In less than 48 hours, President Joe Biden pulled his name from consideration for the 2024 White House race and backed Vice President Kamala Harris for commander-in-chief. Now, Black female Republicans are speaking out about the move.
“Sometimes I do admire the Democrats and how they smash mouth their constituents and say ‘You’re going to take what we give you,'” Pete said, “Fine,” Pete said she was surprised that Democrats didn’t have a regular primary to choose their nominee.
But the head of the North Carolina Democratic Party didn’t agree.
“People chose the Biden-Harris ticket.” “They chose Kamala Harris,” Anderson Clayton, the Party Chair, said. “And they knew that if, God forbid, he was not able to continue on as the president or make sure that he was able to be our nominee and accept the nomination, that they were supportive of her taking on his title as well.”
Harris would continue to be a leader in American politics if she wins in November. As of now, she is the first woman to be Vice President. If she wins in November, she will be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead the ticket of a major political party. If she does, she will also be the first president to do either of those things.
Not only Black Republicans but also Democrats agree on this.
“I’m glad to see a Black woman getting this much attention.” Pete said, “I definitely didn’t think it was possible.” “But at the same time, with the value system she’s promoting, there’s no way that strong evangelicals can shift sides.”
Pete thinks of herself as a “God-first Republican,” and she doesn’t agree with Harris on things like the VP’s views on same-sex marriage.
Valerie Johnson, a Republican who used to work for former governor Pat McCrory, said that the idea of a female President who looks exactly like her is not enough to get her vote.
“If you have to lead with your race and your gender, that says a lot about where you stand on the issues,” he said. The first thing I’m is policy-driven. I look at your record to see if you meet the requirements based on your skills.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections says that almost 3.8 million women have signed up to vote in the state.
Also, there are more than 1.5 million black people registered to vote in North Carolina.
“Ask about rules. Ask to get perks. Jones said, “Make parties work for your vote.” “Just don’t go out and vote for someone because of the color of their skin.”
Black Lives Matter asked Democrats to take action early Tuesday morning and said the party was skipping a normal primary process by putting Harris’ name on the ballot for President.
“This idea that folks voted for Joe and Kamala and therefore we can bypass democracy, we can bypass a vote of the people, really doesn’t make any sense,” said Shalomyah Bowers, BLM leader. “We’ve got some explaining to do as to why we even have a primary system if we’re just going to install Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee and an unknown vice president without any public voting process.”
