Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mzmolly
(51,020 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UncleNoel
(864 posts)It was always my dream ticket.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Grown2Hate
(2,014 posts)with Warren once she dropped out because I loved her pitbull style in the debates (only way to beat Trump there, IMHO).
But my original thought was that Biden would be a strong counter-Trump candidate that could counter any age "challenges" in the election with a vibrant, younger politician (Kamala fit the bill) as the VP. Still would love that! And (SHOULD go without saying), I will still VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
doc03
(35,499 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
2naSalit
(87,112 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Capt. America
(2,478 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
When you them together like that, YES that's a ticket!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MontanaMama
(23,372 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
xmas74
(29,689 posts)Biden/Harris or Warren/Castro.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(298,334 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hay rick
(7,690 posts)I think it's ridiculous to claim that the VP slot needs to "balance the ticket" by race and gender. I believe it's more important to balance the ticket by ideological appeal- what candidates stand for rather than what they look like.
Kamala fails on two counts. She doesn't deliver a state or an area. We win California with or without Kamala on the ticket. For Christ's sake, we can win California with Tulsi Gabbard on the ticket. Kamala also has no proven ability to deliver the black vote. That's why she dropped out- Joe Biden had it locked up. Nobody is going to deliver Obama level turnout in the black community, but Joe will do very well with or without a black running mate. Black voters are the Democratic Party's most reliable supporters and don't need the paternalistic concern to vote responsibly.
The demographic groups that have really under-performed historically are Hispanic voters and young voters. By my observation, the Sanders campaign has more youth (under 40!) participation than all the other campaigns combined. My suggestion....Katie Porter! I know- she's female and she's from California- but I'm a fan.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oasis
(49,564 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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