Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumI think the two candidates who've framed Trump the best in this race have been Biden & Beto.
They've done a fantastic job of defining him as a gutless, pathetic, hateful xenophobic, racist bully.
I do think, if Biden is the nominee, he's likely to select a woman or person of color, maybe even a woman person of color, but I'd love of a Biden-Beto ticket.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,691 posts)Beto is just so smart, and caring. I sure wish his campaign would catch fire
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(296,778 posts)a Biden-Beto ticket but I think if Biden is our candidate he will chose someone just as inspiring in a female VP candidate.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,105 posts)Sanders maybe, but he seems to be defending against other Dems and the media right now.
Honestly, Beto has a bright future, but I don't think a VP slot is realistic. We have too many highly qualified POC and women for that to be justified after 231 years and 58 Presidential elections.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)First, there's the gender/race problem. Two white straight males on a ticket is a recipe for electoral disaster.
Second, O'Rourke is way too self-effacing. He's more about "caring" and not about toughness, and Biden will need an attack dog.
When the debate stage criterion gets to the five percent mark, we'll be down to four or five candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)respected your analysis, and the fact that you include that sentence shows that you still have a top-notch grasp of reality. I just don't think the O'Rourke people should get their hopes up. I don't want them feeling resentful on Election Day, like some of the Sanders supporters did in 2016.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)Joe is very well equipped to take on trump the bully
Link to tweet
Trump is a bully, and Joe has been standing up to bullies his entire life, Owens said in an interview. Joes stuttering, I think, is one of the principal reasons a major, major, major reason that he is the good and compassionate and kind man that he is.
About 3 million Americans suffer from the speech impediment of stuttering, marked by involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables or words. According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, most children outgrow their stutter, but for 25% of them, stuttering is a lifelong challenge.
Biden has overcome the serious stutter of his youth, but remnants of it resurface on occasions such as when he is very tired, he said in a 2016 speech. Experts on stuttering who follow him closely say they have noticed it on several occasions during the campaign, such as an interview on The View when he addressed complaints about his tendency to touch and hug women while campaigning, and an April speech in Pittsburgh launching his campaign, when he struggled with words.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden