Let's speculate.... Who's going to be in Biden's cabinet

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The Post just reported that Ron Klain will be White House Chief of Staff.

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Anonymous wrote:The most important job is Chief of Staff, and that should go to Rep. Richmond to thank Clyburn for the SC firewall.

Why not try to get an Obama to be Secretary of State? If not Barack, then Michelle. Both have traveled the world and built many great relationships.

Michelle Flountroy (sp?) should be well positioned to run the Pentagon although Susan Rice could end up there.

A big donor should get Treasury.

The AG could be Preet Bharara.

Mayor Pete could end up at the VA and then get another shot somewhere else later in the first term. Biden may move him around a bit to give some more substantial experience in government.

It also will be important to find key and visible jobs for Latinos.

Do you pay any attention to politics or do you just follow a bunch of blue-check liberals on twitter? First, Cedric Richmond should not be Chief of Staff. He is looking to be in house leadership. Giving him CoS would not be beneficial to Clyburn in anyway. It is going to be someone who has worked for/with Biden for years, likely Ron Klain.

President Obama and Michelle Obama are great figures, with relationships along the globe. But they are retired, there is no way either would be Secretary of State. It will likely be Chris Coons or Tony Blinken. I prefer Chris Murphy though (for his views on Yemen).

Michele Flournoy is likely the pick for defense. Susan Rice is hated by the right and would not get confirmed by a republican senate

A DONOR SHOULD NOT GET TREASURY. We need someone with experience as economist and who will look out for the everyday Americans when rebuilding our broken economy.

AG will probably be Doug Jones, but Preet is a good call.

Buttigieg will be UN Ambassador or USTR. He is a rising star, giving him a "boring" position will stymie him. (Look at Julian Castro)

Richmond is absolutely in the running for Chief of Staff. There will plenty of other staff positions for Klain, starting with being the COVID czar.

Biden should not be afraid to think big with Secretary of State. He is going to be 78 and needs to have experienced people around him. There is no one better than an Obama to help rebuild global relationships. Both are still relatively young and not retired at all. Coons is still needed as a Biden ally in the Senate and Murphy can wait.

Mayor Pete has a brilliant mind. He will not be bored with any cabinet position, and he needs experience. He should have at least two cabinet roles in the first term.

What has Doug Jones done to deserve a cabinet spot? Do we really need another former senator from Alabama in that role?

You are telling me that all the reporting on Ron Klain as Chief of Staff is wrong and that a congressman with hopes of house leadership is going to drop that for White House Chief of Staff?
Mayor Pete is brilliant, which is why he shouldn’t be Veterans Affairs. UN Ambassador is a perfect role for him.
Doug Jones has DOJ experience and fought relentlessly for the people of Alabama in an incredibly uphill battle. He is the opposite of a Jeff Sessions and the fact that you are comparing them shows that you know very little about politics. Go back to twitter.

No, I am not telling you the speculative reporting is wrong, but Richmond is also in the mix and would be a better pick. Chief of Staff is a much more important role than being fourth or fifth in the House leadership. Biden lost a lot of ground to Trump with African American men and needs to shore up the base. If it were not for the massive turnout, Biden would have lost.

Mayor Pete has management consulting experience and is a veteran of war. He is a defensible pick as VA Secretary. He has zero foreign policy expertise as mayor of South Bend. That matters. As Mayor Pete develops more experience, he will have more opportunities in a Biden-Harris cabinet.

Lots of people have DoJ experience. Bharara has it at a much higher level and also will be in tune with the efforts of the SDNY and possible prosecution of former President Trump. A politician should not be put in the position of Attorney General.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/politics/ron-klain-biden.html
Turns out he didn’t pick Cedric Richmond. I’m sure he considered it !

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State: Mitt Romney
Treasury: Michael Bloomberg
Defense: Tom Ridge
AG: Patrick Morrisey
Interior: Jeb Bush
Agriculture: Sonny Perdue is doing a good job
Commerce: John Kasich
Labor: _____
Health:urthy_____
HUD: Ben Carson is doing a good job

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Anonymous wrote:Biden fell in love with Mayor Pete during the primary and wanted to adopt him as a surrogate son. And he did a fantastic job on Fox fighting for Biden. I bet there is a place for him.

