"Harris can only hurt Biden" The Hill

"She barely got to the U.S. Senate in 2017 when she began running for president. Before serving in the Senate, she was the attorney general of California, and before that district attorney in San Francisco. She has zero foreign policy experience and no economic gravitas.

At a time when even some Democrats are questioning Biden’s competence to be president in light of his advanced age and cognitive abilities — the vice-presidential running mate becomes even more important to voters. Before you even get to her policies, Harris doesn’t pass the qualifications test.

The other rule Biden violated was that a running mate should bring something to the table other than gender, race or ethnicity. The running mate should bring Electoral College appeal. Harris is from the bluest of blue states: California — a state that Trump has no shot of winning. Harris will not appeal to swing states because she is from California, and her record — and those of California Democrats generally — is abysmal on taxes, immigration, law and order, climate, energy… and the list goes on.

California is a liberal laboratory of bad governance and incompetence.

A Biden-Harris ticket is very good news for the Trump-Pence campaign. The contrast between Pence and Harris will be stark in resume, ability and record."  The Hill

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A bucket of cold water on poor Kamala, alas, how sad for her.  Actually the short term reaction to her place on the Democrat ticket is quite warm, but, will it last?  "We will see ..." My judgment upon her is that she is an opportunist who is nevertheless of deeply left wing beliefs who, if elected, is likely to move the country toward a Cuba style socialist police state when Uncle Joe is removed from office.  pl

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/511622-harris-can-only-hurt-biden

Comments

[Deap]

Anchor baby citizenship granted to those residing here illegally is policy; not law. As yes SCOTUS has not defined birth right citizenship to those who are not ....."under the jurisdiction thereof"........., but it should.

This is a US constitution express language definition in need of definitive interpretation by a strict constructionist court; not a social activist court. Hopefully this case will ripen in due time.

US citizenship is coveted and precious and should be determined by law; not policy. US citizenship should also be celebrated as our one shining common denominator, linking all of us together with at least this one basic fundamental shared status. We then build bridges from there.

[Fred]

TonyL,

The left is desperate that Kamala's record on mass incarceration, opposition to school choice and proposed tax hikes not be spoken about so they are pushing birtherism as hard as possible. Trump's interview with Maria Bartiromo mentions the former, and not a word on the later.

[Beniamino]

@ Stephanie

She also needs to deliver an acceptance speech at the "convention" (whatever form that ultimately takes) without hyperventilating &/or having a nervous breakdown. No easy feat for our intrepid young prosecutor who frequently sounds as though she's about to burst out crying in any kind of public-speaking setting (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0WcMa2Q8Ng). That is of course when she isn't cackling with maniacal delight in the contemplation of her awesome prosecutorial powers (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhJwmIPRmYk).

"See the man with the stagefright, just standing up there to give it all his might ..."

[paul rosenberg]

Biden has made it clear that he requires a co-governor in his vice president. He believes his forte is foreign policy and his strategic vision is to restore American leadership. Domestically, he needs someone who can deal with the enormous challenge to the stability of our urban centers: the Black rebellion.

[Mark Logan]

I thought it would be Rice too, she's sharper than Harris. I imagine Rice opted for SoS and may be aware her personality is ill-suited for campaigning. The smart move would have been a woman from Texas. Polling shows Texas just might be up for grabs.

[turcopolier]

Mark Logan

Who do you have in mind, Jackson-Lee? I visited her in her office once. My God! The African Queen.

[Mark Logan]

I'm not sure, but not Jackson-Lee, although that would've been a hoot. I assumed there must be at least one sane female Texas politician out there somewhere. Doesn't have to be black.

[Mister Odwin]

Sorry
I’m back again
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States

Natural born citizen, in this context, is to differentiate between those who were born in the British colonies and were part of the revolutionary movement, The founders- and those who would succeed them when that generation passed on.
Children of two citizens. Natural Born Citizens, with no divided allegiance at birth.

If my reading of this is in error, I will shut up and listen

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-05-02-0251

[Mathias Alexander]

More likely to go to war with Cuba.

[Harry]

I don't believe she has any beliefs. She is naked, none too bright ambition. She comes from very clever, very high achieving parents, and I have no idea how one manages to fail the bar exam from her background. But it was obvious that her goal was always politics.

She is selected because she will unlock the Clinton money, and she represents that clique within the Party. She went to meet with HRC in the Hamptons early in the Presidential campaign, and "bent the knee".

Selecting her gives the Clintons their seat at the table. It also tells you how comfortable the Biden camp is with their prospects of victory. Selecting her tells you they think they have it sewed up.

She is not a "leftist", unless you consider the Clinton's leftist. This selection directly pisses in the face of BLM and the Berners. Its indicative of supreme confidence and also potentially hubris. You never know what you don't know, and I was raised to keep on running till I cross the tape. Right now the Dem campaign has switched to dividing the spoils.

I would have supported Bernie in the Presidential. I might vote for Trump over a Biden-Harris ticket. What Harris did to black people in California is a disqualification from office, in my extremely leftwing view.