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Harris pledges to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-pledges-republican-cabinet-member-rcna168879

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.

Harris pledges to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected

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.”

30 comments

rocci

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Do not give those extremist fuckers an inch.

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

AgentDalePoopster

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Neolibs would rather rub elbows with fascists than they would with progressives, let alone an actual leftist.

Steve

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That would be the way to match the rhetoric.

tal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_oppose_the_Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign

Chuck Hagel, United States Secretary of Defense (2013–2015), co-chair of President's Intelligence Advisory Board (2009–2013), U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1997–2009) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[13]

Ray LaHood, United States Secretary of Transportation (2009–2013), U.S. Representative from IL-18 (1995–2009), member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 72nd district (1982–1983) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Robert D. Blackwill, United States Ambassador to India (2001–2003) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[16]

Stephanie Grisham, White House Communications Director and White House Press Secretary (2019–2020) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[22][15]

Michael E. Guest, United States Ambassador to Romania (2001–2004) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[16]

Rosario Marin, U.S. Treasurer (2001–2003), Mayor of Huntington Park, California (1999–2000), Member of the Huntington Park, California City Council (1994–2001) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[28]

John McKay, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington (2001–2007) (endorsed Kamala Harris)

Anthony Scaramucci, White House Communications Director (2017) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[36]

Olivia Troye, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor and lead COVID-19 advisor to the Vice President (2018–2020) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[41][15]

Rod Chandler, WA-08 (1983–1993), member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 45th district (1975–1983) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Tom Coleman, MN-06 (1976–1993), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 21st district (1973–1976) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Barbara Comstock, U.S. Representative from VA-10 (2015–2019) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[70][71]

Wayne Gilchrest, MD-01 (1991–2009) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Jim Greenwood, PA-08 (1993–2005), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 143rd district (1981–1986), member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 10th district (1987–1993) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative from IL-16 (2013–2023), U.S. Representative from IL-11 (2011–2013) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[79][30]

John LeBoutillier, NY-06 (1981–1983) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Susan Molinari, NY-13 (1993-1997), NY-14 (1991–1993), Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference (1995–1997), member of the New York City Council from the 1st district (1986–1990) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Jack Quinn, NY-30 (1993–2005) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Peter Smith, VT-AL (1989–1991), Lt. Governor of Vermont (1983–1987) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Alan Steelman, TX-05 (1973–1977) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

David Trott, MI-11 (2015–2019) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[15]

Joe Walsh, U.S. Representative from Il-08 (2011–2013), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Kamala Harris)[87][88][89]

David Emery, U.S. Representative from Maine (1975-1983) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[90]

Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois (1991–1999) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[98]

Bill Weld, Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Kamala Harris)[112]

Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey (1994–2001), Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001–2003) (Forward Since 2022, endorsed Kamala Harris) [113]

Geoff Duncan, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (2019–2023), Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2013–2017)[117] (endorsed Kamala Harris)[118][119]

Bob Orr, former associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1995–2004) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[121]

Michael Steele, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2003–2007), Chair of the RNC (2009–2011), co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend[123] (endorsed Kamala Harris)[124]

Not going to do the rest, but I reckon that it might be somewhere in there, as that has a lot of high-profile Republicans who have endorsed Harris.

tal

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Chuck Hagel

I'd also add that Hagel, the first item on the list, previously served in the Obama administration.

takeheart

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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 .

echo

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If she can find an actual Republican and not a Magat or Libturd then it’s probably not a bad idea.

gravitas_deficiency

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So while I generally think this is a dumb idea, if it were Adam kinzinger, I think that could potentially be a really sharp choice. It’d definitely be very interesting to see how it played out.

leaky_shower_thought

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she's not selling bibles or nfts or pardons.

this will be a good show.

zero_spelled_with_an_ecks

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Please don't.

finley

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The Chamberlain

”MmmMMMMMMmmmm!”

Retreaux

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I heard this louder than literally any other comment I've read this year

finley

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Gelfling ESSENCE!

FlashMobOfOne

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

blockheadjt

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"so their congress seat flips lololol"

FireTower

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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.

Zaktor

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Diversity of thought is very important

So she's going to appoint a Democratic Socialist? No? Someone from Sunrise then? No? A Palestinian-American Democrat? They couldn't even get 2 minutes at the convention. How about a BLM activist? She marched for that cause, surely that's some diversity she'd want to have represented. Not that either? Hm.

Maybe this isn't about diversity of thought and instead about the doomed Democratic instinct to try to coopt the center-right, which according to the theory of centrism will make them win forever! Just not any of the times they've already tried it.

FireTower

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If she marched for the cause of BLM adding another person from that group wouldn't add a novel view point if that is already one of her own. As for the other groups you mentioned I think that they would be good additions. A homogeneous cabinet is pointless.

Zaktor

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I didn't ask whether you thought they were diverse, I asked whether you thought they would ever be given the same consideration in the name of "diversity of thought". We both know they won't.

FlashMobOfOne

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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

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

FlashMobOfOne

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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

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

FlashMobOfOne

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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.

aeronmelon

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President Jed Bartlet approves this post.

FlashMobOfOne

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Jed Bartlet couldn't get elected in this country.

Zorque

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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.

finley

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As someone stress binging through the West Wing, I approve this comment

morgunkorn

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I came for this comment, Ainsley Hayes was a fun character

ramenshaman

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Adam Kinzinger seems pretty cool

Anyolduser

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Holy fuck, that's a good move.