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“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.”
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Removed, post continues to use the strong verb “pledges” which does not appear anywhere in the article.
Poster was requested to change the language multiple times.
Editorialized headline, correct it or we’ll have to remove it.
Headline reads: “Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected”
They changed the headline, not me
Which is why I’m giving you a chance to correct it rather than removing it outright.
This is the 3rd ask. There won’t be a 4th.
Look at the link (the actual URL) - you will see it still shows most of the language of the original headline - which is as I posted it.
No where does it use the word “pledges”, which is a stronger promise than what any of the copy reads and what she actually said. I am once again asking you to correct the headline.
Your current headline is misleading.
Obama did that. Ray Lahood, Chuck Hagel
- Obama also appointed Gates ® to Defense and McDonald ® to Veterans Affairs
- GWB appointed Mineta (D) to Transportation
- Clinton appointed Cohen ® to Defense
- GHWB appointed Cavazos (D) to Education
- Reagan appointed Bennett (D) to Education
- Carter appointed Schlesinger ® to Energy
Not cabinet level, but:
- Biden appointed Powell ® to Fed Chair and Wray ® to FBI Director
- Trump appointed Flynn (DINO) to National Security Advisor
You know what, that provides context I appreciate.
Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected
this is the title of the article
Anyone who watched the interview understands that the title you wrote (or maybe they updated it?) is bullshit. Not ruling something out is not a pledge, geez.
Anyone who watched the interview understands that the title you wrote (or maybe they updated it?) is bullshit. Not ruling something out is not a pledge, geez.
I did not change the headline, I posted it as written.
And so you’ve posted about something you obviously didn’t watch. Reported.
Mc connel in the off position
Does Adam Kinzinger still count as a republican? Maybe he’d be cool… or like Phil Scott of VT.
If it’s one of the ones called RINOs who isn’t actually an asshole like… sure. Otherwise, hiring a republican on label alone feels like some affirmative action bullshit.
There are plenty of Republicans who have effectively quit the party or been kicked out because they weren’t 100% loyal to Trump, and weren’t willing to support his attempted coup. And even before that, before Trump and MAGA, the Tea Party was working hard to push out the McCain wing of the party.
A moderate with an ounce of integrity has no place among the current Republican party. Which is also why they’d be the only kind who might accept such an offer. It would just be one more reason for their exile from the party.
Hell, MAGA fuckwits in congress get upset when their own legislation might be tainted by even a single Democrat’s vote. Bipartisanship is an abomination to them, even when it supports their own agenda or there isn’t meaningful disagreement.
Is Jill Stein committing to employing these animals? I think I’ll vote with the human rather than the cop or the crook.
President Trump thanks you.
And Putin.
You really, really don’t have to do that.
Really shouldn’t. Dems keep playing nice and extending olive branches while Republicans spit on them.
I mean, I won’t hold her to this promise if you guys don’t.
suspicious whistling
Dems extend olive branches.
Repubs take them, seep poison into the process, then use the sharpened point to stab democracy in the heart.
Franklin Roosevelt appointed a Republican as secretary of navy. Granted, back then the Democrat/Republican divide wasn’t as polarised as today. But if Harris could appoint a moderate Republican and willing to work with Democrats, then that just might work and soothe the current political polarisation.
Why not Liz Cheney, a Republican who can definitely be more moderate than her fellow peers.
Is this sarcasm?
Let me guess, it will be some republican that endorsed her for president.
I’ll take that over a republican endorsing the felon.
Though to be fair, she said it could be good but she certainly hasn’t promised to bring a republican in the cabinet.
I would hope so. I’d like someone willing to work together rather than just sabotaging anything that would be helpful to the people.
Hasn’t every modern Attorney General been a Republican anyway?
No, it’s every FBI Director. Because Democrats like to agree that Republicans are just better on law and order.
AGs are usually of the same party as the president, though you could be excused if you thought Merrick Garland was a moderate Republican.
if its going to be Republicans either way, why even show up to vote?
yeah i’m telling you guys…
Continuing the Border Wall and putting a Republican on the cabinet. GOP voters get offerings from both parties. Must be nice for them.
Doesn’t that make the republican a DEI hire? LMAO
hahaha spot-on
If she can find an actual Republican and not a Magat or Libturd then it’s probably not a bad idea.
