Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda

Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda

Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has called for the electoral college system of electing US presidents to be abolished and replaced with a popular vote principle, as operates in most democracies.

His comments – to an audience of party fundraisers – chime with the sentiments of a majority of American voters but risk destabilising the campaign of Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, who has not adopted a position on the matter, despite having previously voiced similar views.

“I think all of us know, the electoral college needs to go,” Walz told donors at a gathering at the home of the California governor, Gavin Newsom. “We need a national popular vote. We need to be able to go into York, Pennsylvania, and win. We need to be in western Wisconsin and win. We need to be in Reno, Nevada, and win.”

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  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
    1917·
    26 days ago

    I wish Walz was at the top of the ticket.
    I’d eagerly vote for him, as opposed to skeptically voting for Harris.

    • proudblond@lemmy.worldEnglish
      271·
      26 days ago

      My hope is that she chose him, so she likes him, maybe for the same reasons we do.

        • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
          52·
          26 days ago

          Now she’s trying to distance herself from the most progressive policies she supported in the past. That makes me a little concerned. She has a history of saying whatever she thinks the people want to hear. Then claiming “It was a debate” when pressed on comments she made in the past, as though it’s silly for anyone to think she believes what she said. That’s why I feel we don’t really know what to expect from her.

          I hope she’ll be as progressive as possible and actually try to take some big swings. But I have doubts. And actual fears she’ll remove Lina Kahn, and go back to more Clinton-esque, Corpo friendly, policies we’ve seen for the last several decades. That’s where the lions share of her donations are coming from.

          • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
            2·
            26 days ago

            you already seem to know her history of behavior. Why would she suddenly start acting like a different person than she was before? -Last time in your life you were put in a position where you were pressured to make big decisions, did you rely on what you knew, or did you completely pivot your behavior to try something new?

            • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
              4·
              26 days ago

              Being the president with real power, is very different from being a single senator with very little power. And again most of her money is coming from big corpo donors.

    • yeather@lemmy.ca
      4·
      26 days ago

      I don’t get the downvotes, I’m in a similar position and I’m sure so mang others are as well.

    • index@sh.itjust.works
      45·
      26 days ago

      You wish they were at the top of the ticket and you would eagerly vote for him so i guess you agree with him that “the expansion of Israel and its proxies is an absolute, fundamental necessity for the United States to have the steady leadership there”

      • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
        62·
        26 days ago

        Of course! I always agree with everything a person I like says. I’ve never disagreed with any friend, family, coworker, actor, director, or key grip.

        • index@sh.itjust.works
          31·
          26 days ago

          This is not just something your friend or coworker said, it’s the political agenda of someone running for vice president