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George II

(67,782 posts)
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:18 PM Aug 2020

Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his running mate

Source: MSNBC

Aug. 11, 2020, 4:15 PM EDT
By Deepa Shivaram

Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris, the prominent senator from California whose political career has included many barrier-breaking moments, as his running mate, his campaign announced on Tuesday.

The decision comes more than a year after Harris, who was also a 2020 Democratic candidate, clashed with Biden over racial issues during the first primary debate. If elected, she would be the nation’s first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president.

Picking Harris, who is 55, will also provide the ticket with some generational diversity. Biden, who is 77, would be the oldest president-elect in U.S. history.

Harris, the only Black woman in the U.S. Senate, was first elected in 2016 after serving as California’s Attorney General and, before that, San Francisco District Attorney. A native of Oakland, California, and the child of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, Harris has said she was inspired to attend law school after joining civil rights protests with her parents.

"She’s been a fighter and a principled leader and I know because I’ve seen her up close and I’ve seen her in the trenches," Biden said of Harris at a virtual fundraiser in June.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/joe-biden-selects-kamala-harris-his-running-mate-n1235771

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Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his running mate (Original Post) George II Aug 2020 OP
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RandySF Aug 2020 #1
I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AZ8theist Aug 2020 #20
Totally Agree! tecelote Aug 2020 #46
Where's my text, Joe? soothsayer Aug 2020 #2
I got it about 4 minutes ago. Maybe the USPS is delaying it? (sorry) George II Aug 2020 #5
Ha! Did you know the USPS actually had an email product/service before email was popular? soothsayer Aug 2020 #22
Mine too!!! I get multiple texts a day from them, but not this one!!! Bleacher Creature Aug 2020 #9
Ha! Woot! soothsayer Aug 2020 #13
Same here, Creach, same here. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #49
I got mine at 3:16 CDT Still Sensible Aug 2020 #28
I'll act surprised when mine comes in! soothsayer Aug 2020 #65
Got it! 4:49. Woot! soothsayer Aug 2020 #79
Joe, if I wasn't so happy with your choice Mortos Aug 2020 #101
Mine came at 4:49, and I was first to post that "sign up to learn first" tweet here soothsayer Aug 2020 #116
Hey, I've donated multiple times and I still haven't gotten the text! Native Aug 2020 #136
That's what I said! Paid good money for that! Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #132
Excellent CanonRay Aug 2020 #3
That might be the highlight of the campaign, although Joe demolishing the demented one.... George II Aug 2020 #6
Yeah, me too, but.... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #27
Mother will have to Scarsdale Aug 2020 #43
Will Mother need to be on stage holding his hand the whole time?? AZ8theist Aug 2020 #58
I'll bet he turned MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #192
Oh heck yeah!!!! mdelaguna Aug 2020 #87
This! mdelaguna Aug 2020 #91
They'll have to mop up Pence's urine off the floor! 70sEraVet Aug 2020 #175
He can borrow a Depends from Trump CanonRay Aug 2020 #186
If it's anything like trump's last visit to Moscow, maybe he can lay on the floor underneath him? George II Aug 2020 #208
Great choice... lapucelle Aug 2020 #4
I was hoping for Tammy Duckworth. Behind the Aegis Aug 2020 #7
