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Eva Young's avatar

Do you vote on the basis of voice annoyance? I do not consider vocal quality an essential qualification for president. My understanding is that polls for Kamala are going up.

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Ben Gruder's avatar

I do not vote the basis of that, but I have to overcome the annoyance. OTOH I don't find physical frailty to be as bad as an authoritarian strongman attitude. This election will be won at the margins, many of whom are the double-haters. It's wishful thinking to believe appearance and sound don't count. The president is someone people will think about whether than can listen to them for the next four years. Hell, Dukakis lost because of how he looked in a tank. Ford made one misstep in a debate. Nixon looked too sweaty in 1960.

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Eva Young's avatar

Your personal irritation with Kamala's voice doesn't speak for others without evidence. There were more reasons than the tank that cost Dukakis the election. Jesse Jackson had a strong primary campaign against him, and he failed to consolidate Democrats in the general. Yes, elections will be won at the margins, but I don't think looking at vocal quality as a qualification for being President is a serious suggestion.

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Ben Gruder's avatar

I agree that my impression is not evidence, and I cannot say how widespread it is. IтАЩd love to hear focus groups on how Kamala comes across. Right now she hasnтАЩt been visible enough for people to have any impression whatsoever.

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Eva Young's avatar

She has done well on campuses - and Joe Biden can't go to Campuses due to the risk of demonstrations. She got kudos from many journalists for her recent appearances on CNN. I have also seen polling that she is polling at the same place as Biden v Trump. Other candidates - Whitmer etc are lower.....

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