“I have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion. I think it’s important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences,” Harris said. “And I think it would be to the benefit of the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who was a Republican.”
It doesn’t mean she has to listen to them. A cabinet member is someone who serves at the pleasure of the chief executive, so I wouldn’t expect some rogue Republican to do much damage on their own.
As for why, sometimes having someone from the opposition on your team can give you valuable insight on how to get shit done so it passes by party hardliners on congress.
Yeh and they resign in protest at the first sign of controversy and allege corruption.
Not a smart move
The only people who are hurt by that stunt are Republicans who will then have no say in the matters of that aspect of government. Harris would instantly fill the position with a Democrat who wants the job and be no worse for wear.
If a Republican cabinet member wants to blow up their whole career to spite Harris, let them.
The only positive for her tp have a republican in cabinet is that she wants to be bipartisan. A stupid move when the whole party has endorsed trump and won’t listen to any dissent. The only way a republican could blow up their career would be to not resign and accuse them of corruption.
I don’t think you understand how government works.
Nobody is forcing this mythical Republican to accept the nomination. They’ll accept it voluntarily or she’ll move on to another qualified individual.
You can’t maintain your previous job in Congress while simultaneously serving in the President’s cabinet, so if they resign they forfeit all of their power and go back to being a private citizen.
That’s why is would be a career ending move for some to accept an appointment to the presidential cabinet only to resign in some vain effort to kowtow to Trump or spite the Democratic establishment. It’s silly.
After election season dies down, so too does the rhetoric that both sides fling at each other. Democrats and Republicans, even MAGA Republicans, are capable of reaching across the aisle when required.
Picking someone from the opposition is not just to keep up appearances of bipartisanship. It’s strategic. That person will have intimate knowledge of which Republicans are willing to play ball and which ones want concessions. It’s essentially like having an informant or spy on your side feeding you crucial intel about how the opposition is planning their next move, or what policies will resonate with their constituents.
And I don’t think you recognise what a bomb that would be at the moment of government handover. Claims from new cabinet monster kamala stole the election.
Dude. This is a much more volatile situation than it has been in the past, with loads of potential for it to blow up in her face.
It’s a risky more she doesn’t need to make.
Republicans are going to claim that anyway. The key is that they never, ever provide even a scrap of evidence to back it up, so ultimately it will end up being a nothingburger.