men StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #21

So you'd be okay if Biden had given a BMW and highpaying jobs requiring little work to a much highplainsdem Jul 2019 #27

Yes, I would because I don't care about their personal sex lives and relationships. StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #34

In the 15 years I've been on DU, I've never seen DUers acting as if it's okay for highplainsdem Jul 2019 #36

Translation: "I don't care if Harris does it" Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #50

No hypocrisy, since I never said nor do I believe that. But your twisting if my words and views is s StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #52

I portrayed your words exactly as they come across Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #76

Yeah, I'm kind of stunned by that response, too. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #57

"sleeping her way to the top" crazytown Jul 2019 #65

I did not say that. I quoted what the article said, and what she herself said, and asked highplainsdem Jul 2019 #66

If you say so. crazytown Jul 2019 #68

And btw, Brown was NOT unpopular when she was involved with him. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #67

He was leaving under a cloud crazytown Jul 2019 #71

I've read up on the Brown / Harris relationship crazytown Jul 2019 #73

No need to apologize. As I've said elsewhere, I didn't know about this part of Harris's background, highplainsdem Jul 2019 #74

VP Harris? crazytown Jul 2019 #82

Getting jobs though is not OK ...if that happened...not familiar with this story. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #101

I was unaware of this...thanks for posting... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #96

Amen BannonsLiver Jul 2019 #48

You can bet the media will treestar Jul 2019 #95

Well, the new standard is Trump. BlueWI Jul 2019 #24

Lemme think, human atrocities, nuclear war and the end of the human race OR Eliot Rosewater Jul 2019 #26

Is this what we have sunk to now? Seeking revenge against other Dems? This is shameful! LonePirate Jul 2019 #28

Why don't you count the number of topics here about problems with Biden's record versus highplainsdem Jul 2019 #32

That article is not about Harris' record or votes or positions. It is a hit piece and you know it. LonePirate Jul 2019 #41

Unfortunately, Biden's critics are not satisfied with challenging his record, but nit-pick emmaverybo Jul 2019 #84

Willie Brown: Still No Democrats Can Beat Trump Baclava Jul 2019 #33

Believe it or not snowybirdie Jul 2019 #35

I remember 1994 well enough to know that accepting a high-paying patronage job from someone you're highplainsdem Jul 2019 #43

This is disgusting and SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #38

I'm not implying that at all. I'm quoting what she said and what that SF paper said about the highplainsdem Jul 2019 #40

You did imply that in your Op (quote) SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #44

You apparently can't read what you wrote yourself. You said I'm implying she "only" got where she highplainsdem Jul 2019 #47

I read it just fine SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #56

The tactic of using an affair to further ones ambitions and to get a car... SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #75

Ratfucking EffieBlack Jul 2019 #42

You really don't have any idea what the term "ratfucking" means, do you? highplainsdem Jul 2019 #45

I know exactly what "ratfucking" means EffieBlack Jul 2019 #49

No, you don't understand it, and you're misusing the term to apply it to a serious article highplainsdem Jul 2019 #54

"serious article" lulzd Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #87

No.. it is NOT "RF". That's an ugly insult Cha Jul 2019 #97

I second the emotion. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #111

Wrong, no need for false stories. Just political sabotage or dirty tricks that Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #113

How in the world is it sabotage or a dirty trick to refer to interviews she did and what she said? highplainsdem Jul 2019 #119

"1. In politics, the use of "dirty tricks" to discredit one's opponent(s). This often takes the form Cha Jul 2019 #120

If Willie Brown was a white man he'd be a repuke kimbutgar Jul 2019 #58

Very old news and soooooooooooooooo what??? honest.abe Jul 2019 #59

She says,"let's please move on." Bayard Jul 2019 #60

Yes, and she was saying that less than ten years after that relationship. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #62

Exactly. Why is "moving on" good for some and Cha Jul 2019 #98

Let your voice be heard DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #63

Already replied to your poll. You asked an irrelevant question, since the real issue here is highplainsdem Jul 2019 #64

The real issue is why you are pushing this story. honest.abe Jul 2019 #70

By your reasoning, nothing Biden said before the last election he won should be brought up, either. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #72

According to their own words, they both admit to their relationship so there is no smearing. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #92

If there is no smearing intended then what's the point of posting this article?? honest.abe Jul 2019 #105

Sexist and misogynistic AF obamanut2012 Jul 2019 #69

Here we go again. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #85

I am currently supporting Biden but I would be happy to support Harris is she is the nominee Gothmog Jul 2019 #77

So we're going to talk about people's affairs like we did in the 90's? Pass. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #80

Bill Clinton has been vilified here since the me too movement... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #102

This is disqualifying. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #81

No more and less than plummeting in the polls. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #83

Since you always make this comment to any thread critical of any candidate other than Sanders, emmaverybo Jul 2019 #86

I think it is hillarious... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #106

I honestly missed the cleverness at first. It's brilliant LOL emmaverybo Jul 2019 #110

Right on schedule...haha...Bernie had a good money haul today... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #103

. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #117

Sexism and revenge jaceaf Jul 2019 #88

this, 100% Lordquinton Jul 2019 #90

Grxxbx hands? RW talking points? Not good. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #91

Supporters of the Pussy Grabber treestar Jul 2019 #94

Nothing like Slut Shaming a woman against a politician working Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #99

Nobody thinks that she is a slxxx... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #104

Exactly.. that was a Cha Jul 2019 #108

LOL! Really? Agree though that she is an accomplished DA Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #109

Crickets? To say nobody thinks she's Slut Shamed was a focus Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #116

Seems many are missing the damn point.. these are Harris' Cha Jul 2019 #100

Thanks, Cha! Yes, it seems many are deliberately missing the point. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #126

Yes, unfortunately it seems to be"deliberate" Cha Jul 2019 #129

I would not take favors like that. Claritie Pixie Jul 2019 #107

On a "scandal" scale of 1 to 10: I give this a 1.5 OKNancy Jul 2019 #112

+1000! Exactly! Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #114

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #115

These details make the "relationship" more difficult to overlook. nt oasis Jul 2019 #118

You're basically calling her a whore. demmiblue Jul 2019 #122

No, I'm not. I'm pointing out that Harris herself knew it was a problematic relationship for highplainsdem Jul 2019 #123

... demmiblue Jul 2019 #125

Yeah, roll those eyes.. it means nothing. Cha Jul 2019 #130

You need to ask yourself that question, demmiblue.. Cha Jul 2019 #124

all I'm reading is EXACTLY what we need against trump AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #128