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The Pros and Cons of Bidens Top Vice-Presidential Prospects
34 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited | |
Kamala Harris | |
16 (47%) |
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Val Demings | |
0 (0%) |
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Susan Rice | |
6 (18%) |
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Karen Bass | |
0 (0%) |
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Tammy Duckworth | |
1 (3%) |
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Elizabeth Warren | |
8 (24%) |
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Keisha Lance Bottoms | |
0 (0%) |
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Michelle Lujan Grisham | |
1 (3%) |
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Stacey Abrams | |
2 (6%) |
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Tammy Baldwin | |
0 (0%) |
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redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)broiles
(1,370 posts)Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)Also, the recent revelation that she's suffering from depression would factor in.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/us/michelle-obama-coronavirus-depression-trnd/index.html
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)broiles
(1,370 posts)samnsara
(17,635 posts)...how about SCOTUS?
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)whoever he picks will be just fine with me.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)LSparkle
(11,660 posts)You need a pit bull as #2 and she has shown she can do that in Congressional hearings.
Joe can even adapt her slogan to Biden/Harris For The People.
samnsara
(17,635 posts)sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)She's not in your poll, while others who have not really been in contention for weeks, are included. Grisham, Baldwin, Abrams? No way he picks any of those.
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)I was surprised Whitmer wasn't included in the list.
Another name that I know he wouldn't pick, but I'd love to see make a "being considered" list is Carmen Yulín Cruz - the Mayor of San Juan, PR.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)I just want him to quit playing this parlor game
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)Just having some fun - you have to admit, Parlor Game is an old-timey term.
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)Obama didn't announce Biden until later in August.
TheFarseer
(9,326 posts)Elizabeth Warren even though Id be shocked if she was the pick. Im fine with Harris. Dont know enough about Karen Bass but it would raise eyebrows as America collectively asks who? Id be annoyed with Susan Rice. Not sure any of the rest of them are really in contention.
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)...given his age, does (fill in the blank) really have the qualifications? Warren does have the age, experience, and gravitas to answer that. That said, I don't think she will be the pick.
Three I wouldn't rule out:
Demings - The Florida connection and the police experience make her a very attractive pick.
Whitmer - Not that Veeps have had a stellar record delivering their states - but Joe needs Michigan.
Duckworth - WOC, disabled Vet, mom, coiner of "Cadet Bonespurs", and Midwesterner. And a safe Senate seat (unlike Warren)
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)I'm KIDDING!!
Honestly, I'm happy with every name on the list. My heart says Warren, but my head says Rice or Harris.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,656 posts)Several on this poll are clearly not on Bidens list, but after leaks this weekend, apparently Whitmer is.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Her speeches and personality would be phenomenal. It would be fantastic every day as they screamed Benghazi and she methodically dissected the totality of Trumpism.
None of the others have her raw ability, IMO.
I think this would be an easy call for Biden if not for Rice's appearances on those Sunday talk shows immediately following Benghazi. I could understand his worry about those clips but I think he's got to be confident enough to understand that blaming Rice for Benghazi would be like somebody else trotted out to take the blame for Hillary's emails.
judeling
(1,086 posts)She delivered the Administrations message in the way that they wanted it delivered. I would think Benghazi plays to her advantage with Biden.
jorgevlorgan
(8,329 posts)It fell on Duckworth. I'll be happy with anybody on the list
jorgevlorgan
(8,329 posts)Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Everyone will vote for Biden regardless of who he picks.
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)Baltimike
(4,146 posts)and *I* am a Kamala Harris supporter