In the middle of a national and global conversation about race, racism, representation and white privilege, it’s been really disconcerting to see so many white Democrats have completely tone-deaf, racist and stupid thoughts about Kamala Harris and the very real possibility that Joe Biden could choose her for his running mate. It’s like some people are deeply offended that Kamala Harris might be a better choice than Elizabeth Warren. I don’t get it all. But hey, at least we don’t have to hear about how Amy Klobuchar will somehow “appeal to white working class” or those elusive “Midwestern voters.” Klobuchar’s record as a prosecutor who refused to prosecute violent, problematic cops came back to haunt her. As it turns out, she declined to prosecute George Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin when she had the chance years ago. And now Klobuchar is “taking herself out of the running” for VP.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday night removed herself from consideration to be Joe Biden’s running mate, citing the ongoing national discussion about racial injustice and police brutality to suggest the former vice president should choose a woman of color.
“This is a historic moment, and America must seize on this moment. And I truly believe as, I actually told the vice president last night when I called him, that I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket,” Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell. “And there are so many incredibly qualified women, but if you want to heal this nation right now, my party … this is sure a hell of a way to do it.”
Biden offered warm words for Klobuchar shortly after her comments to MSNBC.
“Amy — from the moment you announced you were running for president in a snowstorm, it wasn’t hard to see you had the grit and determination to do anything you set your mind to,” Biden tweeted. “You know how to get things done. With your help, we’re going to beat Donald Trump.”
Okay. But we’ve been hearing for a month now that Biden’s team had put Klobuchar’s file in the Maybe Never pile. It’s easy to “withdraw from consideration” when you were no longer even a factor. But I guess it looks better this way for Biden and for Klobuchar. And she’s “gracefully” leaving the field so that she can be a good surrogate for Biden and for whoever his running mate will be. Hopefully Kamala.
(People do think Klo was taking down Warren.)
BREAKING: Sen. Klobuchar announces she is withdrawing from consideration to be Joe Biden's vice presidential choice: "I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket." pic.twitter.com/xk4zZIP7Yd
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 19, 2020
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
Yes. I hope Kamala gets the gig. But probably not for the same reasons you do.
very mysterious.
Right? What does that mean, Carmody? Not trying to be a smart-a, just curious.
George Floyd murder prevents Amy Klobuchar from becoming POTUS in 2024. How unlucky!
Wouldnt it be frickin’ AMAZING if Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris were President and Vice President? In my dreams! (Older white progressive woman from L..A. here.)
I’m hoping for Tammy Duckworth TBH.
Yes I’m hoping for Tammy Duckworth or Susan Rice for VP and Pete Buttigieg for Secretary of State. Biden has to assemble a Democrat Avengers Cabinet.
Buttigieg for SOS? Okay.
Senator Chris Murphy is my pick.
Mayor Pete does not have the experience for Secretary of State. Veterans Affairs more likely.
No Senators for any Cabinet position, even if we get the Senate back we’re going to need every one. So yes, Buttigieg for Sos or UN ambassador.
@joan, ditto on Pete for SoS. It would be nice to think that foreign countries would have someone chill and rational to deal with after this current administration.
Can I hear it for Val Demings or Stacey Abrams as VP?!!!
I think Pete would do fine as SoS. He has the brains to learn and study hard and the people skills to be a good diplomat, not to mention the linguistics. Maybe he hasn’t spent 30 years in the State Department but we’re going to need someone to re-build bridges that have all been charred and bombed by this administration.
Oohh Tammy Duckworth would be interesting, I like it!
She most likely got officially rejected.
Its like those people that quit their jobs knowing that theyre about to get fired in a few hours.
Agree. She fell off the list due to things that wouldn’t pass the sniff test.
Exactly. I’m all in for Stacey Abrams.
Yep. This feels like when a Housewife says she’s moving on from being a Bravo Tv star. Supposedly Bravo always lets the fired housewives say it was their decision to focus on their booming beaded bracelet empire.
