By JULIE PACE, DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN RONAYNEFILE - In this July 31, 2019, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate.
On Tuesday, Biden tapped California Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, making her the first Black woman to serve on a major party presidential ticket. This account of how he made that decision, the most important of his political career, is based on interviews with 10 people with direct knowledge of the vetting and selection process. Most insisted on anonymity to disclose private conversations and deliberations.
And so, as spring turned to summer, a string of other Black women would take a turn in the spotlight as Biden weighed his options. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Florida Rep. Val Demings impressed Biden’s team with their leadership during the police brutality protests. Harris, as she had previously done so publicly, brushed it aside as simply politics. Dodd, a member of the running mate selection committee, was put off and let that be known. The incident was first reported by Politico and confirmed to The Associated Press by a person with direct knowledge.
Joe Biden’s historic decision th pick Kampala Harris to totally sink his campaign. Correction complete!
Historic decision? You really are blowing this up.
geez, is the associated press running ad spots for Biden now.
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It's not like it was a surprise. He needed a black female centrist who would toe the party line of no significant change.
Biden shot his mouth off one day and told a reporter that he was going to have a black female as his VP choice. His true racist self chose the most watered down version in the group of contenders. She is a Heinz 57, a little bit of everything.....
Here you go.... saved you guys a click.
Id say she did the same thing she did before to get ahead. But, we all know Joe prefers underage children
Biden not running at all and thus allowing a more viable DNC Presidential candidate to come forward would have been a more historic decision.
A ticket with no chance to win -
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Joe, '...and you are.....?'
She’s partnering with a man who she herself called a racist. Why is California hiding her prosecutorial records from public scrutiny? Did she spread her legs to get the job?
Weak and controlled?
Crime bill author and cop, nothing surprising. Wall Street loves it so consider yourself screwed for another 4 years -- one way or another.
What an idiot. There is no way I’m gonna continue being a Democrat. What a poor decision. independent here I come
He wanted to tick a box on the pandering checklist. Theres nothing else to this decision.
'On-my-first-day-in-office' Kamala and Texan Beto O'Rourke are one in the same on gun control. Assault-style, i.e. one-trigger-pull-per-shot rifles are a definite no-no.
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Kamala Harris is Black? 😯 I would have to see the DNA report to believe that’s true. I’ve seen snow darker than she is.
I guess between Joe's vote on the crime bill of the 90s that sent hundreds of thousands of African Americans to jail for non-violent offenses, and Kamala's record of sending hundreds of thousands of minorities to jail while DA of CA, they both really like locking minorities up.
What makes anyone think he had any say in this decision? The democratic party is somehow convinced that America will respond to far left rhetoric. Kamala Harris is bright, focused, and capable, but she was NOT selected for these reasons. We all know why she was selected.
Really simple, Joe made the requirements that VP must be black & female, so racist & sexist requirements over real qualifications.
Biden is an idiot. That’s how it happened. She is on record as believing joe raped a woman and that joe is a rapist. HahahahahahahahahahahA
Most agree that Joe is not fit to govern and will be unable to complete a single term- so, his VP choice will be viewed as the next POTUS, should he win. But, virtually NO ONE on the left (much less the right) wanted Harris as a POTUS candidate. Wonder why he chose her? Hmmm
Has anyone told Joe yet?
A black cop for police brutality times. Makes complete oligarchic sense.
Terrible choice!
Brilliant strategy. Anyone who disagrees with Kamala’s policies will be called a racist.
This is all I have to say..
He didn't want to pick her. His staff picked her. And Jill Biden hates Kamala more than she hates PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!
Historic! Lol!!! Code for... anyone that says anything aboutHarris is a racist.
Does she still believe the women who accused him of sexual misconduct? Does she still think he's a racist? Remember, the over/under for Biden being removed for incapacity is March 2022. I'm taking the under.
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