Biden VP news megathread (pg 286 - been selected, announcement could be today)

[LimoLiberal]

The correct choice is Duckworth and it's obvious.

[LimoLiberal]

The correct choice is Duckworth and it's obvious.

It seems like Duckworth has largely been out of the VP conversation; I get the sense that she might not be interested.

She is a young mom after all.

Instant bump for Biden with suburban women.

[LimoLiberal]

The one thing I know for sure is that picking Warren would trigger the right more than any other candidate. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing for Biden's campaign.

[LimoLiberal]

I want Biden to pick Whitmer, just to trigger all the conservative pundits that are convinced she's more unpopular than Osama Bin Laden. They can watch with dismay as that ticket wins the Karens of Rochester Hills by 40 points  

[LimoLiberal]

It can't not be Kamala Harris at this point. If there's a skeleton in her closet or she doesn't want it, Val Demings is next in line.

[LimoLiberal]

Keisha Lance Bottoms? If the protest and rioting continue through the summer, I think she would be a very smart choice.

[LimoLiberal]

It's just shocking to me that the free speech lovin' anti-cancel culture Trumpists would go after someone for just suggesting people listen to an alternative viewpoint.

[LimoLiberal]

The reason I love Duckworth as a VP pick (and have from the start) is that her personal life story inoculates her against any negative press she'll get when she's chosen. With Warren, some of the conversation would center on her lefty views and the Native American scandal. Harris is easily caricatured as a California liberal but would also receive criticism of her criminal justice record from both the left and right. With Rice you have Benghazi and other more legitimate foreign policy gripes. Even Val Demings would probably be dinged for her role as police chief as well as any controversies in the PD that happened under her.

That's not to say that's all of what the news coverage would focus on for each pick; there would be positive aspects highlighted pushed by the Biden campaign. But those topics are some of what you can expect from the right (and left) if they're chosen.

The moment Duckworth is picked the coverage will overwhelmingly focus on her injury and subsequent entry into politics. She only became a senator in 2016 and she hasn't been a star of the news cycle like some of her colleagues. There isn't that much notable about her political positions and career. That's a massive advantage: nearly all of her introduction to the electorate will focus on her compelling personal story. Of course, the right will try to attack her with a variety of weapons (the statue thing being one), but that sort of thing could easily backfire and turn into another Khizr Khan moment.

The fact that Duckworth is less well known than Harris or Warren works in her favor because the most notable aspect of her career is so positive.

[LimoLiberal]

Probably Kamala, no?