Does Kamala Harris Bring Anything To The Democratic Ticket?

Joe Biden has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election, and the reactions have been mixed. Progressives wanted a champion of the people, while centrists are content with another status quo politician. But the reality is that there are some positives and some negatives in selecting Harris, and Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins runs through them.

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So yesterday, uh, Joe Biden announced that his vice presidential pick is democratic Senator Kamala Harris. Now this came as a surprise to maybe a handful of people across the country. He was always kind of assumed she was going to be it. We knew she was in the running at least as a finalist. Uh, so it's official now. It is Biden Harris, 2020 up against Trump Pence 2020. Now there's been a lot said, uh, we've spoken a lot. Other people are talking about it right now, too, about Camila Harris's history. Uh, as you know, the, the top cop over in California, a lot of criticism right now coming from the Progressive's is that ad Harris is a cop. And I don't want to get into any of that because we have discussed that at length. Uh, she is, she instituted many policies that were straight up cruel, not just tough on crime as she's being described as right now, by some publications straight up cruel.

Here's what she was, uh, at times what I want to talk about right now though, is to kind of put the political partisan blinders aside and really just look at if this is a smart, strategic pick for Joe Biden. And the answer to that question, um, is yes. And I'll explain why in just a moment and please understand I have never been a Camila Harris supporter, uh, you know, could not stand the fact that she really didn't stand for anything in the democratic primary. Uh, she has been very corporatist in the last few months though. We have seen her actually, uh, join in on some very progressive legislation, uh, push forward by Bernie Sanders. So maybe she's having a genuine change of heart, or maybe she knew that she was going to be the vice presidential pick and tried to be a little bit more progressive than she actually is.

And of course, as I've mentioned, her history is absolutely atrocious. The reason Steven Mnuchin is secretary of the treasury right now is because Harris didn't prosecute him and throw his ass in jail. I will never forgive her for that. On top of all the other stuff, you know, uh, hurting African American communities with her, her truancy policies where you throw the kids, parents in jail, but I'm getting beside myself, right? Let's go back. Is this a smart move? Yes or no. Again, the answer is yes. And here's why Harris right now, her past that, that, that tough on crime that cruel to law breakers. That's the message that Joe Biden wants to send because he looks around, he sees the civil unrest. He doesn't want Donald Trump to paint him as somebody who supports all of this. So what better way to calm the public to make understand that your on their side, not the side of those Antifa protestors,

Then to pick the cop

Strategically, that is a smart move, especially when Trump's trying to paint you as one thing, and you're trying to distance yourself from it. That's a good move. Uh, the historical aspect of this, this is the first African American female to be in the vice presidential slot on a presidential ticket. That that is historic. That's monumental. You know, it doesn't matter how you feel about Harris. You still have to admit that's pretty damn remarkable. And it is. You also have to understand that Harris has now the person that's going to go up against little Mike Pence in the debate. Assuming we even have debates, uh, I'm willing to bet some of them, including the vice-presidential one are going to be canceled, but Harris was a good debater, right?