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In response to "Donny says that 'some men are insulted' by biden's pledge to only pick a woman running mate, that boxed himself in to picking from a small group -- (link)" by zeitgeist

I actually sort of agreed with another commentator that it would have been more satisfying that he picked a woman if he hadn't committed to do it

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Aug 11 '20, 14:32

months ago. It makes it feel more like a token move than genuinely picking the best person who happens to be a woman. But that, of course, doesn't mean that Trump is any less of a moron for his comment.

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Counterpoint, deciding it in advance saves a hell of a lot of conservative pearl-clutching. They can’t say they didn’t know it was coming. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 11, 15:08 4
- I don't know that I get that. I can't see the pearl clutching under the circumstances and it opens the argument that she was only picked because - pmb Aug 11, 15:11 1
  - That's when you say we never were picking the most qualified people in the first place because of gerrymandering, systemic -isms, #metoo, #BLM... -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 11, 15:24
- and if they do complain, they are being weird babies about it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 15:10 1
  - "weird babies" is a fun way of saying "Republicans" -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 15:14
"Would have been more satisfying" doesn't buy a single November vote -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 15:01 1
- It doesn't lose any either. -- nm - pmb Aug 11, 15:10
I took it not as a token but a reassurance. -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 14:51

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I actually sort of agreed with another commentator that it would have been more satisfying that he picked a woman if he hadn't committed to do it

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