This actually annoys me because now if Kamala Harris does get chosen there will/could be this narrative that it’s only through the grace of this white woman pulling her name out, instead of it being that Harris was the best choice, most qualified, etc.
Don’t know if I’m articulating this clearly but I actually feel annoyed by it. She could just as easily have kept her mouth shut for now and then when/if Harris is chosen she could have been fully supportive and talked about all the ways it was the right choice. Instead she’s made it about herself when in reality she probably found out she was no longer even in the running.
What annoys me is that IMO Kamala is the most qualified, PERIOD. And yet white people are all over the place tokenizing her. A lot of Warren stans signing that horrible letter, an Laurence Tribe saying that a black woman would be “cosmetic”. It’s infuriating. I can lay out exactly why Kamala’s resume, her RESUME, is stronger than Warren’s. But white people want to invest in, well of course Liz is more qualified but maybe we should pick the black lady for cosmetics. Honestly, I could scream.
Well-said!
She is sublimely qualified. I hate that whole ‘she’s a cop’ BS. And I really don’t think it is something that will hurt her. And – she will be at the top of the ticket in 2024.
I sincerely hope that Joe picks a non-poc because I don’t think the U.S. is ready for that. Especially in this climate. Stacy A is too polarizing, imo. I want Joe to select whomever will put in in the WH.
I’m really hoping for Kamala – she was my pick from the get go. I was never a Warren fan, though I didn’t say that publicly very much because it seemed that everyone who did was labeled a sexist. I hadn’t heard Duckworth, but I would be thrilled for her, too.
Exactly. The white savior trope is so exhausting.
I agree. It makes it seem like the final pick got it because white women got out of the way, not because they were the most qualified.
+1
Honestly, because Biden will (hopefully and most likely) pick either Harris or Abrams during another big civil rights push year, it’ll look like that regardless. The racists would have seized on it anyway. There’s no hope of escaping that narrative.
Harris is INCREDIBLE but with current focus on police/justice system brutality right now, due to Harris’s own record, Abrams may be better optics. *May* be. I don’t pretend to know.
I get what you’re saying and I agree. Any woman of colour who gets the VP nomination will have to deal with whispers of being a token and a product of affirmative action.
This really annoys me too. Kamala is the best fit for the ticket hands down. She is immensely qualified, can excite the base, build bridges and is just generally charismatic AF.
Amy was never gonna get it anyway. It’s one of those ‘ you can’t fire me I quit’ excuses and totally takes away from the qualified person who will get it.
Agree. The headline now will be that if he picks Kamala or someone else of color, it was a token pick. Honestly everyone should just keep their mouths shut so when he does announce his running mate, it can be about that person’s qualifications. Not that he “pandered” to pick a woman, or a POC, or etc etc etc for his VP.
I agree, she makes it seem like she’s stepping aside to make away for someone else, when I don’t think she was ever the front runner to begin with, and now it’s going to sound like whoever is picked was because she bowed out? I hope whoever it is, Biden is clear they were his first choice from the start, and that Klobuchar was not a serious contender.
@royalwatcher, I think this was less about Klobuchar then it was about making sure it wasn’t Warren.
I suspect that a lot of people are actually going to view Klobuchar’s withdrawel as a face saving maneuver. There was a lot of talk about some of her own work in the legal world that is problematic.
Agreed. Kamala has always been the best and most qualified choice. She’s whip smart, tough, incredibly articulate, warm, and exudes competence. I find her very charismatic. My eye goes right to her if she’s in a room. Amy Klobuchar, on the other hand, is very uninspiring. She’s like the iceburg lettuce of female candidates.
Or….everyone that was on the short list got there ‘After lots of Consideration’ letter except Sen. Harris.
She has been talking up with VP Biden and did a fundraiser for him last week. Its all but unofficially official at this point. Unless something happens between now and August, its Biden/Harris 2020.
This. Everyone worried that Kamala now looks like a token hasn’t been paying attention. Biden/ Harris has been an unofficial thing for weeks. She’s been raising money like WHOA WHOA WHOA for him and being her awesome self campaigning for him. I love when they’ve had zoom chats together. Their chemistry is awesome.
