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It's about damn time. 
Listening to MSNBC and CNN, there's exhilaration all around.
Ow!
Let the trump campaign lose their minds. 
She has been my number one choice all along! She is the shot of adrenaline that this campaign needs right now! 
1000 times Yay! 
And I second everything you've said here today!
Kamala checks all the boxes in my liberal leftist opinion.
I really do appreciate your words.
Good timing! 
Now is the time to party, we're watching history unfold.
No, I won't take my shit up with him, he didn't log-in and post anything today. Did you? Bringing up
anything negative about Santa Claus on Christmas Day wins no friends. My gut feeling is you're
just like trumpig, can never admit you made a mistake in judgement, prove me wrong!
Pointing out that some black people "have reservations" about Harris is a rather discordant injection
into a very happy and exciting and historic moment for the communities of color you claim to defer to,
even if everyone in the community doesn't think exactly alike. Happy party time.
I'm either not reading or putting ANYONE on ignore who's trying to rain on my parade (at least for right now). This is NOT the thread in which to be critical (IMHO). I mean how long have we had to wait to be excited about something!?!? Biden/Harris 2020!!!
But whatever. 
Sorry...I am just so happy right now. (could be the gin and tonic talking)I realize how not happy I’ve been. It’s been such a long time since I’ve felt this good!
she's what Biden needs
she's what AMERICA needs
Congrats!
This is going to energize the Biden campaign in so many ways.
This is a rocket fuel injection into a campaign that was doing well but now is on its way to win this thing, big. You can feel the excitement and buzz. Which is why the right-wing is howling. They know what we know:
This is a kick-ass ticket. Kudos to Biden and Harris. What a team, my Dream Team too.
That is all. I am a happy, happy camper.
are losing their effing minds right now.
I have not been this happy since Barack Obama was POTUS. Not since Hillary was running for POTUS.
Tears of joy right now. Damn, this is great. I needed this.
Bring it on home this November.
I'm absolutely over the moon regarding this ticket... 
me and my sisters and cousins have been non-stop texting... but I just saw an article in the Philly Inquirer this evening discussing the black powerbase here in the area -
by Jonathan Tamari, Laura McCrystal and Sean Collins Walsh, Posted: 42 minutes ago
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Harris, a Californian whose father is from Jamaica and mother is from India, would be the first woman to serve as vice president. Her selection came after many Democrats urged Biden to pick a Black woman, arguing that the party needs a ticket that reflects its diversity — and that of the country. The imperative only grew in recent months as protests against systemic racism swept the country, drawing in people of all races. ”I’m so excited I can hardly talk,” said Marian Tasco, a former member of Philadelphia City Council. “For us to have an African-American woman be a candidate for vice president, that is just so exciting for me, having worked so long in the political arena.”
Tasco, a longtime leader of the Northwest Coalition political machine, is one of the most influential figures in Philadelphia politics and an expert on voter turnout. She said many Black women, including members of the national sororities Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta, will be energized to help the campaign. Harris joined AKA while at Howard University. “These women — the AKAs, the Deltas, and the other organizations — they’re so happy because they worked so hard to make a difference in this country for African-American women and for Black families,” Tasco said. “And that is happening.”
Rogette Harris, chair of the Dauphin County Democrats, said it was “very important” that Biden complete his ticket with a woman of color. “Number one, it was Black voters who pretty much gave him the nomination and he did not ignore that,” said Harris, referring to the South Carolina primary voters who helped revive Biden’s candidacy in February. “It’s time that we’re not just seen but we’re actually heard. And the only way to be heard is to be in positions of power.”
Harris is also a groundbreaking pick for Asian Americans. “Kamala Harris’s story is the story of a changing, inclusive America. At a time of rapid change, she ties all our national threads together,” said a statement from Neil Makhija, a Philadelphia attorney who heads IMPACT, a political group that backs Indian American candidates. “Harris represents the future and promise of this country. Her candidacy is historic and inspiring.”An estimated 1.3 million Indian Americans are expected to vote in this year’s election, including almost 200,000 in Pennsylvania, Makhija said.
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More: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/joe-biden-kamala-harris-vice-president-pennsylvania-20200811.html
I think people are fired up and ready to go (covid or no covid)!
Sounds familiar ...
Why talk about how black people feel about this stupendous moment in history when, for the first time, a black woman is on a major presidential ticket?
What about how the white people feel?
I'm as happy now as when Obama got the nomination in '08!
As a 50 year old white dude, in the middle of Iowa, I couldnt be more excited for our country as I am right now. This gave my hope a HUGE boost!! I voted for Pete in our caucuses, but if Kamala had not bowed out prior it would have been between her and him. Have always liked her.
Also, grats on 10k...I can only dream of that!!
And good for you StarfishSaver....
I kinda like her for no particular reason...haven't been paying much attention to the vp race or most things lately. So it is the way apolitical people "like" someone which is anathema among informed voters 
..but it is all I got...and given that that that is pretty much how swing voters think, I am looking on that as a positive sign.
And congratulations on you 10,000th post! 
A smart, sharp, fierce, caring, personable Black and Indian Veep-to-be!
I love to feel ~History~ sparkling through the air (when it's good!)! I'm so glad for your joy! I'm happy as a 2nd Gen Greek & Ukrainian-American to see another step forward especially for people who've been here waaay before my grandparents willingly arrived here.
(I gotta get something out of the way this afternoon, then I can relax, and really take it in fully)
One of my black friends texted me all (naturally) excited. After I texted her back - I remembered 'oh, right! She's 1st or 2nd Generation Jamaican-American!' So she was even extra excited.
Will be listening to their event this afternoon.
Oh, and congrats on your 10,000th post!
(I'm very recently here, but I've logged in, oh, around 31,000 posts on a totally different site - that also includes an off-topic polititical sub forum where I post besides the main areas )
