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Harris Gives Worst Possible Answer for Her Big Difference With Biden (newrepublic.com)

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Harris initially said that “not a thing comes to mind” that she would have done anything differently than Biden. But then she went on to elaborate.

“Listen, I plan on having a Republican in my Cabinet,” Harris elaborated. “You ask me what’s the difference between Joe Biden and me, well that will be one of the differences.”

Then, she appeared to take a jab at Biden, adding, “I don’t feel burdened by letting pride get in the way of a good idea.”

I'd heard the "not a thing" but this is the first I'm hearing she's committing to a Republican in her Cabinent...

That's just fucking insane

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

There are only two cabinet-level positions that don't require Senate approval. One is already occupied by Tim Walz and the other is WH Chief of Staff, which I very much doubt would be the position Harris has in mind.

If no Democrat uses the filibuster to block this, the filibuster has no purpose but to block progressive legislation.

[-] Walteracc@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago

filibuster has no purpose but to block progressive legislation.

First time?

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It'll be Cheney or Kinzinger.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Jesus, I wish it was obvious if you meant Dick or Liz...

But Hillary and Biden have drug the Dem party so far right both Cheney's have endorsed Harris, and I really wouldn't be surprised

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

She said it at least a few weeks ago. I think it made headlines for like half a day and then Trump said some absolutely crazy shit again so everyone collectively forgot what Harris was doing.

[-] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

As memory serves, she had been asked in an interview if she would, and she gave a somewhat vaguely-worded answer, that she wouldn't rule it out.

[-] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Of course she is, their entire goal since Bill Clinton has to become the dominant party for conservatives.

[-] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Prediction: she’s going to make a new cabinet-level office for combating misaligned AIs, and put Arnold Schwarzenegger in charge.

[-] queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I'd be all for a "Department of Science and Technology" which would be about safeguarding citizen's rights in the digital era, ensuring ethical tech practices, helps businesses and the government stay up to date with NIST standards, and making a national transistor backup in case we have a solar wind/flair hit us like the 1800s one that set electrical grids on fire.

It was one of the few things from Andrew Yang's "run" for the Democratic Nomination that I was interested in and wondering if someone would pick up on it. (Now I know he's a fucking centrist nobody)

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 1 month ago

We're literally watching the Democrat party continue to push right.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, bad answer, but this close to the election she can't say anything too decisive for fear of alienating undecideds.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

A lot of people planning not to vote aren't doing it because the Dem party isn't to the right enough, it's that they're too far to the right in the first place.

If that wasn't true, Republicans would bolster a 3rd party just to the right of the Dems to syphon off votes instead of a "far left" party. Or they'd at least move back to the center to fight for those mythic middle ground "undecideds".

Instead they've never stopped sprinting right and gained votes overall because they're embracing their actual extremists.

Meanwhile Dems can't get a candidate that wants M4A or one that's against Trump's border wall.

Crossing those lines costs the Dem.party votes. More than we're gaining.

[-] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 points 1 month ago

It might not be so bad, depending on the actual choice (and that assumes that this actually happens rather than being walked back).

But for example I imagine a lot of Dems would be okay with Liz Cheney being a cabinet member.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Unless you're a centrist or a republican. Or Netanyahu.

[-] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 points 1 month ago

And more similar to Obama...

Republican Ray LaHood served as secretary of transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama.

In fact, it was Biden who once considered going even further (though obviously this did not happen in the end), https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/opinion/joe-biden-2020-republicans.html

If he had went thru with that, this year's election would be ... interesting.

[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

What is everyone having for breakfast today? I'm thinking about having a toasted bagel wth peanut butter.

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

During Kamala Harris’s Tuesday appearance on The View, the vice president was asked what her biggest difference with President Joe Biden is—and she gave a surprising answer: She plans to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet.

Harris initially said that “not a thing comes to mind” that she would have done anything differently than Biden. But then she went on to elaborate.

“Listen, I plan on having a Republican in my Cabinet,” Harris elaborated. “You ask me what’s the difference between Joe Biden and me, well that will be one of the differences.”

[-] echo@lemmings.world -2 points 1 month ago

Troll-bait headline means we don't need to read the article to know that it's a bunch of bullshit.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 1 month ago

asked what her biggest difference with President Joe Biden is—and she gave a surprising answer: She plans to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet.

You need to read the article to stay informed. The only bullshit here is Kamala.

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