I still wish Vice President Booker could have been a thing too (and I ADORE Kamala) because I love his vibe.
Kamala is my pick. She is such a strong speaker, so smart, and very attractive. She would make a great presidential candidate in 2024. I’m still not happy about her record on Trans rights and her record as Attorney General but I’m sure she’s “evolved” as all politicians do. Marijuana legalization, investigating wrongful convictions, truancy arrests, the death penalty, low level misdemeanor arrests, all problematic in my opinion. But that record might appeal to “law and order” whites. I bet she’ll come over the single payer side eventually too. I’m a pragmatist and as much as I’d love to see a true progressive I think we need a fighter who is willing to be what we need her to be to win.
@aang – good point. Harris’s record bothers me too, but I think you’re right. And she’s very smart and competent.
Harris was briefly my top pick for president though I ended up voting for Warren. She’s my choice for VP because I think she’d be an excellent VP and an excellent future president.
Aslo, her senate seat is the safest to remain in Democratic hands. As the Dems don’t hold the Senate, she’s the only one I’d be ok with leaving.
@CER co-sign all of this.
I’m in California and really hope for the Kamala pick for VP and Katie Porter get put in the senate seat. She’s a star!
I agree Aang. There may some issues with KH’s past. I don’t care. I love her aggressive personality. Plus she is extremely intelligent.
Perfect match for JB’s low key approach. This is not the time for too much idealism. This is emergency get that orange creep out of office time.
Amy K never a good choice imho.
Can you see Harris in a debate with Pence??? He would probably be so annoyed that a black woman was telling him he was wrong.
Becks, I completely agree. I have thought that Kamala would absolutely destroy either Trump or Pence in a debate (depending what position she was in contention for). She would just mop up the floor with those guys.
It is so refreshing to hear Kamala speak, question at hearings, etc. I really wanted a Warren/Harris ticket (or Harris/Warren as I love them both) and if she is VP I will feel good about our future.
I wish people would take a closer look Kamala’s record. She worked with the Department of Corrections to change the trans surgery policy. The truancy policy was a positive. No parents were ever arrested and it was a means to identify parents who needed counseling or other assistance. Truancy is a common indicator of abuse. The overall conviction rate for misdemeanors went down. If you watch some her speeches to discuss why she did what she did, it’s very impressive. Overall, she has actually led transformation of criminal justice. Warren has not even attempted to work in that area (or in any real way for racism – see the two income trap book so much sympathy for white families fleeing cities but none for the neighborhoods left behind), just had someone on her campaign staff right policies for this run.
The negatives that were thrown around about her were linked to Russian disinformation. Harris has been shown to appeal to independent voters, which had them running scared. Hopefully, Putin will stay engrossed in COVID and economy troubles till November.
I think Kamala was always the one to beat. Elizabeth Warren didn’t perform that well in her Senate re-election races and she had to walk back a bunch of her policy ideas. She is better suited for a regulatory role if she wants to leave the Senate.
Didn’t perform that well in her Senate re-election race? She got 60% of the vote. If you prefer Harris, say why you prefer Harris but please don’t make up stuff that can be easily fact-checked.
There’s definitely an element of the KHive that hates Warren as much as the Berners did, and will repeat Berner BS about Warren.
the poster may have confused her senate reelection with her 3rd place showing in her home state in the prez primary. Which was embarrassing.
It is so unnecessary. If you want Harris, say so and say why. She is eminently qualified. There is absolutely no reason to tear others down. And this constant attempt to interject non-existent cat fights upon women serving in the highest offices of our country demeans us all.
Wow. It’s not a cat fight. 60% of the vote in a state like MA was not that impressive and was lower than was expected for Dems in 2018. She underperformed and that is a fact. I also do not think she is a good candidate for VP. That’s also not tearing anyone down. It’s looking at what happened and expressing an opinion, which is the point of commenting.
