• just_another_person@lemmy.worldOP
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    3 months ago

    Yes, Whitmer withdrew because she wants to keep working directly in her state. Unfortunately, it would be very unlikely to have a two woman ticket get elected in the US currently as well, so with Harris, they’ve done the calculations and basically said it has to be a white guy, also probably straight, so unfortunately, I doubt Pete would be the pick either. Sucks, but that’s how it is due to some people who live in this country right now.

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      3 months ago

      I personally don’t buy that a gay guy or 2 woman ticket is unelectable. Frankly I remember people saying the same thing about a black guy or a woman in general. I think in this era of MeToo and post-Roe especially that there’s nothing wrong with that. Especially when 99/100 racist sexist homophobic scum are already voting Trump anyway.

      I hope those of us who support democrats don’t get in our own way and inadvertently gatekeep good candidates because of what we fear maga will think.