As we turn to the Fall campaign, who is Biden's choice for VP?

[Omaha Steve]

It's time to send up the trial balloons.

[Cornus]

1. Hope it's Stacey Abrams.

[BGBD]

33. She would

be my top choice if she had more experience beyond the state house. I feel like someone in their upper 70s needs to select a 2nd that nobody can cast any doubt on their readiness to step into the job. Otherwise it's going to be a point of attack.

That's why I think Kamala is a better choice, although that's certainly something to have a discussion about. I believe in reagionality when it comes to politics and I think a VP choice from Georgia would help not only there but in Florida and NC too. I'd love to be able to get a VP who knows how to cook a mean Sweet Potato Pie. By that I mean changes to demographics have opened up a potential for a democratic "Southern Strategy", but I think you need a native southerner to help make that happen. Abrams could be able to do that.

[Dem4Life1102]

41. What about

Val Demings of Florida?

[OnDoutside]

45. Kamala has only 3 years beyond State level ! Plus Stacey has experienced the heat of white

nationalists in Georgia, and is now driving the fight against Voter Suppression, which is going to be so relevant over the next 9 months. If anything, she is better placed to be Joe's running mate.

[BGBD]

54. fair

points.

However, Harris does have six years as the AG of a huge state and another 7 as DA in a major city. Not for nothing.

[OnDoutside]

63. I'm not denigrating Kamala, all I'm saying is that there isn't a huge gap in what Stacey has

achieved, namely Deputy City Attorney for Atlanta for 5 years and then the Georgia General Assembly for 10 years (including being Minority Leader for 6 years).

Her experiences of the 2018 Gubernatorial race in fighting Republican dirty tricks and voter suppression, not to mention being the founder of Fair Fight Action to fight Voter Suppression, brings an entirely relevant skillset.

[BGBD]

64. I know

you aren't.

[ehrnst]

58. What did Obama have?

[OnDoutside]

61. Pretty much the same,which is the point I'm making that we aren't talking about running after having

20 years experience.

[Skya Rhen]

2. A woman who can help him win a swing state - bring something to the table.

[Wabbajack_]

10. Fun fact, last VP candidate to "deliver" a state was

Ed Muskie in 68!

[Cicada]

17. Val Demings of Florida?

Valdez Venita Demings, her first 2 names don’t hurt in Florida, her African American heritage may help turnout nationwide among a democratic leaning group. She was the police chief of Orlando so it is hard to label her as far left. May help turnout among women, another democratic leaning group.

[jxla]

40. I second the nomination

Florida has 29 electoral votes up for grabs.

[Baltimike]

3. Kamala Harris!!!!!

[TlalocW]

5. I kind of want her for AG

So she can make more republicans cry.

TlalocW

[MLAA]

9. Agree, but I think Schiff can make them cry as well!

[Native]

15. She's a perfect choice, and Schiff will make a great AG

[question everything]

25. NO!

Not her and not Warren. I can see Rs ads repeating: “this little girl was me”

[uponit7771]

32. Their ads don't talk to independents but speak to the cultist most

[DrToast]

28. Put me down for Harris

[Dem4Life1102]

42. She checks a lot of boxes but

she’s from a solid blue state. Better someone who can put a purple state in play.

[TlalocW]

4. There's only one serious choice

Gritty



TlalocW

[customerserviceguy]

7. Well

Gritty is a person of color.

[trueblue2007]

11. WONDER WOMAN!!! i am a kid of the 50's and superman and wonder woman were my heroes.

[vercetti2021]

24. Noooooo

No not gritty! God he finally showed up on DU

[Jersey Devil]

6. Tammy Duckworth -nt

Nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. Stacy Abrams.......

Talk about putting much of the South in play.....Mike Espy in Mississippi and Jamie Harrison in South Carolina, both running for the US Senate. That could help Doug Jones in Alabama as well.

Not to mention getting back Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida back in the Blue column.

[TDale313]

12. I hope Harris. n/t

[Deb]

13. FL Rep Val Demings

An impeachment manager chosen by Speaker Pelosi.

[RockRaven]

14. Must be under 60, if not under 50. If for no other reason, age-related coronavirus mortality risk.

Plus the advantageous contrast to Whitehair McMilquetoastmother (or at least to match, if he gets replaced with Haley or some such).

Harris, Castro, Booker, Duckworth, Cortez Masto, Abrams, Kennedy...

[brooklynite]

16. I know EXACTLY who the VP choice will be!!!

Whomever Biden decides it will be. No point in speculating otherwise.

[Mme. Defarge]

18. Amy Klobuchar

[Awsi Dooger]

19. Easily the best name in the thread so far

There was a great post here the other day regarding the "total alignment" that Klobuchar brings to a ticket with Biden.

Everything is is just band-aid nonsense toward ideological contrast or making sure it's not two whites or two males on the ticket.

When there's a forced pairing it is blatantly obvious and ineffective. In particular I have no idea how anyone could want Stacey Abrams anywhere near that vice presidential spot. She adds nothing but potentially subtracts all over the place. Abrams lost among Trump voters 96-2. That is surreal. Nothing is 96-2. I've been doing this since 1992. It's virtually impossible to find a 96-2 in such a huge block but Stacey Abrams accomplished it. We are trying to persuade soft Trump voters, the ones who switched from Obama to Trump, not give them an easy excuse to remain with him.

