(08-28-2019 10:04 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(08-28-2019 09:43 AM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(08-28-2019 09:03 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Preferences

Biden, the candidate whose entire platform is is "I can beat Trump", is also the diversity candidate now.

Who says the Democrats are not the Identity Party?

"Even before he officially joined the race, many Democrats who are supporting him expressed hope that he would pick a woman or person of color for the ticket."

Maybe Harris can be #2 if she is not #1. Checks all the important (to Democrats) boxes.

John McCain clearly thought it important to have someone other than a white male on the ticket.

Edit: I would be surprised if Harris would choose to be a VP under Biden (at least given her choice to devote part of her speaking time at the first debate to lambast Biden on an issue that few voters care about).

\Did McCain make choosing a woman/POC a part of his campaign for the nomination, like several of the Dems have done? Was it even a topic?

At least McCain chose somebody with executive experience.

As for Harris, I suspect she will find Biden much more palatable if he wins the nomination and asks her to run.

One thing we can be sure of - the Dems will do all they can to avoid two white men on the ticket. Gotta have a minority. Doesn't matter what they believe or what they have done or what they will do. Just race/sex.

Although Buttegieg might work.

Still a horse race.

OO, aren't you the one that constantly states that it is pre-ordained that Harris will be the presidential nominee b/c the Dems are the Identity Party?