You got a response because the ‘Warren didn’t do that well in her re-election’ is part of the KHive’s trying to undermine Warren’s chances for VP. Also, Ed Markey won his 2014 Senate reelection race at 60% and Hillary won the state in 2016 at 60%. So I’d say that Warren’s winning percentage is normal, not underperforming.
Enormous coat, it was 7% higher than she got in 2012 and it was the 10th highest of the last 50 years for both senate seats (including special elections) and 5 of the higher percentages were for Ted Kennedy. She did not underperform.
Warren is fabulously effective in the Senate and I’m sure Biden will appreciate a good strong policy maker there, leading the way.
Being Minnesotan myself, it felt like she was definitely trying to kneecap Warren. My guess would be it is either Warren or Harris, and Amy is jealous. She’s my senator and I like her in that context, but I didn’t like her for Pres at all.
I’d be fine with either Harris or Warren, but from reading the political tweets of black twitterers (for examples: Yvette Nicole Brown, Imani Gandy, Ashley Nicole Black), I would say that a significant number of African Americans have reservations about Harris’s record and that Warren won over many of the same voters. But this is just an outside#the-community read.
I’ve been wondering the same thing. I see a lot of comments from younger people that “she’s a cop”….previously I thought a lot of that was driven by Bernie campaign because it seemed (all anecdotal and strictly my perception) like mostly young whites saying it – but now I see young POC saying it. I really like her, but am worried that Dems are going to turn off young people again and they won’t vote, meaning Trump gets another 4 years
‘Kamala is a cop’ definitely came from the purity lefty/Bernie side. I’m not worried about the voters who believe that because I’m not sure they’d be voting Democratic anyway.
Yeah the famous black blue checkmarks. You should widen your experience with black twitter. Remember 100 black women for Warren? Lotta them believing they were going to be going to DC with Liz.
Agreed! I think Kamala or Warren would be great at VP. We have so many disasters looming that we need someone who will push for things to really change. Economic collapse, COVID, climate change, racial justice, Unemployment, housing crisis, healthcare etc. 10 years ago I lost my 1st real job because of the economy crash. It took me 4-5 years to rebound and here we are again..
Warren came in fourth with Black voters in South Carolina (after Pete Buttigieg who started off with 1% of the Black vote) and came in FOURTH with Black voters in her own state during the Democratic Primaries (after Mayor Stop and Frisk himself, Mike Bloomberg).
In the most recent YouGov and Public Policy polling, Warren comes in fourth with Black voters after Harris, Abrams, and Lance-Bottoms.
Black people with blue checks next to their name on Twitter is not real life.
I’m way too lazy to search it, but Warren topped the “magic wand” list for black voters, too. She was a LOT of real life black peoples’ first choice – when surveyed, they just didn’t trust that white people (women, specifically) would turn out and vote for her.
And if we’re comparing who got out the vote and pulled in money, Harris didn’t do so hot either.
The same thing was said about Bernie in 2016 and 2020. “He’s getting a lot of Blacks energized!” And looked how that turned out.
The polls I’m talking about, released on June 9th and June 16 show EW as fourth in preference for VP for Black voters. Behind three Black women. That is a fact.
And yes. Kamala dropped out before the first Primaries. Julian got no delegates. Neither did Booker. None of the PoC got delegates. Doesn’t mean their message wasn’t important.
I don’t think the polls of black voters were accurate. I think they screwed towards young voters who liked Warren and Bernie more but don’t vote in as high number as older voters. I don’t think that over 40 black voters ever planned to vote for Warren or Bernie.
Good! Finally, something of value from Klobes.
I am sure she appeals to someone but I couldn’t get over the smirking, snotty, condescending tone of everything she said. Considering her responses to pretty much every progressive proposal that was discussed boiled down to “no, and shut up, you stupid fucking kids” i can’t see how having her along for the ride would have brought anyone to the table who wasn’t already there.
i love Warren and i still wish she’d been the nominee but I don’t want her as VP – she needs to be doing policy stuff. Harris and Keisha Lance Bottoms are my top two picks for VP.
