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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 03:43 PM Mar 2021

Nearly 70% of Female Biden Voters Say Harris Being on the Ticket Was Factor in Decision

President Joe Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 election resonated with women across the U.S.

According to a report released Tuesday by Gender on the Ballot, a nonpartisan project to examine gender dynamics in politics, 68 percent of women who supported Biden last November said Harris being on the ticket was a factor in their voting decision.

For those women polled who supported former President Donald Trump, 39 percent said Harris being on the ballot was a factor in their voting decision.

Biden announced his selection of Harris, a former primary rival and a senator from California, to be his vice president in August 2020—three months before the general election. At the time, Biden praised Harris as "a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants." Harris said that she believed Biden was the candidate who could unify the country.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nearly-70-of-female-biden-voters-say-harris-being-on-the-ticket-was-factor-in-decision-poll/ar-BB1eEjTp?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP

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Nearly 70% of Female Biden Voters Say Harris Being on the Ticket Was Factor in Decision (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP
joe was always my first choice..KH just sweetened it! :) samnsara Mar 2021 #1
Ditto!!! polmaven Mar 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author polmaven Mar 2021 #7
you are right on there !! Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #12
I would've voted for Biden if he'd picked Potato Head for VP. catbyte Mar 2021 #2
Biden Was Also A Factor In Many People Voting For Obama JimGinPA Mar 2021 #3
Me for sure. tavernier Mar 2021 #19
Harris was my #1 candidate early Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #4
I would have voted for Joe no matter what but being able to vote for Kamala made me smile. Biophilic Mar 2021 #5
My sentiments exactly! ShazzieB Mar 2021 #20
Yup, me too. Biophilic Mar 2021 #24
As I recall, after Kamala lit into Joe in the debates, he was smiling. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #8
Not a factor in my decision. Crunchy Frog Mar 2021 #9
After Biden Won Overwhelmingly Cha Mar 2021 #10
That doesn't work. How many simply voted for Biden because he was not Trump? I mean, LizBeth Mar 2021 #11
They said it was A factor. Mariana Mar 2021 #15
I did not say solely. I mean, how many were weighing Trump/Biden then said, hey.... Harris, tilts LizBeth Mar 2021 #17
And a "factor" can mean just about anything, right? ShazzieB Mar 2021 #21
Wait, 39% voted AGAINST Biden because of Harris? Only 29% voted FOR Biden because of Harris? nt wiggs Mar 2021 #13
So, absent a female VP, they'd have done what? voted for Trump? maxsolomon Mar 2021 #14
Right. LizBeth Mar 2021 #18
This!!! hamsterjill Mar 2021 #22
K&R Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #16
So, if he'd chosen...another old white guy, what? Trump? Hortensis Mar 2021 #23

polmaven

(9,463 posts)
6. Ditto!!!
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:08 PM
Mar 2021

I am very happy that she is now VP, but I would have voted for Joe Biden in ANY circumstance!!

Response to samnsara (Reply #1)

tavernier

(12,322 posts)
19. Me for sure.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:48 PM
Mar 2021

I liked BO but Biden brought years of good baggage to the ticket. This time around, KH brings exuberance and perspective.

Claire Oh Nette

(2,636 posts)
4. Harris was my #1 candidate early
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:04 PM
Mar 2021

As much as I like her (long time Bay Area resident, so she's been on my political radar for along time), I knew she could not win. GLad to have her as #2, though.

She scares the righties far more than Biden does. One of the first claims was that should Biden win, he'd not make it through the term and the Democrats were just waiting to install Kamala.

They fear women. They fear Black people. They fear Black women the most, I think.

Too bad they didn't glom onto the whole Love your neighbor as they self, golden rule, greatest commandment thing, or they'd not be pissing in their pants.

"You mean the golden rule applies to me, too?"

ShazzieB

(15,953 posts)
20. My sentiments exactly!
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 11:48 AM
Mar 2021

I was always going to vote for the Dem candidate, no matter what, period, full stop. Kamala was a very welcome added bonus.

Irish_Dem

(45,625 posts)
8. As I recall, after Kamala lit into Joe in the debates, he was smiling.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:15 PM
Mar 2021

He knew he had found his No. 2.
The job of your bagman is to question and confront decisions.
She nailed it. Smart, confident and charismatic.

And she brought home some important demographics.
Kamala is a total package.

Crunchy Frog

(26,548 posts)
9. Not a factor in my decision.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:21 PM
Mar 2021

I would have voted for pretty much anyone running against TFG, no matter what, and no matter who they picked as running mate.

Cha

(295,903 posts)
10. After Biden Won Overwhelmingly
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:29 PM
Mar 2021

and it came nearer the time to choose his VP Candidate.. I was hoping it was Harris.

I thought she would be best for the ticket and our Victory to the WHITE HOUSE!

And, here we are!

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
11. That doesn't work. How many simply voted for Biden because he was not Trump? I mean,
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:33 PM
Mar 2021

it really took there being a woman on the ticket for 70% to vote for Biden? Nah.

Mariana

(14,849 posts)
15. They said it was A factor.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:36 PM
Mar 2021

Nothing in the story says or implies that they made the decision solely on the fact that Harris was the VP candidate.

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
17. I did not say solely. I mean, how many were weighing Trump/Biden then said, hey.... Harris, tilts
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:46 PM
Mar 2021

toward Biden.

I think any of us that cheer Harris the first woman VP didn't "factor" in Harris. Maybe we were more excited voting Biden. I was. But he was getting my vote regardless.

ShazzieB

(15,953 posts)
21. And a "factor" can mean just about anything, right?
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 11:55 AM
Mar 2021

It's actually a pretty vague statement. I mean, I was happy that Kamala was Joe's running mate, so does that mean she was a "factor" in my decision? Even though I would have voted for him regardless? Hmmm.....

maxsolomon

(32,984 posts)
14. So, absent a female VP, they'd have done what? voted for Trump?
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 05:00 PM
Mar 2021

and vice-versa, dipshit women GOP voters were going to vote for Biden UNTIL he put Harris on the ticket, and that made them think "oh, better stick with the rapist"?

i don't care if it's manchin on the ticket; NO REPUBLICANS EVER.

hamsterjill

(15,214 posts)
22. This!!!
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 11:56 AM
Mar 2021

The story is sensationalism at its best. Misleading in my opinion.

As you said...

No Republican. Ever!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
23. So, if he'd chosen...another old white guy, what? Trump?
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 12:01 PM
Mar 2021

Harris on the ticket being a plus is nice, but a factor in their decision?

The most clueless whackjob percentage maybe, add in a few racists and/or misandrists who only voted for her, or maybe they should all be lumped together as more similar than otherwise?

Seriously, it's scary to think that just a fringe couple of percents of, let's face it, not exactly our best, deciding not to vote/vote Democrat because a black and/or woman wasn't on the ticket could have thrown everything to the Republicans.

So I won't. We're better than that!

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