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Social media account

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/politics/fact-check-harris-campaign-social-media/index.html

Consider adding reliable source about the repeated misinformation put out by the social media campaign. 141.154.49.21 (talk) 22:50, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where exactly could we fit that in? Since the KamalaHQ account is like an advertising account, would it go under the advertising section? Also, we would have to find some sources talking about the account itself (basically confirming it is her campaign's account) before we go into any controversy surrounding it. Thanks for bringing this up. ApteryxRainWing (talk) 11:46, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't Kamala's Indian heritage count as "Caucasian Ancestry"?

Does the page mean to say she would be the first president without European background? JohnIllinois1827 (talk) 18:41, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Indian ancestry does not necessarily mean Caucasian ancestry. As for does she have any Caucasian ancestry, who knows and who cares? Slave masters often slept with slaves and there is no such thing as a Caucasian race. O3000, Ret. (talk) 19:16, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Who knows and who cares?"

Clearly the page cares, as I was referring to a section of the page that claims "Harris, if elected, will also be the first president without Caucasian ancestry." Caucasian doesn't just mean Europe, it includes the Middle East and South Asia. JohnIllinois1827 (talk) 19:30, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps we should remove that. The meaning in the term keeps changing. [1][2] O3000, Ret. (talk) 21:53, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But how? Caucasian Americans still exist? Kcmastrpc (talk) 22:42, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If the word means different things to different people, it doesn't appear to be a good word choice for an encyclopedia. Indeed, your link and the link in the article Caucasian Americans redirects to article "White People" which says: "Caucasian, a usage that has been criticized" O3000, Ret. (talk) 22:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Remove/integrate 'firsts' section

This section is unorganized trivia for 'firsts' of the campaign if elected and would fall under MOS:TRIVIA and MOS:EMBED. There's no equivalent section in other campaign articles such as Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign, Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. The section should be removed and integrated into the article prose if appropriate. Mousymouse (talk) 03:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted. Anyone can reintegrate useful bits as appropriate. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:07, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change Kamala becoming the 5th sitting VP to become president, to 6th sitting VP to become president. The page doesn't list Joe Biden as one of the VPs to have become president. 2603:8080:B900:4B0A:E865:2DD9:1F0A:1E00 (talk) 11:53, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. Having been out of office for 4 years prior to becoming president, Biden was a former - not sitting - VP at the time of his presidential inauguration. Thus, the statement in question is correct. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 13:50, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]