He’s definitely keeping his word on that. Clyburn had endorsed Biden’s campaign and has talked about his promise, often. I assume Clyburn is holding him to it. Though it appears defeating to limit his choices this way but I doubt it was without deep consideration.
My thoughts on his statement during his campaign was he will be making up for his Anita Hill snub (condescending remarks) allowing Thomas to be selected to the bench.
Logic? Isn’t it always a political ploy, gamesmanship, the need to be the guy who did it first - his Legacy?
Replies to: "You know he had said while campaigning his choice for a jurist would be a woman of color, yes?"
- Can anyone make a coherent argument why announcing you will nominate a black woman to SC is smart? - Iggle - 6:49pm 1/29/22
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- You know he had said while campaigning his choice for a jurist would be a woman of color, yes? - jimbasil - 12:47am 1/30/22
- Because Biden pledged to do so when he ran for President. [LINK]
- conorlarkin - 8:52pm 1/29/22
- Also because he had poor records on black at SCOTUS: opposing C Thomas, mistreating A Hill, - Eli - 10:39pm 1/29/22
- He pledged to erase some student debt too.. - cubsfanin16 - 9:20pm 1/29/22
- Focus people on the characteristic rather than the political leanings - LanceManion - 8:50pm 1/29/22
- By doing so, i.e. the race, any opposition from R to his nominee is going to be painted as racism. - Eli - 8:46pm 1/29/22
- Don't think the Pubs will kavanaugh her? - Stark Raving Dad - 9:00pm 1/29/22
- Anyone who dare to kavanaugh her will be racist. [NT]
- Eli - 10:23pm 1/29/22
- They're already saying it. Might as well make a show of it. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 10:32pm 1/29/22
- Anyone who dare to kavanaugh her will be racist. [NT]
- Eli - 10:23pm 1/29/22
- Don't think the Pubs will kavanaugh her? - Stark Raving Dad - 9:00pm 1/29/22
- Biden's poll numbers were plunging with AA's and this staunched the hemmorhage. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:05pm 1/29/22
- It's a desperate attempt by Biden to secure the black vote in the mid-terms. He knows the Dems are - Domer From Hell - 7:46pm 1/29/22
- I get the nomination being a positive, but not the pre-announcement. - Iggle - 7:50pm 1/29/22
- Why is the nomination a positive? [NT]
- ELP - 7:52pm 1/29/22
- Speaking of Biden’s view of what is important to his base. - Iggle - 7:54pm 1/29/22
- Why is the nomination a positive? [NT]
- ELP - 7:52pm 1/29/22
- I get the nomination being a positive, but not the pre-announcement. - Iggle - 7:50pm 1/29/22
- No. Joe’s VP called him a racist in the first democrat debate - MuskyTommy - 7:40pm 1/29/22
- I’m in favor of this move. - Curly1918 - 7:13pm 1/29/22
- Fine. Then nominate a black woman without saying that’s the only qualification that matters. - Iggle - 7:17pm 1/29/22
- You are correct. [NT] - notredame678 - 7:31pm 1/29/22
- I guarantee that none of these women will feel insulted. - Curly1918 - 7:25pm 1/29/22
- It goes against your color blind society, people will forever see the justice as a token [NT] - holybull101 - 7:31pm 1/29/22
- Drinking heavily? [NT] - notredame678 - 7:30pm 1/29/22
- Fine. Then nominate a black woman without saying that’s the only qualification that matters. - Iggle - 7:17pm 1/29/22
- Well he's keeping a campaign promise, so good on Joe for that. [LINK] - Stark Raving Dad - 7:04pm 1/29/22
- I’ll venture. There has never been a black women on the Court. So there’s that. If - PBHangingChad - 6:58pm 1/29/22
- There's never been a dwarf. An Asian. A transgender. A pole vaulter. [NT]
- ELP - 7:55pm 1/29/22
- One day. Thank God we won’t be alive to see it. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 8:12pm 1/29/22
- Why not just nominate a black woman, rather than pre-announcing it? - Iggle - 7:00pm 1/29/22
- Then they lose another opportunity to virtue signal [NT] - holybull101 - 7:13pm 1/29/22
- Yep it makes her merely a token. Unfortunately for her. [NT]
- PBHangingChad - 7:02pm 1/29/22
- I disagree. She will not be a token in her own mind. - Curly1918 - 7:20pm 1/29/22
- Will this emboldened her to be more of an activist than she likely already will be? - Stark Raving Dad - 7:41pm 1/29/22
- * [NT] - PBHangingChad - 7:02pm 1/29/22
- I disagree. She will not be a token in her own mind. - Curly1918 - 7:20pm 1/29/22
- There's never been a dwarf. An Asian. A transgender. A pole vaulter. [NT]
- ELP - 7:55pm 1/29/22