🇺🇸 Fell Out of a Coconut Tree, It's Kamalot: The Kamala Harris Thread

[blueharvest]

Women’s Group to Harris: Dump Shapiro Over Sex Case Failings

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s involvement in a sexual harassment claim against a longtime aide may hit his VP chances.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Jimmy Carter says he's hoping to vote for Kamala Harris as 100th birthday approaches

Former President Jimmy Carter, 99, tells family he's holding on to vote for Kamala Harris for president

www.usatoday.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Why the man that ‘gets s— done’ might not be able to save Kamala Harris in the rust belt

‘America needs a George Washington or Abe Lincoln figure to save it – but nobody is out there’

www.telegraph.co.uk

‘Bully’ Kamala Harris ‘berated staff,’ left them in tears after berating them with ‘F-bombs,’ intern told never to make eye contact: report

Kamala Harris “throws around F-bombs” and constantly berated her staff when she was California Attorney General, according to a shocking report. An unearthed 2019 op-ed from professor Terry McAteer…

nypost.com

 

[blueharvest]

Kamala Harris Poised to Receive an Avalanche of Indian American Votes

Harris, who has long embraced her Indian heritage, will likely see many Indian American voters turn out for her in November's election, experts told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

 

[squeekness]

Kamala Harris Poised to Receive an Avalanche of Indian American Votes

Harris, who has long embraced her Indian heritage, will likely see many Indian American voters turn out for her in November's election, experts told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

Whatever helps.

 

[Lily Adler]

Jewish Progressive Leaders Push Back Against “Lie” That Opposition to Shapiro for VP Is Antisemitic

“Opposition to putting Josh Shapiro on the ticket is not about his religion, it’s about his political positions,” Jewish leaders of RootsAction.org said today. The leaders of the group, which has 1.2 million supporters online, labeled as “an emerging lie” the claim that opposition to...

www.commondreams.org

Just like supporting Palestine and calling out Israel's Prime Minister on his corruption isn't.

 

[Lily Adler]

Tim Walz, the Progressive’s Moderate, Is the Obvious VP Choice

Minnesota governor Tim Walz is a moderate from the Midwest who earnestly believes in compromise and bipartisanship. The twist? He's also a progressive populist who can't stop winning. Kamala Harris would be foolish to pass him up as a running mate.

jacobin.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Should Harris Talk Much About Her Racial Identity? Many Voters Say No.

Even as Trump plays up racial divisions, many Americans said they would rather not dwell on race or identity. “We can all see that you’re Black.”

www.nytimes.com

Tbh, all she needs to do is exist and let the right attack her for being a black and Indian woman.

 

[Lily Adler]

She's literally the Vice President of the United States and her campaign probably rented it for shooting that day.

 

[Lily Adler]

She's literally the Vice President of the United States and her campaign probably rented it for shooting that day.

Also remember when he said he was going to pay for his own campaign with his own money?

 

[Lily Adler]

Harris vs. Trump Polls: Kamala’s Gains Are Now a Trend, Not Just a Bounce

The polls are showing steady gains across the board for the new Democratic nominee, though it remains a very close race.

nymag.com

 

[souvlaki]

 

[Lily Adler]

Walz, Beshear, and Shapiro. She already talked to Pete.

 

[squeekness]

The suspense is killing me!

 

[Lily Adler]

Any updates on Kelly?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Inside the final days of Kamala Harris’ vice presidential decision​

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/03/politics/kamala-harris-vice-president-decision/index.html

 

[souvlaki]

As Kamala Harris closes in on her selection of a running mate this weekend, a renewed focus is being placed on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, people familiar with the search told CNN, even as the vice president continues to weigh whether Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would help deliver a Democratic victory in his critical battleground state.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/03/politics/harris-vp-vetting-team-finalists/index.html#:~:text=As%20Kamala%20Harris%20closes%20in,Democratic%20victory%20in%20his%20critical

Crossing my fingers for Walz.

 

[Lily Adler]

Kamala Harris’ Questions for Veep Candidates Revealed

Sometime over the next few hours, the 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee will make the biggest decision of her campaign: choosing the man who will be her Vice President.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Fetterman has concerns about Shapiro for V.P., aides tell Harris’ team

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Fetterman's representatives explained to Harris' aides that one of the key disagreements the men had was while they served together on Pennsylvania's Board of Pardons, according to the three people, who were granted anonymity to describe internal conversations.

Fetterman sought to revitalize the institution and provide second chances to some convicts. Shapiro often took a less lenient position, arguing that he believed in criminal justice reform but that the commutations process was not the place for "structural" changes. Fetterman and Shapiro clashed in particular over the fate of Lee and Dennis Horton, brothers who had been convicted in a fatal shooting and robbery in 1993 but maintained their innocence for decades.

This reminds me that Fetterman was PA lieutenant governor under Shapiro’s predecessor Tom Wolf when he ran for Senate instead of seeking the governorship.

 

[Lily Adler]

This reminds me that Fetterman was PA lieutenant governor under Shapiro’s predecessor Tom Wolf when he ran for Senste instead of seeking the governorship.

Seriously the more news that comes out about Shapiro, the more I don't like him

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Well, I did like Tom Wolf more. Even if you set aside everything else Wolf was more productive than Shapiro.

Shortly after being sworn in, Wolf signed two executive orders banning gifts to state employees and requiring a bidding process for outside legal contracts.[43] Wolf also restored a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", in state parks[44] and placed a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania.[45] The most significant executive action in his first days in office was his move to fully expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Wolf also later signed the bipartisan mail voting act for PA.

 

[flickchick85]

Seriously the more news that comes out about Shapiro, the more I don't like him

He’s just a collection of red flags for me at this point.

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, I did like Tom Wolf more. Even if you set aside everything else Wolf was more productive than Shapiro.



Wolf also later signed the bipartisan mail voting act for PA.

But he does a good Obama impersonation.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]