But the bottom line is she is not at this point qualified to be president. That should be the first consideration for anyone to be on the ticket.

But I don't think he will pick her.

However we give up a Senate seat if she's on the ticket. And her age is also a factor, given Biden's age. Kamala would bring a fiery attack dog element to the ticket that Biden is a bit lacking. She would tear Mike Pense a new hole in a debate. I'd rather see her as the next AG, but in my mind she has to be in the very top tier of choices. I trust Joe and his advisors will take their time and make the best choice as they see fit.

I don't want a prosecutor/cop for vp or pres

He's the one who will run with her.

Amy is my first choice but I'm going to have to move on after this week's events.

I think probably 90% of the Bernie voters, which we need

she is wicked smart and always has a plan

I personally never want cops /prosecutors for executive offices...they are ok in the senate or cabinet positions but in general I think cops are bad...even the ones not doing the super evil shit are covering it up (as recent events have shown) and the prosecutor is just the top cop....more concerned with their convict record than justice

and don't even start me on how evil police unions are

I trust Biden to make that determination, but presidential readiness should indeed be the ultimate determiner. I think Demings is brilliant and impressive, but I'm not sure we have evidence that she is ready to be a 78-year-old's heartbeat away from the presidency. She *could* be for all we know, but that's based on some faith right now.

Biden will have to convincingly answer the question, "Why specifically Demings and not Harris/Warren/Abrams, etc.?"

Never has in presidential elections.

I don't think her previous law enforcement experience is a huge selling point in this environment.

Demings also flipped a long held GOP seat while Harris won in a deep blue state. And Demings has the advantage of never accusing Biden of being a racist on national television.

I wouldn't extrapolate much from her victories there. After all, she lost a general election in 2012 prior to the change. And in 2014 she did not make it through the primaries in the mayoral race.

Which is more than any of the other VP candidates have done in a key swing state.

I was not impressed. Her answers to Rachael seemed formulaic and passionless. I almost knew what she would say before she said it. I am not a fan of Kamala Harris but she would make a better VP than Val Demings. Something was off at least for me after listening to V. Demings.

She's a brilliant person with a bright future. I thought she was brilliant as a member of the impeachment team. But as a first term member of Congress, she needs a few more years to hone her skills, gain more national exposure, and build her resume.

She was elected in 16, not 18. She flipped a long held GOP seat.

Not much emotion when it was needed!

which the Obama campaign was worried about at the time. Not the only reason he was picked but definitely part of the consideration.

...there's no data that shows she'd be popular Statewide in Florida, and outside of that, she doesn't seem to have any specific appeal except among the Democratic base.

Nancy Pelosi is a Congresswoman.
Maxine Waters is a Congresswoman.
Barbara Jordan was a Congresswoman.
Bella Abzug was a Congresswoman.
There is no difference being in the House versus being in the Senate. They deal with the same issues and vote on the same bills.

That’s not the point. Experience in the Senate is in no way superior than experience in the House.

A Senator has to at least run Statewide. A Congresswoman from a D+11 District shows no ability to attract Moderate Independents in the key Battleground States.

FWIW - I'm not putting my money on a Senator either.

Seems very tone deaf.

We shouldn’t be spreading it for them.

We should not be spreading denial of the real world.

Plus it is ageism

a law enforcement background at this pont in time.