'nuff said

So that's a plus in this sub-thread.

what else is new...the sonofabitch wants a horserace...sorry dude...not this time...

The blowout polls for Biden have become tiresome for the chattering class.

poor Ryan...must be a real bitch to have nothing to whine about..

He isn't going to sleep with them, FFS; he just has to feel like he can get along with them. A lot of presidents haven't had "deep relationships" with their running mates before selecting them. Sometimes they didn't even like them.

They really want Trump to win, don't they?

There is no 'Home Run' candidate who checks all the boxes - all have pluses and minuses.

Lots of great choices but no perfect choice - but such is life in the Big City.

This article was interesting as well but from a much different perspective:

"Stories about Biden’s choice have put a longstanding sexist narrative back in the news: Ambitious women cannot be trusted."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/kamala-harris-vice-president-sexism/

with Biden and his VP choice. This is silly. He has a stellar list of candidates, any one of whom will do a great job. He's not a grade schooler- he knows how to get along with people, how to choose someone he feels comfortable with. This invention of 'problems' is silly.

trump has enough problems to fill a bag of holding, Politico. Why don't you go write about those?

before he was picked? Everything I've read indicates that their relationship grew during their time serving together, and wasn't a prior relationship.

I take that back.

Throw water on it.

Where is that speculation coming from?

He needs a strong woman who stands outside of his shadow.

feelings on this. So in my opinion,he should pick whomever he wants and not be boxed in to pick a woman just because he is pressured to. I still hold out hope that he choose Gov Cuomo because he has the built in experience and will be an excellent president. The points going for him is he has already have a platform that many tune in to see daily. He does not back down or play with Trump. He is a fighter and will go as hard as Trump because they are from the same city. He is built in and more than qualified. I also may get flack for what I am about to see,but here goes.

I honestly do not think Biden should have to choose a black woman because the racist will have a ball and it will play right into Trump's plans to tie them to the black live matters and the main ones who hated the black man in the white house will come out for TRump again because they do not want another black anything in the white house. If he has to pick a woman;;big Gretch-Sally Yates. I think Biden knows this because he knows how these racist work better than anyone because he saw what BO went through.JmHO.

I know that the Democrats have taken the black vote for granted for way too long and there’s a strong feeling that we need a black person for VP to respect that. But I do agree with you but he shouldn’t be pressured to choose a black woman. He should pick somebody he can work with and somebody who can run and win, most importantly somebody who would be an excellent president if God forbid it’s necessary.

Cuomo would be.

as the only one he has developed a working relationship with before. Not sure the Benghazi conspiracy attack is going to be as effective this time considering Trump's Russian influence, obvious failures on the pandemic, and jackbooted thugs beating up American moms.

It triggers me when the first three words are . .

Joe Biden has a dilemma

The Republicans are masters at planting ideas and reinforcing them over and over with talking points and sound alike confusions. They are exceptional at playing the media to get them involved too.

'Has dimentia' and 'has a dilemma' is close enough to reinforce the Republican talking point that Biden is slipping mentally.

This word association is all part of Neuro Linguistic Programming and when done effectively it works. By the way this is what Trump is very effective at doing. The crazier it looks the more access you have to people's deep brain.

didn't he supposedly have a near daily working relationship with Susan Rice?

Joe's got to pick someone who will excite the younger among us who seem - according to reporting - disappointed in not having Obama-level excitement surrounding him. Personally, I'm not looking for excitement, I'm looking for sanity. Any of the people in consideration are exciting enough for me.