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BIDEN/BETO is a winnnaaaahhhh. nt UniteFightBack Dec 2018 #1
second that!! onetexan Dec 2018 #37
Not when people learn about how Biden was behind the push to eliminate pnwmom Dec 2018 #66
And let's not forget his anti-integration stance in the '70s EffieBlack Dec 2018 #72
Thank you, EffieBlack. Yes, that will come out, too. pnwmom Dec 2018 #74
And that he was ... cannabis_flower Dec 2018 #91
And the Crime Bill he sponsored and voted for that Hillary was raked over the coals for EffieBlack Dec 2018 #93
Biden too old. Younger blood needed. nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #2
o'rourke but as VP agingdem Dec 2018 #28
I like a Sherrod Brown/ Kamala Harris ticket. I think that is a winner! skylucy Dec 2018 #70
I don't want to see Biden on any ticket..n/t monmouth4 Dec 2018 #68
Adam Schiff and whomever, we have a plethora of great possibilities..n/t monmouth4 Dec 2018 #73
I like Adam Schiff too agingdem Dec 2018 #86
Yes, and sorry, two white males won't play in Peoria or 2020 for Dems now. brush Dec 2018 #85
Winner! mainstreetonce Dec 2018 #3
I think there are too many penises obamanut2012 Dec 2018 #4
Ageist AND sexist; awesome /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #7
So if a 95 year old person wanted to run for President qazplm135 Dec 2018 #31
The point is that we examine how they are at the time, and judge accordingly, not just dismiss LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #36
he's not going to be a one-term mentor qazplm135 Dec 2018 #41
We absolutely need a woman and I don't care how old she is, unless she has dementia. milestogo Dec 2018 #43
My first choices will be young, young and YOUNG! manor321 Dec 2018 #5
Just as there may be such a thing as "too old", PatSeg Dec 2018 #42
Dems win with a younger candidate Freddie Dec 2018 #82
Good point. We win when we run younger candidates. History shows it. brush Dec 2018 #87
Biden on the foreign policy front Turbineguy Dec 2018 #6
I'm not into Biden at all JonLP24 Dec 2018 #8
+1. Love Joe, but he should enjoy his retirement dalton99a Dec 2018 #15
I would forget Biden and just take O'Rourke marylandblue Dec 2018 #9
A Washington insider is precisely what we need right now; there's a lot of damage to undo, LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #16
We might need an insider, but can an insider win? marylandblue Dec 2018 #24
Obviously, I believe so. LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #27
I think we have several comparable candidates marylandblue Dec 2018 #30
Biden, an insider who knows the ropes and can work on repairing foreign relations and MAGA Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #29
Exactly; we need gravitas, which our younger options lack. That's not their fault, LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #33
I was thinking the same thing PatSeg Dec 2018 #47
I agree. Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #50
No matter what we end up with, PatSeg Dec 2018 #63
Funny how, for many people, being a "Washington insider" is an attribute for a man EffieBlack Dec 2018 #48
Too male, too white. phylny Dec 2018 #10
Yep. Harris-O'Rourke for me. Garrett78 Dec 2018 #49
Harris - O"Rourke people Dec 2018 #54
If the plan is one term for Biden, and Beto is actively involved in his administration, then LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #11
Why would you put up a candidate and plan for them to step down after one term? jcgoldie Dec 2018 #22
One term is not "I'll quit soon." Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #32
This is not a real thing jcgoldie Dec 2018 #34
This is so spot on. Let's not even consider any one-term fantasy. brush Dec 2018 #88
You don't know that it's not real, or become real Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #99
Because he is older; I'm not denying that. But one term avoids all the pitfalls of running LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #39
I just think you pick the best candidate jcgoldie Dec 2018 #40
Also, who has a running mate in the primary anyway? marylandblue Dec 2018 #51
Exactly. The running mate is picked after securing the nomination. brush Dec 2018 #89
