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4. Did you consider

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2020, 06:45 AM

May 2020

that Harris is from California, a reliable Democratic state and doesn’t put any swing states in play? Did you consider that Harris’ record as a prosecutor might alienate some progressives as well as some African Americans? Did you consider that Harris’ attacks on Biden in the debates are a GOP attack ad that writes itself? Did you consider winning the election? Or that there are other choices better suited to winning?

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The more I consider Kamala Harris as VP, the more I am for her. [View all] sprinkleeninow May 2020 OP

I really don't know who would be the best for Biden.. I just know this.. Cha May 2020 #1

Cha, sprinkleeninow May 2020 #18

Dear Sprink.. Cha May 2020 #19

What's happened to change your mind ? OnDoutside May 2020 #2

I really never settled on anyone till now. sprinkleeninow May 2020 #17

Yeah, there's really no one where there isn't one issue or another. OnDoutside May 2020 #28

VP, honestly, doesn't do that much compared to other posts TlalocW May 2020 #3

Dick Cheney: "Was I a joke to you?" n/t Yavin4 May 2020 #24

Did you consider Trumpocalypse May 2020 #4

Those so called progressives are mostly white men who don't like her because she is a woman and JI7 May 2020 #5

Some yes Trumpocalypse May 2020 #6

no, they are mainly white men who don't like her because she is black JI7 May 2020 #9

Yup Walleye May 2020 #10

Again yes some are but Trumpocalypse May 2020 #11

Probably the same black men that refused to vote for Stacey Abrams JI7 May 2020 #12

Either way Trumpocalypse May 2020 #13

And Many black women like Harris. Black women are the base of the party so that matters more than JI7 May 2020 #14

And there are other African American women available Trumpocalypse May 2020 #15

I'm fine with other women also but the same ones that attack Harris will attack them also JI7 May 2020 #16

There are chops, and then there are chops DFW May 2020 #7

I like Elizabeth Warren or Susan Rice. nt leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #8

Biden/Harris has been my hope for over a year. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #20

Awright! Rockin' the vote! 👍 💙 sprinkleeninow May 2020 #23

Biden/Harris 2020. MrsCoffee May 2020 #29

The woman has some serious charisma. tinrobot May 2020 #21

You used the word 'balance'. You reading my mind? 😉 sprinkleeninow May 2020 #22

Exactly, and Biden was also a pres primary loser from a blue state radius777 May 2020 #26

I want Harris to be the 47th POTUS. Period. nt Progressive Jones May 2020 #25

Okay. From your keyboard to... 😊 💙 sprinkleeninow May 2020 #27