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ancianita

(35,925 posts)
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:42 PM Aug 2020

President Obama praises Kamala Harris VP Pick "Joe Biden nailed this decision"

Full statement:

Choosing a vice president is the first important decision a president makes. When you’re in the Oval Office, weighing the toughest issues, and the choice you make will affect the lives and livelihoods of the entire country – you need someone with you who’s got the judgment and the character to make the right call. Someone whose focus goes beyond self-interest to consider the lives and prospects of others.

Joe Biden nailed this decision. By choosing Senator Kamala Harris as America’s next vice president, he’s underscored his own judgment and character. Reality shows us that these attributes are not optional in a president. They’re requirements of the job. And now Joe has an ideal partner to help him tackle the very real challenges America faces right now and in the years ahead.

I’ve known Senator Harris for a long time. She is more than prepared for the job. She’s spent her career defending our Constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. Her own life story is one that I and so many others can see ourselves in: a story that says that no matter where you come from, what you look like, how you worship, or who you love, there’s a place for you here. It’s a fundamentally American perspective, one that’s led us out of the hardest times before. And it’s a perspective we can all rally behind right now.

Michelle and I couldn’t be more thrilled for Kamala, Doug, Cole, and Ella.
This is a good day for our country.
Now let’s go win this thing.


https://www.axios.com/joe-biden-nailed-this-decision-obama-praises-kamala-harris-vp-pick-cb4ed172-6027-4f38-a3c0-9425f72ed3b9.html


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President Obama praises Kamala Harris VP Pick "Joe Biden nailed this decision" (Original Post) ancianita Aug 2020 OP
K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1
K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #2
K&R sheshe2 Aug 2020 #3
"LET'S GO WIN THIS THING!!!" Aristus Aug 2020 #4
Here's the tweet BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #5
Thanks, BRDS! ancianita Aug 2020 #7
You are most welcome BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #8
K & R IllinoisBirdWatcher Aug 2020 #6
this should be getting all kinds of kudos SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #9

BumRushDaShow

(128,372 posts)
5. Here's the tweet
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 06:49 PM
Aug 2020



TEXT

Barack Obama
@BarackObama
I’ve known Senator @KamalaHarris for a long time. She is more than prepared for the job. She’s spent her career defending our Constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. This is a good day for our country. Now let’s go win this thing.

5:16 PM · Aug 11, 2020
 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
9. this should be getting all kinds of kudos
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 07:55 PM
Aug 2020

this was the right decision since the beginning but I am glad he took his time and delibrrated.

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