It's not "hedging bets"; I'm talking about a deliberate plan for rebuilding the government LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #53
Why Biden will not be president: Student loan debt. dalton99a Dec 2018 #12
I love Joe, but no. Chellee Dec 2018 #13
It is time for us old folk to move over Guppy Dec 2018 #14
I think the party is committed to the Steve Phillips strategy aikoaiko Dec 2018 #17
Why are we going by race and gender rather than best candidate? marylandblue Dec 2018 #26
Maybe not enough to get the ones who are more apathetic, busy, or feeling disenfranchised aikoaiko Dec 2018 #55
I think voters respond to energy, organization and outreach marylandblue Dec 2018 #58
NOT Biden. I love him, but no. nt tblue37 Dec 2018 #18
Love uncle Joe but... jcgoldie Dec 2018 #19
For me, Biden is too old, but I like how he handles trump ecstatic Dec 2018 #20
I LOVE Kamala Harris. I would vote for her in an instant. But what is the combination that will Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #35
Apparently, for some folks, an all white all male ticket will be universally popular EffieBlack Dec 2018 #52
See my post here: Garrett78 Dec 2018 #56
Harris/Kennedy or Harris/Beto would work. brush Dec 2018 #90
You got it half right. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2018 #21
I think we need to look at someone younger, to be honest Marrah_Goodman Dec 2018 #23
I think it's a crap idea. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2018 #25
Like so many other tickets......... DFW Dec 2018 #38
O'Rourke, not Biden MoonRiver Dec 2018 #44
Nah, I'm good. nt mattclearing Dec 2018 #45
Not much EffieBlack Dec 2018 #46
Too white cilla4progress Dec 2018 #57
AOC is too young TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #65
Is that serious? George II Dec 2018 #107
We need someone to clean up the mess trump leaving us FloridaBlues Dec 2018 #59
I think it's too early and I think Biden is too old & represents the past. elocs Dec 2018 #60
I am planning to support Tom Steyer. (eom) StevieM Dec 2018 #61
Not a fan hueymahl Dec 2018 #62
Boring carleigh86 Dec 2018 #64
That's a winning ticket Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #67
We need to be reminded of "the promise of America" by two white guys EffieBlack Dec 2018 #69
It doesn't matter the color of their skin. Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #71
Sounds good EffieBlack Dec 2018 #75
Not by me you wouldn't. Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #84
I think Harris and Sherrod Brown would make an excellent combination. CTyankee Dec 2018 #98
O'Rourke is currently a US Representative Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #100
I knew I shouldn't have opined on this, which is a day I am sick in bed. CTyankee Dec 2018 #104
Unless that's the only color we get. Iggo Dec 2018 #79
Oh it matters all right, and so does gender. Our party in not all white males. brush Dec 2018 #92
I like Kennedy but this might be just affection I feel for his family. CTyankee Dec 2018 #105
I think Trump's blowing up shit right the fuck now. Iggo Dec 2018 #76
We have no shortage of talent flyingfysh Dec 2018 #77
Biden, Clinton, etc. can still work as advisors to president AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #78
No to Biden, Yes to Beto janterry Dec 2018 #80
How about Anita Hill/ Christine Blasey Ford. Squinch Dec 2018 #81
Not as god as Kamela/Beto denbot Dec 2018 #83
One term only. RichardRay Dec 2018 #94
Or maybe O'Malley/O'Rourke PAMod Dec 2018 #95
Definitely don't like O'Malley's past with stop and frisk as mayor JonLP24 Dec 2018 #96
Nope. We need a hardass president to lead us through this, not someone who is always looking JudyM Dec 2018 #97
Nothing PJMcK Dec 2018 #101
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!! PubliusEnigma Dec 2018 #102
From someone who speaks from experience, (I'm old and I used to be young) Canoe52 Dec 2018 #103
I would support this ticket Gothmog Dec 2018 #106
Any ticket that has a nearly 80-year-old man on it is not for me. n/t BlueStater Dec 2018 #108
No to Biden ZeroSomeBrains Dec 2018 #109
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