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[Video] Kamala Harris becomes visibly shaken and furious after being called a “right-wing war criminal” (i.imgur.com)

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Obviously, as I said, I'm talking about power to decide policy. The VP (as it has been for all of them, not just her) can advise, try to persuade, but it's the POTUS who makes the final decisions.

The VP can't override the POTUS on anything. That's just a fact.

There are lots of replies conflating that fact with the positions she took during her campaign. She was obviously totally responsible for positions she took in the campaign. I'm not sure Trump wouldn't have still won no matter what positions she took, but we'll never know. Point is, she took the positions she did, and she lost.