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TexasTowelie

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Sun Dec 1, 2019, 09:07 AM Dec 2019

Biden thinks Georgia may be a good place to find a veep [View all]

When former Vice President Joe Biden was in Atlanta for the Democratic presidential debate, he must have had potential running mates on his mind.

During a campaign stop in Iowa, he recently suggested a pair of Georgians as possible candidates for his old job: Stacey Abrams and Sally Yates.

He didn’t go into specifics, and he didn’t limit his options to just the two Georgians, The Des Moines Register reported.

“I could start naming people but the press will think that’s who I picked,” Biden said, and then — while eschewing names — he gave highly specific clues about who he thought were good options for No. 2 on the Democratic ticket.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/capitol-recap-biden-thinks-georgia-may-good-place-find-veep/AqTQgSLqpUV0x9MhXHhMCP/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Not gonna happen, since Biden will NOT be the Democratic nominee for President. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #1
Time will tell! UncleNoel Dec 2019 #3
True dat!! Good luck to your candidate. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #4
Neither will Bernie. oldsoftie Dec 2019 #11
You can't run as a team in a primary...and their voters are not the same either... Biden Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #13
Wanna bet? The Valley Below Dec 2019 #14
either would be good.. i had never thought of Sally Yates!!! samnsara Dec 2019 #2
Yes, Yates would be an excellent selection for any of our candidates. nt TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #7
Keisha Lance Bottoms. nt Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #5
Another great option. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #8
She's the mayor Atlanta needs right now. She's fantastic for the city. Politicub Dec 2019 #10
Go west old man whistler162 Dec 2019 #6
Almost all trial balloons for VP are floated to attract attention bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #9
You may be on to something there. oldsoftie Dec 2019 #12
I think it will be Pete madville Dec 2019 #15
Not sure what Pete brings to the ticket that a Women, PoC, or Sherrod Brown-esque moderate SaschaHM Dec 2019 #21
Sally Yates would be a delicious choice! AwakeAtLast Dec 2019 #16
Won't be Stacy Abrams booley Dec 2019 #17
Stacey Abrams has reopened the door on that position peggysue2 Dec 2019 #18
In 2015 Biden wanted Elizabeth Warren for his running mate Hortensis Dec 2019 #19
Sally Yates for ATTORNEY GENERAL! elleng Dec 2019 #20
Oh Wow. Sally Yates. I hadn't considered her... SKKY Dec 2019 #22
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