Pick Kamala Harris for VP should Joe Biden be the Nominee....Why???

[ProudMNDemocrat]

As Nicole Wallace pointed out on her show recently....Trump is afraid of the crowd sizes she generates. That Kamala Harris does indeed speak truth to power and would generate such momentum and crowds.


President Donald Trump likes to dismiss polls and judge popularity by crowd size ― to the point of inflating his own numbers. And that, said MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace, may be why the Democratic candidate he fears most isn’t former Vice President Joe Biden.

It’s Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who kicked off her campaign earlier this year in front of a massive crowd of 20,000 people in Oakland.
“Her crowds spooked him,” Wallace said.
“In Trump’s mind, that’s the measure, that’s the poll,” Axios reporter Jonathan Swan said on “Deadline: White House.” “Crowds don’t lie.”

Nicole Wallace also points out that Trump, Pence, or anyone else has not gone on any personal attacks of her. That Trump fears her perhaps more than he may Joe Biden. For him to attack Kamala Harris like he did Hillary Clinton, will surely turn off the Independents Trump seems to need in addition to his base to win re-election in 2020.


[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-kamala-harris_n_5cd4f885e4b054da4e868466|

[LakeArenal]

1. I like Pete.

[rogue emissary]

2. Biden will make the same calculation that Obama made.

He'll pick a white guy to appease the so called get able Donny voters.

[marylandblue]

4. Biden is the white guy for the Donny voters.

He'll need a woman or AA to satisfy the base. Harris checks both boxes.

[rogue emissary]

9. Again if any candidate is running to get the Donny voter.

They are not going to go to out side the white guy model.

Just because candidates don't want to call them racist, or misogynists doesn't mean they aren't.

[tymorial]

26. I concur with this notion

Harris would be the best choice if Biden is the nominee. The fact she is competent and smart makes her aces.

[mitch96]

36. "Harris would be the best choice if Biden is the nominee"

Then Biden steps down for what ever reason after two years, Harris finishes the two years and then has 8 years if she wins elections.. .Thats 10 years of Democratic democracy.. That should be enough time to undo what that orange shit stain has done...
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[Politicub]

49. Thumbs up for this scenario

On edit: with Buttigieg as an agency floater or VP after Biden steps down. As a floater, he could hold a leadership position for a period of time across all government agencies. His brain works like a sponge, and he would get first-hand experience with running each.

[oldsoftie]

5. But its the reverse this time. And the reverse is likely to happen if he gets it.

Could be Harris, could be Abrahms.

[rogue emissary]

7. The Donny voter won't accept a woman, POC or gay candidate.

Not when they have two white guys on the Republican side.

[oldsoftie]

20. There are many "donnie voters" who voted for Obama. About 10%. Another 10 stayed home.

They are the ones in play. Independents win elections.

[samnsara]

24. i want the people who voted obama one time then trump another time to take a personality test...

...cuz those people just dont make any sense!

[oldsoftie]

38. I agree, but they're out there! And they can be swayed !

[rogue emissary]

40. They voted for Obama because he picked a guy to be his running mate.

If Obama had picked Clinton or another woman as his VP those Donny voters would have stayed home.

They didt vote for Obama as much as they voted against McCain and his decision to pick a woman.

[Demsrule86]

13. Abrams makes sense as it puts Georgia in play.

[Celerity]

35. +1

[Demsrule86]

45. She is great.

[Merlot]

10. Exactly.

I see no indication that Biden would pick Harris vor VP, nor do I think she would accept the offer. It's a waste of her talent to pick her because she "checks off boxes" and that's not why she's in this.

[Demsrule86]

15. Waste of her talent? It makes her the next presidential candidate in four or eight years.

[Merlot]

17. Doesn't make her the automatic candidate

even IF Biden actually wins. Yes, waiting around 4 or 8 years for the chance to be the candidate is a waste of time. She is proving she can run for president on her own.

The only VP in recent history that won was GHWB, and he was a one-termer. Nothing is assured.

[oldsoftie]

21. How do people not see this?

[Demsrule86]

46. I don't know.

[marylandblue]

19. I can see him wanting her, but I can see her turning it down for AG instead.

[tymorial]

28. So knowing he only has 4 years in him and she would be the obvious successor

Isnt incentive. If she wants to be president and doesnt win the nomination then she is looking to the future. Being the VP provides that.

[samnsara]

25. i dont think he will this time...

[SKKY]

37. It would be way, way more important to stoke excitement and voter turnout...

...than to try and pick off Donny voters. Remember, we only have to overcome 77,740 votes. That was the difference. I can't say it enough. We get solid voter turnout and we're good. Not great. Not Obama-like. Just good solid turnout. Kamala Harris fulfills all of those. I really, really like Pete, Beto, and I think Amy is not getting enough of the traction she deserves. But Kamala would be the logical choice. Even if I would pay a literal shit-ton of money to see Pete debate Pence.

