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Harris secures enough delegates to win Democratic nomination (misleading title from CNN)

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/joe-biden-election-drop-out-07-22-24/index.html

What you need to know
Harris clinches enough delegates: Vice President Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate. The vice president is marching to the Democratic nomination as broad swaths of the party lined up behind her bid to take on Donald Trump.
Previewing her arguments: In what could be a preview of her campaign argument against Trump, Harris detailed her experience as an attorney general in California and as a prosecutor when addressing campaign staff on Monday. “I know Donald Trump’s type,” she said.
Gaining support: No serious challenger has emerged yet after President Joe Biden announced his exit from the race. The Harris campaign also said it raised $81 million in the first 24 hours, calling it a “historic outpouring of support.”
What happens next: Biden has said he will finish his term, and will address the nation this week. If selected as the Democratic candidate, Harris would be the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead the ticket of a major political party.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/politics/democrats-dnc-process-nominee/index.html

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For people who don't understand what is happening with Kamala Harris.... She has not secured anything yet, please watch House of Cards season 4 episode 10.

**Under a plan outlined by Democratic officials Monday, delegates are expected to vote virtually to confirm Harris as the nominee by August 7 ahead of the in person DNC on the 19th.

But she’s about to secure the nomination, correct?

It seems that way but as Browns' fans we should know it ain't over til it's over.

She will get the nomination, She will get the money, She will get the black vote, she will get the women vote, She will get the choice vote, She will get the anti nation wide abortion ban vote, She will get the young vote, she will get the independent vote. We will get the president we deserve.

True

Let’s just hope the president we deserve is also the president we need.

"please watch House of Cards season 4 episode 10."

Perhaps we should watch the movie "wag the dog"?

The whole thing about Trump being shot is just too weird... that might have been a Wag the Dog kinda thing.

As for Harris, they will be setting the date for a Vote on Kamala of all delegates tomorrow. I suspect it will occur just before the convention. And yes, I fully expect her to win by a landslide. She'll be the nominee.

Over 800.000 small dollar donations in 48 hours totaling around $100 Million.

I'd say it's a "for sure" as it can be at this point.

I do understand MAGA problem with this. First thing out of the mouth of Mike Johnson (speaker of the house) was that they are going to try to stop Harris from Tapping into Bidens war chest. So they are already scheming how to cheat to win.

Also, What the hell is wrong with her liking Venn Diagrams or being a DEI Hire?

This could be a season of Veep.

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett calls Kamala Harris a 'DEI vice president'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-tim-burchett-calls-222411482.html

Republicans just can’t help themselves. Always with the dog whistles.

The world needs to be run by racist white men. Anything else is DEI.

The biggest threat to a racist white man is a non-racist white man. And I’m glad they’re coming out the woodwork to support Kamala right now!

GOP rep: Democrats feel they have to stick with Harris ‘because of her ethnic background’

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-democrats-feel-stick-140211919.html

At this point, it’s as if the GOP is actively trying to lose.

Yes, because it is only the GOP that talk about it.

He's just saying what everyone that hasn't lived in a cave already knows...

That's because there are black women who can do the job just as well as old white guys and it was long past time. That seems to be something left out in your narrative.

It's not a narrative. Those were Joe's prerequisites for the job.

Your narrative is that the only alternative is "old white guys"? JD Vance says "hold my beer".

I'm glad you brought him up. He is no more qualified to be vice president when trump picked him than Kamala was when she was chosen. You can now hold your own beer.

I'll hand it back and you can take a deep pull of your own above admission -- now four years later, after completing none of her 'assignments' you're promoting her as president. 🤣

It seems as if in her main goal she has done pretty well. Red states have been voting to keep abortion legal.

Well, the American people thank her for fulfilling her "goals" and ignoring, snubbing, and not even showing up for the task at hand. Bravo!



Biden tasks Harris with 'stemming the migration' on southern border

The vice president is expected to focus on both curbing the current flow of migrants and coordinating with countries in the region to address the root causes of migration.

Biden: Harris 'leading the effort' to coordinate with countries to address surge of migrants


March 24, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT / Updated March 24, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
By Lauren Egan, Gabe Gutierrez and Dareh Gregorian

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead efforts to stem migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, as the administration faces growing political pressure to address a surge in undocumented migrant children unaccompanied by parents.

Biden said during an immigration meeting at the White House that he had asked Harris to lead the administration's efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, countries that will "need help stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border."

A senior administration official said Harris' role would focus on "two tracks": both curbing the current flow of migrants and implementing a long-term strategy that addresses the root causes of migration. Cabinet members, including the secretary of state, are expected to work closely with Harris on these issues.


More to read here:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/wh...ination-efforts-southern-border-n1261952

The problem with that is twofold:

1. It only preaches to the already converted
2. It turns off everyone else

It's a message that appeals to a shrinking target audience.

After claiming a president has the right to write immigration law, now you seem to act like a vice president has some kind of control over it...............

The facts about Kamala Harris' role on immigration in the Biden administration

Following President Biden's decision to abandon his reelection campaign and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president, Harris' role on immigration has come under scrutiny.

Soon after Mr. Biden's announcement, Republicans sought to blame Harris for the Biden administration's woes at the U.S.-Mexico border, where American officials have reported record levels of illegal crossings in the past three years. In a phone conversation with CBS News on Saturday, former President Donald Trump said Harris presided over the "worst border ever" as "border czar," a title her Republican detractors often give her.

