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Did Joe Biden Pick the Right Vice President?
This decision has a complicated influence on the election — and there’s no turning back
Today, Joe Biden, the presidential candidate and nominee for the Democratic Party, picked his running mate — California Senator Kamala Harris.
Americans have been waiting for weeks — even months — for Joe Biden to announce his Vice President, so this was a crucial milestone in his campaign. Democrats and Biden supporters had various preferences for the VP pick. Some favored Susan Rice. Some crossed their fingers for Kamala Harris. Some hoped for Stacey Abrams. Others may have wanted another politician entirely.
But now that the decision is made and Harris is officially Biden’s running mate, the question lingers: did he make the right choice?
Well, there are multiple answers to this question. So let’s break it down.
Harris will make a fantastic Vice President in many ways. Here are her pros.
1. She is very principled and holds people accountable.
Harris has a history of holding people accountable for their actions and for being very principled and responsible. She was previously the…
