Joe Biden selects Senator Kamala Harris as his VP Pick

[acri1]

At this point I'd be fairly surprised if it ends up being someone other than Kamala.

 

[jj23]

I read the context. Champion was saying Rice doesn't excite him because of her moderate political leanings. You responded saying a leftist would have no use besides exciting twitter leftists who don't vote. My point is that the ideology itself is the biggest factor/value. Biden could probably run the board if he chose Jeff Flake or Mitt Romney as his running mate, but what are you expecting a White House with that ideological makeup to actually...you know...do? That seems to be what's missing from a lot of these VP discussions...the actual performance of the job. People don't seem to be looking beyond the election, as if the point of a Presidential Administration is to simply be elected as opposed to actually governing. Biden will be captain of the ship regardless of who he picks as his VP, but personnel is policy. Having voices in the room is critical.

The pro-Rice contingent keeps boosting her FP credentials, I'd like to know what actual FP policies they're hoping she would push Biden on. What policies are the pro-Kamala contingent hoping she will guide Biden towards? What actual policies and actions do you hope a Biden-X White House will enact? A lot of people just want to go back to sleep like they were during the Obama years, trusting the nice-looking man/woman to handle things. That's not how government is supposed to work, and it's a recipe to get another Trump in 4 years.

You could have said that in the first post!

 

[Worthless Loser]

Kamala had a good ground game in South Carolina. Also, Jim Clyburn really likes Kamala. Either he would have stayed neutral or even endorsed her.


Apparently, Trump donated to Kamala in 2011 & 2013. Also, Ivanka donated to Kamala in 2014.

Yeah, but Trump and his team might already have a plan to use Kamala's harsh primary attacks against Biden in Trump campaign ads. That's probably why he thinks she's a good choice.

 

[AceMan]

If it's really Kamala as VP...

 

[MoneyTron]

If it's really Kamala as VP...

I'd say there's a very high chance.

I really don't see what the big deal is. She's better than Kaine, Pence, Palin, Cheney, or Edwards.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

I'd say there's a very high chance.

I really don't see what the big deal is. She's better than Kaine, Pence, Palin, Cheney, or Edwards.

Facts and everyone of those black women on his short list he will put that in key cabinet positions.. Susan Rice will be Sec of State, Val Demmings prob head of DHS or FBI etc

 

[The ADD]

Lets be reality. This thread is going to be in melt down regardless of the pick

 

[King Kreole]

sorry breh. maybe bernie should have won the primary by representing the majority of the democratic base

Don't feel sorry for me, feel sorry for the country. The majority of the democratic base didn't want Bernie or Liz to be the nominee. It is what it is.

 

[Champion]

being a state rep and going to VP? I'm sorry but you gotta win a state wide office first or be in Congress IMO especially with Biden being so old

And Abrams from what I read was pretty pro-business as minority leader

I'm not a fan of the 'grooming' process and career politicians. As a matter of fact, I think its a big contributor to the situation we're in right now.

 

[the next guy]

Don't feel sorry for me, feel sorry for the country. The majority of the democratic base didn't want Bernie or Liz to be the nominee. It is what it is.

sorry breh. maybe bernie should have won the primary by representing the majority of the democratic base

Kamala's record is a problem. But so is rice. There are no good choices here unless you want to tell people how more black people in jail is good.

 

[The ADD]

Kamala's record is a problem. But so is rice. There are no good choices here unless you want to tell people how more black people in jail is good.

Rice's record is being a problem is largely Benghazi I would imagine. No doubt that would be an attack point but I wonder how much that really going to influence the voters that can be truly swayed.

TLDR: No disputing the records problem but I wonder how much Rice's outweighs Harris' if at all.

 

[the cac mamba]

There are no good choices here unless you want to tell people how more black people in jail is good.

i didn't know that biden and kamala are running on writing a crime bill in 2020 i could have sworn that they're running on about 20 other issues

 

[King Static X]

Vice President - Kamala Harris
Secretary of State - Susan Rice (there are better choices than her for this position though)
Homeland Security - Val Demings
Supreme Court - Kentanji Brown Jackson


Only one of them (Demings) is married to a Black man though. The reaction from TLR would be insane if this happened .

 

[The ADD]

Vice President - Kamala Harris
Secretary of State - Susan Rice (there are better choices than her for this position though)
Homeland Security - Val Demings
Supreme Court - Kentanji Brown Jackson

Only one of them (Demings) is married to a Black man though. The reaction from TLR would be insane if this happened .

Homeland seems like a reach for Demmings

 

[the next guy]

i didn't know that biden and kamala are running on writing a crime bill in 2020 i could have sworn that they're running on about 20 other issues

What about her recent record? What about Benghazi for Rice?

At least Demings and Bass will be new faces to casuals.