Joe Biden Has Been Dropping Hints About his VP Pick

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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden is close to all but securing the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination after comfortable victories on Tuesday in Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and several other states. A question now looms over his candidacy: Who will Biden choose as his running mate?

Biden himself has dropped more than a few hints about who he’d want on the ticket with him since he entered the presidential race in early 2019. There’s Stacey Abrams of Georgia — a star in the Democratic party who was mentioned as a possible running mate for nearly all of 2020 candidates. But there are other names on the list, including a pair of senators from the state of New Hampshire and even possibly former Deputy Attorney General and #resistance hero Sally Yates.

There will be tremendous pressure on Biden to choose as a woman as his running mate after half a dozen women competed for the nomination but fell short. “There must be a woman on this ticket,” Cecile Richards, the former head of Planned Parenthood for America and founder of Supermajority, a new political advocacy group, told the New York Times this week. “What is really important to see is representation, a commitment to the issues that women care about and a commitment to do something about it.”

There are strong indications that Biden intends to do just that, judging by the names he’s given and other hints from Biden advisers. Here’s a quick rundown of everything we know so far about the type of person Biden might pick to be his running mate and who that candidate might be.

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[Nikki28]

1. I say

it should start with Amy, Kamala,Liz/Yates. He can give everyone who dropped out a job in his cabnet.

[Mme. Defarge]

2. Alphabetical order!

I say Amy.

[squirecam]

3. Amy!

If not her, then Harris.

Abrams needs more experience and Is not ready to be President day one.

[customerserviceguy]

5. That's important

Given that Joe Biden would be the oldest person ever elected to the job, his VP pick has to be fully ready to take over the reins, should the worst happen.

It's a tough choice, checking the racial and gender boxes, plus the readiness box.

[squirecam]

6. The most important quality is to be qualified day one.

Nt

[Mme. Defarge]

9. Exactement!

The same can be said of Mayor Pete. Both have brilliant political futures.

[squirecam]

10. Pete will be a part of the administration.

That will certainly help.

[NewDayOranges]

4. I like Stacey Abrams!

Did you know that she has written several romance novels (I haven't read any of them) in between her campaigns for political office?

She's an inspirational speaker too, as is Sen Harris and Sen Klobuchar and Sen Warren...

[Mme. Defarge]

11. Well, if it had been mystery novels

I might have been persuaded.

[RhodeIslandOne]

7. I think it'll be Kamala

And I'm awaiting the Shaun Kings of the world to call her a cop again.

[aaaaaa5a]

8. Susan Rice would be perfect. NT

[Mme. Defarge]

13. I do like that suggestion.

[NewDayOranges]

15. Ooooooh! I hadn't thought of her!

Do you think Susan Rice could be feisty enough to be VP?

[aaaaaa5a]

16. Yes. I think she would be perfect.

I don’t know why her name is not brought up more often. She is certainly qualified and I think she would do a great job.

[Chainfire]

12. I wonder if

Sara Palin is avialable? You can betcha that would get some right wing votes.

I like the hints he is dropping.

[question everything]

14. It has never been more important than to pick someone who is in lockstep with him

Which is why, except for Klobuchar, no other candidates who attacked him in a debate should be there.

Do we want to see ads with Warren asking in which primary does Biden run? Or Harris telling that that little girl was her? And I think Booker, too, attacked him.

But, as I have posted here several times, all have strong personalities and cannot see themselves as second to anyone else.

But the most important reason, and let's be honest - there is the possibility that Biden may not be able to complete his term. Same is true for Sanders, of course. In that event, the V.P. will have to pick exactly where Biden left. And the person has to be who really, can read Biden's mind without too much explanation.

OK, start shooting..