I would have liked to have seen that too, but there are so many good choices... George II Aug 2020 #10
The pool he had to choose from was outstanding. Behind the Aegis Aug 2020 #18
If he is interested Schiff would make a fantastic AG yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #147
Adam Schiff is a lawyer Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2020 #12
Actually, that's not a bad idea either. Behind the Aegis Aug 2020 #23
Glenn Kirschner Would Be Fabulous NonPC Aug 2020 #68
Yes, Schiff would be a brilliant choice PatSeg Aug 2020 #97
I've thought since the Russia investigation he would make a great AG Luciferous Aug 2020 #107
Adam Schiff can become the next CA senator bsiebs Aug 2020 #119
And after that, president! Native Aug 2020 #150
Preet B for AG onetexan Aug 2020 #143
That's a big "A-MEN!" MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #182
Well said. Preet is one good man with integrity onetexan Aug 2020 #184
I also liked Duckworth for VP Luciferous Aug 2020 #111
Think of what a great Secretary of Defense she would make. n/t Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #128
Can't afford to take another Dem Senator Eyeball_Kid Aug 2020 #135
Wouldn't her seat be safe for another Democrat? Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #145
Me too..TD! But I am surprisingly not unhappy! Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #133
We have not seen the last of Senator Duckworth and she has a great political future ahead f her I totodeinhere Aug 2020 #155
I liked Duckworth too, but Harris very close second. Hillary for AG crimycarny Aug 2020 #158
I was hoping for Duckworth too. Mostly because I knew what would come with Harris Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #209
This on Twitter already! George II Aug 2020 #8
+1. dalton99a Aug 2020 #11
+! denem Aug 2020 #15
FUCK YOU, PENCE... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #32
That's our THE FERRET! leftieNanner Aug 2020 #39
Yes. He's brilliant and quite a sense of humor. George II Aug 2020 #149
HAHAHA, YEAH!!! Mersky Aug 2020 #103
He's going to have his ASS handed to him by Kamala Harris Ilsa Aug 2020 #137
Kamala will be the anti-Pence Travel Hat Aug 2020 #172
LOL@our Ferret! Retweeted.. TY George! Cha Aug 2020 #190
Great Choice AldebTX Aug 2020 #14
YES! GO, KAMALA! ancianita Aug 2020 #16
👏🏾👏👏🏿 BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2020 #47
Just imagine what she's feeling right now! PatSeg Aug 2020 #88
Juju just told me the news!!! yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #134
I had no doubt!! WOOHOO!!!! onetexan Aug 2020 #17
All the candidates are awesome, but Senator Kamala Harris was the best choice!!!! Fla Dem Aug 2020 #19
Absolutely the best PatSeg Aug 2020 #100
Great Choice! MySideOfTown Aug 2020 #21
She's the best choice from a really strong field. Warpy Aug 2020 #24
😆 JudyM Aug 2020 #63
I'M TRYING TO FIND ALL THE THREADS!!! ZenDem Aug 2020 #25
They're going to kick Trump/Pence's ass so hard IronLionZion Aug 2020 #26
Yes. Yes they are Roc2020 Aug 2020 #34
This is the second time my presidential choice was selected for VP IronLionZion Aug 2020 #99
Same here PatSeg Aug 2020 #110
Kamala is an exciting bold choice, with many of the positive qualities of Obama IronLionZion Aug 2020 #122
I was pretty sure it was going to be Harris PatSeg Aug 2020 #129
Great choice. She is a fighter and a smart woman. usaf-vet Aug 2020 #29
that woman will never back down Ponietz Aug 2020 #105
oops! I would have lost a lot of money if I was a betting man Roc2020 Aug 2020 #30
Pence will have to get approval from Mother to debate Dopers_Greed Aug 2020 #31
social distancing due to covid will make it ok for him JI7 Aug 2020 #38
The fucking repressed, ignorant asshole coward won't show up... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #40
