A second term senator does not have a lot of baggage. No prosector or attorney general, serving at the highest level of law enforcement has a "good record" per these people's standards. Eric Holder doesn't. Neither does Loretta Lynch. Both are highly qualified individuals, but have imperfect, even glaringly flawed records. What is this world people live in? Tulsi Gabbard took cheap twitter sound bite shots an an accomplished career woman, a woman who hasn't done much of anything, ever.
Joe Biden selects Senator Kamala Harris as his VP Pick
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She wouldn’t be my first choice but she is a better choice than Kamala imo. I don’t think most people will care about her only being a mayor. People are actively pushing Stacey Abrams and she only been a state representative. I also listed 4 other choices that I think would be better than Kamala.
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Have any of the others being considered done this at all? #TimRyan
Gotta strongly disagree. Putting a mayor as the number 2 to a 77 year old man gives edge to the other side. Abrams is an equally poor choice. With the current state of the world those two won’t be able to effectively tell their story so they are at an even bigger disadvantage.
The others are IMO fair suggestions but KLB and Abrams would be disastrous choices because their lack of experience just can’t be covered up.
It doesn’t matter if you like Tulsi or not. If you look at it objectively her attack worked. It didn’t help Tulsi campaign but it did hurt Kamala. Also what Tulsi stated was more than just Twitter sound bites. It was Kamala record. That was the reason Kamala couldn’t combat it. Anytime she is asked about her record she never have a good answer.
Every AG or DA in the entire country has marijuana prosecutions on the record, she was a DA until when 2014? It's laughable. Of course her office prosecuted marijuana offenses. It's an ignorant sound bite, it comes from a lack of knowledge, and sure, it plays with a certain crowd, who haven't really voted, or made a difference in an election, in 2018 or 2020.
Keisha is not VP material. She could be in the future but no politician is making the jump from mayor to possible future President within a year(unless they are a mob-adjacent/foreign govt aligned real estate investor/TV show host).
Same with Stacey. Stacey not running for Senate in this cycle might come back to haunt her...
I don’t think Abrams would be a good choice either but it is not because of her lack of experience. At least that is not my only reason. I have other issues with her. But my point is that a lot of people are pushing for Abrams and she doesn’t have much more experience than KLB.
Also fukkboy Pete Buttigieg was a major presidential candidate and he was only a mayor of a small Indiana city. I really don’t think it will matter politically. Especially since KLB is a having to deal with this covid crisis in her city. Now, if you are saying that you personally would like someone with more experience I think that is reasonable. I’m just talking politically.
I mean I think Abrams is a worse choice than KLB for many reasons so I can’t use the fact others pushing her makes her or KLB viable. I dismiss Pete to because frankly was he ever really in it? To me he wasn’t, had a moment but faded as the primaries pushed more towards a wider electorate.
I think it matters a lot relative to Biden’s age. It would be the easiest target the right has on any of the choices with no real credible response from the left. Even the COVID-19 crisis has exposed this weakness. KLB was very out front initially but once the Governor took control she’s been sidelined. Not her fault but it just shows the limits of her office so translate that to running for VP when she’s not even in charge of an entire state.
This is not a good argument. First none of those DAs, or AGs are being considered for VP. And if they were they would have to answer the same questions.
Second she laughed when she was asked about the legalization of marijuana after several states had already legal. That is just the tip of the iceberg with her record. I’m not even going to get into her failure to prosecute Steve Mnuchin, her support for Truancy Laws, and the crime lab scandal when she was DA. People make a lot of excuses for her. Her record is a major liability.
edit: Amy K. Will have to answer questions about her questionable record as well if she is the pick.
People took Mayor Pete seriously. Why not KLB?
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Alright, I see where you are ideology wise, I won't push it further, I'll just sayIt matters because unless you would unilaterally disqualify every DA, US Attorney, AG, because they have prosecuted marijuana cases, than you have to accept that it came with the job, therefore it's an even more absurd argument that prosectors cannot be considered for president.
She laughed? Come on. Steve Mnuchin? There isn't a prosecutor without those same "bad records", she was AG of California not some town in South Dakota.
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I think Tulsi's military service resonated with a lot of people. Plus, criminal justice matters. And the fact Kamala comes off as shady to many. That's just what I see online though.
No disrespect,
But this whole post just reads as one large excuse for her record. I’m consistent with my standards. Why would I criticize Biden for the 94 crime bill and give Kamala a pass? I don’t want a ticket were both the Presidential and VP nominee have poor criminal justice record. These decisions ruined lives. And I don’t even hate Kamala, I just don’t want her as VP. To my surprise I think she has been a fairly good senator.
