The OP said IF Biden gets the Nom.. of course (Reply #125)

In the discussion thread: Did Kamala Harris toss any chance at a possible VP selection if Biden gets the nomination? [View all]

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125. The OP said IF Biden gets the Nom.. of course

he wouldn't get chosen if Kamala wins the nom.

Joe Biden has already been an excellent VP under President Obama.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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154 replies	Author	Time	Post
Did Kamala Harris toss any chance at a possible VP selection if Biden gets the nomination? [View all]	madville	Jun 2019	OP
I think he still might pick her as VP.	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2019	#1
This message was self-deleted by its author	elocs	Jun 2019	#22
Boom!	StarfishSaver	Jun 2019	#30
in the OP's defence he did say IF Biden gets the nod	Celerity	Jun 2019	#44
I was just answering the OP question.	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2019	#52
Would rather see Harris pick Biden for SOS	aeromanKC	Jun 2019	#57
I don't think he would be the SoS, unless the position is different than foreither HRC or Kerry	karynnj	Jun 2019	#69
Harris won't win the states we need. Thus, sadly Trump will be picking people for another four years	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#97
In the meantime you'll continue to spread	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#141
That Was My Thought Too	Me.	Jun 2019	#66
This is my thought, Me..	Cha	Jun 2019	#127
That's A Big Word....IF	Me.	Jun 2019	#147
I know! I feel like	Cha	Jun 2019	#153
The OP said IF Biden gets the Nom.. of course	Cha	Jun 2019	#125
Your assuming he's going to be the nominee	smooth64	Jun 2019	#144
No, I was just answering the OP's hypothetical.	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2019	#146
I don't think she's interested in second place.	brush	Jun 2019	#154
All the candidates are running for President of the USA	tulipsandroses	Jun 2019	#2
well IF the top of the ticket is male (deffo NOT a sure thing) then I so hope a female is picked as	Celerity	Jun 2019	#45
Yes. Can we stop putting men in the top seats	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#72
If Pete falters, my next 2 choices by far, in order, are Harris and Warren	Celerity	Jun 2019	#83
He is absolutely qualified. I loved the way he took ownership	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#89
Not when they are winning no we can't. And there are polls showing women will face a 20 to 30 %	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#102
Road to 270 has Harris and Warren beating Trump in the general.	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#107
Sorry...I don't buy it. Oh they might win the popular vote but not the blue wall states.	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#117
They also have most of our	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#140
Which polls are those show 20-30 % lower vote for women than man?	delisen	Jun 2019	#151
that's absurd	treestar	Jun 2019	#76
What is absurd - is the assumption that a male will be the nominee/winner-	tulipsandroses	Jun 2019	#84
The OP is just making a hypothetical and in that hypothetical	treestar	Jun 2019	#86
Biden is way ahead in the polls, and the OP can frame anyway he/she choses.	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#98
The OP Clearly said "IF" Biden were the nominee.	Cha	Jun 2019	#128
Is it just me? Does this all smell bad?	bluewater	Jun 2019	#3
actually i was pushing for a biden /harris ticket..until the debates...BOTH	samnsara	Jun 2019	#6
I would agree with that as well n/t	madville	Jun 2019	#16
Agreed...	SidDithers	Jun 2019	#41
The collective mind loss of certain individuals in this country	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#75
Its not just you	tulipsandroses	Jun 2019	#19
I don't know if stuff smells but,	LakeArenal	Jun 2019	#28
It's just you.	John Fante	Jun 2019	#55
Oh please	redstateblues	Jun 2019	#58
Why don't we wait to see who the nominee is first?	LastLiberal in PalmSprings	Jun 2019	#78
It's more like a parlor game at this point.	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#81
Also	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#129
It's just you. Biden supporters apparently like Harris, that's a good thing.	emulatorloo	Jun 2019	#67
I agree with you. Harris doesn't want to be VP	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#70
huh?	treestar	Jun 2019	#77
