Harris Supports Renaming Columbus Day

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Harris Supports Renaming Columbus Day

February 18, 2019 at 8:25 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/18/harris-supports-renaming-columbus-day/

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Sen. Kamala Harris told a crowd Monday that she would push for the federal government to rename Columbus Day “Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” a focal point for some progressives who say the holiday should emphasize the history of Native Americans instead of the European conquerer, BuzzFeed Newsreports.

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[Apollyonus]

1. A worthwhile move nt

[dem4decades]

2. I can't think this is a great idea for the general election.

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Awful idea for a general election audience

Classic case of thinking too much. It is one of the things I am worried about with her. You don't have to respond to everything and you don't have to force your principals on everything.

Americans want a replacement for Donald Trump. If you give them reason to be scared of too much of a shift into the unknown, they'll take that opportunity to be scared. Nobody is calling for a replacement name for Columbus Day, especially with a ridiculous difficult-to-remember name that is the same caliber of a Chuck Schumer slogan.

I like Kamala but I won't be rooting for her in the primaries. I don't trust her instincts at all. We need someone special to defeat an incumbent.

[DeminPennswoods]

6. Columbus Day

is the Italian-American version of St Patrick's Day. It's a day for Italian-Americans to celebrate their heritage, have a parade and general good time.

If Sen Harris wants a holiday for indigenous peoples, she has the power as a sitting senator to introduce such a bill.

[kwolf68]

3. I say get rid of it

and make voting day a national holiday. But if it needs to remain I am fine with Senator Harris' idea.

[SMC22307]

8. Agree. Didn't some little town in Ohio just do that... Sandusky or something? (n/t)

[Miigwech]

5. Great, about time.

Columbus was brutal rapist, murderer ... and destructive of Indigenous Americans.

[TomSlick]

7. This isn't helpful.

The goal - the most important goal - is to defeat Trump. Ideas like this can only cost votes in the general election and are way down on the list of important issues.