2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary needs Joe Biden on the ticket. We need to protect all the current Senators, and
Joe knows the Senate and how it works.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)Love it.
asuhornets
(2,405 posts)winter is coming
(11,785 posts)CK_John
(10,005 posts)more than anything and a women for president is major change.
Biden softens the change by being familiar, a nice guy, and everybody knows he would be a safe backup.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)Of all of the things that make Clinton an unpalatable candidate, her gender is nowhere on the list. Nor does Biden make me feel "safe".
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)I have no doubt that for people whom the status quo works don't want to risk change, but this country and for that matter the world has a lot of people looking for something better than the status quo.
2banon
(7,321 posts)Joe's too old.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)Am curious. Would be an interesting pick even though I don't think it would happen. Biden may take the crown if Hillary can't, but I don't see him doing another 4 years as second banana.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)will never be satisfied. My way or the highway is not about winning but whining.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Tortmaster
(382 posts)I can see this happening. He would be steady and safe, and it would loudly message the fact that Secretary Clinton was going to keep President Obama's accomplishments intact. (Biden's legacy is wrapped up in that as well.).
We know he's an excellent debater and surrogate. He more than easily handled Lyin' Ryan, and he's got a great backstory and won't steal a Senate seat.
My first pick is Secretary Julian Castro, though, as he's kind of a political Jedi-ninja badass.
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Tortmaster
(382 posts)There's a video at the end of the link of Secretary Castro debating one of the best--if not the best--Republican debater in Senator Ted Cruz. (SPOILER ALERT: He kicks ass!). You will also find documentation of his accomplishments as Mayor of San Antonio and as Secretary of HUD.
These are well-understood facts, meaning you won't be white-washed in the least. The opportunity is yours.
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