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Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: ‘My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination’ (variety.com)

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Kamala Harris has launched her campaign for the White House, after President Joe Biden stepped aside Sunday under pressure from party leaders.

The vice president has Biden’s endorsement, and is unchallenged as yet for the Democratic nomination, which will be formally decided at the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

In her statement, the vice president paid tribute to Biden’s “extraordinary leadership,” saying he had achieved more in one term than many presidents do in two.

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[+] solrize@lemmy.world -28 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Now we just need to get Trump to step down. Then we can have a less insane election.

If that hands the GOP nomination to Vance, then Vance would completely destroy any of the Democrats who the Dem establishment could possibly let run. This was obvious on watching about a minute of Vance's VP acceptance speech on the news. Dems should be careful what they ask for.

[-] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 24 points 5 months ago

As an ohioian, I can assure you no one gives a shit about vance and he stands for nothing. He's a Muppet who says what he's told to say

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah nobody here likes him

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

then Vance would completely destroy any of the Democrats who the Dem establishment could possibly let run.

Well...

In February, during an episode of Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, Vance said that he cared more about the security of the US southern border than the Russian troop build-up near Ukraine. “I gotta be honest with you, I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another,” Vance said.

"“Indigenous Peoples’ Day” is a fake holiday created to sow division. Of course Joe Biden is the first president to pay it any attention."

“I am as pro life as anyone, and I want to save as many babies as possible. This is not about moral legitimacy but political reality.”

“There are dozens of people who protested on J6 who haven’t even been charged with a crime yet are being mistreated in DC prisons. A friend suggested the below link if you’re able to support them.”

Vance said that Trump should “fire every single mid-level bureaucrat” in the US government and “replace them with our people.” If the courts attempt to stop this, Vance says, Trump should simply ignore the law. “You stand before the country, like Andrew Jackson did, and say the chief justice has made his ruling, now let him enforce it,” he declares. The President Jackson quote is likely apocryphal, but the history is real. Vance is referring to an 1832 case, Worcester v. Georgia, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the US government needed to respect Native legal rights to land ownership. Jackson ignored the ruling, and continued a policy of allowing whites to take what belonged to Natives. The end result was the ethnic cleansing of about 60,000 Natives — an event we now call the Trail of Tears.

Yeah, Democrats will sure have a tough time with him...

[-] solrize@lemmy.world -3 points 5 months ago

Well, maybe you're right, I had basically never heard of Vance until Trump picked him. But his acceptance speech was written to eat the Democrats' lunch, since they weren't willing to eat it themselves. And that stuff you quoted will delight Trump supporters, and maybe not bother too many Democrats.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

"I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler" - JD Vance

He's no different from Ted Cruz. Was against Trump, then later supported him. Both of these guys grew a beard after flipping to be huge Trump supporters too.

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Just look at how dirty Vance and Cruz knees are. Tells you all you need to know about those two.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oh I thought he was a huge liability being absolutely full of baggage. Insane things he's said, including that trump is America's Hitler (mind you that's only insane to cultists)

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 12 points 5 months ago

And also the fact that he's an obvious ivy league elite who pretends to be a "common man."

[-] Sanguine@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

lol 🤣 no one gives a shit about Vance, get real.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I don't know, will Republicans vote for a gay man?

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No one in GOP has a cult following like Donald.

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