I like Chief of Staff for Pete.

I think we all fell in love with Mayor Pete. He would succeed wherever they need him.

This. Mayor pete is incredibly charismatic.

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Anonymous wrote:State: Mitt Romney
Treasury: Michael Bloomberg
Defense: Tom Ridge
AG: Patrick Morrisey
Interior: Jeb Bush
Agriculture: Sonny Perdue is doing a good job
Commerce: John Kasich
Labor: _____
Health:urthy_____
HUD: Ben Carson is doing a good job

Did McCain rise from the dead and win the election?

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Anonymous wrote:Biden fell in love with Mayor Pete during the primary and wanted to adopt him as a surrogate son. And he did a fantastic job on Fox fighting for Biden. I bet there is a place for him.

I like Chief of Staff for Pete.

I think we all fell in love with Mayor Pete. He would succeed wherever they need him.

This. Mayor pete is incredibly charismatic.

Do you have any concept of the level of experience needed to be CoS?

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Anonymous wrote:Biden fell in love with Mayor Pete during the primary and wanted to adopt him as a surrogate son. And he did a fantastic job on Fox fighting for Biden. I bet there is a place for him.

I like Chief of Staff for Pete.

I think we all fell in love with Mayor Pete. He would succeed wherever they need him.

This. Mayor pete is incredibly charismatic.

Do you have any concept of the level of experience needed to be CoS?

But, but, but he can speak seven languages and went to Harvard!!!! Let's make him Secretary of Defense!

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So far, none of the takes on this thread are worse than this. Except maybe Cedric Richmond for Chief of Staff, that was pretty awful.

Agree this list is bizarre.

Michelle Rhee?? No! Petraeus, honestly, bring back Mattis before you do that. Romney - no way. Nothing.

Yes on Michelle Rhee!! Education is a disaster right now. You guys don’t follow the Schools/General Education forum on DCUM, but if you did, you would learn elementary schools no longer teacher content (social studies, science, spelling, vocabulary). Our schools suck, and we need someone transformational.

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So far, none of the takes on this thread are worse than this. Except maybe Cedric Richmond for Chief of Staff, that was pretty awful.

Agree this list is bizarre.

Michelle Rhee?? No! Petraeus, honestly, bring back Mattis before you do that. Romney - no way. Nothing.

Yes on Michelle Rhee!! Education is a disaster right now. You guys don’t follow the Schools/General Education forum on DCUM, but if you did, you would learn elementary schools no longer teacher content (social studies, science, spelling, vocabulary). Our schools suck, and we need someone transformational.

My kid is learning this stuff. Sorry yours didn't. Rhee is forever tainted by scandal and that's that. Biden won't touch her.

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Anonymous wrote:Michele Flournoy is at the head of the line for Sec Def.

Would love to see Stacey Abrams with something, but not sure what she's qualified for/would want. Amy K and Tammy Duckworth could probably also have something if they want, but they're better off staying put in the Senate. Would love for Amy K to replace Schumer in the leadership. Whitmer could have a post, but makes sense for her to stay put as well.

Mayor Pete for Transportation Sec or UN Ambassador--know he doesn't have traditional credentials for the latter but he's a sharp cookie and, with the right staff, would do well imo. I think Biden would be eager to mentor him.

Lael Braenard or Raphael Bostic for Sec Treasury

Tom Blinken NSA

Eric Garcetti for Labor

Karen Bass for HUD

Sally Yates for AG

Lujan Grisham for HHS (read she's angling for it)

Chris Murphy or William Burns for State

Jay Inslee for Interior

Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security

Whomever Dr. Jill likes for Sec Ed, should be BIPOC

Vilsack for Sec Ag, if he's not too long in the tooth.

Susan Rice needs a non-confirmation slot--she wouldn't make it through the Senate. A caveat for any of these names, if Biden thinks they'd be too hard to get through

Agree with everyone but Rice. I worked with her and she is not capable. We propped her up as well as we could.

Say more. I understand smart and savvy yet is focused up, not down, in her relations, so perhaps better for an advisor role, but less suited for a cabinet position, especially one that has been pretty bruised by Pompeo.