Just my lousy two cents, of course 🙂
My only concern with Kamala, she was virtually unknown until the impeachment hearings. She did a complete drill down of hostile witnesses. She would be my top choice to succeed Biden if necessary. I voted for her, AG in CA and for the Senate without hesitation. We need a strong Dem party in the WH for a minimum of eight years. Clean up and move our country forward.
I watched her live on MSNBC last night (i’m boring) and she was just this side of bursting into tears. I liked that, I think she was owning herself. I didn’t get that she was throwing anybody under a bus.
My pick for VP is Rep. Val Demmings, but I’d be shocked if that happens.
She’s pushing hard for it. And she is still on the list.
I like Val, or Keisha Lance Bottoms, or Stacey Abrams. Kamala failed to ignite any excitement in her Presidential bid, so I don’t see how she’s going to excite people as VP pick. Val would appeal to those with concerns about Dems defunding the police. She started out as a social worker, so she has compassion. Keisha has been amazing throughout the BLM protests. Her press conferences where she speaks from the heart are powerful. And Stacey is a force of nature with her confidence and ability to mobilize action on voting rights. Any of them would be terrific VP candidates in my book.
Whoa there. You don’t get to have it both ways. Demmings and Lance Bottoms and Abrams are all fantastic leaders, but you think Kamala – a sitting Senator who actually won her seat in California, got votes around the country while running for President and raised 2 million dollars for Biden in one night – isn’t going to excite people as VP pick but those three women who haven’t won statewide elections are? People need to be strategic and smart here. Abrams couldn’t win Georgia. Yes, voter suppression, but she couldn’t. Lance Bottoms is a Mayor. Demmings a representative of a single district in Florida. So why would I believe that THEY are more advantageous to the Biden ticket – when he would have to introduce them to more people in the US – than a woman who’s already a known name?
@sassafeas, I agree with @blanster about Demings and Abrams (don’t know much about Bottoms) and they both have it all over Harris when it comes to likeability. Harris, to me just came across too pissy in debates, making personal attacks on other candidates, including Biden We don’t need another Trump. Demings and Abrams have better temperaments for public office. And, sorry, but likeability is one thing that gets people out to vote.
@mary I can’t take this seriously. If you’re comparing Kamala Harris to Trump, I think you’re trolling. Ridiculous.
@sassafras, what I am comparing are their propensities to level personal attacks. Of course, Harris is not as bad as Trump but she is waaay worse than other potential running mates. Not trolling but you just go ahead and think that if it makes you feel better to think that only trolls would not like Harris. I just don’t see Biden picking Harris after her attacks regarding Biden’s “hurtful” stances on race.
@Mary, Pissy sounds misogynistic and especially misogynoir straight out. Abrams unfortunately made a fool of herself with her bid for VP and no one is going for it now.
Haha @Kacy, sensitive much??! I have called men, including Trump, “pissy” before and, if I recall correctly, so have other people at this site. I have also called white women pissy before. Someone uses a common term like “pissy” and you call them racist? That is f*cked up! Why don’t you try exerting your energy on things that actually exist and matter.
I still can’t believe Stacey Abrams isn’t in the running.
I think she’s being vetting, but I think she’s a long shot now. She’s got a future in DC, if she wants it, head of DNC, etc.
The turn against harsh justice system and police brutality recently may be giving SA a leg up… I’m so curious to see who he picks, can’t stand the wait!
She doesn’t yet have the credentials. She needs statewide or federal level experience. I hope that she gets to that level and shines for the future.
As someone from IL, no, all the nopes in the land of nope for Duckworth.
Kamala will have my vote, but I am biased, her mom is from the same town as my dad.
That being said, I hope Biden holds on to Kamala to put her on the Supreme Court or AG and pick Keisha Lance Bottoms, Stacy Abrams or someone else as VP.
The VP pick will never be labeled as “second best” or “second choice” because, as said, Klobuchar was already out of the running.