Will Pence have to have his wife on stage during the debate? machI Aug 2020 #164
Fantastic choice Joe! duforsure Aug 2020 #33
O HELL YEAH! Paladin Aug 2020 #35
I will support Joe and Kamala! but theophilus Aug 2020 #36
Ditto. dixiechiken1 Aug 2020 #109
Don't Worry. Be Happy. Calm your fears. Tommymac Aug 2020 #113
Thanks for sharing this! Native Aug 2020 #154
If you're talking about her work as a prosecuter, thucythucy Aug 2020 #120
Thanks for saying Marthe48 Aug 2020 #152
Yay!!! relayerbob Aug 2020 #37
I am so happy! Thank you Joe! bronxiteforever Aug 2020 #41
Very good!! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2020 #42
Excellent choice! herding cats Aug 2020 #44
best choice! AlexSFCA Aug 2020 #45
Happy days! BooScout Aug 2020 #48
A very good choice. I can support this ticket. Just waiting for my ballot. Old Terp Aug 2020 #50
I supported Harris... then Warren... then Biden... and now Biden/Harris! deurbano Aug 2020 #51
Same here Mortos Aug 2020 #84
I am happy beyond words. She was my pick!!!!!!! Butterflylady Aug 2020 #52
She's as smart and as sharp as hell!! Cousin Dupree Aug 2020 #53
Hot damn! Now I need a Biden/Harris sign McCamy Taylor Aug 2020 #54
Excellent choice stevil Aug 2020 #55
And a hearty K&R BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #56
I screamed so loud with joy I scared my dog! mcar Aug 2020 #57
I walked outside and shouted thank you to the Sky proud patriot Aug 2020 #85
... mcar Aug 2020 #94
Yeah! gademocrat7 Aug 2020 #59
THE BEST NEWS!!!!!!!!!! cilla4progress Aug 2020 #60
I'm so happy seta1950 Aug 2020 #61
She will kick ass! Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #62
Whoo-Hoo.... can't wait to get my merch! ihaveaquestion Aug 2020 #64
Good choice out of many! burrowowl Aug 2020 #66
Great!! dajoki Aug 2020 #67
SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!! I voted for Kamala for president, honored to vote her in as Vice President chia Aug 2020 #69
Go get 'em Jomala! sarchasm Aug 2020 #70
Dynamic Duo. Now, Go Kick Ass !! Captain Zero Aug 2020 #71
YES YES YES YES proud patriot Aug 2020 #72
Biden/Harris for the win!!! Now lets concentrate a bit on the Senate and state legislatures. marble falls Aug 2020 #73
YES! roamer65 Aug 2020 #74
I've been thinking about that also... llmart Aug 2020 #108
I think she will be President in Nov 2024. roamer65 Aug 2020 #114
I have that same instinct... llmart Aug 2020 #123
So happy to have this as my first post in YEARS..... jackster2020 Aug 2020 #75
Welcome back grantcart Aug 2020 #90
Thanks.... jackster2020 Aug 2020 #151
About time you showed back up! Welcome! niyad Aug 2020 #178
Welcome back! gristy Aug 2020 #193
Yes! Yes! Yes! BadgerMom Aug 2020 #76
Hurray! cp Aug 2020 #77
What a GREAT, AWESOME, WONDERFUL choice!!! bluestarone Aug 2020 #78
YES! Mad_Dem_X Aug 2020 #80
Woot!!! mdelaguna Aug 2020 #81
Yes yes yes! Sedona Aug 2020 #82
"I'll have what she's having." - Estelle Reiner, wife of Carl, mother of Rob, the director. Klaralven Aug 2020 #104
Welcome to DU. niyad Aug 2020 #179
I'm dancing here. hunter Aug 2020 #83
Biden/Harris 2020 is a great sounding ticket. C Moon Aug 2020 #86
That makes me feel better. BobsYourUncle Aug 2020 #89
FANTASTIC!!! bluewater Aug 2020 #92
I think he made a mistake. olddad65 Aug 2020 #93
Really? How so? Mortos Aug 2020 #98
No Mistake Made Here OldManTarHeel Aug 2020 #106
I think we'll certainly allow that all the credibility and substance it in fact, warrants... LanternWaste Aug 2020 #142
Do tell. dchill Aug 2020 #177
Same here Polybius Aug 2020 #197
... Initech Aug 2020 #95
OMG! llmart Aug 2020 #96
OUTSTANDING! HOPE is making a Comeback! Tommymac Aug 2020 #102
Just got mine. 2:59 mdt! niyad Aug 2020 #112
My dream ticket!!! And... of course, Chuck Todd is already at it. displacedtexan Aug 2020 #115
