Who's the Blue for #2? (2020)

Aresen · Post by **Aresen** » 09 Mar 2020, 19:15

With the Team Blue field narrowed to Biden and Sanders, what are your guesses for who the VP choice will be? (Biden has already said he will pick a female running mate, but I don't know if his memory will function well enough to recall that at convention time.)

You can pick 2 choices. You may change your votes.

Some strengths and weaknesses in those I have listed.

Stacey Abrams
Strengths - black, female, from a purplish state.
Weaknesses - known activist, may rankle some blue collar blues.
Cory Booker
Strengths - black, already in Senate.
Weaknesses - ???.
Peter Buttigeig
Strengths -'middle america' appeal.
Weaknesses - GAY - sorry, don't think 'Murica is ready to elect a gay president or vice-president.
Tulsi Gabbard*
Included this one for the giggles. The blue answer to Sarah Palin.
Kamala Harris
Strengths - black, female, experience in administration, currently in Senate.
Weaknesses - she's Californian.
Amy Klobuchar
Strengths - female, from a purplish state, currently in Senate.
Weaknesses - annoying AF.
Beto O'Rourke
Strengths - almost knocked off Ted Cruz, proven campaigner.
Weaknesses - ???.
Elizabeth Warren
Strengths - female, currently in Senate.
Weaknesses - WONK, also annoying AF.
Marianne Williamson
Strengths - female, currently in House of Representatives.
Weaknesses - she's Californian. Also "Who?".

Aresen · Post by **Aresen** » 09 Mar 2020, 19:16

My choices:
1) Kamala Harris
2) Cory Booker

Highway · Post by **Highway** » 09 Mar 2020, 19:58

I think some of the weaknesses you have ??? above are:
Cory Booker: Weakness - uninspiring, couldn't get any traction as Prez candidate, brings no support with him.
Beto O'Rourke: Weakness - Lots of name recognition and oversized dislike on the other side. Loud anti-gun perception brings turnout against him.

Pham Nuwen · Post by **Pham Nuwen** » 09 Mar 2020, 20:04

I thought Klobucher already gave away that she'll be VP pick for Bidens ticket.

thoreau · Post by **thoreau** » 09 Mar 2020, 20:09

Highway wrote: ↑09 Mar 2020, 19:58 Beto O'Rourke: Weakness - Lots of name recognition and oversized dislike on the other side. Loud anti-gun perception brings turnout against him.

What does it mean for a Texas politician to be anti-gun? He doesn't carry his gun with him while drinking?

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » 09 Mar 2020, 21:01

My votes are Cory Booker or Julian Castro.

D.A. Ridgely · Post by **D.A. Ridgely** » 09 Mar 2020, 21:53

I'll be a bit surprised if Biden picks any of the senators who ran against him if only because it opens a senate seat. Yeah, MN, CA and MA are unlikely to go red, but it's just another seat requiring resources as the Dems try to get a majority in the senate. Let sleeping senators lie, to coin a phrase.

I'd give Stacey Abrams a look for fairly obvious reasons, but she still hasn't held any significant political office, never mind whether she won or lost in 2018. If Julian Castro could deliver the Latino vote, maybe, but he got like zero traction. Same with O'Rourke not counting his almost momentary rise in the polls, but if I were to go with a Texan, I'd go with Castro. Buttigieg is the Dem's future, or so goes the conventional wisdom. He may get a cabinet post but, yeah, teh gay.

I know an unhealthy number of social conservatives who are scared to death and therefore making fun of the possibility of Michelle Obama running. It ain't happening, it's just a sign of the persistence of the far right's hatred for all things Obama and Clinton. Terry McAuliffe has to be on at least the long list of possibilities.

Castro or Abrams or, more likely, someone I haven't mentioned or considered.

thoreau · Post by **thoreau** » 09 Mar 2020, 22:05

Castro's twin brother is in the House of Representatives, which could lead to endless wacky hijinks. I hope Diamond Joe picks him.

But, yeah, it will probably be somebody who isn't on the radar. I mean, who thought Tim Kaine and Mike Pence would be the VP picks in 2016?

dbcooper · Post by **dbcooper** » 09 Mar 2020, 22:35

Tim Apple.

Shem · Post by **Shem** » 09 Mar 2020, 23:55

Gretchen Whitmer.

Mo · Post by Mo » 10 Mar 2020, 06:18

Stacey Abrams in addition to not having held a meaningful office is too easily painted as a sore loser for not conceding. It's fine red meat, but whining about the loss for months and months after the election (whether or not the complaints are valid) turns a bunch of people off and is a rich line of attack.

Tammy Duckworth would be an interesting choice.

Kolohe · Post by **Kolohe** » 10 Mar 2020, 07:56

My most unpopular opinion is that Tammy Duckworth is overrated. I mean, she's fine, (and showed skilled escaping from the maw of being Veteran's Administration poobah with her reputation intact) but in a way, she's the John McCain of her side - a political career that only got of the ground in the first place because her aircraft returned to the ground way too quickly.

Aresen · Post by **Aresen** » 10 Mar 2020, 11:50

Shem wrote: ↑09 Mar 2020, 23:55Gretchen Whitmer.

Not one I'd thought of, but her bio looks strong.

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » 10 Mar 2020, 13:49

Tulsi Forever! <3

JasonL · Post by **JasonL** » 11 Mar 2020, 14:10

dbcooper wrote: ↑09 Mar 2020, 22:35Tim Apple.

Pretty sure he’s “the wrong kind of gay” to be credible to dems.

Hugh Akston · Post by **Hugh Akston** » 22 May 2020, 15:10

Twba · Post by **Twba** » 31 May 2020, 22:20

After these riots, gun sales will go through the roof and no one will ever take Beto seriously.

D.A. Ridgely · Post by **D.A. Ridgely** » 31 May 2020, 23:45

No one was taking Beto seriously already.

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » 01 Jun 2020, 08:50

I do wonder if the George Floyd murder has ruined Klob's chances at VP.

Highway · Post by **Highway** » 01 Jun 2020, 09:47

Ellie wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 08:50 I do wonder if the George Floyd murder has ruined Klob's chances at VP.

Judging by the lefty twitter that I end up seeing, the answer is a definite yes.

Eric the .5b · Post by **Eric the .5b** » 01 Jun 2020, 13:21

Highway wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 09:47
Ellie wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 08:50 I do wonder if the George Floyd murder has ruined Klob's chances at VP.
Judging by the lefty twitter that I end up seeing, the answer is a definite yes.

Lefty twitter wanted Bernie, too.

Moderates might quash her chances, though. The optics are deservedly shitty.

Of course, if this means Harris is veep, that's just kind of darkly hilarious.

JasonL · Post by **JasonL** » 01 Jun 2020, 13:24

Oh yeah. Already have to eat a Biden fueled believe women poo sandwich, piling on with the racial policing bonifides of Harris would be amazing. Perfect for our time really.

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » 06 Jul 2020, 23:10

When is the convention when they officially pick the candidate? When will Biden announce a running mate? I could Google but I'm lazy

Warren · Post by **Warren** » 06 Jul 2020, 23:40

Ellie wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 23:10 When is the convention when they officially pick the candidate? When will Biden announce a running mate? I could Google but I'm lazy

Aug 17-20
I wonder who'll they'll get to do the voice acting for Biden?

Mo · Post by Mo » 07 Jul 2020, 07:11

Supposedly there have been tons of edits on Kamala’s Wikipedia page in the past week or so. Traditionally, there is a flurry of edits on the Wikipedia page of the person that is named VP

grylliade.org

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