I believe this was a direct shot at Warren.
Both Harris and Warren would be excellent choices. I was an early supporter of Harris after watching her grill witnesses at various committee hearings. It was a sight to behold. However, you have to admit she didn’t campaign well. Somehow she has to up her campaign game for this, and the next, election.
Warren might be a good choice as there’s a huge mountain of issues to address to clean up Trump’s mess. She does have a good grasp on the realities of economy.
as a Black woman I feel that ELizabeth Warren has a better platform than Kamala Harris.
She does. But I think since she’s not going to be president the better option for her to get her policies enacted would for the Dems to take the Senate and for her to remain in the Senate and to move up in leadership.
I don’t know why everyone keeps saying this like Biden, if elected, is necessarily going to make it all four years. I think there’s a decent chance he bows out after two or three years. I know VP is usually useless, but I don’t think it will be here.
Oh, Amy. You can’t decline what was never offered. And a little swipe at Warren, too, I think.
Yeah, she quit so she couldn’t lose by not being chosen.
I was supportive of Klobuchar because I feel like she has the qualifications needed for president or vice-president (as do many other Dem candidates). And I admit to liking her using the Mississippi River as a unifying metaphor for the nation in her speech announcing her run. That said, I feel her statement last night was proof she is a team player and truly gunning for Trump. At this point, anything that unites us is positive, so I appreciate her withdrawal.
#TeamKeishaLanceBottoms!
But whoever Biden picks, I’m just glad that the VP won’t be Klobuchar. I’ve had a couple of really abusive bosses over the years, so I recognize that I bring some personal baggage to the Klobuchar conversation, but I feel that people who habitually abuse their staff don’t really need to rise to positions of power.
Completely agree, plus her personality is so smug and grating. We don’t need a Karen.
I am Minnesota born and Amy K. has never been VP material!
Biden and the Dems absolutely must win back control.
I plan to vote Dem straight across the ballot.
Trump.Must.Go.
All these women would see their talents wasted as VP. I say put them in Cabinet where they can lead departments and completely reorient and remake government policy, priorities, and hiring practices. Symbolism’s nice, actual power is better.
Harris for US Attorney General and head of the DOJ. Warren for Treasury. Suggested portfolios for Duckworth, Abrams and Klobuchar welcomed.
For the one millionth time. Harris as US AG is a DEMOTION for her. Treasury secretary is a DEMOTION for Warren. They are freaking United States Senators. They APPROVE the cabinet. They make the LAWS that the departments (and secretaries) have to implement. Give these women the respect they deserve.
Ah yes, that’s why Hilary Clinton took a “demotion” and left the Senate to be Secretary of State. Forget your grade school civics lessons: the Senate’s a rubber stamp talk shop. Cabinet’s where the power is.
I would quibble with one thing here. It’s more accurate to say that cabinet members, via their departments, implement the policy objectives set by the president. You wouldn’t really say that the Senate sets our foreign policy goals. The administration does, with the counsel of SecState and a variety of other WH/Oval advisors. The appropriate legislative committees are certainly active in oversight, and they make the infrastructure and dictate the process of how policy is enacted. but they do not set the agenda.
Secretary of State is a different ballgame than AG. It hold untold amount of influence globally. You can’t compare all cabinet positions as the same.
Black people do not follow what the Black Twitter Influencers say they need to do. The majority of black people were not here for Elizabeth Warren and the voting results bear that out. Many of the Black Twitter Influencers discouraged voting for Hillary in 2016 so they really aren’t going to be listened to that much in 2020.
Amy Klobuchar is not “jealous” of Elizabeth Warren or Kamala Harris. Klobuchar didn’t add anything to a potential ticket. There’s no guarantee she would’ve brought the white woman’s vote because the majority of white women voted for Trump in 2016 (and will do so again in 2020). Biden should be carrying the white working class vote, not her and she had zero black support. Not prosecuting George Floyd’s killer was just the cherry on top.
(Also you can’t say you hate prosecutors but cheer on Amy).
