AMY F***IN KLOBUCHAR!!!!!!!!!!!

[cilla4progress]

On Lawrence O'Donnell just now: she told Biden last he should choose a woman OF COLOR for VP!!!!!!!!!!! That is - not her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dems rock...

[PTWB]

1. Kamala!!!

[cilla4progress]

3. God please!

Or Val Demings. Swoon. Kamala for AG...

Not sure Demings has a law degree. Apparently it's not needed, anyway!

[rebe303]

35. Val Demings

Val helps secure Florida and is awesome.

[Green Line]

2. I love Amy and wish it could have been her, but I agree with her on this.

[ElementaryPenguin]

4. Susan Rice

Would be my first choice.

[hamsterjill]

18. Mine as well.

I also like Val Demings.

Kamala Harris is incredibly smart and talented but as shallow as this sounds, her voice drives me nuts. If she’s the choice, I’ll just have to get over my pettiness! But I think she is best left in the Senate where she is very effective.

[womanofthehills]

23. Recent Dem polling for VP - Demings 7%, Harris 28%

We need to go with Harris for sure. Poll Was on an earlier DU thread today.

[hamsterjill]

25. What was the percentage for Susan Rice?

Thanks.

[WheelWalker]

26. Agreed. Susan Rice for the win.

[alp227]

34. If you thought Hillary Clinton had a hard enough time

The attack ads will be way too easy towards Rice: "She covered up Benghazi! She spied on Michael Flynn!""

[cilla4progress]

5. Such a recognition, too,

of the locus of power at this time!

[nolabear]

6. She damn near made me cry. What a woman.

[Green Line]

13. Me too

[BlueLucy]

7. Amy has always been selfless.

She's a great democrat!

[rebe303]

38. Amy

What a classy lady😍😍

[Chili]

8. Biden / Harris 2020 !!!

[cilla4progress]

9. it would be so

solid

[rebe303]

40. Perfect

Biden/Harris. Sounds perfect too.

[calguy]

11. Kamala would walk all over Mike Dence in the debate

She is especially skilled at being the attack dog to take it to trump on the stump and allow Joe to stay above the fray, be himself, and portray the calm image of stability and competence we need right now.

[Sogo]

17. Excellent points.

Thank you!

[StarfishSaver]

20. No one can say this like she can

[MrsCoffee]

30. That's the ticket!

[chillfactor]

10. until the decision is made

I still favor Stacey Abrams!

[Tarc]

12. The best choice is still Warren

[Green Line]

14. No

We have a Republican Governor, he'll get to appoint a Republican to her seat until the special election, then if he decides to run, he could get elected, he's that popular here. We can't take that chance.

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. This is EXACTLY what would happen here in Mass. Senator Warren should not be VP pick.

[dixiechiken1]

16. Agreed.

I'd love to see Warren. Joe's got my vote no matter what but Biden/Warren is my dream ticket.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

29. nope. gotta be a qualified woman of color of which there are many

to choose from

[Tarc]

49. The Vice-Presidency is not an affirmative action position

The qualifications should only be who is best prepared to run the country in case something happens to the president.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

50. i laugh that this is what you think the main qualification is

[Tarc]

53. To quote Rep. Richmond

"Was that a nerve?"

[kcr]

51. Agree

[Spider Jerusalem]

19. She wasn't in the running anymore anyway

not after it came out that she declined to prosecute one of the cops who killed George Floyd over an excessive force complaint when she was still a prosecutor.

[pnwmom]

32. She wasn't my choice BUT that isn't true. She was already in the Senate by the time

the investigation was completed and it was time to decide on prosecution.

[Spider Jerusalem]

42. Whatever her denials are, that's how it was reported

https://www.newsweek.com/amy-klobuchar-facing-scrutiny-not-prosecuting-george-floyd-officer-calls-police-reform-1507411

https://theweek.com/speedreads/916926/amy-klobuchar-didnt-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyds-death-left-case-successor

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/05/29/george-floyd-klobuchar-officer-charged/5282580002/

[pnwmom]

48. Your own links confirm my point.

"However, a statement from the Hennepin County District Attorney's office said Klobuchar "had no involvement in the prosecution of this case at all."

She wasn't the one to decide on prosecution or not, because that decision was made after the investigation was over, when she'd already gone on to the Senate.

The updates to your second link make the same point:

Update May 29 11 a.m. ET: In a statement, the Hennepin County attorney's office said: "Sen. Klobuchar's last day in the office here was December 31 2006, and she had no involvement in the prosecution of this case at all."