[Cha]

43. That's ridiculous.

[crazytown]

3. Why?

Because Biden is a law and order hawk, and Kamala fits right in.

[WeekiWater]

6. Didn't Trump recently call her "nasty?"

“Nicole Wallace also points out that Trump, Pence, or anyone else has not gone on any personal attacks of her.”

[crazytown]

8. It's like 2016

Trump goes after his most immediate opponent, picking them off, one by one.

[WeekiWater]

11. Yep.

In 2018 Harris was kicking their ass all over the place in a hearing and the WH went on a full assault against her.

Look at how disgusting their attacks got.

Link to tweet

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There is no stoop too low for them.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. It is different this time...

Because of the damage done to the Principles and Ideals of our Constitution. A Biden/Harris ticket will point that out that our Democracy is at stake. Trump fears such a ticket. His base is not enough to win with and he knows it. Biden/Harris will pick off the Independents and those reviled by Trump and his corruption.

Respect for the Rule of Law and the Constitution will survive. I am hopeful.

[samnsara]

29. from the first day this is the ticket i have wanted....

[Cha]

44. There's a

gargantuan difference this time.. Thank You!

[FakeNoose]

12. I'd love to see that

Kamala would be an awesome choice as Joe's running mate. There's even speculation that Joe could (maybe) step down after one term and she'd be the obvious choice to run in his place.

I love it!

[TruckFump]

16. Biden - Harris is my pick!

What a great team and exactly what this nation needs.

[Merlot]

18. I support Harris for President, not VP

[oldsoftie]

22. But what if Biden/Harris is the ticket?

[Merlot]

47. My guess is it won't be.

[FakeNoose]

34. If Kamala is chosen as our Party's nominee, I'd be proud and happy to support her

Here's my personal feeling about this: I would love to see a woman become President and I supported Hillary with all my heart. But I was so upset and angry to see how she was treated by the Repukes, that I truly want to never see that again. This 2020 election is going to be severely nasty in so many ways, and it would break my heart to see Kamala treated the same way Hillary was treated.

We have to find a way to get back to good, polite and honest debate in this country because the alternative is unthinkable.

[oldsoftie]

39. I think Kamala is quick witted enough to dish it out & take it as well.

After Trump is gone, it'll be back to what passed as normal. Surrogates did the insulting!

[Merlot]

48. Harris can take what ever they dish out

That's one of the reasons I support her. And everyone who runs for president knows this will get ugly, that's what they sign up for. The repubs treatment of Hillary was not exceptional, their treatment of Obama wasn't exceptional, they will treat ANY democrat the same way.

There is no going backwards. Hoping that if we just pick the "right" candidate that the republicans will treat them in a civil way is just playing into their game.

[FakeNoose]

53. Yes I'm sure she can take it

I just don't want to witness that kind of behavior from the GOP - or any political party - ever again!

[samnsara]

30. we all need to put a very loud bug in his ear this is who we want for his running mate...

..assuming shes ok with it...

[samnsara]

23. this has been my dream team pick from day 1

[beachbum bob]

27. Joe Biden why? Pretty obvious.

America needs calm maturity to overcome the trump chaos. Harris is my VP choice for him.

[samnsara]

31. just the sound of this calms me

[snowybirdie]

32. Don't forget

Nicole Wallace is a never Trump Republican. Remember she was Sarah Palin's babysitter? Why listen to her advice on who the Democratic Party chooses?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

33. She regrets that position she took....

Sarah Palin is no longer relevant as she is as obscure and forgotten as a used Tampon. Palin is a joke that should have never been elevated in the first place.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

51. Sarah Palin's babysitter

who ended up not voting for her.

[NBachers]

41. If Harris leaves the Senate, a California Democrat could take her place. I'd hate to lose her as AG,

but before we appoint a cabinet, we have to win the Presidential race. I think Biden - Harris is the strongest ticket.

[madville]

42. I don't think she brings much to the table for it to be a

Net positive in swing states. No one really cares about her being somewhat popular in California, that could be seen as a liability in some crucial states.

[Merlot]

50. I agree. People just want to "check off boxes" with the VP

It's not going to work. And Harris does not seem like the type to take a consulation prize job, she's way to assertive to play second fiddle.

Some people think it's fine time for a woman as VP. How progressive of them.

[Dream Girl]

52. She would be second line to the presidency is God forbid something were to hPpen

I don’t even think Biden really even wants this. He is trying to save outrage collective asses. It’s not out of the question that she could end up being president before the end of his term

[Baclava]

54. I tend to agree, Presidential candidates are too invested in their own runs to play 2nd fiddle

and winning candidates dont pick strong personalities that could overshadow their own aspirations and share the stage in their run for president

They pick VPs that will agree with what they want

'Dream tickets' never work in real life

[Gothmog]

55. I like Biden/Harris

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