TheDemocraticBlackCaucusofFlorida(DBCFlorida)acknowledgesthehighcaliberofsuccessful,intelligent,andexperiencedcandidatesfromwhichJoeBidenselectedavicepresident.Itdefinitelytookalotofthought,time,interviewsanddiscussionswithhisselectioncommittee. HisannouncementonTuesday,August12,thatCaliforniaU.S.SenatorKamalaHarriswashisrunningmatewasagoodchoiceandLydiaHudson,PresidentofDemocraticBlackCaucusFlorida,expressesherthoughtsontheDemocraticTeamforthepresidency. PresidentLydiaHudsonsaid,“JoeBiden’sselectionofCalifornia’sU.S.SenatorKamalaHarris,aBlackandAsianwomanashisvicepresident,ishistoric,andtheDemocraticBlackCaucusofFlorida(DBCFlorida)isproudofourfuturepresidentJoeBiden,whokepthiswordtochooseawomanashisrunningmate.” “KamalaHarriswasagoodchoice.KamalaHarrisisaHBCUgraduate,amemberofAKAsorority,formerCaliforniaattorneygeneral,amother,aprovenleaderandatough,strategicfighterforthepeople.” PresidentHudsoncontinued.“IsthereanywonderwhywehavealreadynoticedtheincreasedenthusiasmthatKamalaHarris’sselectionhascreatedamongblackvoters? “Ourpresumptivenomineehasalreadyprovidedinsightintosomeofhisplansforhisfirstdaywhenhe’selected,whichincludethecoronavirusbatteredeconomy,gettingthevirusundercontrolandgettinganeconomicrecoverybillpassed.KamalaisalreadyshowingshewillpartnerwithJoeBidentogovernandhelphimtobringourcountrybackfromthechaosanddivisionthatTrumpcreatedtonormalcy,powerandrespect,”emphasizedPresidentHudson. “NowistherighttimeforaBlackwomantobeonanationalticket.There’sanationalmovementtochangeleadershipinAmerica.Peopleofallraces,genders,religions,andsexualidentitiesareprotestingagainstsystemicracism,policebrutality,injusticeandinequality,”revealedPresidentHudson. WhenaskedwhataboutthosewhowantedadifferentpersonasVP,PresidentHudsonresponded'allofthecandidateswerequalified.UltimatelyitwasJoeBiden'sdecisionandweshouldtrusthim.NowwemustallcometogetheranddumpTrump.TherealityisthatanotherfouryearsofDonaldTrump’sleadershipwillruinthiscountry. So,Iurgeallpeople,Democrats,Republicans,Independents,progressives,conservatives,liberals,moderatesandwhoevertoputasidepersonaldifferencesandgetonboardifyouwantAmericatobearespectedleadingworldpoweragain.” “We’regoingtowininNovemberbecausewe’reridingwithBiden. VoteforJoeBidenandKamalaHarrisinNovember2020,”concludedPresidentHudson.
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