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Hold Your Breath...

Hold Your Breath...

The Republicans are ready to destroy our new nominee for President and it will be ugly at best. Although the Republicans think they know how to attack women, they have no clue. Right now their attacks are silly and childish but they will probably change and their name-calling will be vile and despicable. None of us should be surprised.

So how should the Harris campaign proceed? 

So far they have done all the right things. They have called and met with the right Congressional people. The donors are showing up. People who were confused or didn’t want Biden, are opening their purses and ready to support the new Female candidate. 

One of the things that bothered me about the Biden campaign was the lack of a consistent, easy-to-understand message. “WE WON'T GO BACK!” It is pretty good. It certainly says what this campaign is about. It’s about the future not the past. 

Yesterday I was talking to a dear friend who was the Lt Governor of Wisconsin at some point. We were talking about the excitement surrounding Kamala. What a great time to get involved in the Presidential campaign. She always puts things in perspective. She simply said, “Get over it, old lady. We had our turn and now it’s time to move over and let the young people make their mark!”




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