Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' speech that is going viral and is fueling speculation of her rise to VP.

[Skya Rhen]

Link to tweet

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. I know she was pretty much at the top of Jim Clyburn's list of recommendations

so I'm sure Biden is paying attention.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Wow, I've never seen her before, but believe me, I will remember her now.

I'd say her speech puts her at the top of the bunch.

Brava!

[Hekate]

7. Same here. She is righteous. This needs to be posted in every thread w apologists for violence in it

[Calista241]

3. She's been all about gentrification here in Atlanta.

Some people in the city are very angry about the significant loss of low income housing. There's been speculation that Bottoms could be the last black mayor for awhile because of all the white people moving to the city.

IMO, she's done a good job while the state houses and governorship are in Repub hands.

[CatWoman]

10. in 2017 the maps were redrawn to allow Emory area residents the right to vote in Atlanta elections

[Blue_true]

13. University areas tend to be more progressive.

In Florida, the expansion of the University of Florida and Florida State University resulted in the surrounding areas becoming vastly bluer, with Tallahassee (Home of FSU and the much smaller FAMU) electing a young Black Mayor.

[Calista241]

19. Emory is in North Decatur, which is a VERY wealthy part of the city.

[Blue_true]

12. How can a Mayor stop gentrification without stepping on private property rights?

Anytime a city attracts facilities like biotech development, advanced communications, ect, it is going to get the people that work in those places and want a shorter drive. Gentrification resulted in the Bulkhead area of Atlanta electing a democrat for the first time in many years, so it won't necessarily lead to the end of Black Mayors for the city.

[delisen]

18. What happened to promise of Beltway affordable housing

Millenials and low income Atlantans got shafted while developers made out quite well.

[CatWoman]

4. next my cat will be a VP recommendation

[Skya Rhen]

6. This "cat" has been Biden's loyal surrogate since he announced plus they are close friends.

[CatWoman]

9. so?

and?

[Blue_true]

11. If your cat can deliver Florida and Penn to us, why not.

We can work out the flavor of Kibbles later.

A ridiculous answer to a less than standup post.

[BannonsLiver]

5. Biden-Bottoms

Eh, doesn’t roll off the tongue does it.

[JudyM]

8. Great rhetoric! Rioting is not in the spirit of MLK, and is just detracting from talk about George F

We need good speakers like this, glad to see her!

[Cha]

14. "..If you want change in America, go and register to vote."

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was one of the first to endorse Joe Biden for President.

[cwydro]

15. I think she is terrific.

A true leader.

Rec.

[JI7]

16. Stacey Abrams is a better choice and showed she could do well statewide

in Georgia .she lost becsuse if the cheating . the shit running against her had control over the elections.

[Goodheart]

17. Honestly, this is my first exposure to Mayor Bottoms.

Or is it Mayor Lance Bottoms?

OH MY GOD I LOVE HER.