Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected
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In a clip of a CNN interview scheduled to air in full Thursday night, Harris said she was committed to welcoming diverse points of view.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19720479

“I have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion. I think it’s important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences,” Harris said. “And I think it would be to the benefit of the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who was a Republican.”

  • takeheart@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Listened to the entire interview. At no point does she pledge that. She simply doesn’t rule it out and is willing to consider.

    That header is clickbait bullshit .

      • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        He barely got elected to his first term. He didn’t even get a majority of the popular vote, just more than his opponent. He only beat the shit out of “Crime, boy, I dunno” for his second term.

  • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Not sure this is really Onion material. Diversity of thought is very important. If elected a cabinet of yes men might do her some harm. Even one dissenting voice can at least demonstrate how non partymembers might react to her plans. Allowing her to cater them to better appeal to a larger amount of the nation’s people.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Diversity of thought is very important.

      Sure, Jan.

      Putting a fascist in a position of power creates diversity of thought in the same way that polluting a river adds flavor to drinking water.

      We can have diversity of thought without indulging fascists. Germany’s been doing it for almost a century now.

      • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Cabinet positions are advisory and have little actually power. And not everyone “who was a Republican” is a fascist.

        • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          not everyone “who was a Republican” is a fascist

          That’s irrelevant. The party is fascist and uses their power to overtly push fascist policies.

          • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            Perhaps my bolding and italics wasn’t enough. Was is in the past tense. As in not currently.

            • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 months ago

              I have bad eye sight, so yes, it wasn’t, but that’s not your fault. Thanks for clarifying.

              The downvoters can eat a dick.

              Also it’s a sad fact that a lot of people here in the US think we can’t have true freedom of speech if we don’t let Nazis and fascists get equal air time.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    She will. Democrats always inexplicably rule as conservatives, so this would track well with recent history.

  • rocci@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Do not give those extremist fuckers an inch.

    How about maybe appointing a leftist, socialist, or communist?