Yeah, it seemed like you completely misunderstood the post you were responding to. And if you think someone saying her being Indian-American is going to help drive Indian-American turnout means they think all South Asians vote the same way, then you are projecting something.
Depends on the state. South Asian communities are exploding in North Carolina. And if Texas is actually in play (I have my doubts, its one of the states with the highest concentrations of South Asians)
Actually her teen years were spent being raised in Montreal Canada. Her mother, an academic physician, had a position at McGill. Her father was a Stanford professor.
I don’t think there will be pushback. There is no singular Black experience in America.
There is no need for hostility. It’s a debate, and I am stating my personal opinions and presenting evidence in good faith. You don’t have to agree with my opinions, but the quotes above feel personally directed.
You are mischaracterizating people’s arguments in quite strange ways (you’ve implied that saying increasing Indian American turnout means one thinks all South Asians vote the same way, if South Asians want to vote for someone who looks like them they are racist, thinking people feel Harris should treat South Asians better because of her heritage). Why exactly are you making these logical leaps to avoid the idea that South Asian turnout will likely be higher in this election because there is a South Asian on the ticket?
A simple Google search would have answered your question. Or a quick read of that part of the Constitution. It’s 5th grade civics. You seemed to accept it because you “heard” it.
Are you shocked that a random meme on facebook is not correct?
I think these are legitimate points/observations.
In her defense, she was being attacked by multiple candidates, and that would probably rattle anyone. It was likely a rare – if not completely new – experience for her. I’ve watched a number of attack dog prosecutors deflate and lose their footing when their own tactics were successfully turned on them, let alone by more than one person simultaneously. I think she learned from it.
Pence will keep to his talking points because he must please an audience of one. Harris knows she has to nail this (these?) debate(s). She will be prepared to do that, I think.
Wealthier than average Americans are more likely to vote republican:
“ An individual’s likelihood of being a Democrat decreases with every additional dollar he or she earns. Democrats have a huge advantage (63 percent) with voters earning less than $15,000 per year. This advantage carries forward for individuals earning up to $50,000 per year, and then turns in the Republicans’ favor — with just 36 percent of individuals earning more than $200,000 per year supporting Democrats.”
According to Perry Bacon Jr., an excellent reporter for 538, there were two implicit requirements for the pick (in addition to the explicit requirement that she be a she, based on Biden’s promise):
–She has to be Black (Bacon Jr. is Black himself FWIW)
–She has to be a sitting governor or senator
Harris is the only one who fits both implicit requirements plus the explicit one.
BTW, I meant to mention earlier: Biden’s promise, at around the same time he promised to pick a woman veep, that he would nominate a Black Supreme Court justice, is a big clue to his thinking. He was planning to take a white woman (most likely Klobuchar), and was signaling in advance to Black women: “don’t worry, I got you”. There’s no other reasonable interpretation of “I’ll pick a woman for veep, and a Black woman for SCOTUS” than "“I’ll pick a white woman for veep, and a Black woman for SCOTUS”. But then Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck, and the rest is history.
ETA: Of course, he will still have to honor his SCOTUS promise, so Black women will end up getting a twofer out of the deal, as long as he wins and Democrats retake the Senate–both of which I consider extremely likely.
Harris is now the odds-on favorite to be the next Democratic president after Biden. If so, it will mean that the first two Black presidents:
–are not descended from American slaves
–lived outside the U.S. for several years when they were coming of age
–had fathers who were foreign born economists who left the U.S. when their children were young to return to their countries of origin to work for those countries’ respective governments
The second and third parts are obviously just weird coincidences (although probably not so much being children of academics more generally). But the first part is a bit of a shame, as it would be good to see descendants of enslaved Black Americans get a turn.
I’ve been saying the second one for months here. I started saying the first the day after George Floyd’s death eliminated Klobachar.
Apparently Perry Bacon, Jr. reads the Dope.
Actually, ironically enough Obama’s white mother had an ancestor who was a slave. She also had several ancestors who were slave owners.
But no, Obama wasn’t an “African-American” in the original sense of the term.
I so want to make that into a meme.
Probably with the Willy Wonka template.
As I have gotten older and more financially comfortable, I do find myself thinking in more conservative terms fiscally.
That does not translate into support for the Republicans, though, as they are demonstrably worse at managing the nation’s wealth.
ETA: not to mention all the other things that they stand for that I oppose.
That’s probably a good topic for discussion here. “As you become more successful, do you think more in conservative terms?”
When the status is quo, you tend to support it.
It’s hard to not be selfish. When I was impoverished, I’d have loved a UBI, tear up the system, tax the rich. Now that I pay lots in taxes, I would get less direct benefit. There is a very small possibility that I am on the track to make lots and lots of money, will I want to part with that for the benefit of others?
But, I do feel that, while my mindset has become more conservative fiscally, it has not become less enlightened. I do see the benefit that I receive from a UBI. I know many employers who are terrified of such a thing, because they will not be able to get workers. I look forward to a more honest wage negotiation, where we discuss what it is worth for them to lend me their labor, rather than being responsible for what they need to survive.
Being conservative is to be mindful of our treasure, not to reduce its use. Democrats, for all their flaws, have been much more responsible on this during my lifetime.
I’m gonna come back and read this tomorrow when I’m not drunk 
Really? Wow. I did not know that. She was so fair-complected, that must have been way way back.