Biden was running against Obama in the 2004 primaries.	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#80
Nothing to do with any of that...she stabbed Biden in the back using tactics that some view as	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#99
I think Joe knows better	mainstreetonce	Jun 2019	#4
We haven't elected a VP to the presidency in almost	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#79
We did in 2000.	treestar	Jun 2019	#87
Yes. Hence the changes in our political system.	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#90
I don't think that is true...and I would argue that Gore won.	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#100
Uglier people?	mcar	Jun 2019	#93
No not at all	mainstreetonce	Jun 2019	#109
Thank you for clarifying	mcar	Jun 2019	#110
All is fair in love and internecine party politics	Politicub	Jun 2019	#5
They despise Trump first and foremost.	33taw	Jun 2019	#7
I don't think Biden would be that petty.	ooky	Jun 2019	#8
It is not about being petty...she stabbed him in the back and you have to trust your VP...Also	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#101
I'm not sure they have ever had the kind	ooky	Jun 2019	#118
I agree. She brings nothing to the ticket and would drag him down...klobachar would be better or	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#122
Stacy Abrams with Joe	ooky	Jun 2019	#123
She would be great...and maybe deliver Georgia.	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#124
Hey, Obama picked Biden even after made the comment about Obama being articulate. One never knows.	flor-de-jasmim	Jun 2019	#9
There was a difference	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#131
She is seeking the office of the Presidency.	SouthernProgressive	Jun 2019	#10
I don't think that Biden will be our nominee.	yardwork	Jun 2019	#11
No. She increased her chances of being the nominee.	Autumn	Jun 2019	#12
JFK / LBJ	crazytown	Jun 2019	#13
Back then	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#133
Veep selections have little to do with qualifications or relationships...	TreasonousBastard	Jun 2019	#14
Modern VPs get actual jobs to do. Gore, Cheney and Biden were all pretty busy.	marylandblue	Jun 2019	#25
This is true, but just adds more complication to the selection process.	TreasonousBastard	Jun 2019	#34
Yes that's true, but it makes a Harris pick less likely.	marylandblue	Jun 2019	#35
Yup. That's the way they think when picking a Veep. And since I don't have the data...	TreasonousBastard	Jun 2019	#37
That is exactly correct	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#134
I would not be happy with Harris on the ticket. She is no Biden, who never undermined Obama. She	Skya Rhen	Jun 2019	#15
Sorry, but Biden bought this on himself with an unforced error.	brush	Jun 2019	#47
Segragationists, busing, the NRA...	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#85
I know, right? He doesn't need to bring up new ones no one has even heard of.	brush	Jun 2019	#92
I have a feeling he's going to. He said so many	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#94
Yes. But she could still be in the White House--as a great Attorney General. nt	yerop	Jun 2019	#17
You should be asking if Biden ruined his chances of becoming Harris's VP if she gets the nomination	mtnsnake	Jun 2019	#18
Lol	Skya Rhen	Jun 2019	#20
My thoughts too	loyalsister	Jun 2019	#61
Not if past history is any indication	Zambero	Jun 2019	#21
Not even remotely comparable	madville	Jun 2019	#24
Of course they'd consider her. Biden himself wld show her presidential skills to be his successor.	ancianita	Jun 2019	#23
Nah, 18 months is a long time	donkeypoofed	Jun 2019	#26
Maybe. But I'm pretty sure Biden doesn't want to be VP again. nt	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#27
I believe he is not eligible to be VP again per constitution	AlexSFCA	Jun 2019	#32
I don't see that restriction in Wikipedia.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#115
Obama could not be Biden's VP	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#136
Wiki says not. The constitutional restriction is limited to the office of the President.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#149
I think her chances are actually better now	StarfishSaver	Jun 2019	#29
Why would any primary winner necessarily choose any of the opposing candidates forVP	LakeArenal	Jun 2019	#31
Kerry/Edwards?	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#73
