You would think that way that the Democratic establishment has viciously smeared the progressive left when they've dared to question Kamala Harris' bona fides, that she would be a shoo-in to win in 2020.

Guess what? There's already been a match-up poll, and Harris didn't impress.



According to the poll: Former Vice President Joe Biden defeats Trump 54 percent to 39 percent

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders defeats Trump 52 percent to 39 percent

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren defeats Trump 49 percent to 42 percent

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker defeats Trump 45 percent to 40 percent

California Senator Kamala Harris defeats Trump 41 percent to 40 percent The poll's margin for error is 3.4 percentage points, meaning that Harris is the only Democrat whose victory is within the margin of error.

The sample group itself leans Democratic.

Harris is virtually tied with one of the most unpopular men in the country.

And this is our saviour? This is the candidate that you want shame progressives into meekly accepting?

Why am I getting a flashback to 2016?

Maybe it's because all the establishment Dems that drove the Democratic Party into the ditch want to remind us that it is 2016 all over again, and the lesson to be learned is that progressives need to STFU!

And I think "Bernieland" has a problem with female leadership-@mic https://t.co/spj9O1ejE7 — Rachel A Lawless (@RachelisLawless) August 4, 2017

Every Bernie supporter I knew was like, "We want a woman-just not THAT woman!" Now they're doing the same thing to Kamala Harris. — Erica C. Barnett (@ericacbarnett) August 4, 2017

What Kamala Harris' Critics Don't Understand About Female Politicians



Trump’s re-election campaign has already kicked off, the Bernie 2020 crowd is gearing up for another go, and another prominent female politician is getting dragged over social media for being a “neoliberal corporatist” who’s more interested in “identity politics” than economic justice. Only this time, that woman is Kamala Harris, a senator from California who – like Hillary Rodham Clinton before her – seems doomed to fail a variety of punishing ideology tests put forth by the American left.

Based on everything we (and Clinton) saw in 2016, the slams against Harris seem like obvious sexism.

Democratic rising star Kamala Harris has a “Bernieland” problem, via @mic https://t.co/wpoeuLPlrn

Only white male progressives need apply. — Ben Soller (@howubenben) August 1, 2017

Kamala Harris is one of the most progressive (and attacked) leaders in America

We have seen what happens when the left assails a competent and inspiring woman for being insufficiently progressive. It's not an outcome anyone in the Democratic Party should wish to replicate.

2016 "I'd totally vote for a woman, just not Hillary Clinton."

2017: "I'd totally vote for a woman um but not this one either." https://t.co/hFQCRhMIIz — Andi Zeisler (@andizeisler) July 31, 2017

From @ZerlinaMaxwell - Kamala Harris is one of the most progressive (and attacked) leaders in America - @Shareblue https://t.co/SZuL39uTdK — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 4, 2017

Why Bernie Sanders Supporters Have Been Going After Kamala Harris on Twitter



Others on Twitter are calling harsh far left criticism of Harris gendered, and a reflection of some Bernie supporters’ flat unwillingness to support a woman. Harris is imperfect, but perhaps on some level it’s fair to say that the only reason this imperfection matters is that we demand the perfection of and allow no room for mistakes for women in positions of power.

Surprisingly only Salon points out the obvious truth.



There seem to be two possible explanations for this line of attack on progressives: Either certain liberals have made the cynical decision to smear their opponents instead of engaging in honest debate, or there is genuine confusion about why politicians like Booker and Harris — and Clinton, for that matter — are distrusted by people on the left. One suspects that a large percentage of Clinton loyalists are indeed acting in bad faith, and would rather try to discredit their critics — many of whom are women and people of color — than engage in a debate. But there’s no doubt that some are genuinely bewildered by progressive criticisms of the Democratic Party.

Uh, yup.

And that doesn't even factor in the reality that her poll numbers suck even before the GOP pulls out there big guns on her.

The big donors have anointed another loser candidate and progressives are supposed to shut the f*ck up and fall into line. And we'll rig the primary if we have to.

If the loser candidate loses to a hopeless moron, it's the fault of the Left for not being enthusiastic about a candidate that didn't represent them.

Rinse, repeat.

Sequels are never as good as the original, and the original sucked.