Campus Reform Digital Reporter Eduardo Neret asked students and young Americans if they would vote for a politician who thinks they are "stupid." Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris previously referred to Americans between the ages of 18-24 as "stupid." Students initially thought the remarks were made by President Trump, but were "not surprised" to hear they had been made by Harris. ARTICLE:
After the Joe Biden campaign announced U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as the ticket's vice-presidential nominee, Harris' past comments referring to 18-24 year olds as “stupid” resurfaced on social media.
Campus Reform Digital Reporter Eduardo Neret asked students and young Americans if they would vote for someone who made those remarks.
Most individuals said no and disagreed with the characterization of younger Americans. Many also thought the comments were made by President Donald Trump.
“No, honestly,” one individual said. “Because no matter what age, you’re allowed to have your own opinion. Even 18 year olds.”
“That’s who you’re representing,” one person noted. “Those are the types of people that, like, that are going to be voting for you so why would you talk down upon them?”
Campus Reform then pointed out that it was Harris, and not Trump, who made the comments. Students said they were “not surprised,” and slammed Harris for her track record on law enforcement.
“Not surprised at all. She doesn’t have a history of being very Democratic,” one person said before slamming Harris for supporting the police. “For starters, she is a big, like, fan of the police force, which is what most, like, Democrats are trying to defund and she’s like a big advocate for cops and everything so.”
“A little bit surprised, not entirely though, because I have seen a lot of not so good things about her in regards to, like, imprisonment of people and stuff like that,” another individual added.
Others said that even though Harris’ comments would factor into whether they would support Biden, they would likely still support Biden over Trump.
“I mean it does,” one person answered when asked if Harris’ comments affect how he views the Democratic ticket. “But like I said, there’s no way I’m voting for Trump.”
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