Posted on 08/07/2024 3:08:59 AM PDT by george76
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro broke his silence about not joining the 2024 Democratic ticket as the vice presidential candidate — with sources attributing presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ snub to her fear that he would steal the “spotlight” and alienate the party’s progressive base over his support for Israel.
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Hank Sheinkopf told The Post that Shapiro was too hot to pick as Harris’ running mate because of his pro-Israel record, and that Waltz was a safer choice.
“The ticket would have been too pro-Israel. Harris doesn’t need a battle over Israel-Gaza,” said Sheinkopf, who worked on Bill Clinton’s re-election campaign.
Democrats are not as reflexively pro-Israel as in the past, he noted, and Harris needs the votes of pro-Palestinian progressives who are highly critical of Israel.
“She has to keep the progressives in the fold,” Sheinkopf said.
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They have a pro-Palestinian, in some cases pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic Party. Sadly for Josh Shapiro, because of his heritage, I think that is the reason he was overlooked,” he added.
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Vance predicted that a Shapiro snub would occur “out of antisemitism in their own caucus and in their own party”
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the Jewish governor was facing opposition for his pro-Israel stance or outright antisemitism from within his own party, with critics from the left flank smearing Shapiro as “Genocide Josh.”
“These Progressives don’t want a Jew. Let’s say it out loud,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said in response to reports of backlash to Shapiro, who has both defended Israel against its critics and admonished some members of the Israeli government over its settlements in the West Bank.
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Harris had a concern that Shapiro would overshadow her and be the spotlight of the ticket
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Wow ! If I were Walz, I wouldn’t be too happy about this information. He’s such a dork.
“Harris had a concern that Shapiro would overshadow her and be the spotlight of the ticket”
This concern may be well-founded. But the reason why she was at risk of being outshone is because she herself is so pitifully dim.
Worst ticket ever.
That it could win is pathetic, to say the least.
Harris is the first major party presidential nominee who did not receive one vote for the job from a primary voter. The votes of 15 million Democratic primary votes have been obliterated by this political coup. . ~Tom Fitton
Picking Walz over the evidently superior choice of Shapiro or even astronaut Mark Kelly demonstrates Harris’s poor judgement, personal insecurity, and capture by the radical Left. All three of those attributes make her unsuitable and even dangerous to become President.
Daffy Duck would overshadow her.
There is an easier and correct explanation. Eric Holder did the “vetting” for the Jihad Junta, “they” wanted a Vice Puppet to complement the successor prop, Kammy Hammy. The ruling Cabal will continue with these two. Be warned.
Kamala isn’t smart enough to know what to be afraid of.
Her handlers however, different story.
So, which is it?
Did Shapiro take himself out of the running or did Harris reject Shapiro?
I have seen stories supporting one or the other.
That’s what I’ve been preaching for a while...not one American voted for Kamala...she by-passed the system. Wonder if it is really legal. She didn’t even inherit it from Biden just because she’s vp...there’s no such mechanism.....
Anyone would steal the spotlight from the cipher Harris,
Oh, fer bleep’s sake.
The putative PUTATUS isn’t running things Amy more than the POTATUS has.
Either Deep State wanted #TamponTim and got him...
Or...and holy moly...
Deep State’s done a bunk, is not running this bleep show any more, and the useful idiots left behind are having to scramble to hide the fact that our ship of state is now rudderless...
Who the heck is running this country?!?
Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Idiots.
“Who the heck is running this country?”
It would run itself just fine if the filthy Union governmet would butt out and just do what the Constitution says it should.
Ohhhh Yaaaaaah.
Well, if Deep State is still in charge and #TamponTim is the best it could manage, I think Deep State is on its way out.
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