Tammy Duckworth bursts into VP contention

[RandySF]

CHICAGO — Tammy Duckworth is no longer an afterthought in the Democratic veepstakes.

The Illinois senator and Purple Heart recipient has landed squarely in the conversation after a high-profile clash with Tucker Carlson last week and her advocacy against politicization of the military in the weeks prior.

The attention hasn't escaped Biden's vetting team. It has stepped up information-gathering on Duckworth recently, scrutinizing her legislative record and talking to her colleagues, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

A contingent of Duckworth-for-VP backers, including high-dollar donors and a politically active veterans group, has intensified efforts on her behalf in the past two weeks, pushing her as the best choice for Biden’s running mate.

“I’ve been working my rear end off, trying to get Joe to look at her favorably,” Joe Cotchett, a longtime friend of Biden’s and prominent West Coast Biden bundler, told POLITICO. Cotchett said Duckworth’s no-nonsense response to Carlson has further elevated her prospects.




https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/12/tammy-duckworth-vp-contention-357234

[Wounded Bear]

1. More Politico hype. Pretty sure Tammy was always on the short list anyway...

[jorgevlorgan]

4. Yeah, but I guess the spotlight is more on her now?

Many on the shortlist is having their moment, and I guess this is her turn.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Whatever. Politico just reaching for clicks...nt

[roamer65]

2. Man the Democrats have so many good women possible for VP.

It’s gonna be a tough choice for Joe.

If he chooses Senator Duckworth, Gov Pritzker will make an excellent appointment to replace her.

[AleksS]

7. That is a big point in favor of her and of Kamala

Being in a state where a (D) governor appoints the replacement is essential, if Biden's going to take a Senator.

If (D)'s can hold the House, Senate, and Presidency, and not have a gorram Joe Lieberman handicapping things this time, Joe Biden just might be able to start reassembling America into something recognizable. The amount of deep cleaning that is going to be needed after Trump's poop-flinging is going to be herculean. (Kind of literally--one of Hercules seven tasks was to clean the Augean stables, and I feel like Joe's cleaning up after Trump in 4-8 years will be no less daunting than Hercules' cleaning up after thousands of cattle in one day.)

[jorgevlorgan]

3. Hellllls yes

Character counts.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. The more I hear about her, and see her in action, the better I like her!

I would be thrilled to see Joe pick her as VP.

[Celerity]

8. Great choice (so are most others) I no longer care much who is chosen. He could pick a stray dog

with a bad case of the shitings and I will still work my scrawny arse off to crush Trump.

[roamer65]

9. I'd vote for a case of herpes before I'd vote for Dump.

FUCK TRUMP.

[Celerity]

10. +100000

[NBachers]

11. I've been a pretty steady Kamala supporter, but Tammy's a dark horse that's moving up fast, for me.

[beachbumbob]

12. she is not VP materiral and no way presidential, just saying there are dozens of way more

qualified candidates and she is our Senator and we support her, but VP? Not a good choice

[BannonsLiver]

13. There's a hater in every crowd I suppose

[beachbumbob]

14. no hate on Tammy, she is not presidential material, thats an honest assessment

especially when there are dozens of way more qualified picks

[BannonsLiver]

15. Joe Biden will decide all of that

No need to worry yourself

[obamanut2012]

18. That's your opinion, and it is a misguided wrong one

[Squinch]

16. YEAH! LOVE her!

[tavernier]

17. Lot of buzz about her among my friends.

Stirred up by me

I like her a lot and if Fox hates her, all the more reason. Any attempts to trash her by Murdock and his criminally insane thugs will only come off as ugly to real Americans.