Joe Biden selects Senator Kamala Harris as his VP Pick

[Warren Moon]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/economic-inequality/break-up-big-tech/

Val's a blank slate.

 

[Foxmulder]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/economic-inequality/break-up-big-tech/

Kamala looking good in that pic.

 

[Eternal Tecate]

As long as he doesn't have one the Trump campaign has nothing to attack. They don't know what to focus on. Keep it this way as long as possible and he'll talk his way into defeat.

They only know how to attack so give them nothing to attack and watch them Tasmanian devil spin in place.

 

[acri1]

So at this point it seems like it's down to Harris, Warren, or Demings.

When is he expected to announce the pick? I'd assume by the end of next week.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

As long as he doesn't have one the Trump campaign has nothing to attack. They don't know what to focus on. Keep it this way as long as possible and he'll talk his way into defeat.

They only know how to attack so give them nothing to attack and watch them Tasmanian devil spin in place.

never really thought about that

to take it further..the longer he drags it out the more resources the trump campaign has to spend vetting everyone floating around (assuming they are competent AT ALL). if biden picked one right now the trump team could just go dive into that one persons background. now they are either not doing shyt or spreading it out over 5-6 people

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

So at this point it seems like it's down to Harris, Warren, or Demings.

When is he expected to announce the pick? I'd assume by the end of next week.

i remember someone saying august 1st somewhere

 

[The ADD]

So at this point it seems like it's down to Harris, Warren, or Demings.

When is he expected to announce the pick? I'd assume by the end of next week.

Still think it’s five (in no particular order)

• Harris
• Warren
• Rice
• Duckworth
• Demmings

They’ve said Aug. 1 which is a Saturday and makes sense.

 

[Dave24]

(These rankings change weekly, so if your favorite isn't ranked where she should be -- or isn't even on the list -- there's always next week. Necessary Michelle Obama caveat: The former first lady is not on this list because she has never indicated an interest in being a politician. If she did so, she would immediately jump to the top of these rankings.)

10. Tammy Baldwin: The senator from Wisconsin would be more than just a geographic pick: she would make history as the first known gay person on a major national-party ticket. There's not much buzz around her at the moment, however, as the importance of Biden winning any single swing state has faded sonewhat. (Previous ranking: 9)

9. Karen Bass: The California congresswoman is the least well-known person on the list. But as chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus she is right in the thick of the national conversation about race and policing in the country. And her time spent in the leadership of the California State Assembly -- she became speaker in 2008 -- gives her the sort of governing experience that we know Biden prizes in a VP. (Previous ranking: 10)

8. Elizabeth Warren: The senator from Massachusetts is a pick to unite a fractured party. The Democratic Party, at the moment, doesn't look very fractured. Plus, if Biden sees the VP pick as his chance to begin grooming the leader of the next generation of Democratic politicians, Warren, at age 71, doesn't fit that bill. (Previous ranking: 7)

7. Gina Raimondo: The more Biden looks to a governing pick rather than a political one, the better the governor of Rhode Island looks. She is drawing raves for how she dealt with the coronavirus pandemic in her state ("How the Smallest State Engineered a Big Covid Comeback," "And the Littlest State Shall Lead the Way on Covid-19") and is widely acknowledged as one of the most hands-on governors in the country. (Previous ranking: 8)

6. Val Demings: This Politico story on Demings' time as the chief of police in Orlando is VERY tough for her, casting the Florida congresswoman as part of the problem when it comes to policing. That said, Demings' personal story is still so powerful -- and she tells it so well. "I do believe that only in America can that little Black girl who grew up the daughter of a maid and janitor, served as the school patrol, be on a short list for vice president of the United States," she told Jimmy Fallon this week. "I'm honored and humbled by the possibility." (Previous ranking: 5)

5. Michelle Lujan Grisham: In an interview with The Washington Post's Jonathan Capeheart this week, the New Mexico governor played coy about where she was in the VP process with Biden's vetting committee. "I want Biden to pick what gets his ticket elected," is all she would offer. That's in keeping with the broader philosophy Lujan Grisham has adopted on her status as a possible pick: Just don't talk about it. Like, at all. Maybe low-key is what Biden is looking for? (Previous ranking: 4)

4. Tammy Duckworth: The senator from Illinois is peaking at exactly the right time in the veepstakes. "Tammy Duckworth bursts into VP contention," blared a recent headline in Politico. I've long thought Duckworth was the dark horse in this race -- her personal story of overcoming obstacles is awe-inspiring -- and continue to believe that the more people get familiar with her, the better her chances will be. And, thanks to Tucker Carlson, a lot more people know her name now than did a few weeks ago (Previous ranking: 6)

3. Susan Rice: No one's chances are improved more by Biden's wide lead than those of the former US ambassador to the United Nations. In an interview with The 19th this week, Rice downplayed the importance of a running mate with experience in elected office. "I think what's most important when it comes to governing is having a partner for the vice president that can get things done, that understands the executive branch, understands Congress, understands the budget and has the wherewithal to help drive the hard work that's going to need to be done to tackle the coronavirus, to jump-start the economy, to address the nation's inequities in a fundamental and profound way," she said. Sound like anyone you know? (Previous ranking: 3)

