11-12-2020, 04:33 PM
(11-12-2020, 04:12 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Should be real easy, then, to show where Biden has said his reasons for picking Harris and how it's because of how advantageous her gender would be to the country.
Are you aware of any politician who doesn't make choices based on potential benefit or advantage when running for office? Kamala Harris checked two rather important boxes as it pertains to the current Democratic electorate-- being a female and being a minority. It's serves as a contrast to Mr. Biden being a 78 year white male, and serves to represent additional segments of the population. Other factors that the Biden campaign saw as beneficial [according to reports] were Harris' experience in law enforcement and as a US Senator, as well as her time with the Intel and Judiciary Committee.
It seems to be lost on some that gender was simply a baseline criteria; a starting point if you will. From there, Harris seemed to check a lot of boxes and provided the ticket with certain qualifications aside from gender and race. She seems to be well qualified and was chosen over many others who met the initial criteria. While her gender "qualified" her for consideration, it was her actual qualifications -- as a politician -- that made her the pick.
