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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
The fact is that Trump proved that there is no such thing as a disqualifying flaw *if* you have enough of a fired up base. Warren claimed Native American heritage. So? Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women. Harris was a tough on crime prosecutor that some find was racially harsh. So? Trump calls White supremacist "fine people." Biden has a host of issues from the Obama administration all the way back to his positions when he was a senator. Trump has put children in modern concentration camps.
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That second thing is the tricky part. Republicans can shoulder minor "scandal" much better than Democrats can. Partly because they're more likely to vote no matter what. But even some Dem voters seem to bail more quickly. Hillary dropped in the polls when that last email memo came out. That wouldn't have been a blip for a Republican. Harris could win the nomination, be leading in the General election polls, but then lose at the end because someone leaks some memo from 10 years ago where she advocated for a harsh sentence for a black drug dealer using too-casual language.