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

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Tulsi for vp

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Pelosi for vp

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/veepstakes-in-the-age-of-coronavirus/

Sources with insight into the "pre-vetting" process tell CBS News that Biden's picks have further winnowed since March, when the former vice president told "The View" that his shortlist hovered around 11 women, citing the immense resources required to investigate each candidate.

Five to eight candidates are now being seriously considered, CBS News has learned, though the sources said a "dark horse" candidate could be added.

The former vice president has yet to publicly name who will lead the effort, which will likely be manned by a fleet of accountants and attorneys. Lawyers from Holder's powerhouse firm, Covington & Burling, already serve as counsel to Biden's presidential campaign.

Dark horse = Hillary? 

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My rankings is such (tentative)

1. Elizabeth Warren
2. Tammy Baldwin
3. Tammy Duckworth
4. Catherine Cortez Masto
5. Gretchen Whitmer or Kamala Harris


6. Amy Klobuchar
7. Stacey Abrams





8.. Tulsi Gabbard

Hillary?

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Wbu Janet mills or Laura kelly

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https://twitter.com/Carrasquillo/status/1278725154906963968

B-b-butt Kamala lost the hispanic vote against a hispanic woman in 2016!

Newspapers are so 1980

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I think the promise to pick a woman might be a mistake cause honestly there are so many better choices that are men. And the women who would be good picks he clearly doesn’t want to pick.

Rice - Good in office but awful campaigner
Harris - She seems good but there’s baggage there
Warren - Too polarizing. Would scare off moderate GOP voters
Duckworth: I think this would be a disaster. They’re looking at the combat vet angle and nothing else.

I’m convinced Whitner would be the best choice but hey what do I know

If there's a critical mistake, it's this. There are plenty of women who could be strong VP candidates but most aren't being considered. I don't see how this problem would be much better if men were also in the mix.

Which women do you want him to pick that he isn't considering?

Grace Meng to appeal to the Asian American vote and provide visible representation of Asian Americans in upper echelon politics.

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https://twitter.com/david_darmofal/status/1285738385445920769?s=20

Is this code for not Warren?

He knows Warren's "socialist" background would hurt his campaign, so another white male putting himself ahead of a woman possibly having a great opportunity. Classic neoliberalism.

I think it's more code for 'pick a AA women who can give me better turnout in the Belt and Charlotte' rather than any ideological opposition - he lacks the position to argue this point.

Demings is the pick for this. Hard to argue against her helping the most in Florida, NC and GA. An actual southern African-American instead of one from SF (Harris) or DC (Rice).

Regional identity’s effect on voting is negligible, this isn’t 1824 when people never left the family farm and deeply identified with their state