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I think she's American.
Damn right
Looking at the Obama/Romney debates just makes me sad. Things used to be so civil.
That's a great way Harris could respond to this: "Yes, Donald, I am Indian. I am also black. Most importantly, I am an American.
An American who loves our country and the strength our melting-pot of diversity brings. "
The "undecideds" are not looking for measured, reasonable "we go high when they go low" type responses - that's not the mindset for this moment, unfortunately (even if it's the decent thing). They are looking for her to dismissive tell him he's weird and move on. Because he is and she should.
Realize the weight of this moment, we can stand on principle as the ship sinks, or we can save the boat from sinking and then hopefully work back to civility from there.
These aren't mutually exclusive. I'm entirely onboard with kneeing them when they go low. But you can do a one-two punch with mockery and dismissal while injecting some truth in a bite-sized form. That's literally what satirists do.
You can't here - You're not talking to satirists or the audience for satire. You're talking to non-college educated mothers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, along with undereducated, disengaged young people in Georgia and Arizona.
If you add the noble point to follow, they feel judged and looked down on. Again, it's not fair or right, but it's the reality of this moment.
American, black, and Indian? How?!! We already have the mystery of the trinity. This is too much!!!