EPISODE · Aug 6, 2020 · 41 MIN
Veepstakes! - The women who could be vice president (Part 2)
from Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips · host Democracy in Color
A vice presidential candidate will be chosen by Joe Biden any day now. The top six finalists are Kamala Harris, Susan Rice, Karen Bass, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth and Val Demings. We discuss the historic significance of this year's vice presidential selection process. We also dive into factors Biden is likely weighing before making his decision, and the maddening critique of some Black women contenders as being “too ambitious.” And lastly, Steve, who is friends with four of the people Biden has considered, offers his prediction—who he thinks the winner of the 2020 Veepstakes will be! References: Democracy in Color - The White List https://democracyincolor.com/signhr40 Potential VP Picks Stacey Abrams - @staceyabrams Karen Bass - @RepKarenBass Val Demings - @RepValDemings Tammy Duckworth - @SenDuckworth Kamala Harris - @KamalaHarris Susan Rice - @AmbassadorRice Elizabeth Warren - @SenWarren Book Richard Ben Cramer // What It Takes: The Way to the White House https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/380057.What_It_Takes Scholarship Cecil Rhodes Scholarship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes Organization Venceremos Brigade - Website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venceremos_Brigade Audio Clip C-SPAN - John McCain Speech 2008 Republican Convention https://www.c-span.org/video/?280812-2/open-phones
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A vice presidential candidate will be chosen by Joe Biden any day now. The top six finalists are Kamala Harris, Susan Rice, Karen Bass, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth and Val Demings. We discuss the historic significance of this year's vice presidential selection process. We also dive into factors Biden is likely weighing before making his decision, and the maddening critique of some Black women contenders as being “too ambitious.” And lastly, Steve, who is friends with four of the people Biden has considered, offers his prediction—who he thinks the winner of the 2020 Veepstakes will be! References: Democracy in Color - The White List https://democracyincolor.com/signhr40 Potential VP Picks Stacey Abrams - @staceyabrams Karen Bass - @RepKarenBass Val Demings - @RepValDemings Tammy Duckworth - @SenDuckworth Kamala Harris - @KamalaHarris Susan Rice - @AmbassadorRice Elizabeth Warren - @SenWarren Book Richard Ben Cramer // What It Takes: The Way to the White House https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/380057.What_It_Takes Scholarship Cecil Rhodes Scholarship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes Organization Venceremos Brigade - Website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venceremos_Brigade Audio Clip C-SPAN - John McCain Speech 2008 Republican Convention https://www.c-span.org/video/?280812-2/open-phones
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