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Yesterday, Joe Biden announced that Kamala Harris is the woman he chose as his vice presidential nominee. But why did he choose Harris over all of the other women being considered?
When Joe Biden’s campaign announced that he’d chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate, it left many people curious why he chose her in particular. However, the truth is that she simply makes sense. Here’s why:
Not only that, but Harris is considered a safe pick. Biden’s team knew that choosing Harris would draw considerable attention, while at the same time keeping with expectations.
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One big reason Biden chose Harris is because he didn’t want to shake up the underlying dynamics behind the presidential race. Instead, he’d like more focus to go on this being Trump’s first term and how he’s handled coronavirus pandemic.
In other words, Biden’s plan is to convince voters that Trump should be fired. He wants the focus to be more on Trump and less on himself, and doesn’t want the election to turn into another 2016 situation.
In 2016, Hillary Clinton spent a great deal of time playing defense, while Biden is choosing to avoid personal attacks – which should admittedly provide headache relief to many. He also doesn’t want more attention on his own foibles instead of Trump’s.
As for Trump, when he learned Harris was chosen as Biden’s VP, he predictably had a few choice words on the matter. Specifically, he referred to Harris as “nasty,” the “meanest” and the “most horrible.”
“She was very, very nasty to… one of the reasons that surprised me, she was very… she was probably nastier than even Pocahontas to Joe Biden. She was very disrespectful to Joe Biden. And it’s hard to pick somebody that’s that disrespectful,” said Trump.
Trump was speaking in reference to how Harris lobbed one of the most forceful attacks against Biden during the primaries. During the viral exchange, she went after Biden’s record on busing and school desegregation. She ultimately admitted that she essentially held the same view on busing as Biden.
Ironically, Trump and his daughter Ivanka donated thousands to Kamala’s campaigns for attorney general between 2011 and 2013.
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