NEARLY 14 months ago, before a pandemic put paid to traditional political campaigning, before anyone had heard of Gordon Sondland or Lev Parnas or any of the other minor characters who emerged from Donald Trump’s impeachment saga, the Democratic Party had a problem: how to hold a presidential debate with 20 candidates. They solved it by having the score draw lots; ten would debate on the first night, and ten on the second.
The choice is at once groundbreaking and predictable. It is groundbreaking, of course, because Ms Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, is the first black woman and the first Asian-American chosen for a major-party national ticket. She is also the first Democratic presidential or vice-presidential nominee from west of Texas: the mountain west is ancestrally Republican, and California’s two presidents were both Republicans.
More important, Ms Harris is a talented politician. True, she ran an awful presidential campaign. It grew too big too quickly, spent too much money, and never really decided if it was a centrist or progressive campaign. But her loss in the primary was anomalous: she has won every other elected office she has sought.
The choice suggests that Mr Biden is not terribly worried about his left flank, or at least, that he thinks the groundbreaking nature of Ms Harris’s candidacy will do at least as much as choosing Ms Warren or Ms Abrams would have done to boost turnout where he needs help: among young and non-white voters.
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It's the first time a presidential candidate has selected someone who has accused them of being racist and sexual assault.
If God forbid they win Our government will be all about corruption once more. America has had enough Of Clinton's and Biden's and every other corrupt politician. Dont stop draining the swamp! TRUMP/Pence 2020🇺🇸
Why does he have to hug and kiss every woman he is near? It’s SLEAZY. Why cant he have a bit of respect and keep his distance?
She got 13% of the vote to be the democrat nominee and now people believe she would be president if sleepy joe won. Trump will pass this.
Laughable
Well color or competence?
Your collage is improbable at best. It is a false front and intended only to deceive yourself. Speak to yourself, o money-minded ones. Is there really a group of Biden Voters like the ones in the photo? We don't watch the store like you do. I may just vote this time.
Cop Kamala is a direct descendant of one of the largest slaveowners in Jamaica: Hamilton Brown.
Since Biden probably will resign before the election period has ended. Ladies and gentlemen: The first female president in the history of the United States.
Joe Biden by himself has destroyed his own campaign. With Kamala Harris there can be no campaign.
Race background not the capability.
LOL
yawn.
Retweet if you’re as ecstatic as I am about President Biden and Vice President Harris! The two of them bring Power, integrity, Energy, truth, justice And they work for the people! Biden will have the BEST QUALIFIED people surrounding him! BidenHarrisWillHealUs I have Hope again!
No it isn’t. Trump wouldn’t pick anyone who criticized him or pointed out his weaknesses. He needs a yes man like Pence. This shows Joe’s character more than anything else. Strong. Resilient. Leader.
From an electoral delegates perspective. California will go to biden california wirh Sen. Harris or not . Not sure in terms of electoral delegates how it helped. Perhaps if he would have picked from Florida or PA it would helped biden more.
Brilliant choice 😊 It's time for a change!
Groundbreaking: black woman. Predictable: 'tough on crime', throwing parents in jail based on school attendance, oversaw 1900+ marijuana convictions, kept people in prison to provide the state with slave labor, including children, to make them fight wildfires.
Amazing how the scent of power can change a persons mind. I guess Harris no longer believes Biden’s accusers or will be accusing him of being a racist again anytime soon...🤷♂️
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How about qualifications? Good grief, star quality? This is about governing, possibly running a country. SMH
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Yikes, JoeBiden lacks star quality, not what you want on the top of the ticket.
The old man needs a nurse.
That star quality that gets you polling at 2% so you drop out of the primaries. Star quality
star quality? LOL ... The Economist is a bunch of propaganda frauds for the slavery party of America.
Star quality? She was polling fifth in her home state behind Andrew Yang when she dropped out.
Fact: FYI she is not 'black' she is Jamacian (who is 3/4 Irish white of slave owner decent) and half Indian. The only 'black she has in her is from Willie Brown. Even her hubby is white. Soooo you really dont have a 'Black VP candidate' you do have a woman of color.
A door knob has more star quality than JoeBiden. Just let the poor man take a nap.
Wtf are you smoking economist Clearly if she had a star power he lacked she would have been elected as the presidential candidate and not him. What a stupid comment.
The pathetic garbage being posted here, you small “men” might as well be posting... No. Don’t wanna see that. Already assured hers is anyway.
That star quality really showed with all of her primary wins...
This is all I have to say..
Indeed. Plus, she's black eh?
I wanted Warren.
Democratic VP candidate and self-declared “top cop' Kamala Harris held a friendly meeting with Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017. It showed she is more than willing to throw anti-racism — and Palestinians — under the bus.
Not bad for Willie's Mistress pay out BUT MORE is plan Biden is OUT under 25 Adm - USC She is OUT with DUAL citizenship Jamaica Nancy Pelosi POTUS by default - without being on ticket & Michelle OBAMA VP will be nominated
When did the Economist become the Onion? Great satire.
Harris has the potential to bring a Michelle Obama type of 'halo' effect to the Biden campaign
Also a functioning brain, or at least an ability to form sentences
Not that much people think she is a star
Welcome to Joevember 2020 welcome aboard Mrs Harris
Bullshit... The only quality she has is how she rides coattails...
YES SHE DOES!
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