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My wife, Shelagh just made a very useful point. What is happening with VP Harris? Back in the 30s, yes back not forward, John Nance Garner was one of FDR’s VPs. He made things clear by saying, “The job isn’t worth a bucket of warm piss”. Well, nobody called him a poet but he did have a point. If Obama was VP, we wouldn’t have a problem backing Biden, but there are concerns about Harris, thus a sense of vulnerability and worry about Biden’s longevity, mine notwithstanding. Kamala Harris has had a distinguished career in both California and Washington. She is a no-nonsense tough guy and she has been making some good speeches lately, but the brain-dead Democratic communications overview needs to realize that selling Harris is the same as selling Biden because it reduces the worry-factor. I wish the Democratic Party would take a 30,000 foot view of their communications opportunities.

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Harris is smart, tough, and experienced. The Biden/Harris administration is full of people with expertise and they are listened to. (Unlike in the previous administration where The Stable Genius knew it all). If the worst happens and Biden can’t finish out his second term, I will not lose one minute of sleep worrying that Harris is not up to the job. At this point she already has more relevant experience than Obama did when he first set foot in the Oval Office.

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Yes, and VP Harris is light years ahead of Phillips, too! Biden/Harris or Bust!

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Your typing fingers to God’s inbox.

🙏🤞

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If Kamala Harris had to step into the shoes of POTUS, we'd then see what A BLACK WOMAN CAN DO! We'd be in a new and much needed era! (Thanks, Shelagh :-)

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Hi Lisa. Black women are my heroes. Too often left to their own devices they face an uphill climb and do better than anyone has a right to expect.

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"Kamala Harris has had a distinguished career in both California and Washington. She is a no-nonsense tough guy and she has been making some good speeches lately, but the brain-dead Democratic communications overview needs to realize that selling Harris is the same as selling Biden because it reduces the worry-factor. I wish the Democratic Party would take a 30,000 foot view of their communications opportunities."

You're so right about Kamala Harris. She IS a tough woman, and could do a lot of good for Biden if they just let her run from her own position (like an outfielder - a lot of them are famous at what they do!!) e.g. Have her first travel to the states where the women are fighting hard to push back Dobbs and she's the woman who could lead them!! She has the ability to speak about many important things! It's like she's been shrink wrapped and kept shut up. I think Biden may have some very old-age views of women in power. I mean look how involved he was as Vice President to Barack Obama! LET HER LOOSE I SAY, and don't make her have to walk on her tiptoes and be so very careful of every word she speaks- I say p!ss on that!! Get her out there to represent the women who are being devastated by the abortion fiasco. The Dems need a paradigm shift, and Kamala Harris is one of their secret weapons! Don't put her out there to tipsy toe around everything; have her attack people who go after Biden's age. Like the 87 year old who wrote and said 80 is the new 70! That was kind of funny, yet so well said!! And make a point that Trump is just a year and a half behind Biden. That's pretty old, too, if you're going to go there. I could say more, but I'll stop here. My over all point is that there's gotta be some real Irish fight in everyone on Biden's team. GET AFTER IT, STARTING NOW!!!

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Wow. Very feisty, Maddy. I love it! Keep in mind Biden promised an even split Boys/Girls in his cabinet and delivered. He chose the first woman VP and put the first Black woman on the SC, so go easy on him. He’s on our side. What you need to do is get every, EVERY woman to drop everything and vote for Joe to save, no, restore women’s rights and get the ERA passed. You are 51% of the population. Slam. Dunk.

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Yes, of course your right about the breakthroughs Biden has made with women in his administration and the judiciary. I was still steaming when I wrote that post...lol. So, thanks for the 'heads up'. And, I do so believe in what you said about what every woman .should do (starting right away in my view). I respect your viewpoints and all that you say, Bob. Thanks for your posts - I look forward to them. Sincerely, Maddy

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