Joe Biden overperformed with white male voters

[MaryMagdaline]

We can’t concede those votes. Harris will do well with suburban white women but I think we need a very strong labor VP from PA or Midwest to help with white male voters.
I’ve been pulling for Shapiro and he would still be great. However, I’m moving more and more to Tim Walz.
I’m not sure Cooper or Bashear would be comfortable at labor rallies or comforting to the hard hats. As an ex-teacher, Tim also boosts suburban woman vote even more.
As I’m writing this, I’m seeing more and more potential for Walz. Comfortable in his own skin, pro-Union, a mind-your-own-business slogan that is greatly reassuring to all women.
Has shown his face repeatedly on national TV. makes for good tv.
Thoughts?

[ColinC]

1. Josh Shapiro or bust

If she chooses him, it’ll be a fairly easy victory.

[Demsrule86]

2. PA is the most important state for our election. Shapiro would be best.

[ColinC]

3. Absolutely

I really really hope she chooses him!

[OnDoutside]

13. I'm more and more coming to the same conclusion.

[SocialDemocrat61]

10. So if Shapiro isn't picked as Harris' running mate

you won't be voting for her in November?

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Correct

That was the strength of Joe Biden, as the election neared he moved to the middle. I don't think he was up to the campaign this year though, voters' tastes and age preferences changed. In my view the whole ticket needs to move to the middle a bit. Let's not make it 2016 again.

[BComplex]

5. I've definitely warmed to him, also! Cooper has been an awesome governor for NC, and I really like him.

He and Kamala are good friends, and she trusts him. He's very laid back south, in a lot of ways, and I'm not sure he would help create the excitement we've got going. Walz and Shapiro are both really good picks. Kelly is great! But we need our senators where they are now. The Senate will be key to getting the supreme court straightened out, as well as the rest of the Harris agenda.

That said, I'd love to see Kelly as the new Senate Majority Leader. It's time for Chuck Schumer to step back. I love him as a leader and senator, but he needs to pass the torch while he's still there to bounce things off of for a new leader.

[MaryMagdaline]

7. I didn't know that Cooper and Harris are friends. That's great to hear.

She’s also friends with Shapiro and was friends with Beau Biden. Hmmmmmm, for an unlikeable woman, she sure has a lot of friends. 😏😏😏😏

[BComplex]

9. She really does have a lot of friends! Now she also has a helluva lot of fans!!

[OnDoutside]

14. And Beshear was also part of the same AG group.

[moonscape]

18. They were all AGs together

[MaryMagdaline]

23. Wow! What a great class of Democratic leadership

[Sogo]

6. I agree. I'm all in for Walz.

from neighboring IA....

[lostnfound]

8. Any would be great. Cooper would bring North Carolina (16 votes) and help in the south

I seriously like all of these 4 and i trust Kamala to make a good choice.

[Bayard]

11. Another old white guy

As good as he is, I don't think he's what this ticket needs.

[MaryMagdaline]

12. That's a consideration. He looks older than he is and has an older voice.

Harris actually looks younger than her stated age and has a young voice. Nature is cruel sometimes.

[LisaL]

20. Yes, Kamala certainly looks younger than her biological age.

NT

[obamanut2012]

15. Walz is younger than Kamala Harris

[RandomNumbers]

17. Nope, older by (gasp) 6 months

He was born in April 1964, she in October 1964.

Assuming Wikipedia is correct.

I looked it up because I didn't realize Kamala was that close to 60.

Not a problem for me.

Apparently Kamala presents as younger than she is, and and Walz presents as older than he really is.

I think the ticket works, but it doesn't help us win a state - we probably get Minnesota anyway. Still might be worth it for the overall capability and attraction that Walz brings.

[RandomNumbers]

16. Old people vote.

It's not a terrible idea to have a balanced ticket.

And he's not really that old - only 60.

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

[LisaL]

19. Yep, old people are reliable voters.

So old people should not be discounted in any way, shape or form.

[moonscape]

21. Apart from not being old (60), he's

a vibrant, smart, funny, uncanned speaker, who apparently has David Hogg enthused about him.

[still-prayin4rain]

22. Guys like astronaut, fighter pilots. nt