Harris is all but certain to face even more criticism over the Biden administration's record on immigration, one of American voters' top concerns ahead of the election. And Harris does have an immigration-related role in the Biden White House, but her responsibilities on the issue are often mischaracterized.
What exactly is Harris' immigration role?

In March 2021, when the Biden administration faced the early stages of an influx in illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border, Mr. Biden tasked Harris with leading the administration's diplomatic campaign to address the "root causes" of migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, including poverty, corruption and violence.

The region, known as Central America's Northern Triangle, has been one of the main sources of migration to the U.S.-Mexico border over the past decade.

Harris was not asked to be the administration's "border czar" or to oversee immigration policy and enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border. That has mainly been the responsibility of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his department, which oversees the country's main three immigration agencies, including Customs and Border Protection.

In reality, the only role close to that of a "border czar" under the Biden administration was held for only a few months by Roberta Jacobson, a longtime diplomat who served as coordinator for the Southwest border until April 2021.

In her immigration role, Harris' main line of work has focused on convincing companies to invest in Central America and promoting democracy and development there through diplomacy. In March of this year, the White House announced Harris had secured a commitment from the private sector to invest over $5 billion to promote economic opportunities and reduce violence in the region.

Efforts to reduce migration by improving conditions in migrants' home countries have always been viewed as a long-term strategy by U.S. officials. In its "root causes" framework, the Biden administration conceded the "systemic change" it envisions for Central America "will take time to achieve."

Questions about her work on immigration

There are some legitimate questions about Harris' work on immigration.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most non-Mexican migration to the U.S. southern border originated from the Northern Triangle. In 2021, it made sense for the administration to focus on the root cases of migration in those countries. But migration flows have changed dramatically in recent years. Record numbers of migrants have been coming from places outside of Central America, including from countries like Cuba, Colombia, China, Ecuador and Venezuela.

In fiscal year 2023, for example, Border Patrol apprehensions of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador made up 22% of all crossings during that time period, down from 41% in fiscal year 2021, government statistics show. On the flip side, however, the administration could point to the fact that illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border by migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have decreased significantly every year since 2021.

While most of her critics have been Republicans, Harris' work on immigration has also garnered some criticism from the left. During a visit to Guatemala in June 2021, Harris told those intending to migrate, "Do not come," a statement that drew ire from some progressives and advocates for migrants.

As the second-highest ranking member of the Biden administration, Harris will also likely face questions over the all-time levels of unlawful border crossings reported in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Those crossings, however, have plunged this year, reaching a three-year low in June, after Mr. Biden issued an executive order banning most migrants from asylum.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-immigration-biden-administration-border/

This is Just My Opinion however, I think this whole DEI thing is just another way of using the N word.

Do you mean when just the right uses it or when anyone does?

When did the left use it except to point out the right for being racist? I don't listen 24/7 so if they did, I may have missed it.

You need to know that to answer the question? That answers the question.

Are you serious in denying they use it as a dog whistle?

More of your gas lighting. I didn't comment on dog whistles at all. I asked a question.


Are you saying that only the right says "DEI"?

Well then heres your answer. I've never heard the left use that as such,,,, so the answer I have is it's only the Right,!

Does that work better for you... I mean, now you don't have to twist your shorts in a knot to slam me.

I'm saying they are the only ones who focus on making it sound evil and negative.

That's why I asked it in the form of a question. When you use this "?" it's a question. Not an accusation.

Asking you a question is slamming you? Might be the issue is you.

The term is used by both L and R. The difference is intent.

The L uses it as social policy.
The R uses it as a pejorative


Even deaf dogs can hear the whistle.

The left uses it to virtue signal
The right uses it to mock the virtue signaling.

The left uses that mocking to yell "racism" but the left sees racism in almost everything.

If anything the DEI is a ruse for her genetic make-up. She has been a part of the political scene for far longer that JD Vance. Kamala, San Francisco Prosecutor, California Attorney General, and US Senator, before VP.

JD has been in the Senate for less than 2 years, he is a newbie to the scene.

Now you can make applesauce out of what you want, but I find the whole DEI reasoning a bit disingenuous.

Yep, Biden did state that he would select a woman for VP. And this is why we should not make any statement about preference with regard to genetic make up. It ultimately gets tossed in your face and even though it is a consideration in every VP selection, it is better left unstated.

You simply cannot change what you were born with.

We still can't understand that the "content of character" reasoning which is as eloquent as it has been stated.

While you refuse to see racism in anything. I understand however it's to your advantage to label anything accurate you wish to ignore as "virtue signaling".

That's the type of thinking that led to Florida's new history standards teaching their students that African Americans benefited from slavery.

Was Harris the best person to be VP or was she the best woman of color to be VP? This is the hinge of DEI. Race, sex, etc should not make anyone more likely or less likely to fill a role.


"Racialism simply cannot be undone by different or more racialism" Justice Thomas

So is your question only related to Harris or does it include Vance? Does it only count when you refer to a black woman? And then you wonder why people believe that some of the criticism surrounding Kamala is more based on race than anything else.

This is a thread about Harris, not Vance. But you want to deflect.

Biden specificly indicated he would use DEI criteria to select his VP. This makes the question about Harris fair, no matter how much you don't like it.