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Talked to Cori Bush as part of story w/ @melbournecoal on how progressives view Harris VP. Whole thing worth your time but here& #39;s Bush& #39;s fuller answer, some of which was limited in story for space. She said she was "torn" about the selection (1/6) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
"I’m not going to tear down another woman of color. I just didn& #39;t agree with a lot of the things I& #39;ve read she& #39;s done in her past.
"As a progressive I have to stand with my progressive values." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
"As a progressive I have to stand with my progressive values." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
"So I stand with our elder Black women who are excited to witness this...I stand with them and I get it," she said, before referencing controversial Harris decisions as AG. "But I stand with our Latinx community...I stand with our trans community." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
"I stand w/ those who are formerly incarcerated and are currently incarcerated.
I stand with our single parents, our poorer families...especially those who have had to deal with truancy issues. I stand against the private prison system.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
I stand with our single parents, our poorer families...especially those who have had to deal with truancy issues. I stand against the private prison system.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
“I applaud her for the way that she has evolved, but people were hurt while she was figuring out how to evolve. And we cannot forget that those people matter. I stand with them and want them to know I will represent them as hard as I can.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-popularity.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/1...
I asked if she worried that this could cause blowback before she gets to Washington: "Not at all. Cori is going to be Cori and my experiences are my experiences.”
She at one point cited this piece by @dereckapurnell, a great follow btw https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/12/kamala-harris-joe-biden-vp-black-progressive-women">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
She at one point cited this piece by @dereckapurnell, a great follow btw https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/12/kamala-harris-joe-biden-vp-black-progressive-women">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