Chuck Toll has long been the weakest link at MSNBC. Sloumeau Aug 2020 #127
Yay! AirmensMom Aug 2020 #117
FABULOUS !!!!! BarbD Aug 2020 #118
A WINNING ticket! AwakeAtLast Aug 2020 #121
Yea! Orangepeel Aug 2020 #124
Unbeatable! SergeStorms Aug 2020 #125
FREAKING AWESOME ... VP Kamala Harris... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #126
Harris can assume the presidency without Eyeball_Kid Aug 2020 #130
My Favorite Choice Among His Candidates!!! dsharp88 Aug 2020 #131
I'm very glad they took my advice and FailureToCommunicate Aug 2020 #138
I'm so thrilled! nt Ilsa Aug 2020 #139
Another history making Democratic ticket!!! (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #140
YESSSSSSS!!!!! WE GOT THIS angrychair Aug 2020 #141
woohoo...this is the ticket I wanted, though I would have gladly supported any of the other choices. iluvtennis Aug 2020 #144
Lock and Load.. denbot Aug 2020 #146
I was hoping for Tammy Duckworth Bayard Aug 2020 #148
Harris/Duckworth in either 2024 or 2028. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2020 #160
Works for me! nt SunSeeker Aug 2020 #204
I'm ecstatic. Senator Harris was my first choice. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #153
Good pick!! Pepsidog Aug 2020 #156
Beyond fired up! Politicub Aug 2020 #157
As a 3rd generation job stealer, this is psychologically important for me IronLionZion Aug 2020 #159
I'm thrilled! This is great news! NurseJackie Aug 2020 #161
YAY!! SunSeeker Aug 2020 #162
Fuck Yeah!!!!!!!! Paladin Aug 2020 #163
OOOOOOOOoooooooo YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!!! calimary Aug 2020 #165
Down ballot is going to be a walk for the Democrats machI Aug 2020 #166
Yeah! Biden and Harris will make a great team! Callalily Aug 2020 #167
So excited! summer_in_TX Aug 2020 #168
I am sooo glad that Joe was smart enough to select her. I'm happy as heck. nt Nay Aug 2020 #169
This is GREAT news! I just went into our DU Act Blue and donated $25 to the ticket. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #170
We're goin' to the big dance! Blue Owl Aug 2020 #171
I am looking forward to the VP debate. She will beat the snow out of Pence. muntrv Aug 2020 #173
Dynamite ticket ucrdem Aug 2020 #174
In terms of who she is, what she brings to the ticket she's perfect, but.... plimsoll Aug 2020 #176
Unless I'm mistaken the (Democratic) governor will appoint her successor, thucythucy Aug 2020 #181
I expect long coattails. LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #180
I said they should be running as a team back in 2018 BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #183
Would've preferred Susan Rice as the safer bet, but whatever. jcmaine72 Aug 2020 #185
So happy!! Would have been happy with any of the choices AllyCat Aug 2020 #187
Wouldn't Elizabeth Warren make a GREAT Attorney General CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #188
OMG.. I thought we were going to find out Cha Aug 2020 #189
Doing my happy dance! warmfeet Aug 2020 #191
She wasn't my first choice for VP(wanted her for AG) but that doesn't matter MustLoveBeagles Aug 2020 #194
well, done llashram Aug 2020 #195
Great ticket! We're very excited about her VP pick R B Garr Aug 2020 #196
called this a year ago as its the natural and BEST pick for Biden and democrats beachbumbob Aug 2020 #198
The world seems just a bit better today hydrolastic Aug 2020 #199
Good choice! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #200
Counting the days n/t hibbing Aug 2020 #201
Ok ladies now let's get in formation! SunSeeker Aug 2020 #202
My pick since 2017 Cetacea Aug 2020 #203
Excellent selection! maryallen Aug 2020 #205
put her in charge of prosecuting every law breaker in this misadminatration scarytomcat Aug 2020 #206
She has been my pick all along. Mickju Aug 2020 #207

