sigh No mention of Katie Porter. I really want her to stay involved in national government and she’s sharp enough to be VP.
The people mentioned are all fine, I suppose, but that list is pretty short on anyone but white guys. Maybe that’s just part of the political calculus of running a black woman or maybe it’s just about capturing a specific state, but I was hoping for something a little more aspirational. VP pick doesn’t matter all that much in the end but there are a couple of people who would excite me and none of them are dudes.
Yeah, it’s not going to be another woman. As sad as it is to say in the 21st century, adding a white man to the ticket would bring a sense of comfort and familiarity to many voters.
Honestly? Probably, yeah. If a candidate is thinking strategically, they want their VP candidate to have qualities they don’t to broaden the appeal of their ticket.
It would never be Porter because she’s from California, the same state as Harris. Technically the 12th amendment says the president and VP must be reside in different states, though I’m sure Harris has established residency in DC by now. The more salient issue is that the democrats will want to use the VP choice to help win a swing state, or lock in a state they consider necessary for electoral math.
Whitmer was supposedly on the short list, but she said she would decline an invitation to be VP.
sigh No mention of Katie Porter. I really want her to stay involved in national government and she’s sharp enough to be VP.
The people mentioned are all fine, I suppose, but that list is pretty short on anyone but white guys. Maybe that’s just part of the political calculus of running a black woman or maybe it’s just about capturing a specific state, but I was hoping for something a little more aspirational. VP pick doesn’t matter all that much in the end but there are a couple of people who would excite me and none of them are dudes.
Yeah, it’s not going to be another woman. As sad as it is to say in the 21st century, adding a white man to the ticket would bring a sense of comfort and familiarity to many voters.
Wait a minute.
Was VP Biden a DEI hire?
Honestly? Probably, yeah. If a candidate is thinking strategically, they want their VP candidate to have qualities they don’t to broaden the appeal of their ticket.
I think you’re right that a 2 woman ticket might be too much for us to handle right now. Katie needs to be involved somewhere though.
Plenty of cabinet space.
It’s not nice to put people in your kitchen cupboards.
Could be worse, you could be trapped in the closet.
Or we could be putting women in refrigerators.
It would never be Porter because she’s from California, the same state as Harris. Technically the 12th amendment says the president and VP must be reside in different states, though I’m sure Harris has established residency in DC by now. The more salient issue is that the democrats will want to use the VP choice to help win a swing state, or lock in a state they consider necessary for electoral math.
Whitmer was supposedly on the short list, but she said she would decline an invitation to be VP.
These guys are from Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. They’re meant to help Democrats win those states.