Stacey Abrams doesn’t possess the skill set to be Biden’s VP and her thirstiness for the job was embarassing. Stacey Abrams has the potential to be another Sarah Palin in that Palin wanted to do what she wanted to do, against everyone else’s advice and counsel instead of following McCain’s lead. If Abrams was Biden’s VP, she would do what SHE wanted to do instead of what Biden wanted her to do and it would be a big mess.
Elizabeth Warren & her people know her chances for VP are “slipping away” and that’s why that thirsty letter was written to Biden demanding she be chosen as his VP. What people forget is Warren didn’t play well with the Obama Administration and Biden was part of the Obama Administration and saw her workways up close and personal (probably why Hillary took a pass too). Biden was likely never seriously considering Warren, it’s just a courtesy vet.
I do think Amy Klobuchar was shanking Elizabeth Warren with that “VP should be a woman of color” bit. Now lets see how long before Elizabeth Warren and her supporters bring the Native American ancestry stories back up again.
Oooh. You’re right. I’d forgotten that part about Obama and Warren not playing well together. I think they were both mature adults and learned to deal. Obama knew she was the best person for the job but she’s got a personality that was probably 2% too aggressive with the White House and it caused friction.
But I think Warren will be smart enough to see that a winning Democratic ticket – with or without her – is the best way to achieve the changes she wants. That’s why she ultimately campaigned for Hillary (even though there was tension there – wasn’t there?) because she does care deeply about this country’s course.
@Emmitt – Big yes to all of this. I don’t know why more people are not seeing what that letter represented, that Warren had already been pretty much excluded by Biden’s team already. I’ve suspected that Harris was tapped to be VP in December, before she could impact Biden’s SC numbers.
People are applauding her for this mike she actually did something. It’s clear that she wasnt even on the shortlist. But once again she gets to paint herself as some kind of white savior by “abdicating” a position of power so the blacK woman (And we all know Kamala Harris is the front runner) can have a position that she was already more qualified for anyway.
Yea I agree this was a weird statement for her to make under the circumstances. Entirely self serving.
I like Kamala. I would love her as veep. I don’t really get how she is “more qualified” than warren though, and it’s almost funny to even think of vp as a thing where qualifications even matter. Our current veep is mike Effin pence! I don’t think warren and Biden are politically compatible enough and I don’t think warren brings in anyone who isn’t going to vote Biden anyway. I would love Abrams because I think she really complements Biden’s weak areas and I love how she’s been openly campaigning, but I don’t think she has a realistic shot.
I really don’t think Biden will pick Warren. She needs to stay in the Senate. It would be wonderful to flip the senate blue and have her kicking some ass there. I do not have strong feels about his vp pick, other than being glad Klo is out. She and Pete just rub me the wrong way.
Preface this with Kamala Harris absolutely looks like the best choice to me. Amy isn’t even 2nd or 3rd. However Amy Klobuchar herself didn’t neglect to prosecute Cha. In that DA’s office (Hennepin County), at that time, it was up to a grand jury to decide whether or not to prosecute officer shootings . They obviously voted no. Derek Chauvin should have been prosecuted. I don’t know whether Amy could have changed the policy.
This is an older article, but highlights the reasons why Kamala might not be the best option. I think she is a great politician, but she was not a great attorney general. I actually really hope Biden doesn’t pick her. Her past will come back to haunt her and him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/kamala-harris-criminal-justice.html
Karen for Klobuchar? Lol.
Tulsi isn’t even worth the time.
This is a problematic hit piece. I’ll try to find the counterpoints, but to me, it’s sad that everyone just took this oppo and ran with it against the black female candidate, when Warren has been given how many chances for racial appropriation?
‘I’ll try to find the counterpoints’
So by your own admission you don’t know what the counterpoints are but you disagree anyway. lol.
‘against the black female candidate’
Every political candidate faces scrutiny and criticism. Being a black female candidate doesn’t give her a free pass.
Who would you like?
Susan Rice.