Why is it so hard to pick a Vice President?

[Anonymous]

Nobody I have ever heard of thinks Kamala Harris is remotely presidential material under any circumstances. I'd say the same was true about Mike Pence. What is so hard about this?

You pick a VP who will 1-Help you get elected and 2-Do a decent job if called upon to be the President.

What in the hell is so hard about this that the last two have been such total failures?

The last great VP was Joe Biden.

[Anonymous]

I don't agree with Mike Pence on basically everything, but he did stand up to DJT and refuse to overturn the results of an election.

I know it's the bare minimum we should expect from a VP. But the last Trump administration was pure chaos unleashed.

[Anonymous]

Mike pence turned out to be one of the most important VPs we have ever had.

[Anonymous]

Mike Pence did some good but he was never presidential caliber and still isn't.

[Anonymous]

OP clearly has not spoken to women of color and particularly women under 30 of color, but they LOVE the Vice President, and she has been traveling the country getting them motivated to vote.

She is a former AG of the largest state in the country and a former senator. She is absolutely presidential material, certainly as much as any other Vice President since GHWBush.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mike Pence did some good but he was never presidential caliber and still isn't.[/quote
He was superior to his President.

[Anonymous]

It isn't hard OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP clearly has not spoken to women of color and particularly women under 30 of color, but they LOVE the Vice President, and she has been traveling the country getting them motivated to vote.

She is a former AG of the largest state in the country and a former senator. She is absolutely presidential material, certainly as much as any other Vice President since GHWBush.

I’m 29 year old woman of color (South Asian heritage), a Democrat, I do not care for her. I think she’s a lightweight who was very obviously chosen because of identity politics and not because she’s a substantively good VP. I would have far preferred Klobuchar or Whitmer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP clearly has not spoken to women of color and particularly women under 30 of color, but they LOVE the Vice President, and she has been traveling the country getting them motivated to vote.

She is a former AG of the largest state in the country and a former senator. She is absolutely presidential material, certainly as much as any other Vice President since GHWBush.

I’m 29 year old woman of color (South Asian heritage), a Democrat, I do not care for her. I think she’s a lightweight who was very obviously chosen because of identity politics and not because she’s a substantively good VP. I would have far preferred Klobuchar or Whitmer.

Her resume disagrees with you.

[Anonymous]

Is Speaker Mike Johnson someone you want as President?
JD Vance?
Tim Scott?
Doug Burgum?

[Anonymous]

It's pretty common to pick a dud or idiot for VP, otherwise the president won't look good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's pretty common to pick a dud or idiot for VP, otherwise the president won't look good.

That checks out. Stupid and shortsighted, but accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mike pence turned out to be one of the most important VPs we have ever had.

Only after he called former Indiana VP Dan Quayle who told him that he had no choice! Mike Pence is not a hero!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP clearly has not spoken to women of color and particularly women under 30 of color, but they LOVE the Vice President, and she has been traveling the country getting them motivated to vote.

She is a former AG of the largest state in the country and a former senator. She is absolutely presidential material, certainly as much as any other Vice President since GHWBush.

I’m 29 year old woman of color (South Asian heritage), a Democrat, I do not care for her. I think she’s a lightweight who was very obviously chosen because of identity politics and not because she’s a substantively good VP. I would have far preferred Klobuchar or Whitmer.

Well, Harris is what we have and as the former AG of California she is no slouch! Just stop with what you prefer because the choice is between good and evil. Trump's VP choice will be as evil and corrupt as trump.

[Anonymous]

No decent person would accept running as Trump's VP.