This is the GREATEST. @KamalaHarris is giving her first interview as a VP nominee with @19thnews, the brand new news service covering women and politics. I have my Kamala hat on! And my virtual The 19th hat!
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"An administration motivated by what can be, unburdened by what has been."
@KamalaHarris's promise.@19thnewsShow this thread
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@emarvelous asks about@douglasemhoff and whether he's prepared for his historic job. "He is comfortable being behind the scenes or next to me... He loves my cooking and he loves our country." A nice moment from@19thnewsShow this thread -
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@KamalaHarris represents Howard University. "There are beautiful pictures of Howard women meeting with President Woodrow Wilson to demand access to the polls." And the work continues.@19thnewsShow this thread -
"By asking me to be his running mate, he has pushed forward something that otherwise might have taken decades."
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"We must be conscious about the systemic racism that exists.... We're not just going to wait for somebody to give us permission." Yes, name it.
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"What can we specifically expect you to fight for for the women of this country?" asks
@emarvelous.@KamalaHarris: "Every issue is a woman's issue and women's issues should be everyone's issues."@19thnewsShow this thread -
"In a Biden/Harris administration, women are going to be a priority understanding that women have many priorities."
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Affordable health care. Affordable child care. Care for seniors in their homes. Economy. Environment. and on and on are women's issues,
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@19thnews could not agree more that all issues are women's issues," says@emarvelous to@KamalaHarris.Show this thread -
"You may be the first of many things but make sure you're not the last." That great line again from
@KamalaHarris' mother. She adds: "Each one, pull one."@19thnewsShow this thread -
"Black women pay attention to the issues." That is
@KamalaHarris' assurance that Biden/Harris must do much more than name her to win the support and enthusiasm of Black women at the polls. "It takes more than just that to get Black women to vote."@19thShow this thread -
"I fear that if we don't correct course, the damage will be irreversible."
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"Why don't they want us to vote? Why are they creating obstacles to us voting. The answer is because when we vote things change. When we vote things get better. When we vote we address the inequality we've been talking about."
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I joined
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@19thnews event to watch@ProfessorCrunk and then didn't realize the week would end with Meghan Markle interviewing The 19th CEO@eramshaw. So great to see the people The 19th brought to gather around journalism this week.Show this thread -
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