If you ask me, I’m upset no one picked up that this consideration was sexist and racist, although it is indeed the best choice for her to win, which reflects how bad US can’t get over race and gender.

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      This meme is so inaccurate. Everyone knows he can’t say Kamala. Isn’t it weird people think you should elect someone who can’t even pronounce someone’s name?

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      Yes, he was the first orange person to be hired as president. He was hired despite Hillary getting more votes because he was the DEI candidate.

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        was hired despite Hillary getting more votes because he was the DEI candidate of special admission processes.

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    Almost all VPs are DEI hires.

    Trump chose Pence because he had government experience and his religious conservatism helped reassure the GOP’s religious voters.

    Biden choosing Harris:

    Biden committed to selecting a woman as his running mate … He noted that his selection would likely be younger than he is

    Obama choosing Biden:

    Obama recalled that he and his advisers Axelrod and Plouffe wondered if voters would accept a ticket of “two relatively young, inexperienced, and liberal civil rights attorneys” and ultimately Obama felt the contrast between him and Biden was a strength, and that Biden being older than Obama would reassure those voters who were concerned that Obama was too young to be president

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection

    Bush Jr. choosing Cheney

    By picking Cheney, Bush had a running mate who had years of experience as well as an extensive foreign policy expertise.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Republican_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection

    Clinton was an exception:

    In making the selection, Clinton emphasized Gore’s experience with foreign policy and environmental issues.[1] Clinton’s choice of a fellow young southern centrist defied conventional wisdom

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection

    This pattern goes through the years. If the presidential candidate is a northerner, they often pick a southerner. If he’s old, he chooses a younger VP candidate. If he’s from a wealthy background, he chooses someone who has a more humble background. If he lacks political experience, he chooses someone who has it. If he lacks international experience, he chooses someone who has it.

    All VPs are DEI hires, at least to some extent. It’s accepted that if the two candidates are too similar that the ticket will fail.

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      If he lacks political experience, he chooses someone who has it. If he lacks international experience, he chooses someone who has it.

      I mean, this just sounds like good teamwork

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        Fundamentally DEI is about good teamwork. You want a diverse team of people with different backgrounds and experiences.

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    All VPs are basically picked because of what they are more than who they are. Since there aren’t a lot of actual duties assigned by the constitution, VPs are just picked to help win the election. That means their age, gender, skin color, birthplace, etc are more important than their achievements. That means almost all VPs, including Vance, are “DEI hires.”

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    Yeah, so was Biden when he was VP.

    Everyone knows this, I do t know why so many people are treating it like a revelation. Mainstream news was openly saying it as soon as she announced she was running.

    Her VP would be an older white guy for “diversity” of the ticket.