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Facebook question of the week: Voters split down party lines on Kamala Harris pick

By Wesley LeBlanc wesley@opcfla.com
Posted 8/19/20

CLAY COUNTY – Joe Biden selected former presidential candidate Kamala Harris to be his running mate in the 2020 election.

The decision has drawn criticism from both sides. Republicans obviously …

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Facebook question of the week: Voters split down party lines on Kamala Harris pick


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CLAY COUNTY – Joe Biden selected former presidential candidate Kamala Harris to be his running mate in the 2020 election.

The decision has drawn criticism from both sides. Republicans obviously don’t care for her policies and some farther left-leaning democrats have criticized the decision because of Harris’ history with policing and law enforcement among other things.

There are plenty of Democrats though that are happy with the decision. In majority-republican Clay County, her supporters are few among Clay Today readers that responded to the weekly Facebook Question of the Week, but there were supporters.

“I love that Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s running mate,” resident Sheri Freshour said. “She is strong, smart and evolving. I love that she was great friends with Joe’s son first.”

Freshour said she’s depressed about what the country has become under President Donald Trump’s administration but that she’s feeling hope for the first time in a while. She said she doesn’t understand how anyone could morally support Trump.

Laura Leonard agrees with Freshour and said she likes Harris won’t be a “yes” woman for Biden. It’s important that a vice president feel like they can stand up to a president when a disagreement arises, Leonard explained. On the other side of the aisle, Republicans see the Harris pick as a nail in the coffin for Biden’s chances of winning the election.

“Biden was the first assurance that President Trump will win, but now Harris has sealed it with a kiss,” Rosette Stanhope said. “How will it ever work with Biden...having the little girl from Cali who called him a racist and who holds him personally responsible for her being bussed across town? I can’t way for the debates and her trying to clear up all the gaffs he will make. Trump will have a heyday.”

Ken Willey touched on Harris’ history with law enforcement and how picking her could send the wrong message to a country where many are asking for firm police reform. He said this will alienate more people than it attracts. Biden’s only chances of defeating Trump are that every Democrat back the democratic ticket and Willey said Harris could prevent that.

Jennifer Peña said she’s currently researching Harris to help her examine the pick.

“I will be looking for and am very interested to research her past comments and opinions, and present comments and opinions about him,” she said.

She said in her research she found it odd Harris has not commended Biden or mentioned him much when asked about the ticket and has instead come off as “vote for him to get me in there.”

Peña said she will continue to research Harris before making any conclusions, something she said every voting citizen should strive to do.

Voters will decide on Nov. 3 when the Biden-Harris ticket goes against the Trump-Mike Pence ticket.