Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBiden Sees Problem With Running Mate Who Backs Medicare For All
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he would be unlikely to choose a running mate who supports Medicare for All, essentially ruling out progressive rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
There has to be some correlation between their views and mine, he said, speaking at an event in New Hampshire, which holds its Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday.
For example, he said, if I pick someone who had a view that they insisted that we do Medicare for all, which costs over $35 trillion and has no chance of becoming law and would not support my plan for Medicare for those who want it building in Obamacare and building the public option, that would be a real problem.
Biden hinted that he would consider former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg as a running mate, but later backed off when asked about his criticism a day earlier that Buttigieg is unqualified for the top job.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-09/biden-sees-problem-with-running-mate-who-backs-medicare-for-all?srnd=politics-vp
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cuthbert Allgood
(4,921 posts)Awesome. That will mobilize the progressives. Can it please be Tim Kaine? Because he was awesome.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TexasTowelie
(112,252 posts)Just because someone doesn't support M4A does not make them a centrist. That person can be progressive in many other aspects besides M4A.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cuthbert Allgood
(4,921 posts)So, there's that.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)18-35 year olds will just give up.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
squirecam
(2,706 posts)Because they give up. Thats shameful.
If they arent motivated to get rid of Trump, then thats on them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)As a millennial, I get annoyed at how apathetic and picky so many young people are, but I guess when you've spent most of your life generally worse off than any other generation and you see only Bernie and Warren actually fighting for improving your life, it makes you pretty jaded.
I guess a lot of young people are so fed up with this country they'd rather just let it burn to the ground if we're going to be stuck with status quo centrists or right-wingers forever.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
squirecam
(2,706 posts)Only Bernie and Warren fight for them?
BS
If young voters want people to listen to them, they should stop spouting crap like that. Progress is hard work. It doesnt come easy. And people fought and died in the streets to get the civil rights that were rightfully theirs but were denied.
They are NOT REMOTELY worse off than prior generations. Its BS.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)Looks like cornpop Joe hates single payer so much he would probably veto it if it passed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Celerity
(43,415 posts)Link to tweet
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)I'm sure Bernie will pick Elizabeth to be his running mate.. . she will just have to adopt Bernie's plan to implement M4A faster than she had planned. No biggie though!!
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TexasTowelie
(112,252 posts)in the unlikely event that Bernie is nominated. Two New England liberals will turn off most of the rest of the country. I even have doubts that Bernie would carry New Hampshire in the general election.
I do wonder what will happen after Super Tuesday once Biden trounces the rest of the field. Most of my friends that supported Bernie last time have moved on to other candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)I thought he'd either go with a moderate Mid-Westerner woman like Klobuchar or a Kamala Harris/Stacy Abrams or maybe Julian Castro.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)Bernie has already alluded to that in fact.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Celerity
(43,415 posts)she will never get anywhere near the VP EVER, and not just because Sanders is not going to win the nomination
she has burnt far too many bridges overall to go anywhere in national Democratic politics
Teachout walking her smear attempt back
Link to tweet
Bernie even tossed her under the bus, and rightly so, for this shitshot
Middle Class Joe Biden has a corruption problem it makes him a weak candidate
Zephyr Teachout
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/joe-biden-corruption-donald-trump
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)In fact I can't stand teachout or bernie for that matter, but it'll be an academic type that poses no threat to Bernie politically if he is the nominee. Someone wholly unqualified, like Zephyr Teachout.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)people too stupid to realize its probably the best approach long-term.
Unfortunately, the majority feel that way. Biden is smart to avoid that loser. Besides, a Public Option will likely achieve MFA long before forcing people who would like to try it out to take it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden