The 2020 Presidential campaign.

CNN senior political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson, just moments after Joe Biden announced his choice.

Henderson said there had already been leaks out of the selection process in which Biden allies had hit Harris with the kind of criticism often reserved powerful women, suggesting she "rubbed people the wrong way" or was "too ambitious."

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CNN senior political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson, just moments after Joe Biden announced his choice.

Henderson said there had already been leaks out of the selection process in which Biden allies had hit Harris with the kind of criticism often reserved powerful women, suggesting she "rubbed people the wrong way" or was "too ambitious."

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More than almost any of the other contenders for the vice-presidential spot, Harris comes from a law-enforcement background. Given the recent demonstrations over police brutality and allegations of institutional racism in law enforcement, Harris's resume may give some progressives within the Democratic Party pause.

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Robert J Sakimano wrote:

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I'm sure we'll be hearing the word "uppity" in the next few days.

steveschneider wrote:Polling is out.

https://twitter.com/natesilver538/status/1293501172217786370?s=21

Numbers are exact same as 2016 and shows Trump has a decent chance. Let’s face it white people really love Donald.

steveschneider wrote:I expected it no matter who he pricked but watching some dems melt down over Harris is hysterical.

She’s a cop, wrong person for the wrong time because of the need for police reform, she ran an awful campaign, She’s the one person I was hoping he wouldn’t pick, I hope she apologizes for what she did as a prosecutor...

Left doing what it does best. Being a bunch of whining, unorganized weenies.

Rocinante wrote:Your shtick is old steve. You take the bullshit you read on social media as reality and it’s not. Then you get defensive and say “relax” as though it’s other people freaking out and not you. These are the tactics of our long lost right wing friends that decided that swill wasn’t a safe enough space for them. You do you buddy.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I actually watched the Biden/Harris remarks live yesterday (bourbon in hand, of course). The degree to which I was impressed by both of them was so refreshing, yet also a stark reminder about how incredibly far our country has fallen.

It was both inspiring and maddening.

kingstonlake wrote:It’s both wonderful and sad how yesterday’s speeches were. Wonderful that they could make most of us feel like there’s hope we can put a little faith in turning this country back to good. Sad that all you have to do basically is not be trump to do that.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:anyone think there is any truth to the rumor that our christian hero will drop Pence and add one of his skanky girlfriends to the ticket??

I could see him trying to blunt the Biden/Harris momentum and excitement with some sort of WWE-type announcement and, of course, the mainstream media playing right into it.

The fact that Senator Kamala Harris has just been named the vice presidential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has some questioning her eligibility for the position. The 12th Amendment provides that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." And Article II of the Constitution specifies that "[n]o person except a natural born citizen...shall be eligible to the office of President."

Her father was (and is) a Jamaican national, her mother was from India, and neither was a naturalized U.S. citizen at the time of Harris' birth in 1964. That, according to these commentators, makes her not a "natural born citizen"—and therefore ineligible for the office of the president and, hence, ineligible for the office of the vice president.

steveschneider wrote:Also, Bob did you see Newsweek ran a birtherism oped on Kamala?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

steveschneider wrote:Also, Bob did you see Newsweek ran a birtherism oped on Kamala?

dammit - just posted it (above) without seeing your comment..

if only some random idiot at a message board could've predicted this..

“They want $25 billion — billion — for the post office. Now they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots," Trump said. "Now, in the meantime, they aren't getting there. By the way, those are just two items. But if they don't get those two items, that means you can't have universal mail-in voting ... because they're not equipped."

Rocinante wrote:Who is really happy that the media is asking Sarah Palin what she thinks?

(CNN) - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a "historic" peace agreement.

kingstonlake wrote:LOL Slow Don announced a peace deal between two counties not at war. I’m a little confused. Someone please educate me. Israel said according to the agreement they will stop annexing certain parts of the West Bank (guarantee it’s  temporary). What does annexing parts of the West Bank have to do with the UAE specifically???

BTW Kuschner spoke. I will bet everything I own he’s never had sex with Donald trumps daughter. No fucking way.