Posted on 07/06/2020 7:05:07 PM PDT by Libloather
When Joe Biden pledged at the final Democratic primary debate to select a woman as his running mate, Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth was rarely mentioned as a contender.
But that is changing as Biden and his campaign move closer to a decision that is expected to come early next month.
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Biden's announcement that he would pick a woman in March was largely greeted with cheers, but the terms of an intra-party debate over representation at the top of the ticket have sharpened over the past few months. The question now -- one that has been amplified by more than a month of anti-racist protests around the country -- is whether Biden should narrow his slate to women of color -- and, more specifically, Black women.
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"The Biden campaign have their own process that they're going through. And I'm sure Vice President Biden will pick the right person to be next to him as he digs this country out of the mess that Donald Trump has put us in," Duckworth said.
Pressed for a more direct answer, Duckworth didn't budge, saying that Biden "knows best" what he needs from a running mate that it was not on "any of us to dictate to him."
The Biden campaign declined to comment.
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Both parties want the natural born citizen clause neutered.
how much is that duckworth? not much.
At the convention, Joe Birdbrain will say “Stand up, Tammy!”
Oops. I missed your post.
Max Cleland lost two legs and an arm, and still lost his Georgia Senate race in 2002.
What’s it going to take to make them start caring? The Duckworth VP story is all over the media and so far I haven’t seen anyone asking about her eligibilty. I guess this shows the essential lawlessness of the ruling classes.
For starters...
Like Vindman in his dress blues, Duckworth is going to wave her medals in people’s faces and dare them to criticize her.
I tend to agree...campaign-wise, if you wanted to marginalize Joe’s efforts even more...putting her on as the VP would be a problem. From the episodes that I’ve seen her talk or give a speech, she’s not dynamic.
All things considered, I don’t understand why he doesn’t go back to Senator Warren.
She wouldn’t rule out removing statues of George Washington. That should tell people everything they need to know about her.
Playing the game, knowing full-well that Biden is suffering from dementia and is in no position to pick a running mate, let alone run the country. Apparently "duty, honor, country" means nothing to her. She's just another partisan hack.
Suckworthless probably kneecapped her chances by refusing to say statues of George Washington should be left alone. (Biden is senile, not retarded)
Another mid-tier contender, Lance Bottoms, has Wuhan Virus, that probably helps her chances since she can pretend to be a martyr and blame mean old Governor Kemp.
‘Scratch and sniff’ Joe needs to pick a progressive, angry black woman. That’s what’ll win over the electorate. Do it Joe!
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