[squirecam]

22. It's a general election people.

Amy brings moderate suburban Midwest women.

[Dem4Life1102]

43. So does Biden

She is an ideological clone of Biden so she doesn’t help bring in progressives. She doesn’t energize African Americans and she is from a solid blue state so she doesn’t help flip a purple state.

BTW if your thought is that if Klobuchar becomes VP Al Franken will be appointed to her Senate seat, that is never going to happen.

[judeling]

31. We are on the verge of a realignment of the electorate

As long as we do not muddy our message and scare anyone.

[Dem4Life1102]

46. Klobuchar subtracts more than Abrams

Klobuchar is an ideological clone of Biden so wouldn’t help attract progressives. She wouldn’t energize African Americans or put purple states like Florida, Virginia or North Carolina.

As far as Abrams, experience doesn’t matter. Never has or Trump wouldn’t be President.

[Sugarcoated]

37. I think she's the one

She's got it together, they have chemistry... and the way she helped deliver MN! My only caveat is, she's seen as a mod like Joe and a progressive would even out the ticket. Also seen as a moderate, Kamala would add charisma, but would she hurt him with AAs?

[Dem4Life1102]

44. She is not needed to help deliver Minnesota

Minnesota is a solid blue state with a Democratic Governor and two Democratic Senators. It hasn’t voted for a Republican for President since 1972 and the last poll from the Minneapolis Star has Biden beating Trump by 12 points.

[Mme. Defarge]

53. I hope the VP candidate

would help deliver more than a single state, which I believe Amy would.

[Dem4Life1102]

55. What other states does she deliver?

Will she help in swing states like Florida, Virginia or North Carolina?
Will she energize the African American vote?
Will she help attract more progressives?

[MerryBlooms]

20. Tammy Duckworth.

[Skid Rogue]

21. Kamala.

[vercetti2021]

23. Amy or Kamala

I love both those fantastic ladies!

[Dem4Life1102]

47. Both come from solid blue states

so they don’t enhance the ticket geographically. And both are moderates so they don’t help bring progressives back on board.

[lapfog_1]

26. Stacey Abrams Val Demmings Kamala Harris

Val might put Florida in play
Stacey would definitely put a few southern states in play
Kamala would be my first choice (already nationally known, a smart litigator)

All 3 touch on a key demographic or two or three.

[MoonlitKnight]

29. Same list

Maybe throw in Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

[Mme. Defarge]

27. It would be great

if it were one of the imminently qualified female candidates who ran for the Democratic nomination. Not all of them were, however.

[pattyloutwo]

30. I vote Warren

I think it’ll be Harris - my second preference

[DarthDem]

34. Sen. Harris or Sen. Klobuchar

I probably prefer Sen. Harris but Sen. Klobuchar wouldn't disappoint me.

[KBlagburn]

35. Kamala Harris for VP...

Stacy Abrams for SCOTUS!!!

[Awsi Dooger]

36. I think it has to be Klobuchar

She repeatedly emphasized the correct points during the debates, that she has a history of pulling red voters. The numbers back it up. For example, Hillary lost white non-college educated men by 33% (63-30) in Minnesota 2016. Two years later Klobuchar managed 46% among the same group, losing by only 7% at 53-46. These days Democrats never receive 46% of that block. And this was in a more conservative electorate than 2016. The 2018 Minnesota electorate was 33% conservatives to 27% liberals while 2016 was 32% conservatives and 28% liberals.

Klobuchar rescued 17% of Trump voters in 2018, losing that block 82-17. That sounds bad until you compare it to anyone else. Literally anyone else. Many of our 2018 candidates received 5% or less of the Trump vote. The national House number was 8% of Trump voters supporting the Democrat. To more than double the national number is remarkable. Plus there was considerable ticket splitting in Klobuchar's favor. Tim Walz received only 9% of the Trump voters while winning the Minnesota governor's race on the same day.

I'm not going to stray from belief in preference over turnout. To oust an incumbent we need to double down on preference and ideology and logical geography.

[Dem4Life1102]

48. She doesn't enhance the ticket at all

[squirecam]

62. It should be Amy.

Nt

[budkin]

38. Warren or Abrams

Has to be a woman at least.

[Liberty Belle]

39. Warren would energize progressives to work hard and turnout is important.

While they will vote for any ticket, many won't walk precincts or man phone banks if they are not enthused with the ticket.

Warren was raised in Oklahoma and is Senator from Massachusetts, got over 50 delegates before dropping out and a national poll showed her as the most popular second choice for president among Democratic voters.

She's smart and a good debater. Wouldn't you love to see her take on Pence?

[whistler162]

49. Susan Rice or a midwest female

Governor or someone not currently in office. If he wins in November let us not get rid of all the good Senators by appointing them to this cabinet post or that cabinet post or run them as VP.

[Sunsky]

50. Veronica Escobar from Texas nt

[evertonfc]

51. As a white guy it better be a POC

They saved his ass

[BlueTsunami2018]

52. I've touted Biden/Harris for a long time.

And I see no reason to stop.

That’s a winner to me.

[Dem4Life1102]

56. Harris is from a solid blue state

and doesn't put any swing states in play?

[MrsCoffee]

57. It will be Biden/Harris.

[PunkinPi]

59. Harris. nt