Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for White House
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President says decision is in interests of country, but endorsement of vice-president to take over is not a done deal.
  • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    The thought is that her years as a prosecutor will come back to bite her. Plus a lot of people seem to have a problem with her personality.

    I haven’t watched her enough to form an opinion but those are the takes I’ve heard most often.

      • The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net
        8·
        4 months ago

        I don’t know much about her, but directly from the wiki:

        The rate at which Harris’s office prosecuted marijuana crimes was higher than the rate under Hallinan, but the number of defendants sentenced to state prison for such offenses was substantially lower.[76] Prosecutions for low-level marijuana offenses were rare under Harris, and her office had a policy of not pursuing jail time for marijuana possession offenses.[76]

        It sounds like her position on weed is not exactly what people are painting it as. At least these comments make it seem much worse than it is according to the wiki.

        EDIT:

        According to this, she even supported a bill in 2019 to legalize marijuana at a federal level, tax it, and use that money to (according to this):

        Create a community reinvestment fund to reinvest in communities most impacted by the failed War on Drugs and allow those funds to be invested in the following programs:

        Job training;

        Reentry services;

        Expenses related to the expungement of convictions;

        Public libraries;

        Community centers;

        Programs and opportunities dedicated to youth; and

        Health education

        I don’t know if it’s on purpose, but you are definitely spreading misinformation.