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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTammy Duckworth for VP?
She has always been high on my list but this article really got me thinking. If I was a Republican, I would be really nervous if Biden picked her. Trump is going to flag hump and mud sling a lot and a war hero Democrat is just the thing to shove it back down their throats.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/509882-dont-count-out-duckworth-in-biden-vp-race
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)she is our Senator and we support her absolutely for that. She would make a great VA director for sure as our VA system is in tatters
Squinch
(51,021 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)you Tammy is no intellectual genius at any level. Many other well qualified picks to choose from.
Squinch
(51,021 posts)love her and she appears pretty smart to me.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)requires more than that
Squinch
(51,021 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Thats not enough for you?
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)with such innuendo.
BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Squinch
(51,021 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Irony is dead.
FM123
(10,054 posts)She's not exactly a slouch - she does have three college degrees including a PhD
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)and I was responding that she seems smart enough.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Who in the hell do you think you are to impugn a war heros intellectual capacity? Because your wife ran into her in a hallway once? What a bunch of twaddle.
Bradshaw3
(7,529 posts)A phrase which anyone would take as meaning she is not all that bright. Please explain how someone with a Ph.D is not all that bright. As others have asked, some specific examples of her lack of intellectual acuity would be helpful. I have seen her talk and be interviewed several times and she seems pretty bright to me. Perhaps your wife was slighted somehow and this is how she got her take on this Democratic senator.
catsudon
(855 posts)trump is so much better than her right? not trying to put words in your mouth, but it looks that way
Solomon
(12,319 posts)LexVegas
(6,101 posts)Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)including a Ph.D. and learned to fly a helicopter in combat conditions!
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)would be Val Demmings.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)I think it would be great if she could be VP, but I think it would mobilize the Republicans almost as much as Hillary running for president did though. It would be something that would make them determined to vote in droves.
She is a badass though. I like her.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)the more I learn about Tammy, the more impressed I am and hope that Biden picks her.
ALBliberal
(2,344 posts)a different level John Kerry? Republicans are masterful at turning our candidates strengths into weaknesses (especially when measured against weaknesses in their own candidates). It almost seems to be even more effective with military service records which in my opinion should be off limits. But for them the lower they place themselves morally and ethically the more inexplicably they are able to turn the tables on our candidates and we end up defending these valorous brave soldiers.
Picking the right VP will be so tricky. A lesson in reverse psychology.
I like Tammy Duckworth she would make a fine VP. But I worry. Heck seems all I do these days.
Squinch
(51,021 posts)Russian bounties, I don't think impugning her valor will go over very well.
I say bring it.
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Interesting flex. Im not sure I agree, to be honest.
ALBliberal
(2,344 posts)records successfully before. Yes they will attack
anyone. Notice Trumps not getting knocked for the Russian Bounties to any extent at all. They have a strange way of positively owning the military patriotism angle it is baffling.
Peace.
North Shore Chicago
(3,328 posts)will choose a very capable woman, no matter her name.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)There are several very qualified women.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)"Who can I best work with?"
I like Tammy, but believe there are several others on the list who would be better successors to Joe.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Who will best help the ticket win the election. Because if they dont win everything else is irrelevant.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)will not change the outcome: Biden will win handily.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Over confidence will be our doom. This election is too important to take any chances.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)appearances---as Al Gore proved with his politically correct pick.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Whoever best helps win the election is crucial. Nothing else matters. That is the mistake both Gore and Clinton made.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)that's all that really matters.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)And if Oprah would be the best to ensure winning, I would fully support her.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Youre welcome
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)with her. Val Demmings would be my second choice as she bring us Florida maybe.
Squinch
(51,021 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)considers the "big picture". She can be a "bulldog" when focused on a specific issue, but a VP or a POTUS, MUST be able to compartmentalize and juggle multiple problems.
That's my opinion and it's worth what it cost you. OF COURSE I will bust my butt to elect a Biden/Duckworth ticket if that is who Joe chooses.
catsudon
(855 posts)would be the best pick.
JI7
(89,275 posts)They would hate her because she is a woman and asian . Just look at how they treated McCain who was a conservative white man .
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)tavernier
(12,406 posts)And then some.
Bucky
(54,068 posts)I don't know squat one way or the other about how good she would be in the Oval. I will leave that judgment call to Joe Biden.
However one of the top job requirements of a VP candidate is motivating millions to engage, help get out the vote, and feel like their contribution is important. I haven't seen Tammy Duckworth deliver a barnburner. If a Joe picks her, I hope she's got that in her.
BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Whose wifes cousins sisters brother once met her in a hallway and didnt think she was too bright most here seem to like her.
Edit: And one more on some nutty purity grounds.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)she absolutely could have opposed it instead of supporting it means that I do not support HER for VP and I hope she does not get the nomination.
ProfessorGAC
(65,211 posts)Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)be different.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)"He has the qualifications, integrity, and judgment to serve with distinction as a district court judge in the Southern District of Illinois. We appreciate the Administrations willingness to work with us and with our nonpartisan screening committee to reach consensus on nominees who will serve the people of Illinois well. We look forward to guiding his nomination through the Senate.
What a slap in the face to the women of IL who want and need their reproductive rights to be respected.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Now I think I would like it if Biden picked Susan Rice.
Demsrule86
(68,696 posts)was not her fault but why give them this sort of opening?