American gen Z voters share how they feel about Kamala Harris’s presidential bid, why they like or dislike her as a candidate and whether they think she could beat Donald Trump, as the vice-president races towards winning the Democratic nomination for November’s election.
‘I think she’s just what we need’
“I think [Kamala Harris] is the only one that makes sense. She will get the votes Biden couldn’t. She could get the Black, Asian, Latino, women’s, LGBTQ+ and youth votes. She stands more for progress and equality than an old white dude and if she wins it will be historic. The Democrats need a bold move and I think she’s just what we need.
“I hope the Democrats realize what an opportunity this is for them.” Will, 22, construction worker from Portland, Oregon
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Campaign finance reform to stop unlimited money into politics and voting rights protections would be a huge win. If election day was a national holiday, that’s something people would feel.
The former sounds like an impossible get, but it would be a huge huge win. The latter sounds like something that she could actually accomplish.
That’s funny, I see it the exact other way around. Since the Supreme Court declared monetary contributions are essentially a form of speech, campaign donations have been protected by the first amendment. This is difficult to overturn, since it’s a SC ruling based in the constitution itself. Any law trying to say otherwise could be declared unconstitutional and completely struck down by this even more extreme court.
Main workaround I see is mandating more thorough transparency to at least be able to track it all. There’s probably other strategies too though.
A federal holiday just takes a bill through congress. Won’t be an easy one, would be filibustered for sure. But possible.