Who will Biden choose as running mate?

[Stacyhs]

And the slamming of Harris by Trump begins.

 

[Brainster]

It was the smart, sensible pick, but even there, Team Biden flubbed it. According to the WAPO, they were dismayed to find that every woman they looked at had flaws, and regretted making the promise that the VP would be a woman. That's pretty wince-worthy; maybe their binders weren't full of enough women?

What a mess! With the deadline to select a vice president approaching, the members of Team Biden wish someone had told them before this all started that every high-profile woman …

ETA: Well, that's what I get for not clicking through to the clickbait. Apparently this was written as a humor column, and does not reflect the real thinking of Team Biden, but the "thinking" of the columnist. My bad.

 

[acbytesla]

I wonder if the pick of Kamala is telegraphing to Trump that Biden will not be pardoning Trump of all the crimes.

I don't think so. I think Trump will pardon himself. Or maybe resign before the inauguration and have Pence do it like Jerry Ford did as an end round to the questionable legality to pardoning himself.

 

[acbytesla]

It was the smart, sensible pick, but even there, Team Biden flubbed it. According to the WAPO, they were dismayed to find that every woman they looked at had flaws, and regretted making the promise that the VP would be a woman. That's pretty wince-worthy; maybe their binders weren't full of enough women?

Nonsense. Every single person has flaws. Harris is a good choice.

 

[smartcooky]

Kamala Harris is a no-nonsense woman with an excellent grasp of politics and the law, and an outstanding speaker. It Trump dares to get on the stage with her, she'll wipe the floor with him!

 

[Trebuchet]

Kamala Harris is a no-nonsense woman with an excellent grasp of political and that, and an outstanding speaker. It Trump dares to get on the stage with her, she'll wipe the floor with him!

He won't, it'll be Pence has to do that. If there are debates at all.

 

[Orphia Nay]

Yay, he chose Harris.

 

[smartcooky]

He won't, it'll be Pence has to do that. If there are debates at all.

Mike "Statue" Pence... I almost feel sorry for him

 

[Meadmaker]

Kamala Harris.

Well, we'll see. I'm not impressed by her, but she held her own in the debates as a candidate.

I do worry that it will be seen as a "gimmick" pick, going for a black woman, but my guess is that anyone whose vote will be influenced by that probably wouldn't vote for Biden anyway.

ETA: She has won a very big, very prominent, election, for Senator from California. That's a huge plus.

 

[theprestige]

I bet Willie Brown and The Nation are all ate up over this pick.

 

[acbytesla]

Kamala Harris.

Well, we'll see. I'm not impressed by her, but she held her own in the debates as a candidate.

I do worry that it will be seen as a "gimmick" pick, going for a black woman, but my guess is that anyone whose vote will be influenced by that probably wouldn't vote for Biden anyway.

Nah. She's a pit bull terrier. She's, smart, she's articulate and most important a fighter. She's a hard one for Republicans to go after. She was a no nonsense prosecuting attorney who can hardly be portrayed as soft on crime or as some kind of token.

 

[acbytesla]

I bet Willie Brown and The Nation are all ate up over this pick.

You keep saying The Nation as opposed to the author of an op-ed. One is not the other no matter how many times you make that reference.

 

[Bob001]

Kamala Harris.
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ETA: She has won a very big, very prominent, election, for Senator from California. That's a huge plus.

Also elected and re-elected as California Attorney General, another high-profile, high responsibility position.

 

[Distracted1]

Nah. She's a pit bull terrier. She's, smart, she's articulate and most important a fighter. She's a hard one for Republicans to go after. She was a no nonsense prosecuting attorney who can hardly be portrayed as soft on crime or as some kind of token.

Careful there, next you will be calling her "clean cut" for the racism trifecta.

 

[Belz...]

It was the smart, sensible pick, but even there, Team Biden flubbed it. According to the WAPO, they were dismayed to find that every woman they looked at had flaws, and regretted making the promise that the VP would be a woman. That's pretty wince-worthy; maybe their binders weren't full of enough women?

Yeah imagine that, every human having flaws!

 

[Belz...]

I bet Willie Brown and The Nation are all ate up over this pick.

Huh. And here I was, thinking you had conceded that.

 

[Brainster]

Nonsense. Every single person has flaws. Harris is a good choice.

I said she was the safe, smart choice. But think about how tone-deaf it is for Team Biden to be letting out how dismayed they were the flaws they found. They're implying that there would have been men who would have sailed through without any problems.



It does reflect how far we've come that a half-Black, half-Indian woman is the safe and sensible pick.

ETA: My bad, I saw the headline and opening sentences of the WAPO piece and thought it was reporting. Actually it's a lame attempt at humor.

 

[theprestige]

You keep saying The Nation as opposed to the author of an op-ed. One is not the other no matter how many times you make that reference.

I know. At this point I'm just doing it for fun. Thanks for noticing!

ETA: I put in a bonus joke a little earlier, but it's a bit more subtle. See if you can find it!

 

[theprestige]

Huh. And here I was, thinking you had conceded that.

Nope! You're thinking of Elon Musk's achievements.

 

[alfaniner]

Well, the Breaking News of the day is that Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate.

The news of the next four days (and nothing else) is going to be that Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate. And every possible permutation that entails.