I don't know why, I just don't like Kamala Harris

“I don’t know why, I just don’t like her.” That phrase always struck me as odd every time I heard it during the 2016 election. To hear it again eight short years later is beyond ridiculous to me. Vice President Kamala Harris deserves to be exactly where she is. I just can’t figure out where the hate is coming from. Hmm.

What could it be?

Did you know she significantly improved the conviction rate for gun felonies and drug dealers as the District Attorney of San Francisco, with an 85% conviction rate for felony cases? I know! It must be because she laughs. They played multiple clips of her laughing at the Republican National Convention.

Was it because she launched a truancy initiative that held parents accountable through prosecution for chronically absent children? Oh, that’s right. She doesn’t have children of her own. Just the two she co-parented along with her husband and his ex-wife, who said she was loving, nurturing, fiercely protective, and always present.

Are you mad she established a reentry program for first-time non-violent offenders, which provided education and job training as alternatives to incarceration? It’s said that thousands of Black men were incarcerated during Kamala Harris’s career. This is an obscene and misleading oversimplification. By that standard, approximately 462,000 Black men were incarcerated between 2016 and 2020 in the United States. Former President Donald Trump would certainly win that numbers game.

Perhaps you hate her because…

As the Attorney General of California, she played a critical role in securing a $20 billion settlement for homeowners affected by the foreclosure crisis, which was part of a larger national mortgage settlement. Donald Trump lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. The cut, according to Brookings, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. that conducts nonpartisan research, did not generate enough growth to offset the loss in federal revenue and only achieved some short-term economic stimulus.

Did it bother you when she pioneered efforts to enforce consumer privacy laws, particularly around online and data privacy issues, including negotiating a landmark agreement with tech companies to improve privacy disclosures? I know, it’s so much easier to focus on her once dating a man long separated from his wife. Her achievements must have all been his.

Oh wait… I know!

It’s because she refused to defend Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, in court, contributing to the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide. However, that achievement wasn’t as interesting as the video with the spliced speech of a word salad, which is absolutely degrading to the speech delivered that day. Or the doctored photo of her standing with Jeffrey Epstein with no regard to the many circulating of the former President Donald Trump and Epstein from legitimate sources readily available.

What else could it be? She co-sponsored the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill signed into law by former President Donald Trump, aimed at reducing recidivism and reforming sentencing laws. Former President Donald Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices and over 200 federal judges, many with a more conservative lean, reshaping the federal judiciary for years to come.

Was it because she introduced the Maternal CARE Act to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes? With the overturned Roe v. Wade, one would think the life of mothers is of the utmost importance. Aren’t we in a population decline, or something?

As the Vice President, she played a significant role in the COVID-19 response, including the promotion of vaccines and public health measures. She represented the United States in various diplomatic engagements, including issues regarding immigration and border security with Central American countries. She advocated for the infrastructure plan, which is addressing crucial infrastructure needs across the country.

Hmm. Nope… I can’t figure it out

If you made it this far and hate me for writing it, I’m perfectly satisfied. You now know more about Vice President Kamala Harris than you did before. At least you’ll be hating me for something real. If you’ve enjoyed this lesson into why Kristy hates misogyny, feel free to let me know. Why should the complainers have all the fun.