Why is it so hard to pick a Vice President?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Apparently, not even Obama wanted to endorse Biden even though he was the "last great VP'.

Honest to God, he's dumb as a rock. Graduated 76th in a class of 85 law students from SUNY.

Biden didn't even want to kill Bin Laden when given the chance.

Yes, what's so hard about picking a great VP? You tell me.

[Anonymous]

My choice for Biden's VP would be Hakeem Jeffries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Apparently, not even Obama wanted to endorse Biden even though he was the "last great VP'.

Honest to God, he's dumb as a rock. Graduated 76th in a class of 85 law students from SUNY.

Biden didn't even want to kill Bin Laden when given the chance.

Yes, what's so hard about picking a great VP? You tell me.

Part of Obama’s problem was that, as a leftist, he needed to balance the ticket with someone more moderate. Biden kind of fit the bill, having voted for the Iraq war and pushed various hard line crime bills back when he was a functioning senator. Now it’s so much harder to find anything like a Blue Dog Democrat…they’ve all been wiped out. The bench of candidates that could possibly serve as a Democratic VP and not a person of the left is pretty meager.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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]

Why is it so hard to pick a vice president?

No one wants the job.

[Anonymous]

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

And yet, multiple Republicans are engaging in a reality show to win the role. Go figure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My choice for Biden's VP would be Hakeem Jeffries.

Sorry. Too late. Democrats are stuck with Kamala. He promised a woman of color and that was the criteria for the choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard to pick a vice president?

No one wants the job.

This. VP is a super fake job. You’re on the advising table with the Prez but he can decide whether to rope you in or not. On the off chance the main dude croaks and you gotta step up.
More often than not, the VP is helpful to be at places that the Prez can’t be (eg a fundraiser etc)

[Anonymous]

Everyone talks politics but the VP is a heartbeat away from the presidency.

As well as Mike Johnson is 2 heartbeats away from the presidency.

Think about your choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is it so hard to pick a vice president?

No one wants the job.

This. VP is a super fake job. You’re on the advising table with the Prez but he can decide whether to rope you in or not. On the off chance the main dude croaks and you gotta step up.
More often than not, the VP is helpful to be at places that the Prez can’t be (eg a fundraiser etc)

Sometimes they also need to step up and stop a coup attempt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My choice for Biden's VP would be Hakeem Jeffries.

Sorry. Too late. Democrats are stuck with Kamala. He promised a woman of color and that was the criteria for the choice.

All Hakeem has to do is identify as a woman and problem solved.

[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.

Ha. No, they don't.

The young WOC that I know can see better than anyone what a fraud she is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone talks politics but the VP is a heartbeat away from the presidency.

As well as Mike Johnson is 2 heartbeats away from the presidency.

Think about your choices.

Thank you this one thousand percent this

God forbid Maga Mike becomes president omg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone talks politics but the VP is a heartbeat away from the presidency.

As well as Mike Johnson is 2 heartbeats away from the presidency.

Think about your choices.

Thank you this one thousand percent this

God forbid Maga Mike becomes president omg

Who?

[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.

I'm a fan of Whitmer, Klobuchar is complicated because of her treatment of staff, and Harris is no lightweight.

Just so you know, Biden is a compromise pick of the very diverse Dem coalition. He wasn't my first choice, but he has been an excellent one. Harris is the same.