The Hill has reported that VP Harris if elected told CNN that she would consider appointing a Republican to her cabinet:
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[August 29, 2024] The Hill: Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet
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It's not a fantastic move, but also she is trying to win and convince over swing voters in 2-3 key states in the midwest, and many are obsessed with "balance" in government. My opinion is that she can do no wrong between now and being elected. After she wins, there will be time for critique. Until then, any complaints/doomposting are bad and can only hurt.
Sure appoint a centrist to def sec. Seems like the playbook for other Democratic presidents in the past.
You just know Trump is going to appoint Tulsi or anti-vaccine man to a cabinet post and claim he's appointing a democrat.
You just know Trump is going to appoint Tulsi or anti-vaccine man to a cabinet post and claim he's appointing a democrat.
I don't think this is (or should be) controversial, really. Select positions can be fine and not every R is a MAGA nepo baby. Like, Department of Education should probably not be run by a Republican, but Transporation, Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Veteran's Affairs, National Intelligence, Small Business Administration... idk. Pick one. But "consider" is a lot of heavy lifting anyway. They have to be vetted and approved all the same.
Finally a smart politician. There must be a lot of republican moderates that can help her build bridges. Politics should be like this, not idiots isolating the other side every 4 years.
That person in the meeting that always gets skipped over (rightfully so if they think 2+2=5, etc. but maybe it will be someone normal). I agree with her though.
Could you name even one?
I know there are some NeverTrumpers, but they are usually not actually moderate themselves. For example, much of Trump's first hundred days in 2017 was actually from the Romney plan for his first hundred days.
It's a stark contrast to the constant stream of extreme Dem hate coming out of Trump's mouth.
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Yeah, sorry about that. Currently using my iPad until my PC comes back from being repaired.
Kamala Harris is certainly not that candidate. This is a Biden lite campaign set to stroll music, baby.
getting an east coast republican governor like him or sununu would make sense.
It's the right message and adheres to what she's has has been saying in her campaign mission (so far) about wanting to be a US president for ALL Americans. She's making all the right moves. Back to the basics
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Who even is still a Republican at this point that's worth a damn? All of them have turned independent
Edit: I guess Phil Scott
Edit: I guess Phil Scott
I feel like day by day Harris and her campaign have been misunderstanding why there was such an initial burst of enthusiasm around her.
This is the kind of Aaron Sorkin-brained bullshit that makes me feel like a goddamn fool for ever feeling any sort of hope when Harris took over the ticket. The clear support for continued genocide, the clear rightward shift in the Democratic platform compared to 2020, spending a large chunk of one night highlighting genuinely right-wing folks like the QAnon-adjacent "protect the children" sheriff, that "most lethal military" crack, all of this drives me deeper and deeper from "eh, I don't really like her policy but Harris will be fine" to "I genuinely fucking despise Kamala Harris".
Should she have said "no" and have everyone flip out?
This is a complete non-story.
To anyone saying "it's just an off-the-cuff answer to a CNN question", no:
View: https://x.com/metzgov/status/1829262914622251320
View: https://x.com/metzgov/status/1829262914622251320
its not ideal but its a pretty standard thing to say. The reality is that the election is probably going to be decided by a few thousand people in a handful of states, many of whom consider themselves "undecideds" or "swing voters" or "moderates" who can probably be swayed by shit like this.
