Fun scenario: Biden picks a VP that we have heard literally nothing about. Who is it?

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Obviously this is not going to happen, but I'd be curious to see who the wild card pick would be. I would count Michelle Obama as someone we haven't considered, but I'd prefer if we got some truly out of left field names that would still make sense.

[Oryxslayer]

Ayanna Pressley is perhaps the most unlikely yet at the same time understandable of the dark horse picks. Nobody would scratch their heads and say "huh" if he picked her, since she checks a lot of boxes the prominent contenders occupy. At the same time she magnifies the experience issue that KLB is already struggling with, and who knows if her temperament synergizes with Biden.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Ayanna Pressley is perhaps the most unlikely yet at the same time understandable of the dark horse picks. Nobody would scratch their heads and say "huh" if he picked her, since she checks a lot of boxes the prominent contenders occupy. At the same time she magnifies the experience issue that KLB is already struggling with, and who knows if her temperament synergizes with Biden.

That's who I was thinking about when I made the thread hahaha

[morgieb]

Ayanna Pressley is perhaps the most unlikely yet at the same time understandable of the dark horse picks. Nobody would scratch their heads and say "huh" if he picked her, since she checks a lot of boxes the prominent contenders occupy. At the same time she magnifies the experience issue that KLB is already struggling with, and who knows if her temperament synergizes with Biden.

The crazy thing is that she'd actually be a very good pick so as long as vetting didn't drag up too many skeletons.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

The longlist of candidates who've received some media speculation but no official confirmation of vetting (not counting people only speculated as potential VPs for other candidates) appears to be:

Stacey Abrams
Muriel Bowser
Cheri Bustos
Hillary Clinton
Veronica Escobar
Marcia Fudge
Tulsi Gabbard
Sylvia Garcia
Kirsten Gillibrand
Laura Kelly
Barbara Lee
Lucy McBath
Janet Napolitano
Michelle Obama
Nancy Pelosi
Katie Porter
Ayanna Pressley
Condoleeza Rice
Lucile Roybale-Allard
Kim Schrier
Teri Sewell
Donna Shalala
Kyrsten Sinema
Hilda Solis
Debbie Stabenow
Maxine Waters
Karen Weaver
Sally Yates

I'd be surprised if this list + the shortlist doesn't cover the eventual VP pick, but would not be utterly shocked if any one of the above (except HRC, M. Obama or Pelosi) was the VP-nominee. My personal favourite of both the shortlists and longlists is Hilda Solis and I think she's the most likely of the dark horse picks after Pressley and Abrams (in that order).

[7,052,770]

Frederica Wilson, and maybe Biden could make a funny video about wearing a lot of hats with her

[Pollster]

Hilda Solis

[Roronoa D. Law]

Stephanie Murphy

[ShamDam]

Sheila Jackson Lee

[Sir Mohamed]

Oprah Winfrey?

Stephanie Murphy

Not eligible because she's born in Vietnam.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

I don't think any sitting senator counts as someone we's "literally heard nothing about," but there's always Tammy Baldwin. I see her as kind of an Elizabeth Warren Lite. All the progressiveness, half the cringe.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

I don't think any sitting senator counts as someone we's "literally heard nothing about," but there's always Tammy Baldwin. I see her as kind of an Elizabeth Warren Lite. All the progressiveness, half the cringe.

Baldwin's vetting has been confirmed. She's in the top 12 at the very least.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Kate Brown.

[tmthforu94]

Hopefully it would be Donna Shalala, but she is unfortunately being counted out because of her age/wisdom.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

This is like Schrodinger's Veep....any name that gets posted to this thread should be immediately eliminated from consideration because, by posting about her, we will have thus heard about her.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Hilda Solis?

[Grumpier Than Thou]

This is like Schrodinger's Veep....any name that gets posted to this thread should be immediately eliminated from consideration because, by posting about her, we will have thus heard about her.

Wooooaaaahhhhhh, maaaaaan...

[South Dakota Democrat]

Gwen Graham

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

This is like Schrodinger's Veep....any name that gets posted to this thread should be immediately eliminated from consideration because, by posting about her, we will have thus heard about her.

Wooooaaaahhhhhh, maaaaaan...

In that case, let me throw out some names here:

Tulsi Gabbard
Nancy Pelosi
Maryanne Williamson
Dianne Feinstein

[Andrew]

This election would be infinitely more entertaining if he picked Hillary Clinton.

[ajc0918]

Jane Castor, Mayor of Tampa FL and former Tampa Chief of Police

[TrumpBritt24]

Dana Nessel.

[Escape Pod Zero]

How about Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

[brucejoel99]

How about Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

At least those of us down here in FL-23 would hopefully get to have a new Representative.

[OkThen]

Terri Sewell.