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Aristus

(66,316 posts) Tue Aug 11, 2020, 08:57 PM Aug 2020

Joe Biden is the fourth man to appear on a major party ticket with a woman.

And the first to appear with two different people of color.

It's time to make history...

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Joe Biden is the fourth man to appear on a major party ticket with a woman. (Original Post) Aristus Aug 2020 OP

Good point. n/t. NNadir Aug 2020 #1

He's the first and only one to appear on a ticket with any person of color - and he's done it twice! StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #2

NNadir

(33,513 posts)

1. Good point. n/t.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Aug 11, 2020, 09:00 PM

Aug 2020

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

2. He's the first and only one to appear on a ticket with any person of color - and he's done it twice!

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Aug 11, 2020, 09:03 PM

Aug 2020

He was willing and comfortable being the #2 to a younger black man and now he's paying it forward by giving a well-deserved opportunity to a younger black woman to be his second in command.

THAT'S an ally.

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