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
22. Ha! Did you know the USPS actually had an email product/service before email was popular?
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:28 PM
Aug 2020

It was before the PC explosion I think. Too ahead of its time. They sold it off.


Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)
9. Mine too!!! I get multiple texts a day from them, but not this one!!!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:23 PM
Aug 2020

Whatever, I'm absolutely over the moon with this choice!

Mortos

(2,390 posts)
101. Joe, if I wasn't so happy with your choice
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:56 PM
Aug 2020

I would be pissed off about donating all those times so I would be "the first to know." I got my text at 3:45 CST. I read it first on DU 15 minutes before that.

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. That might be the highlight of the campaign, although Joe demolishing the demented one....
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:22 PM
Aug 2020

....is worth the price of admission.

AZ8theist

(5,470 posts)
27. Yeah, me too, but....
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:31 PM
Aug 2020

How is the repressed, ignorant asshole going to appear on stage..

ALONE? with A GIRL?????????????????????

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
43. Mother will have to
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:35 PM
Aug 2020

be there, of course. Kamela will show Joni Ernst "how it is done" (meaning emasculating a male, apart from a sheep) Milquetoast Mike must be quaking in his loafers.

Behind the Aegis

(53,959 posts)
7. I was hoping for Tammy Duckworth.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:23 PM
Aug 2020

I wanted Harris as AG to run down the ousted administration. However, I think she is an excellent choice.

George II

(67,782 posts)
10. I would have liked to have seen that too, but there are so many good choices...
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:24 PM
Aug 2020

Harris is probably the most effective for the campaign and as a "partner".

Behind the Aegis

(53,959 posts)
18. The pool he had to choose from was outstanding.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:27 PM
Aug 2020

Personally, I don't think any of the finalists would have been a bad choice. I can still fantasize about Harris as AG and eviscerating the failed administration and making them cry on the stand; it makes me giggle with delight!

yellowdogintexas

(22,256 posts)
147. If he is interested Schiff would make a fantastic AG
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:32 PM
Aug 2020

as would several others
There are 2 or 3 attorneys who are regulars on Stephanie Miller's morning show who would kick some serious butt as AG - some of whom would not have to leave Congress

Behind the Aegis

(53,959 posts)
23. Actually, that's not a bad idea either.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:30 PM
Aug 2020

He can be pretty brutal too. It's just that Harris has this je ne sais quoi in the way she questions people which makes me happy.

PatSeg

(47,482 posts)
97. Yes, Schiff would be a brilliant choice
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:55 PM
Aug 2020

as AG, though I think his presence in the House is very important. Maybe the Speaker one day or perhaps he could run for Harris's seat in the senate.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
182. That's a big "A-MEN!"
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:15 PM
Aug 2020

Wow, would he snap things into place - and have the ENTIRE department behind him!

onetexan

(13,041 posts)
184. Well said. Preet is one good man with integrity
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:18 PM
Aug 2020

I would love that he be AG or in the least be appointed to a major post. Same with Sally Yates & put away the criminals of this crooked administration.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
135. Can't afford to take another Dem Senator
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:22 PM
Aug 2020

off the floor. The Dems are poised to take over the Senate and need every incumbent. Duckworth as Majority Leader?

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
155. We have not seen the last of Senator Duckworth and she has a great political future ahead f her I
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:41 PM
Aug 2020

am sure.

crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
158. I liked Duckworth too, but Harris very close second. Hillary for AG
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:42 PM
Aug 2020

Love Duckworth and she’d be hard to attack. But Kampala is great as well. Tough and Charismatic. I was worried it would be Rice. Not that Rice wouldn’t be an excellent VP she would, but GOP Senate would have pulled her into a trumped up Benghazi “investigation” or Ukraine investigation. Can’t do that with Kamala.

But I LOVE the idea of Hillary as AG. Has a delicious sense of justice. Can you see her investigating Barr or Trump? That would be karma.

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
209. I was hoping for Duckworth too. Mostly because I knew what would come with Harris
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 07:45 PM
Aug 2020

I like Harris and think she'll be a great VP, but all day I've been defending her from irrational attacks on twitter. Not people from the right either. It's expected they would attack any democrat. Particularly one who is as strong as a candidate as her. They would have attacked Duckworth too. But the main people who get me going are the ones who attack her from the left. There are some valid issue, but there is just so much nonsense. They are literally trying to make her out to be basically no better than a republican. Saying she is anti-LGBTQ, anti-black, pro police state etc... It's one thing to offer fair criticisms of people, but they make stuff up and ignore anything that runs counter to what they want to believe. I got the same feeling of total frustration that I usually only get when arguing with stubborn low-information Trump supporters. Changing the topic. Goal post moving. Irrational complaints and expectations not based in reality. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
137. He's going to have his ASS handed to him by Kamala Harris
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:25 PM
Aug 2020

in the debates. By a Woman. By a Woman of Color! It's gonna hurt.

