BREAKING: Joe Biden will nominate Congresswoman Marcia Fudge for HUD

[sunonmars]

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[bearsfootball516]

1. Wonderful selection!

And represents a D+32 district, so no threat of losing the seat in the future special election.

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6. So this is what Nina Turner is talking about. She could be a problem if she runs...

for the seat in addition to a real Democrat and a republican and thereby create a run-off situation.

[FarPoint]

9. Oh for F-sakes NO!

I'm in Ohio but Dayton...I hope our Democratic Party places a sincere Democrat to run...Question...Does republican governor appoint her temp replacement?

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12. There has to be a special election. I don't know how far into the future from...

Rep. Fudge's resignation (I assume that takes place in Jan.) that will be. Her district is blue so I don't know what a republican governor will do in that scenario.

Does anyone else know?

[Budi]

14. Is Nina running as a Dem, Indy or her People's Party she just registered in Maine?

Can a House member also be a Corporate hired K-Street lobbyist?

Just asking ??

[NurseJackie]

18. Difficult question. I know she votes for Green candidates like Jill Stein...

... she has zero loyalty to the Democratic party, and zero desire in uniting or strengthening the Democratic party. She doesn't have a good track record of winning, so I'm sure she'd lose against anyone.

[Budi]

19. She's the one who said Trump & Biden were 2 halves of the same bowl of shit.

Lovely ain't she! 😬

[spooky3]

2. Can she possibly match the stellar performance of Dr. Ben Carson? Has she ordered

her $50000 dining room table yet?



Congratulations to Rep. Fudge, and I like the Biden-Harris picks over the past two weeks! They are really handling this beautifully.

[Yavin4]

26. Was he the sole Black person in Trump's cabinet?

And among his advisors. I don't count Amarosa.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Joe's Cabinet is looking like America.

Smart, qualified, dedicated people to doing the work for the American people.

This is what winning looks like.

[42bambi]

4. Joe and his promise of "We The People" is coming to fruition.

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7. except no openly gay appointees so far

and that likely forswears Pete Buttigieg.

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13. Pete has got to be included. Something must be coming for him.

[Behind the Aegis]

25. To date, only one person has ever appointed an openly gay cabinet member...

...and that happened this year.

[Hortensis]

5. :) Good! She was unhappy when her colleagues elected a black man

to a Democratic leadership position instead of her (with Jim Clyburn favoring the male opponent), and she threatened to run against Pelosi for Speaker but would have lost. This time Jim Clyburn promoted her for a move from the house to President Biden's cabinet.

She's extremely talented, of course, and a strong progressive Democrat, so becoming head of HUD will be an opportunity to demonstrate just how much. Obviously President-Elect Biden thinks so.

And as a side show, we may get to see Nina Turner run for Rep. Fudge's congressional seat.

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[OnDoutside]

8. Dangerous having a low turnout election, I hope there is a well respected Dem running, otherwise it

would be a massive mistake to open the door to a looper like Turner, and a gift to the GOP in the run-up to the 2022 midterms.

[Hortensis]

10. :) Otoh, it'd be fun seeing Turner trying to take over "the squad."

Four or five is just too small group for two alpha leaders determined to focus media attention on themselves...

[OnDoutside]

11. There is that !

[Budi]

16. Haaaha..Oh the freakin Drrammma..for added entertainment

Rofl...

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17. Hortensis, there is a republican governor. I imagine he will appoint a replacement...

Rep., does the fact that Rep. Fudge's district is blue have any bearing on his choice, or is that just my wishful thinking?

Nina Turner, it's been reported, is considering running which could create a run-off situation if she runs against a real Democrat and a republican.

[Budi]

20. Ya think Rep Fudge will endorse Nina?

Hope not. Rep Fudge has a respected reputation.

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21. IMO Turner is no longer a Democrat. Isn't she a Justice Democrat or some other party...

she tried to start? Rep. Fudge will not be endorsing someone who has continually attacked the Democratic Party and some of it's candidates and policies for several years now.

[Budi]

22. She registered her People's Party, that she started after Biden won the primary.

She hates Joe Biden & Harris & anyone named Democrat.
I looked at her & Sarandon's twitter feed after Biden won the primary & it was the most disgusting 3rd party hate speak I have read.
It's where the red rosies like Sirota & Bragman gather to rage on the Dem Party.
It's pretty sickening.

I hope Rep Fudge has a solid Democrat in mind to endorse & follow her path.

She won't let Joe Biden be demoralized by the Ninas of the world.

I really like Marcia Fudge & am quite pleased with Joe's choices.

[onenote]

29. Vacancies in the House can only be filled by a special election

US Constitution: Article I, Section 2:"When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies."

The Governor cannot fill the vacancy. However, it is unclear how long he can leave the seat unfilled by not immediately scheduling a special election.

[Ace Rothstein]

15. What a delicious last name.

[wellst0nev0ter]

23. What message does this send?

From the Politico article:

Fudge lamented just last month in an interview with POLITICO that Black policymakers have traditionally been relegated to just a handful of Cabinet positions — including HUD secretary.

“As this country becomes more and more diverse, we're going to have to stop looking at only certain agencies as those that people like me fit in,” she said. “You know, it's always ‘we want to put the Black person in Labor or HUD.’”

[SharonClark]

27. I wondered about that earlier statement as well.

[jrandom421]

28. Well, if she doesn't like being appointed HUD secretary

she can always refuse and keep her House seat, so what's the problem?

[slumcamper]

24. Chill out. Don'y ya think our team has gamed this out?

I sure as hell hope so. I hope they aren't just blindly drawing straws or throwing Jello at a wall!!

I totally get the concerns expressed. After all, it's almost impossible to conceive that a rational plan is actually in place. After all, it's been so long since conventional wisdom and reason have prevailed...