2. Keisha Lance Bottoms: The Atlanta mayor's struggle with Covid-19 -- she, her husband and one of their children have the virus -- gives her a very personal window into the illness and its consequences. Plus, she continues to be the go-to Biden surrogate on matters of race -- an issue that Trump seems set on continuing to talk about. (Previous ranking: 2)

1. Kamala Harris: The senator from California still makes the most sense for Biden: a historic pick (she would be the first African American and Indian American woman on a national ticket for a major party) from a giant Democratic state with experience on crime and policing. My only lingering doubt? Did Harris poison the well personally more with Biden during the primary campaign than he's letting on? (Previous ranking: 1)

The Top 10 women Joe Biden might pick as vice president - CNNPolitics

 

[dj-method-x]

I want Keisha for a lot of reasons but most ignorantly because I want to see ATL turn up.

 

[Worthless Loser]

Not buying this at all.

 

[The ADD]

Not buying this at all.

They all make “sense” based on the “tea leaves”

The hilarity is that Willie Brown is the writer

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

Not buying this at all.

Karen Bass making it to the final 5

 

[Payday23]

Val's a blank slate.

She's not but ok.

When Val Demings Stood by Police Officers Accused of Excessive Force

But a POLITICO review of police data, court documents and interviews with those who dealt with Demings as police chief revealed widespread dissatisfaction with her responses to incidents of brutality during her four-year tenure, from 2007 to 2011, and earlier a brief stint as a deputy chief overseeing the department’s patrol bureau, a position she was appointed to in 2006.

From 2009 to 2010—the final two full calendar years of her tenure as chief—the department reported 1,205 instances of officer use of force, an annual average of 602. That dropped to an average of 578 in the six years after her departure, a number that includes the last four months of Demings’ tenure before she retired in May 2011. Of the use-of-force incidents reported during Demings’ final two years, 54 percent involved black offenders, a number that dropped to 40 percent in the six years after Demings’ departure. The department’s online data includes only statistics going back to 2009.


Among the earlier cases was that of Jessica Asprilla, a 27-year-old woman who in 2007 was allegedly pushed down a flight of stairs by an Orlando police officer named Fernando Trinidad, while he worked an after-hours detail at an Orlando nightspot called Club Paris. Asprilla was initially charged with battery for allegedly spitting on the officer and then falling down the stairs, and the department stood by him, even though a surveillance video in its possession allegedly showed Trinidad pushing her down the stairs.

Asprilla was eventually cleared and the charges against her dropped, and a court ordered Trinidad to pay her medical expenses. The Orlando police gave Trinidad a 16-hour suspension and loss of two vacation days for falsifying his report of the incident. But even that slap on the wrist was reduced when Demings, as deputy chief and three months away from getting the top job, signed off on a memo lessening his punishment.

 

[Atlrocafella]

Not buying this at all.

Yeah that’s a fugazi ass list.

 

[Warren Moon]

She's not but ok.

When Val Demings Stood by Police Officers Accused of Excessive Force

But a POLITICO review of police data, court documents and interviews with those who dealt with Demings as police chief revealed widespread dissatisfaction with her responses to incidents of brutality during her four-year tenure, from 2007 to 2011, and earlier a brief stint as a deputy chief overseeing the department’s patrol bureau, a position she was appointed to in 2006.

From 2009 to 2010—the final two full calendar years of her tenure as chief—the department reported 1,205 instances of officer use of force, an annual average of 602. That dropped to an average of 578 in the six years after her departure, a number that includes the last four months of Demings’ tenure before she retired in May 2011. Of the use-of-force incidents reported during Demings’ final two years, 54 percent involved black offenders, a number that dropped to 40 percent in the six years after Demings’ departure. The department’s online data includes only statistics going back to 2009.

Yall believe anything the white media tells you to prove their point huh?

For some reason they didnt include the data before she got there?
Is it possible a black women started the negative trajectory of police incidents? Does she have the intellect and cognitive abilities to do that? Who was the police chief that made the majority of changes to the police handbook to start the downward trend of police complaints/incidents?


Which police department police chief even came up with the idea to start the online database?

Why would a police chief that AGAINST REFORM even come up with this crazy idea of monitoring and documenting police misconduct for everyone to see?

Among the earlier cases was that of Jessica Asprilla, a 27-year-old woman who in 2007 was allegedly pushed down a flight of stairs by an Orlando police officer named Fernando Trinidad, while he worked an after-hours detail at an Orlando nightspot called Club Paris. Asprilla was initially charged with battery for allegedly spitting on the officer and then falling down the stairs, and the department stood by him, even though a surveillance video in its possession allegedly showed Trinidad pushing her down the stairs.

Asprilla was eventually cleared and the charges against her dropped, and a court ordered Trinidad to pay her medical expenses. The Orlando police gave Trinidad a 16-hour suspension and loss of two vacation days for falsifying his report of the incident. But even that slap on the wrist was reduced when Demings, as deputy chief and three months away from getting the top job, signed off on a memo lessening his punishment.

Lol what was his lessened sentence. 15 hour suspension, one less vacation day?

They left that out for a reason huh?



Protoypical white liberal hit piece against black democrat , self-selecting facts and purposely leaving out others to make her actions look worse than they were.


HE even added a black woman to his hit piece to cover his tracks