A Democratic ticket with two black candidates in the median future?

[President Johnson]

I know, somewhat of a bronz threaf, but still an interesting question. Could you imagine a Democratic presidential ticket with two black candidates nominated? I'd honestly say this is at least equally likely to another ticket of two whites. In both cases though it's almost certainly going to be a male and female candidate.

Thoughts?

[WalterWhite]

I think the Democrats should consider a Bennie Thompson (D-MS)/Terri Sewell (D-AL) ticket. Such a ticket might be necessary for Democrats to stop Republicans from making inroads within African-Americans. Such a ticket might also help Democrats in the South, given that both people on this ticket are Southerners.

[patzer]

Generally speaking the VP is intended to appeal to a different demographic than the president, so I don't see this happening.

[Electric Circus]

Generally speaking the VP is intended to appeal to a different demographic than the president, so I don't see this happening.

This is true only sometimes. Al Gore and Dick Cheney were not picked because their demographic appeal differed from the other side of the ticket.

Even picks like Joe Biden or Paul Ryan, which offered obvious contrasts with the bottom of the ticket, had little to do with demographic or regional balance. On top of that, gimmicky attempts at demographic balance are responsible for two of the most damaging VP picks in modern electoral history, Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro.

The modern Democratic Party is concerned with this kind of representation to an unprecedented degree, and there would be strong objections to an all-white ticket, but I doubt that a ticket with two black candidates would be a problem, especially if one or both of them had a multi-racial background. There's enough diversity among black Democrats that it could be a balanced ticket in many other respects.

[Skill and Chance]

Generally speaking the VP is intended to appeal to a different demographic than the president, so I don't see this happening.

Historically, yes, but this seems to be getting less and less important in the mass media era.

[Del Tachi]

Generally speaking the VP is intended to appeal to a different demographic than the president, so I don't see this happening.

Historically, yes, but this seems to be getting less and less important in the mass media era.

Does it?  Biden specifically committed to picking a woman months before Harris was ever announced.  Trump and DeSantis are both likely to pick female running mates in 2024, too.

[progressive85]

If it happens, I'd hope it's because both of the candidates were great, and not just because the party wanted an all-black ticket.

I wonder if anyone suggested an Obama-Colin Powell or Obama-Oprah ticket in 2008.  Those could have won even back then.

I don't think such a ticket would necessarily be unelectable, but it'd have to be a very strong ticket.

[MarkD]

So, "in the near future," Dems will still be obsessed with race? Judging people by the color of their skin and not the content of their character?