Democratic Primaries

still_one

(92,438 posts) Sun Mar 24, 2019, 02:22 AM Mar 2019

Biden team denies 'pre-cooked plan' of Abrams as early running-mate pick

"A spokesman for former Vice President Joe Biden denied on Friday that the prospective presidential contender has a "pro-cooked" plan to pick Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as his running mate early in the primary.
“@JoeBiden has an enormous amount of respect for @staceyabrams (it is why he endorsed her!) — but these rumors about discussions on a pre-cooked ticket are false, plain and simple,” the spokesman, Bill Russo, tweeted."

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/435371-biden-spokesperson-denies-reports-of-abrams-as-early-running-mate-pick

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden team denies 'pre-cooked plan' of Abrams as early running-mate pick (Original Post) still_one Mar 2019 OP

In other words, they saw the blowback and are now distancing themselves from a premature idea n/t SFnomad Mar 2019 #1

Do you have proof Sugarcoated Mar 2019 #2

or someone decided to finally ask them if the speculation was true. It made no sense to announce still_one Mar 2019 #3

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

1. In other words, they saw the blowback and are now distancing themselves from a premature idea n/t

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2019, 02:34 AM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sugarcoated

(7,733 posts)

2. Do you have proof

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 24, 2019, 02:39 AM

Mar 2019

that that a "pre-cooked" ticket was definite?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

still_one

(92,438 posts)

3. or someone decided to finally ask them if the speculation was true. It made no sense to announce

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 24, 2019, 02:41 AM

Mar 2019

such a thing when not only Biden hadn't officially announced, and if he did announce would have no idea if he would be the nominee. In addition, naming a specific VP makes even less sense without talking to that person first, and getting that person's consent.

The story never made sense to me. Maybe it's true, and they did float it, but I remain skeptical

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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