Too Early, Folks! Kamala Harris Gives a Campaign Launch Speech [View all]

and people on GD are already dissing her, her campaign logo, and her chances.

I watched her speech, which she gave at a rally that turned out 20,000+ people. Yes, it was on her home turf. But, I looked at the crowd carefully. I suggest everyone do the same. I saw faces in the crowd we really need to show up in November of 2020. It was a strong, populist speech. She speaks well and clearly. She's on point and doesn't waste words. Her audience was enthusiastic. Not a bad showing at all.

Even so, it's too early to judge potential candidates for the Democratic nomination. Way too early. More Democrats will be holding campaign launch rallies and giving impassioned speeches. They'll all be speaking about similar issues that need to be addressed. All will be saying pretty much the same things.

It's going to be a primary field full of people we like. We'll see the future presidential nominee, along with several potential VP nominees. They're all going to be on our side. What's not to like?

Here's my suggestion: Tell us who you like the best. Don't tell us why you don't like the rest. Tell us why you prefer your favorite, in real terms that affect how well a campaign does. Don't tell us why the others can't win.

We didn't do it that way in 2016. Trump is President. Let's not make the same mistakes we made then. Really!