Travel Hat

(117 posts)
172. Kamala will be the anti-Pence
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:11 PM
Aug 2020

Any good manager does not want a yes man, like Pence with his head up Trumps ass.

Warpy

(111,267 posts)
24. She's the best choice from a really strong field.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:30 PM
Aug 2020

I sincerely hope the type of man still wearing a MAGA hat is insulted.

I'm delighted.

ZenDem

(442 posts)
25. I'M TRYING TO FIND ALL THE THREADS!!!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:30 PM
Aug 2020

I want to K/R every single KAMALA post!!!

BIDEN/HARRIS 2020

Damnit...I've got tears in my eyes!

Roc2020

(1,616 posts)
34. Yes. Yes they are
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:33 PM
Aug 2020

It's going to be a behind the shed whupping so bad for the GOP they will be talking about for decades in the Swamps of the South.

IronLionZion

(45,447 posts)
99. This is the second time my presidential choice was selected for VP
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:55 PM
Aug 2020

I supported Biden in 2008. Hoping for a repeat of that blue wave!

PatSeg

(47,482 posts)
110. Same here
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:02 PM
Aug 2020

And i was 95% sure with both of them. My biggest disappointment, I think was Tim Kaine. I really like Kaine, but I was hoping for a more inspired pick for VP, like maybe Elizabeth Warren. I knew it was unlikely, but I thought it would have been a really dynamic ticket, whereas I think Kaine was a predictable and safe choice.

Kamala Harris was the perfect choice for Joe! Things are going to really pick up now.

IronLionZion

(45,447 posts)
122. Kamala is an exciting bold choice, with many of the positive qualities of Obama
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:10 PM
Aug 2020

so this should be the winning ticket to crush Trump and bring long coattails to win downticket races all over the country.

PatSeg

(47,482 posts)
129. I was pretty sure it was going to be Harris
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:16 PM
Aug 2020

but I'm still rather overwhelmed right now. I love it when Democrats make "bold choices", a sign of things really turning around. Also, I think a lot of progressives needed to see that Joe wasn't the moderate, safe choice that many thought he would be.

What a great ticket!

usaf-vet

(6,186 posts)
29. Great choice. She is a fighter and a smart woman.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:31 PM
Aug 2020

Now give it a little time for that to be the top news.

But then start telling us what you are going to do with the other very smart women who were also-rans.
There are great jobs for them as well to start repairing the damage Trump has done.

Roc2020

(1,616 posts)
30. oops! I would have lost a lot of money if I was a betting man
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:31 PM
Aug 2020

I picked Susan Rice. Good for Harris. Safe pick, competent, bulldog after Trumps behind. Watch your back though Joe!

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
33. Fantastic choice Joe!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:33 PM
Aug 2020

A great day for America, and watch trump come out and make a fool of himself again today saying something really stupid. That's all he can do.

theophilus

(3,750 posts)
36. I will support Joe and Kamala! but
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:33 PM
Aug 2020

I think it a poor choice. She will not make a difference for the ticket and could actually hurt because of her history in California. I said my piece. I will vote for Joe/Kamala but this makes me afraid.

dixiechiken1

(2,113 posts)
109. Ditto.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:02 PM
Aug 2020

I'll still vote for Joe but not quite as enthusiastically as before. No matter, I guess, a vote is a vote is a vote.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
113. Don't Worry. Be Happy. Calm your fears.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:03 PM
Aug 2020

She is an outstanding pick.

I'm a far left type of guy...and I LOVE the pick. My bestie is a centrist...and THEY love the pick. My Mother-in Law is a right center former Repub turned Dem for Obama...she loves the pick.

What else could you want!

thucythucy

(8,066 posts)
120. If you're talking about her work as a prosecuter,
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:08 PM
Aug 2020

this might be of interest:

https://democraticunderground.com/100213884887

I think she's an excellent choice.

Also a plus: the Democratic governor of California will fill her Senate seat with another progressive Democrat.

One of my reservations about Elizabeth Warren (who was my first choice in the primary) was GOP Baker would no doubt have replaced her with a Republican.

