Tornado Alley (PROG)

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A Republican in was a good one

'One place that something new was discovered came when Bash asked Harris if she would consider appointing a Republican to her Cabinet. Harris immediately, sensibly, and with a clear explanation of why, said yes. There’s a long history of presidents doing this and it was a smart move to continue Harris’ push to bring not only a new agenda and a new energy to American politics but also to move to a more inclusive view of how we can move forward together as a nation."

And

"Bash tried to provoke Harris by bringing up an offensive statement Trump had made about her race. In that moment viewers got to see Harris’ facial expression change and the visage of the prosecutor appear. It spoke volumes but she did not. She simply said that was a reference to Trump’s old, tired playbook and told Bash to move on. It was very effective.

On Gaza, Harris again framed America’s interests in a more effective balanced way than even President Biden has done, confirming an ironclad commitment to Israel’s defense, the importance of getting a ceasefire and the return of the hostages now, and, at the same time, the importance of protecting innocent Palestinian civilians and of ultimately achieving a two-state solution.

There were no questions on Ukraine. On the relationship of the Trump team to Russia. On Trump and Vance’s attitudes toward women. On Roe v. Wade. On the hold the NRA has on Trump. On Trump’s terrible record with COVID. On Trump’s disastrous national debt-exploding record on the economy. On Trump and corruption. On Trump’s convictions. On Trump’s Cabinet and VP rejecting him. No questions on future challenges the United States might face. No questions how to ensure the elections are fair and secure. No questions, in short on any of the big issues in the race ahead.

Indeed, it was left to Harris to make the point, which she did crisply, that what the election was really about was a choice between a leader, Trump, who believed strength was demonstrated by who you beat down and another, her, who believed strength was defined by who you lift up."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-hits-it-out-of-the-park-cnn-not-so-much?utm_source=web_push

They did well.