Not the idea of it, the constant supposition that it would be a primary contender selected for VP.	LakeArenal	Jun 2019	#82
No one knows who Abrahams and Porter are.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#116
Don't know, and at this point don't particularly care.	highplainsdem	Jun 2019	#33
No	RandySF	Jun 2019	#36
Don't care - she would make a better AG than VP if not the nominee nt	Fiendish Thingy	Jun 2019	#38
Harris shouldn't settle for less than the top seat.	Irishxs	Jun 2019	#39
I agree...we need her in the Senate.	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#103
She's not running for VP...nt	SidDithers	Jun 2019	#40
Zero chance of her being VP after that stunt (which included printed shirts)nt	helpisontheway	Jun 2019	#42
She won't be riding in the back of Joe's bus, won't happen n/t	Baclava	Jun 2019	#43
No. Not really. The VP choice will be made on strategic grounds.	MineralMan	Jun 2019	#46
Oh my goodness! Would Biden accept VP again is the better question.	floppyboo	Jun 2019	#48
Biden should learn from Hillary's mistakes and choose from a group he is not appealing to	floppyboo	Jun 2019	#49
"Turn that shit on Pence and you're hired." - Joe Biden, sometime in 2020.	wyldwolf	Jun 2019	#50
We have grown ups in our party. Obama hired Biden as VP and Clinton	applegrove	Jun 2019	#51
Yes, though I never considered it a possibility n/t	Auggie	Jun 2019	#53
Nope. I think she showed she's tough. nt	Baltimike	Jun 2019	#54
Remember, when the TV cameras are off, they all know each other.	backscatter712	Jun 2019	#56
No. With the "if" caveat, Biden is smart enough to pick a VP nominee who brings something to the	RHMerriman	Jun 2019	#59
I doubt it.	Turbineguy	Jun 2019	#60
Doubtful she was ever interested in VP	Merlot	Jun 2019	#62
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2019	#63
She's not running for VP. Her staff has always found the idea insulting	tishaLA	Jun 2019	#64
No.... if she is seen as the VP who could most help him win, she will be picked	karynnj	Jun 2019	#65
Agreed, and Biden knows the game, attacks are "just politics"	emulatorloo	Jun 2019	#71
It doesn't matter because I think she will wait for the next election cycle to	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#68
No, this is not the way most of these people are	treestar	Jun 2019	#74
I don't think it does lessen her chances of being Biden's vp	mr_liberal	Jun 2019	#88
Of course she didnt	mcar	Jun 2019	#91
I disliked Harris all along. I wouldn't want her as Pres or VP	LakeArenal	Jun 2019	#95
Yes, you have to have a VP you can trust.	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#96
Back before he announced his intention to run...	Miles Archer	Jun 2019	#104
Oh hell no. Either commit to two terms	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#142
Yes, but as I said, this was chatter before he announced his run...	Miles Archer	Jun 2019	#145
That's why I qualified my statement with "if it's true."	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#148
Of course.	Grasswire2	Jun 2019	#105
I don't think Biden is going to win the nomination.	stopbush	Jun 2019	#106
Well mark this post ...save it because if what you say is true ...on a cold January day, Trump will	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#119
You bet!	demosincebirth	Jun 2019	#108
Probably not	Curky	Jun 2019	#111
She is never going to play second fiddle, which a VP must. He knows a lot of people. He is not	emmaverybo	Jun 2019	#130
I don't think she was being considered and she knows it. Klobuchar would help Biden more in the	jalan48	Jun 2019	#112
I think my argument to that point would be that Warren	madville	Jun 2019	#113
I would definitely prefer Warren.	jalan48	Jun 2019	#114
We need voters from moderate states...	Demsrule86	Jun 2019	#120
Some refuse to concede this fact. The are impressed by policies, a candidate's style; they want a	emmaverybo	Jun 2019	#132
Why would Warren want to be VP?	jcgoldie	Jun 2019	#135
Because they're women and can't win.	gldstwmn	Jun 2019	#143
Why would anyone?	madville	Jun 2019	#150
Who knows?	BlueWI	Jun 2019	#121
Not sure she's interested. It's not like she needs a job.	Hoyt	Jun 2019	#126
Fortunately, we can afford to lose her as a senator	shanti	Jun 2019	#137
I'd rather see a Warren-Harris ticket.	Liberty Belle	Jun 2019	#138
The message is a laundry list of huge-ticket items many Americans fear. NT	emmaverybo	Jun 2019	#139
Possible strong VP candidate before.	democratisphere	Jun 2019	#152

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