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Who are your picks for these three cabinet posts (Original Post) Joedog Nov 2020 OP
I'd ask Kerry if he'd come back to SoS at least in the short-term to handle the initial mop up. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2020 #1
Whoever Joe's team thinks is best qualified relayerbob Nov 2020 #2
Stacey Abrams... Honest_Abe Nov 2020 #3
Susan Rice is an obvious choice for SOS. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #4
Sally Yates Attny General Raven123 Nov 2020 #5
Preet Bharara or Sally Yates; Amy Klobuchar; not sure on Treasury Roland99 Nov 2020 #6
Amy or Adam for AG sdfernando Nov 2020 #7
Bloomberg for Treasury? BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #8
Neither Bernie nor Warren can go anywhere--no Senators BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #9
Preet Bharara, Susan Rice, Katie Porter. meadowlander Nov 2020 #10
Pete Buttigieg or Beto for either Commerce or Transportation. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #11
Pete Buttigieg should be communications director. meadowlander Nov 2020 #13
Okay! mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #12
my choices RicROC Nov 2020 #14
Hmm... W_HAMILTON Nov 2020 #15

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,817 posts)
1. I'd ask Kerry if he'd come back to SoS at least in the short-term to handle the initial mop up.
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 03:52 PM
Nov 2020

That area is going to need someone who can hit the ground running and understand how things are supposed to work.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
6. Preet Bharara or Sally Yates; Amy Klobuchar; not sure on Treasury
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 03:56 PM
Nov 2020

don't think I want Warren out of the Senate

maybe Thea Lee from the EPI?

meadowlander

(4,387 posts)
13. Pete Buttigieg should be communications director.
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:04 PM
Nov 2020

He's amazing at messaging and it will set him up with the experience to run in 2032 once Kamala has had her two terms.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
12. Okay!
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:00 PM
Nov 2020

USAG: Adam Schiff, Sally Yates
Sec State: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry (hey, you said 'my pick' lol), Susan Rice
Sec Treasury: Paul Krugman

W_HAMILTON

(7,833 posts)
15. Hmm...
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:22 PM
Nov 2020

Adam Schiff

Susan Rice (everyone seems to think she will get it, and I'm fine with that)

Elizabeth Warren (assuming we can work it out so it won't ultimately cost us in the Senate)

But I'm open to listening to other alternatives, not wed to any particular one.

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