Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected
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In a clip of a CNN interview scheduled to air in full Thursday night, Harris said she was committed to welcoming diverse points of view.

“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.”

  • HessiaNerd@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Honest question, without judgement. What would a Republican secretary of Veterans Affairs do that you would find so objectionable?

    Would it change you mind if I made the (admittedly, hopefully not so) wild claim that by giving that person some power, you could destroy the Republican party forever. They would be put in history books next to the Whigs.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
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      21 days ago

      What would a Republican secretary of Veterans Affairs do that you would find so objectionable?

      I assume they would argue to privatize things and further attempts to dismantle the very concept of government. The republican party has no good ideas.

      • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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        21 days ago

        Also, I imagine they would look for ways to deny benefits to transgender veterans, veteran survivors of sexual assault who got discharged under corrupt circumstances, and other veterans they dislike for hateful reasons

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      21 days ago

      No, because that claim is not remotely connected to reality. This isn’t even the first time a Democratic president has appointed a Republican cabinet member. Thinking that would be the death of the Republican party is insane.

      And the parties have difference on the VA! It’s socialized medicine involved in reproductive and gender care for veterans while being a prime target for privatization. There isn’t a cabinet position where there aren’t political differences.

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      21 days ago

      Would it change you mind if I made the (admittedly, hopefully not so) wild claim that by giving that person some power, you could destroy the Republican party forever.

      It might if you could back that claim up. (And I’m not saying you can’t, just that I don’t see how.)