To Repubs, Kamala is scarier than Obama

With Barack Obama, they feared him for being the first non White man in the White House. But he was still half White, so they weren't completely scared. But Kamala Harris? If she wins, not only will she be the first President that's a woman, but she'll also be a woman of two non White races. This is why the right are whipped up in such a frenzy. Obvious, yes, but just something I wanted to point out.

I don't think it's a racial calculation as much as a rhetorical approach where they can only ever have escalatingly large threats. Trump is incapable of speaking in a language other than hyperbole, and the right wing media ecosystem thrives on fear. There's no one who can say "well, she's not as bad as Obama, but still..."

Antifar posted...

I don't think it's a racial calculation as much as a rhetorical approach where they can only ever have escalatingly large threats. Trump is incapable of speaking in a language other than hyperbole, and the right wing media ecosystem thrives on fear. There's no one who can say "well, she's not as bad as Obama, but still..."

Conservatives absolutely care that she's both black and a woman. Recall they went into a permanent meltdown when a black man dared to be elected president. These are people who regret the outcome of the civil war.