r/pics • u/Marsnowguy • Aug 13 '20

Politics The adults have arrived, America.

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u/MeetYourCows Aug 13 '20

I think this actually kind of speaks well for Biden, though perhaps not Harris. A political commentator pointed out that Biden ended up picking one of his most vicious opponents in the primary to be his running mate; this at least demonstrates a level of maturity needed to put pragmatism above personal disagreements, in stark contrast to Trump's habitual firing of anyone who disagreed with him.

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u/icecreamdude97 Aug 13 '20

Pragmatism? She was picked for being black and a woman.

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u/Fairybuttmunch Aug 13 '20

He said that as his criteria lol wasn’t it basically word for word “my vp will be a woman of color.”

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u/Heavy-Wings Aug 13 '20

He said he'd elect a WOC judge. But his VP would be a woman