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> I am sort of disappointed. Susan Rice would have been an excellent choice

I agree Susan Rice would have been a much better choice. Harris already had her chance in the "limelight", and was rejected.

She was a very unpopular primary candidate - why would she become more popular now?

> Bernie Sanders

Realistically, Bernie's platform is at odds with Biden's - so that doesn't seem to be a natural fit really.

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Bernie has had two shots at it, but I think he would bring his decades of experience in politics, his unwavering stance on corruption/lobbying, his plan to reduce wealth disparity and a relentless push for climate action.

The man that fought for decades, still has the same message he did in 1981! [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OraxqbUjpHw

You may be right - but there's a healthy amount of American's that don't agree with Bernie's priorities our outlook on government. I guess this is evidenced by his failed bids at the presidency - although I admit he was far more popular than Harris has ever been.

Here is Bernie in 2015 saying against open borders saying it was a rightwing proposal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf-k6qOfXz0

https://youtu.be/McKI1gfoeaY

Now he's fully onboard with open border policies. He doesn't even have the same message he did 5 years ago. Just like his twitter history shows him tweeting about evil millionaires and billionaires until he became a millionaire himself and now only targets billionaires.

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