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Anonymous wrote:Biden fell in love with Mayor Pete during the primary and wanted to adopt him as a surrogate son. And he did a fantastic job on Fox fighting for Biden. I bet there is a place for him.

I like Chief of Staff for Pete.

I think we all fell in love with Mayor Pete. He would succeed wherever they need him.

This. Mayor pete is incredibly charismatic.

Do you have any concept of the level of experience needed to be CoS?

But, but, but he can speak seven languages and went to Harvard!!!! Let's make him Secretary of Defense!

Oh I’m sure the Joint Chiefs would love that.

“Well, you know, he was in the Army Reserves and did a tour in Afghanistan, primarily as an army intelligence analyst. So you know — he can totally lead DoD.”

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Anonymous wrote:Michele Flournoy is at the head of the line for Sec Def.

Would love to see Stacey Abrams with something, but not sure what she's qualified for/would want. Amy K and Tammy Duckworth could probably also have something if they want, but they're better off staying put in the Senate. Would love for Amy K to replace Schumer in the leadership. Whitmer could have a post, but makes sense for her to stay put as well.

Mayor Pete for Transportation Sec or UN Ambassador--know he doesn't have traditional credentials for the latter but he's a sharp cookie and, with the right staff, would do well imo. I think Biden would be eager to mentor him.

Lael Braenard or Raphael Bostic for Sec Treasury

Tom Blinken NSA

Eric Garcetti for Labor

Karen Bass for HUD

Sally Yates for AG

Lujan Grisham for HHS (read she's angling for it)

Chris Murphy or William Burns for State

Jay Inslee for Interior

Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security

Whomever Dr. Jill likes for Sec Ed, should be BIPOC

Vilsack for Sec Ag, if he's not too long in the tooth.

Susan Rice needs a non-confirmation slot--she wouldn't make it through the Senate. A caveat for any of these names, if Biden thinks they'd be too hard to get through

Agree with everyone but Rice. I worked with her and she is not capable. We propped her up as well as we could.

Say more. I understand smart and savvy yet is focused up, not down, in her relations, so perhaps better for an advisor role, but less suited for a cabinet position, especially one that has been pretty bruised by Pompeo.

I worked with her too. She’s a bitch, and I mean that fairly literally. She threw a briefer out of her car once because she didn’t like the material she was being briefed.

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Anonymous wrote:Biden fell in love with Mayor Pete during the primary and wanted to adopt him as a surrogate son. And he did a fantastic job on Fox fighting for Biden. I bet there is a place for him.

I like Chief of Staff for Pete.

I think we all fell in love with Mayor Pete. He would succeed wherever they need him.

This. Mayor pete is incredibly charismatic.

Do you have any concept of the level of experience needed to be CoS?

But, but, but he can speak seven languages and went to Harvard!!!! Let's make him Secretary of Defense!

Oh I’m sure the Joint Chiefs would love that.

“Well, you know, he was in the Army Reserves and did a tour in Afghanistan, primarily as an army intelligence analyst. So you know — he can totally lead DoD.”

Right and Trump makes great appointments? I'm sure they'll be relieved with anyone who isn't batshit crazy. Not advocating for Pete on this and I doubt he wants this job, but come on, the generals won't be super picky.

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Anonymous wrote:Biden fell in love with Mayor Pete during the primary and wanted to adopt him as a surrogate son. And he did a fantastic job on Fox fighting for Biden. I bet there is a place for him.

I like Chief of Staff for Pete.

I think we all fell in love with Mayor Pete. He would succeed wherever they need him.

This. Mayor pete is incredibly charismatic.

Do you have any concept of the level of experience needed to be CoS?

But, but, but he can speak seven languages and went to Harvard!!!! Let's make him Secretary of Defense!

Oh I’m sure the Joint Chiefs would love that.

“Well, you know, he was in the Army Reserves and did a tour in Afghanistan, primarily as an army intelligence analyst. So you know — he can totally lead DoD.”

Right and Trump makes great appointments? I'm sure they'll be relieved with anyone who isn't batshit crazy. Not advocating for Pete on this and I doubt he wants this job, but come on, the generals won't be super picky.

You think they’ll take just any schmuck? Hilarious.