Marla wrote on Aug 1
st, 2024 at 9:23am:
Vance is the unqualified and calculated "DEI" sympathy hire.
That is an excellent observation.
Apart from all women, the only category of the American so-called 'white ethnicity' that 'qualifies' for DEI consideration is the Appalachian 'white trash'.
Vance is the least politically experienced running mate in modern US history, since Nixon's Spiro Agnew - and we all know how that worked out!
Harris, via the unwritten rules of DEI hires, can be characterised as a DEI hire, not least because Biden himself publicly stated that her gender and ethnicity were two reasons for his choosing her as his running mate.
However, that does not mean she lacked the experience to be a running mate.
Harris ranks relatively high as a running mate - within the top 10.
DEI hires in the US currently appear to focus on women, African Americans, Latinos and 'gender-diverse' persons.
So-called whites, sub-continental, east and southeast Asians, and Jews appear to be specifically excluded from DEI hiring.
Wait until DEI hiring infects medical professions such as surgeons!