I feel like the post title kind of says it all. Sure, there are nuances to it, albeit the title itself isn't quite nuanced (at least to some standards). But at the end of the day, how can you not vote for Kanala?
Isn't it about time a woman, who remember could not open up a bank account without her husband's signature (for the straight cisgendered) until 1974, became the POTUS? And a woman of color no less who claims Black and Asian descent and heritage (because technically they are different...)?
How do you say no to that? To a woman who's commanded so much power already? Who's clearly made serving her country the priority in her life?
She's made for this job. To lead us into a new future.
And sure, some will only focus on identity politics, others will claim only pieces of her--and in that way sometimes she's only claimed pieces of herself, because we haven't always known her until she's wanted us to know her. And yes, I do think at times she hasn't been as much of a representative of the Asian American community as much as she could have (just being honest and I'm not alone in that--but she's also had to answer to not being Black enough either--a struggle not all of us understand or wade through).
So she has to come out again and show us who she is now that she's going to be running the show. Don't get me wrong, Vice President is amazing. But the country wasn't in her hands. Now it can be. We need to know her, what she did, what she's going to do.
Like she said--she has to earn this.
But....I mean--c'mon. You don't think she's going to do that? Someone who's heard it all before--the general disdain. The racist comments. Being told she can't do it. Feeling the pressure of people believing she can't do it?
Look at her record. Her history.
I don't doubt it for a minute.
And sure, I'd like to see an all woman ticket--how awesome would that be?
But I'll take a +1 (aka Crusty White Guy) if that makes the world feel better, just to get her into the game, because she's gotta run the show for two seasons, and no doubt after Season 1, everyone's going to want Season 2 (just like I want to see that Season 4 of Bridgerton).
Just her alone in a vaccum should be enough, but compared to former U.S. President Trump?
No contest and I go back to the title of this post with one addition:
Bring The White People Along With You.
