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Perfectly stated, Anand. It was a superb speech. I feel hopeful and it was exciting to vote for the Harris/Walz ticket today, for the whole slate of democrats running here in Michigan. Exciting to vote FOR something instead of merely against fascism, for a government that can help people have better lives. Finally.

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Opinions and theories abound about how we got to this place. As a Black American, I find it shocking and terrifying, but I'm not surprised. The signs pointing this way have been writ large since the dismantling of Federal Reconstruction after the Civil War. Any serious student of American history will have connected the dots, though for many the current crisis comes as some sort of late and painful awakening. A Harris administration won't save us: Only a devoted and non-sectatarian pro-democracy movement will. I hope we're up to it; if not now, when?

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Agreed. Put differently: A Harris administration is necessary but not sufficient to save us.

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Agreed. I just hope folks don't exhale too deeply if she wins. There's much to do and Harris will need the wind at her back---that's us.

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THANK YOU for all your posts during this pivotal time before the election. I come to you and The.Ink because I can count on you. You SEE so clearly.

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From her heart as well as her mind. A leader we can love as well as respect. Great summary, Anand.

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That's an excellent summary. One quibble: Describing the pain points was less important for FDR, because they were so obvious. Even so, he did describe them, repeatedly. The problem is that his successors came to believe that it was sufficient to describe the programs, and not the pain points. Kamala made a great course correction tonight.

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Thank you, Anand. Very deft and poignant summarization.

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Brilliant analysis.

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