Marthe48

(16,963 posts)
152. Thanks for saying
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:37 PM
Aug 2020

whenever a really great senator gets tapped for a different job, I wonder how he/she will be replaced. We need every seat in the Senate we have and the rest that we need, turn this nightmare around.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
45. best choice!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:37 PM
Aug 2020

I love her prosecutorial style of debating, very appropriate for the job! Can’t wait to see her debate Pence.
Does this means Adam Shiff is the next AG? I say - hell yes!

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)
60. THE BEST NEWS!!!!!!!!!!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:43 PM
Aug 2020

SHE WILL EAT THEM FOR LUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can believe I am finally getting a wish come true in politics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can finally relax............. and concentrate!

SO HAPPY!

llmart

(15,540 posts)
108. I've been thinking about that also...
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:02 PM
Aug 2020

even before this news, because of Joe's age. Can you imagine if she ended up being our President some day?

I'm just giddy right now.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
114. I think she will be President in Nov 2024.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:04 PM
Aug 2020

Just a gut feeling that Joe may step aside once things are on a more even keel.

Nothing more than a gut feeling and I would support it if he did.

bluestarone

(16,959 posts)
78. What a GREAT, AWESOME, WONDERFUL choice!!!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:50 PM
Aug 2020

I'm sooo happy! Wanted her to b AG, BUT now my choice for AG is Adam Schiff!! He would be AWESOME as well!!! What a GREAT ticket!!!

niyad

(113,323 posts)
179. Welcome to DU.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:44 PM
Aug 2020

One of my favourite scenes from any movie. And Estelle Reiner's line had me choking with laughter.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
142. I think we'll certainly allow that all the credibility and substance it in fact, warrants...
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:27 PM
Aug 2020

Guess we both had thoughts.

llmart

(15,540 posts)
96. OMG!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:55 PM
Aug 2020

Just came in from an afternoon of yardwork and I am so thrilled at this selection!

Now let's all of us do our part and get out there and CRUSH Trumpie and the potted plant who's his running mate.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
102. OUTSTANDING! HOPE is making a Comeback!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:59 PM
Aug 2020

I am thrilled with this choice.

I wish SHE could debate The Donald Duck.

Thanks Joe. Sincerely.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
115. My dream ticket!!! And... of course, Chuck Todd is already at it.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:04 PM
Aug 2020

I had to switch to CNN because Chuck was tossing backhanded compliments. "Her campaign was failing..." was the last straw.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
125. Unbeatable!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:12 PM
Aug 2020

Ms. Harris is as sharp as a tack. She'll make a GREAT VICE-PRESIDENT and a superb PRESIDENT IN 2028!



Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
130. Harris can assume the presidency without
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:17 PM
Aug 2020

skipping a beat, if necessary. We should all be fully confident that the ship of state will be in good hands if Biden’s health falters.

dsharp88

(487 posts)
131. My Favorite Choice Among His Candidates!!!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:17 PM
Aug 2020

I would have wanted Elizabeth Warren if her governor wasn't a Republican. I predicted former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, but hoped for Kamala!!! Yay!!!

Bayard

(22,075 posts)
148. I was hoping for Tammy Duckworth
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:34 PM
Aug 2020

But still pleased. I do worry about bringing in the Midwest. And South.

Let the slurs and lies begin. I'm 100% in!


totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
153. I'm ecstatic. Senator Harris was my first choice.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:38 PM
Aug 2020

She will make a great VP and she is well qualified to be one heartbeat away from the presidency. But she won't be a lock on the presidential nomination in either 2024 or 2028. She will be a frontrunner although other great candidates will step forward as well including other people of color and other women.

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
157. Beyond fired up!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:42 PM
Aug 2020

I started out as a Harris supporter and couldn’t be happier.

Get out the vote! Our lives depend on it!

IronLionZion

(45,447 posts)
159. As a 3rd generation job stealer, this is psychologically important for me
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:43 PM
Aug 2020

I only wish my grandparents had lived long enough to see Kamala Devi Harris become VP of the country they immigrated to back in the turbulent 1960s

calimary

(81,298 posts)
165. OOOOOOOOoooooooo YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!!!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:53 PM
Aug 2020

What a perfect choice!

She's super strong on multiple levels! And she represent the future of the Democratic party.

