• @Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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    418 months ago

    I haven’t heard a single thing about her since she became VP. Has the news just been avoiding her? Has she done anything in the past three years?

    I don’t exactly avoid the news, but I know more about some congresspeople / governors / senators than I do about the sitting VP.

    • Let me preface this by saying I’m not a fan of Harris. Despite this,

      • she has been lobbying pretty hard for abortion rights.
      • she has actually had some successes in addressing the deep causes of illegal immigration, despite the optics of the symptoms
      • she did a good job pushing for voting rights, but was ultimately stymied by fucking Manchin and Sinema

      But then again, as people have pointed out, the VP is just kind of sitting there as insurance. I’m so incredibly disappointed in the Dems inability to primary their candidates.

    • @xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world
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      58 months ago

      When Obama was in power Biden just seemed to be the smiling old white uncle that had a couple funny cameos on TV, from my recollection.

      • @guacupado@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Yeah I don’t understand what people expect from a VP. I don’t remember a VP ever being big news for as long as I’ve been alive.

        Oh, wait, Cheney. Yeah, maybe a VP being out of the spotlight is a good thing.

        • @GlendatheGayWitch@lib.lgbt
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          18 months ago

          Teddy was big as VP, but that’s about it. They spend a lot of their days in the Senate in meetings to help push through legislation and breaking ties whenever they happen.