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In reply to the discussion: Biden wants a VP "not at all intimidated by the president, not intimidated walkin' in the WH" [View all]Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)42. Typing something in all caps doesn't make it true
And there are multiple points of view on this.
The biggest danger to Harris candidacy may come from progressives who increasingly hold sway in the Democratic primary. A blistering New York Times op-ed written by a law professor at the University of San Francisco provides a taste of whats to come.
Time after time, when progressives urged her to embrace criminal justice reforms as a district attorney and then the states attorney general, Ms. Harris opposed them or stayed silent, wrote Lara Bazelon. Most troubling, Ms. Harris fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct that included evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors.
The essay alleges that Harris remained on the sidelines or on the wrong side of justice issues under her authority. It says she ducked out of crucial debates over sentencing reform and that her office pressed for harsh punishment in cases that merited leniency.
Read more here: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/editorials/article224881575.html#storylink=cpy
Time after time, when progressives urged her to embrace criminal justice reforms as a district attorney and then the states attorney general, Ms. Harris opposed them or stayed silent, wrote Lara Bazelon. Most troubling, Ms. Harris fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct that included evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors.
The essay alleges that Harris remained on the sidelines or on the wrong side of justice issues under her authority. It says she ducked out of crucial debates over sentencing reform and that her office pressed for harsh punishment in cases that merited leniency.
Read more here: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/editorials/article224881575.html#storylink=cpy
Here is another article on the subject: https://theappeal.org/kamala-harris-criminal-justice-record-killed-her-presidential-run/
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Biden wants a VP "not at all intimidated by the president, not intimidated walkin' in the WH" [View all]
bigtree
Jun 2020
OP
I hope so. If we can't have Elizabeth Warren, Susan Rice would be awesome. So would Michelle Obama.
BComplex
Jun 2020
#2
No to Susan Rice...because of Benghazi...it would be foolish. A VP cnan't make you win but he/she
Demsrule86
Jun 2020
#17
Remember when the knock against her was that she was supposedly just getting by on charisma?
StarfishSaver
Jun 2020
#105
1) She didn't accuse him of being a racist; 2) he got over their debate tussle. You should, too
StarfishSaver
Jun 2020
#67
Lol. Let's make sure he picks someone whom the GOP won't criticize in an ad
StarfishSaver
Jun 2020
#79
Warren said on camera, that Biden may be "running in the wrong presidential primary."
PunkinPi
Jun 2020
#106
Thank you! It's like the minute you don't support someone else's candidate 100%
BComplex
Jun 2020
#130
Well Kamala was decisive in suspending her campaign in Dec 2019, so there's that ....
OnDoutside
Jun 2020
#26
no one is going to get their pet plan approved. Any health care advance will be a compromise
bigtree
Jun 2020
#34
a lot of the things we expect in a 'progressive' actually encompass Kamala Harris' career
bigtree
Jun 2020
#37
you actually cite that article by Bazelon that I mentioned in my post to make that judgment
bigtree
Jun 2020
#45
a lot of folks ignore that these issues weren't at the forefront of many political efforts
bigtree
Jun 2020
#52
we know Joe Biden, the second half of the first black president's administration
bigtree
Jun 2020
#53
Had you seen this piece, where some of her most vocal critics have now changed their tune...
PunkinPi
Jun 2020
#64
I see bigtree provided you some links with that info, so I won't be redundant. nt
PunkinPi
Jun 2020
#65
Warren, Harris, Abrams, Rice... None are intimidated with Trump. Women seem the LEAST intimidated
LizBeth
Jun 2020
#12
That does sound like Harris. I remember Obama gave some description of the VP he wanted
JI7
Jun 2020
#25
That doesn't reduce any of the "lists" I have seen. ALL are strong, capable people.
retread
Jun 2020
#35
she wasn't alone in her concern about Joe Biden's past on issues endemic to the black community
bigtree
Jun 2020
#39
Yes, and Val Demmings would help the ticket by delivering a decisive victory in Florida
Brother Buzz
Jun 2020
#59