CHICAGO — Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that she was dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to instead select a woman of color.
"I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket," Klobuchar said on MSNBC."If you want to heal this nation right now — my party, yes, but our nation — this is sure a hell of a way to do it." Floyd's death last month set off days of protests across the country and criticism that as the county's top prosecutor, Klobuchar didn't charge any of the officers involved in citizen deaths. Officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with Floyd's murder, had been involved in one of those cases, the fatal 2006 shooting of a man accused of stabbing people and aiming a shotgun at police.
Even before Floyd's death, activists were pushing Biden to consider a woman of color, saying it would help build a multiracial coalition behind the Democratic ticket and motivate people — particularly younger voters — who may be underwhelmed by the 77-year-old former vice president's bid.
Put a candidate for president that actually breathes and speaks coherently too!
I would rather SHE be President then him. He’s not going to survive a presidency.
Whomever is chosen to be VP should be chosen based on their qualifications as being the best person for the job, not their color or their sex. I'm happy if that person is a woman or a person of any color, but make sure it's because they are best qualified.
lol. That same old democrat tag line: We are a diverse party. But yet what do they do? They keep on putting up old, rich, white men as their candidates. But yet, they keep on saying 'diversity is great'.
She dropped because she knew she wasn't getting it.
Yea....but didn’t we
How about the most qualified candidate. Vote by color what possibility could go wrong. We know Biden can't handle the job so we better have the best candidate Black or White. It's a shame the choice is Trump or Biden with over 300,000,000 people in this country.
Klobuchar going scorched earth to make sure Warren doesn't get the gig.
Thank you.
Sure, just pick a VP based race and sex.
She doesn’t want to have to walk Joe around , wipe his mouth & remind him where he’s & what to say !! She’s done raising children ! Trump2020
Translation: “I know Biden wasn’t picking me anyway and I’d rather “withdraw” on my own than look like I was passed over.”
Might as well concede right after doing so
Kamala Harris ❤️ she is smart, intelligent, and leafs with her heart, not her wallet like all these other politicians.
Could also be the way to give trump 4 more years if people feel like the token black choice is unfit for presidency (as many believe Joe isn't in prime health)
Biden sucks
When white liberals are preoccupied with imagining about race all around them all the time. That is called a PSYCHOSIS?
After Obama backlash by electing Trump, a black woman VEEP might hurt Biden’s chances. Just saying.
There may be a backlash: protesters are now pulling down statues of George Washington (in Portland). I can see a movement for POC to take white people’s property as reparations, by force.
She is such a patriot.
Your political bias is dripping all over has been articles like no other.. when is the bk coming? slopsheet
Can't agree. The person needs to have international experience. A black at this time is opportunistic politics nothing more.Their fitness 4 the office is primary no matter race or religion.Even a Buddhist or Muslim if they have qualifications not a token black because of timing
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Stacy Abrams! 😎
People need to ask Amy Klobuchar how she knows DerekChauvin as it's not black-and-white.
If shes qualified then kudos all around but it'll probably be another Obama scenario where the person won't be qualified and voted in only for skin color.
I guess she got the call...
Dems follow their leader
Good she’s a POS and complacent in murder anyways. If it wasn’t for her letting Derek Chauvin go unpunished, George Floyd would still be here. In all honesty, she belongs in a jail cell right next to him
Good news, minorities! Amy is allowing you to have a job.
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