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.”
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 .
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.
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.
Cabinet positions are advisory and have little actually power. And not everyone “who was a Republican” is a fascist.
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.
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.
- 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]
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Bill Weld, Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Kamala Harris)[112]
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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.
Do not give those extremist fuckers an inch.
How about maybe appointing a leftist, socialist, or communist?
Neolibs would rather rub elbows with fascists than they would with progressives, let alone an actual leftist.
She will. Democrats always inexplicably rule as conservatives, so this would track well with recent history.
