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Cont: Biden for President? Pt 2

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Skeptic Ginger said:
I hope Biden is wise enough not to choose a member of the Senate unless it is a safe seat to be replaced by a Democrat.

Much as it would be great to see him choose Warren, who would get her Senate seat? And I hate to be an ageist, but he needs someone younger in case he dies in office. We don't need two septuagenarians in that office.
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I agree. Abrams is an up and coming Democrat with government experience, a Harvard Law grad, and a major force fighting voter suppression. You might find this article on her interesting as I did. She is definitely my choice for VP. Now, if I could only get her to spell her name correctly (:D).

https://www.rollingstone.com/politi...s-census-voting-rights-vice-president-953173/
 
Dr. Keith said:
Agreed, and I predict that he does not need the black vote or the youth vote. The youth vote didn't turn out for Bernie and the black vote is already on his team.



He will try to go moderate to try to erode some of Trump's support.
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The problem is, Biden is already seen as moderate/close to the center, so there isn't much ground to be gained there.

The best option would be someone slightly to the left of Biden to appease at least some progressives (if that is possible) but not so far left as to make the undecided voters think "communist".


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Dr. Keith said:
Agreed, and I predict that he does not need the black vote or the youth vote. The youth vote didn't turn out for Bernie and the black vote is already on his team.

He will try to go moderate to try to erode some of Trump's support. Not his die-hard supporters, but the people who are afraid of liberals and the liberal agenda. A lot of them would rather not vote for Trump again, but they sure as hell aren't voting for some far left liberal to sit in line waiting for Ole' Joe to kick the bucket.

A lot of the people who are done with Trump are not down with M4A. Those are the people Biden will be courting.

Now I should go look at Stacey Abrams's positions to see if there is any chance in hell she fits in that description.
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Have no fear, if Biden loses this election, the blame will be on these young progressives. Biden will do nothing to bring them into the party and they will be blamed if they don't gallop to the polls.

Seems clear to me that Biden is running pretty openly as a conservative Democrat. Seems to be banking pretty hard on the party faithful, suburban centrists, and Republicans tired of Trump. Maybe that will be enough to win.
 
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Stacyhs said:
You do realize that Babylon Bee is a satire site, don't you? Or do you?
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Yes, I know it's satire, but is it?

I suggest you do a little research on what happened in Georgia when it came to voter suppression. But I doubt you will.
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I suggest you research why the Bee article is funny. But I doubt you will.

Abrams will be ready to run in 2024, that's really funny. Maybe you could get a job writing for the Bee.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
When I heard it I thought it meant the wrong thing.

When you go from C to the next C on a piano, the tone changes but all the keys repeat.

As illustrated here.

So I always thought it meant a big change such as occurs when going up or down from C to the next C on a piano.

But looking it up it appears I've always had a misunderstanding about it.

Thanks for asking. :)
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Pitch.
 
Ziggurat said:
Yes, I know it's satire, but is it?
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You do now. But, somehow...I don't think you did before.

I suggest you research why the Bee article is funny. But I doubt you will.

Abrams will be ready to run in 2024, that's really funny. Maybe you could get a job writing for the Bee.
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Hmmmm... revealing. I can better understand Trump's attraction for you now. I won't engage you further in this. Playground level chaff with you holds no attraction for me.
 
I saw Biden getting interviewed by Dana Bash. He did a great job. He was on and stayed on message, hit Trump without sinking to his level, handled the question about his gaff over the weekend well. He looked like a strong candidate and moreover, he looked presidential.
 
Craig4 said:
I saw Biden getting interviewed by Dana Bash. He did a great job. He was on and stayed on message, hit Trump without sinking to his level, handled the question about his gaff over the weekend well. He looked like a strong candidate and moreover, he looked presidential.
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Yes. There was no sign of the gaffes that he is so often accused of. And, what he said about Trump was right on. Yes, he looked presidential and in charge.
 
Dang. I was hoping we could play the Stacy Abrams thing straight for at least a couple weeks.

Talk about how she wants to be Veep and what she's doing to get the nod.

Talk about what her qualifications are and what electoral advantage she might bring to the campaign.

Talk about how she gets treated by other Democrats and the (non-satire) media.
 
I get the feeling this covid-19 thing is going to be a massive gift to Biden.

Because of the restrictions, the public is really only getting a fraction of exposure to the gaffe-prone Biden. If the virus remains a problem up through the election, Biden will have good reason to keep his appearances down, eliminating opportunities to put his foot in his mouth in public.

And, of course, Trump's mishandling of the response is making it obvious why it's dangerous to have him in office, even if you generally like his policies.
 
Biden's best move is to give the limelight to Trump - even if he tried, he wouldn't be able to match Trump's media presence.
 
wasapi said:
Yes. There was no sign of the gaffes that he is so often accused of. And, what he said about Trump was right on. Yes, he looked presidential and in charge.
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The gaffs are really the only issue with Biden. Ukraine, Reader, "Obamagate" haven't moved the poll needle unless you count up. The way Biden will have to campaign, not a lot of pressing the flesh and interacting with random people helps him. By virtue of necessity, events will have to be small and well planned.

Trump's campaign style, rallies won't be a real option for him. The Democrat Trifecta states will have crowd-size limitations for most of the summer or longer. The states that will allow rallies he doesn't need to fight over (except maybe Florida).
 
The Great Zaganza said:
The best VP Biden could pick would be a someone who could credibly run on their own in 2024.
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Gretchen Whitmer's stock is pretty high right now. In spite of the Gravy SEALS protesting, she's seen her approval rating shoot way up. Governors who lead states through Covid-19 are a hot commodity right now and Biden would do well to bask in some of that reflected glory.
 
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