Why Kamala Harris is already among the
most consequential vice presidents in history
Posted By: NorthernDog, 10/16/2022 11:23:45 PM
On May 11, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote in favor of Alvaro Bedoya’s nomination to serve on the Federal Trade Commission. This brought Harris to number three on the list of most tiebreaking votes by a vice president in American history. Since then, Harris has cast a six tiebreaking votes and is just five away from tying John C. Calhoun for the record. Yet Harris’s accomplishment also stands out for the fact that she has cast her tiebreaking votes at a faster rate than any of her predecessors. The magnitude of Harris’s record over less than two
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They are desperately trying to prop up her image. Maybe Old Joe is heading for an early exit.