PLUS: All the other women who were under consideration have been elevated as a result. They all looked good (and I'm not talking just physically). They all showed their brains. They all have acquitted themselves well. They all are strong. They all have strong, relevant, and credible backgrounds. They all are brilliant, impressive, powerful, accomplished, and formidable women. They ALL make me proud! They ALL shine as role models for my granddaughter(s) - the one here already and the one on the way. They ALL are ready to lead our party, AND our country, into a brighter, more hopeful, and healing future.

AND assuming the Biden/Harris ticket goes all the way, her Senate seat will stay true-blue because Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is the one who'll choose her replacement.

And on debate night, she'll eat Pence's lunch, dinner, midnight snack, and breakfast the morning-after.

summer_in_TX

(2,739 posts)
168. So excited!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:58 PM
Aug 2020

My husband and I are delighted. What an awesome woman she is, warm, empathetic, charismatic, delightful. Not to mentioned highly accomplished and an amazing communicator.

PatrickforO

(14,576 posts)
170. This is GREAT news! I just went into our DU Act Blue and donated $25 to the ticket.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:04 PM
Aug 2020

I urge all of you to do the same. Let's give them a nice DU boost!

plimsoll

(1,670 posts)
176. In terms of who she is, what she brings to the ticket she's perfect, but....
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:27 PM
Aug 2020

She's a Democratic Senator. We need to work that much harder for a senate majority now.

thucythucy

(8,066 posts)
181. Unless I'm mistaken the (Democratic) governor will appoint her successor,
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:15 PM
Aug 2020

assuming Biden wins, until a special election can be arranged.

So I don't think it will make a difference in terms of a Democratic majority in the Senate.

LudwigPastorius

(9,150 posts)
180. I expect long coattails.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:55 PM
Aug 2020

I really am optimistic, for the first time in a long time, that not only are we going to crush Trump, but take control of the Senate.

ONWARD TO VICTORY!

BigmanPigman

(51,607 posts)
183. I said they should be running as a team back in 2018
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:18 PM
Aug 2020

when my very Dem family was having a big, special dinner and we were suggesting a 2020 team. I said Biden/Harris and everyone in my family liked the idea.

I wonder if I'm psychic. I knew tRump would win too (unfortunately).

jcmaine72

(1,773 posts)
185. Would've preferred Susan Rice as the safer bet, but whatever.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:23 PM
Aug 2020

You know what they say about opinions, right?

Cha

(297,275 posts)
189. OMG.. I thought we were going to find out
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:49 PM
Aug 2020

at the convention or tomorrow.. but not today!

Good.. I'm sure they vetted the heck of it and chose Kamala in in part to WIN!!

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
191. Doing my happy dance!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 08:05 PM
Aug 2020

Exactly what I was hoping for.

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Love to all Democrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tears of happiness now. I love it.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,611 posts)
194. She wasn't my first choice for VP(wanted her for AG) but that doesn't matter
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 08:48 PM
Aug 2020

She'll make an excellent VP. Congratulations Kamala

R B Garr

(16,954 posts)
196. Great ticket! We're very excited about her VP pick
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:37 PM
Aug 2020

and were happy to vote for her as our Senator.

Biden/Harris 2020!

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
198. called this a year ago as its the natural and BEST pick for Biden and democrats
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:50 PM
Aug 2020

Harris will become the first female president in 2024

hydrolastic

(488 posts)
199. The world seems just a bit better today
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 11:07 PM
Aug 2020

When she said she was a product of bussing in the late seventies early eighties I cheered, we had something in common. Now lets just see her kick some ass.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
200. Good choice!
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 11:09 PM
Aug 2020

So would several of the other candidates, but I'm pleased!

Now let's get 'er done and win in November!

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)
203. My pick since 2017
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:32 AM
Aug 2020

I first became aware of her during the first hearings into the Russia debacle.
Trump should be afraid.
Great choice!

maryallen

(2,172 posts)
205. Excellent selection!
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 03:00 AM
Aug 2020

Tamara is intelligent, disciplined, honest, and a talented debater. She has the right disposition for the upcoming campaign. We are lucky to have her on the ticket.

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