Hillary was a very qualified candidate IMO, she just didn’t come off as likeable. Very Involved as a First Lady for 8 years (bill please bomb Serbia or I won’t talk to you), US senator for 8 years, Secretary of State for 4 years. Kamala was involved in stage politics up until 2017, then a senator for 4 years, and then VP for 4 years, and seemingly one of the less involved (maybe not as much the last year or so but early on) VPs that I can remember.

Hillary always seemed like she had an idea about policy and what she wanted. She seemed to be one of the drivers of DNC policy. I don’t know if there is a single issue where I really know Kamala’s stance. Kamala seemingly took a similar stance a lot of republican candidates did in 2020 where it was “I’m not a Lib” where she basically said “I’m not trump.” People are worried about inflation, immigration, and their futures and she didn’t seem to really do anything to try and appease the masses outside of abortion rights.

It also just seems like she has trouble connecting with any mass audience. Her attempts to seem “normal” or “cool” always came off as forced, like the “o I smoked pot, I was listening to snoop dog.” When it came up for Obama, it was easy to believe it, he seemed genuine and down to earth.