Posted on 05/12/2019 4:55:33 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Congressional Black Caucus may have found an answer to its Joe Biden dilemma: Vice President Kamala Harris.
Some black lawmakers are agonizing over whether to back Biden or two members of the close-knit caucus — Sens. Harris and Cory Booker — who are also vying for the White House, according to interviews with a dozen CBC members.
But with the former vice president jumping out to a huge, if early, lead in the polls, several CBC members are warming to the idea of a Biden-Harris ticket to take on President Donald Trump.
“That would be a dream ticket for me, a dream ticket!” said Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.). “If she is not the nominee, that would be a dream ticket for this country.”
Harris is everything the 76-year-old Biden is not. The freshman senator from California is younger, a woman and a person of color. As Biden gets dinged for his bipartisan bromides, Harris is winning applause from progressives for her merciless cross-examination of Trump officials.
Democrats are also desperate to boost black turnout in 2020, blaming the drop-off from Barack Obama’s wins as one reason for Hillary Clinton’s defeat.
“Either combination there, I’d love,” said Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.). “I think he’s going to look to balance his ticket so that the ticket itself is more appealing. ... I think it would make sense and it wouldn’t surprise me if he picked a woman of color.”
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Indeed.
Have you ever seen Veep? I think you told me no but...I don’t know I think you’d like it.
Nope. Although I can tolerate JL-D in “Seinfeld”, I’m not really a fan otherwise. She’s a psycho moonbat.
She’s essentially Hillary on the show, and put in the worst possible light.
-——He is more Presidential material than Pence.-——
Ok, you can believe that if you want....
Biden/Harris: The “grope-a-dope” dream team. Ali would be proud!
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