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applegrove

(118,767 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:03 PM Jul 2020

Why Joe Biden Has His Eye on Karen Bass

Why Joe Biden Has His Eye on Karen Bass

July 13, 2020 at 1:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 179 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/13/why-joe-biden-has-his-eye-on-karen-bass/

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The Atlantic: “Now, much to Bass’s—and pretty much everyone else’s—surprise, Biden’s team is taking her seriously as a potential vice-presidential running mate… He’s the leader of the party now. Will he decide its future by anointing a successor, or pick someone, like Bass, who’s less likely to run for president?”

“Bass came up as a community organizer in Los Angeles and worked as a physician assistant in emergency rooms during the AIDS crisis. She was at the infamous intersection of Florence and Normandie as the sun set in 1992 during the Watts riots, and almost got hit by bricks. For the past month, she’s been shepherding a policing-reform bill through the House without losing a single progressive or moderate vote.”

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(Could someone who can get behind the paywall post a few more paragraphs? I can't but i want to know more - applegrove)

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Why Joe Biden Has His Eye on Karen Bass (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2020 OP

A very impressive woman Yeehah Jul 2020 #1

My Faux pas Jul 2020 #2

The Watts riots were in the 60s. 1992 riots were post Rodney King blm Jul 2020 #3

I like her, but the role (especially now) of the VP is to play "bad cop" /take it to the opposition hlthe2b Jul 2020 #4

. Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #5

I sort of hope he doesn't. edbermac Jul 2020 #6

No way at all is she on his VP short list. LonePirate Jul 2020 #7

Played herself in film titled, "Burn Motherfucker, Burn!" (IMDB) Alex4Martinez Jul 2020 #8

I'm not going to play the pick the VP game. I'm sure that Jim Clyburn will pick someone he likes.. CentralMass Jul 2020 #9

I'm not putting a lot of money on her BGBD Jul 2020 #10

Thak you, that's why I'm hoping for Demings. lark Jul 2020 #11

Yeehah

(4,589 posts)

1. A very impressive woman

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:07 PM

Jul 2020

No problem with me if she's the VP.

Faux pas

(14,690 posts)

2. My

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:07 PM

Jul 2020

vote is for Susan Rice.

blm

(113,083 posts)

3. The Watts riots were in the 60s. 1992 riots were post Rodney King

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:16 PM

Jul 2020

verdict that let police officers walk. The LA riots.

hlthe2b

(102,343 posts)

4. I like her, but the role (especially now) of the VP is to play "bad cop" /take it to the opposition

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:20 PM

Jul 2020

Of those on the top of the list, I really think some are more suited for doing so than others. I can't imagine too many doing it better than Kamala Harris or Tammy Duckworth--maybe Susan Rice. Stacey is strong too on that score.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,502 posts)

5. .

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:57 PM

Jul 2020

edbermac

(15,943 posts)

6. I sort of hope he doesn't.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:57 PM

Jul 2020

Reason being she’s running against this guy Errol Webber who’s another ass-licking Trump tool. In the primary Bass got 88% to his 7.6%

He wound up blocking me on Twitter after I said Bass would kick his ass.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ErrolWebber

LonePirate

(13,431 posts)

7. No way at all is she on his VP short list.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:01 PM

Jul 2020

He is not going to pick someone as obscure or as unknown as Bass.

Alex4Martinez

(2,198 posts)

8. Played herself in film titled, "Burn Motherfucker, Burn!" (IMDB)

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:07 PM

Jul 2020

Works for me!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6175670/

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

9. I'm not going to play the pick the VP game. I'm sure that Jim Clyburn will pick someone he likes..

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:17 PM

Jul 2020

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BGBD

(3,282 posts)

10. I'm not putting a lot of money on her

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:30 PM

Jul 2020

for VP. I just don't see what she offers that somebody else doesn't offer better.

Demmings and Bottoms probably help in Florida or GA, maybe just by a point or two, but that may well be the difference in these places.

lark

(23,147 posts)

11. Thak you, that's why I'm hoping for Demings.

Reply to BGBD (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 05:36 PM

Jul 2020

She will definitely help bring my state home for Biden!

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