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

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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

There's a whole lot of establishment figures in there. And I know we shouldn't do diversity for the sake of it, but it's not the most diverse crowd of people.

I count 5/6 POC. What would be an appropriate number? Of course establishment, tends to correlate to experience and competence.

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Anonymous wrote:Doug Jones would make an amazing AG, although Sally Yates is another good suggestion above.

I think it will be Yates--we know Biden likes her. I do think it will be a woman.

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Andrew Yang is qualified for Secretary of Transportation, Labor, and Education. Take your pick.

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Anonymous wrote:Stacey Abrams has earned a place, but whether or not she'll take it depends on her ambitions.

Moscow Mitch is also going to try his darndest to hold up anybody to the left of Marsha Blackburn, so who knows anyway.

If you haven’t heard, baselessly claiming you won in Georgia is the other team’s thing now

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Anonymous wrote:

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

There's a whole lot of establishment figures in there. And I know we shouldn't do diversity for the sake of it, but it's not the most diverse crowd of people.

I count 5/6 POC. What would be an appropriate number? Of course establishment, tends to correlate to experience and competence.

I don't dislike anyone on this list but I agree with PP I'd like a more forward-thinking choice for Sec Ag, if there are any good candidates.

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Alexander Vindman

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Anonymous wrote:Doug Jones would make an amazing AG, although Sally Yates is another good suggestion above.

I was hoping for a Kamala AG but would love to see Sally Yates back. I want someone who will pursue putting all of these criminals where they belong.

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

He's already said it would likely be a head of a teachers union. Don't think the kids will be going back to school in person for a very long time.

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Anonymous wrote:"Whomever Dr. Jill likes for Sec Ed, should be BIPOC"

He's already said it would likely be a head of a teachers union. Don't think the kids will be going back to school in person for a very long time.

I'm relatively sure he said "an educator" not "the head of a teacher's union." Regardless, the federal Secretary of Education has basically zero say in whether kids go back to school.

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Anonymous wrote:"Whomever Dr. Jill likes for Sec Ed, should be BIPOC"

He's already said it would likely be a head of a teachers union. Don't think the kids will be going back to school in person for a very long time.

I'm relatively sure he said "an educator" not "the head of a teacher's union." Regardless, the federal Secretary of Education has basically zero say in whether kids go back to school.

According to WaPo, under consideration are Randi Weingarten (AFT) and Lily Garcia (NEA). Having someone in that role whose focus has been on the teachers rather than the children is unsettling.

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Anonymous wrote:Muriel Bowser
Val Demings
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Mayor Pete
Kaisich
Martin O'malley
Terry McCaulife

Demmings was my dream VP candidate love Buttigieg too.

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Sally Yates
Eric Garceti
Andrew Yang
Susan Rice
Stacey Abrams
Doug Jones
Vindman (!)
John Delaney (in some kind of economic/ business role)
Austin Goolsbee
Raghuram Rajan



None of the Senators (Amy K, Elizabeth W) - we need them there. Part of me wants a role for Romney - but have a red senator willing to cross the aisle is more valuable.

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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.

Pete’s got to be somewhere. He immensely effective.

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AOC to make all MAGA heads explode.

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No matter what, it will be a top notch team. With likely a few moderate Never Trumpers.