Update May 29 12:50 p.m. ET: Speaking on MSNBC on Friday, Klobuchar said "I never declined the case. It was handled and sent to the grand jury ... When I was county attorney, cases we had involving officer-involved shootings went to a grand jury. I think that was wrong, now. It would have been much better if I took responsibility and looked at cases and made a decision myself."

And so does the third link:

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office told the New York Times that Klobuchar had "no involvement in the prosecution of this case at all."

Despite her not having an active role in the case, the ties to the officer and Floyd's death have revived issues around her relationship with the black community and caused her name to trend on social media in association with the Floyd case.

She did not participate in the decision whether to prosecute or not. Months after she entered the sentence, they sent the case to a Grand Jury.

[RhodeIslandOne]

41. She was already in the Senate when that investigation was ongoing

Sorry.

[lunatica]

47. Jesus! That has been debunked!

She wasn’t the prosecutor at that time!

[Doreen]

21. I just want a women VP.

To get a female VP of any color will be a huge win. He is filling his pledge to make a woman his VP and that in itself makes me happy.

[littlemissmartypants]

22. I really like Keisha Lance Bottoms.

What do y'all think?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisha_Lance_Bottoms

❤lmsp

[calguy]

24. She's young and bright and all the right things

But going from a mayor to VP is a bridge too far.

[littlemissmartypants]

27. Like Mayor Pete?

[Skya Rhen]

43. Keisha Bottoms is higher on the list than some might think, sources close to Biden's orbit tell

ABC News, adding that driving her rise is in part due to the fact that the team values her early endorsement.

In early June 2019, she attended a fundraiser for the Biden campaign in downtown Atlanta. A few weeks later in late June, she sat alongside Biden's wife, Jill, at the first presidential primary debate in Miami as a special guest of the campaign. Throughout the primary season, as Biden's campaign was cast as faltering and lackluster, she stumped for him in Iowa, Texas, Georgia, and the all-important state of South Carolina, which revived his candidacy.

As attention fell elsewhere, even on other Democratic leaders within her own state, such as Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia House minority leader, allies of Biden were keeping a careful watch on Bottoms.

"There is a young lady right there in Georgia who I think would make a tremendous VP candidate, and that’s the mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms," House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., told the Financial Times in March of this year.

<Snip>

Largely flying under the radar, her backing provided Biden with critical support from a prominent, black, female force from the South, at a time when Harris' sharp attacks wounded his campaign.

"For me, it was most important that we have a president who doesn’t have to walk in the door and figure out where the light switch is, that we have somebody who can lead on Day One," Bottoms told the Associated Press in an interview before her endorsement announcement - a quote that is displayed prominently on Biden's endorsement page of his campaign website.

Her sentiment is one that is mirrored in Biden's own public discussions about his search for a running mate. He has long said that the "first and most important attribute" he is looking for is readiness to step into the role of president if anything were to happen to him. He also often adds that Obama urged him to look for a partner who is "simpatico" and "agrees strategically" with him.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/city-council-vp-contender-rise-keisha-lance-bottoms/story?id=71275198

[littlemissmartypants]

44. Thanks for this Skya Rhen. ❤ lmsp

[Skya Rhen]

45. You're most welcome!

[eilen]

28. I hope he chooses Rep. Val Demings

She is first of all smart and hard-working. She is an American success story. She is a natural leader. Also, perfectly flipping the Obama/Biden dynamic.

[MatthewStLouis]

31. I think Klobuchar would have been great, but Harris is better!

I really hope Biden picks someone at (or above) his level, like Kamala Harris. She's a kick *ss debater, has been nationally vetted, and would be a readymade candidate for President in 2024/2028. The media will like her as a pick; her and Biden butted heads during the dem debates and choosing someone who isn't a sycophant is a compelling story. Not that us dems have sycophants, we are kind of a cat herd after all. 😆

[IrishEyes]

33. I would be happy to see Amy Klobuchar in a cabinet position.

She was one of my top three candidates in the primaries.

[Calista241]

37. I think that's a mistake.

The states that will matter in November; are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

I want the best VP candidate that can help move voters in those states. Amy is from that area, and performed well with that constituency in the primaries. Better than Warren or Harris anyway.

The popular vote doesn’t mean shit if we end up with Trump again.

[AlexSFCA]

39. Is Stacey Abrams under consideration?

If not, Kamala Harris is the only solid choice. She is experienced in national campaigning, big asset.

[Gothmog]

46. Yeah for Senator Klobuchar

Link to tweet

[marie999]

52. I have to go with Susan Rice.

The things the Republicans will use against her are worn out. Sure trump's followers will love it, but I don't think it would get him more votes.