Quote:A recent survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that 41 percent of likely US voters believe it is fair to label Vice President Kamala Harris as a "DEI hire." Meanwhile, 45 percent of respondents do not think the label is fair, and 15 percent remain unsure.

The survey also explored public opinions on DEI policies more broadly. It found that 27 percent of voters believe that it is racist to criticize DEI policies, whereas almost half (49 percent) disagree, saying that criticism of these policies is not racist. An additional 24 percent of respondents were uncertain.

When asked about how educated they were on DEI policies, 49 percent of those surveyed said they were "very familiar," while 14 percent admitted they were not familiar with them. Among those who claimed to be very familiar with DEI policies, 59 percent believe that criticism should not be considered racist.

The poll highlighted partisan differences on the issue. Among Democrats, 44 percent believe it is racist to criticize DEI policies, compared to just 17 percent of Republicans and 18 percent of unaffiliated voters. Conversely, 63 percent of Republicans, 33 percent of Democrats, and 53 percent of unaffiliated voters do not consider criticism of DEI policies to be racist.

Gender differences were also noted, with 52 percent of men and 46 percent of women saying that criticism of DEI policies is not racist. Women were more likely than men to believe it was unfair to label Harris as a DEI hire.

The poll, conducted between August 4 and 6, surveyed 1,069 likely voters and has a margin of error of 3 percent.

The poll comes amid ongoing media debate and pushback against Republicans labeling Harris as a “DEI hire,” citing President Joe Biden’s decision to select her as a running mate specifically because she was a black woman. While this characterization has been described as offensive by numerous commentators, the survey suggests that a significant portion of the electorate sees such a label as justified.

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Quote:Asked by Washington Post reporter Vanessa Williams whether it would be important to him to select a running mate who reflects diversity, Biden replied: “Whomever I pick, preferably it will be someone who was of color and/or a different gender, but I’m not making that commitment until I know that the person I’m dealing with I can completely and thoroughly trust as authentic and on the same page [as me].”

... and won't knife me in the back in July 2024 ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...nt-gender/

Well, did or did not Biden say he wanted a "Black female" as a running mate back in 2020? The answer to that obviously answers the question as to whether Harris was a DEI candidate.

Trump’s base

Joe Biden says he is considering four Black women to be his running mate

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/...index.html

Democrats can virtue signal that they're only considering a black woman but it's racist to point out they eliminated, black men, white women and white men.

It's Biden who labeled her a DEI hire. Why not just quietly choose a black women without saying "I'm only going to consider black women"

Biden did the same thing to Ketanji Brown Jackson. By telling the Nation "I appointed the first black woman to the SCOTUS" he told everyone she was appointed because she has black skin. Inadvertently Biden cut the legs off and woman who was more than qualified to beat any other candidate regardless of color.

As someone who hired employees for two decades, it wasn't uncommon for me to look at my team and its leaders then decide to hire or promote someone black or female because I didn't already have that type leader in my organization. Never did I broadcast that I was only going to promote or hire a woman or black for a job. It's a disservice to the person selected to be tagged with the "affirmative action" hire label.

In the end it's politicizing a black hire because of some perceived gain that's the problem. Select the candidate you want keep the skin color or sex type you're looking for to yourself.

(08-12-2024 06:06 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Joe Biden says he is considering four Black women to be his running mate

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/...index.html

Democrats can virtue signal that they're only considering a black woman but it's racist to point out they eliminated, black men, white women and white men.

It's Biden who labeled her a DEI hire. Why not just quietly choose a black women without saying "I'm only going to consider black women"

Biden did the same thing to Ketanji Brown Jackson. By telling the Nation "I appointed the first black woman to the SCOTUS" he told everyone she was appointed because she has black skin. Inadvertently Biden cut the legs off and woman who was more than qualified to beat any other candidate regardless of color.

As someone who hired employees for two decades, it wasn't uncommon for me to look at my team and its leaders then decide to hire or promote someone black or female because I didn't already have that type leader in my organization. Never did I broadcast that I was only going to promote or hire a woman or black for a job. It's a disservice to the person selected to be tagged with the "affirmative action" hire label.

In the end it's politicizing a black hire because of some perceived gain that's the problem. Select the candidate you want keep the skin color or sex type you're looking for to yourself.

DEI and affirmative action and not the same thing. Similar but different. Like democracy and constitutional republic

(08-12-2024 09:37 PM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  DEI and affirmative action and not the same thing. Similar but different. Like democracy and constitutional republic

But both bad.

(08-12-2024 11:32 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(08-12-2024 09:37 PM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  DEI and affirmative action and not the same thing. Similar but different. Like democracy and constitutional republic

But both bad.

Affirmative action sure. DEI. You guys trying to explain that one would be like watching Kamala talk cloud computing.

(08-12-2024 11:35 PM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  DEI. You guys trying to explain that one would be like watching Kamala talk cloud computing.

I would start by rearranging the letters to spell D-I-E. Because that's what seems to be happening to a lot of organizations that implemented it. And that's what needs to happen to it.

(08-12-2024 11:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(08-12-2024 11:35 PM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  DEI. You guys trying to explain that one would be like watching Kamala talk cloud computing.

I would start by rearranging the letters to spell D-I-E. Because that's what seems to be happening to a lot of organizations that implemented it. And that's what needs to happen to it.

Don Jr, Ivanka and Eric would be so upset!

The rest say nah, she is just an old fashioned whore

(08-12-2024 11:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(08-12-2024 11:35 PM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  DEI. You guys trying to explain that one would be like watching Kamala talk cloud computing.

I would start by rearranging the letters to spell D-I-E. Because that's what seems to be happening to a lot of organizations that implemented it. And that's what needs to happen to it.

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(08-13-2024 06:55 AM)shere khan Wrote:  The rest say nah, she is just an old fashioned whore

Can be both! She is.

Joe Biden said that he would pick a black woman to be his VP.
Therefore, anyone selected would be a DEI hire.
He chose Kamala. She is, without question, a DEI hire.

(08-12-2024 03:46 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Trump’s base

Was she a DEI hire or not? Were other's omitted from the application process simply due to their race/ethnicity? Did Biden specifically omit otherwise qualified people because he wanted a black female for VP? If the answer to any of those is "Yes", then it's not up for debate as to whether she was a DEI hire. There is no logic to say otherwise, imo.