New potential running mate if Biden wins: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

[DrToast]

Rumors abound on Twitter about Catherine Cortez Masto.

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

Not very well known, but a solid background and life story for VP. Could be an interesting pick.

[beachbumbob]

1. Kamala is still the best choice, luckily we have no shortage of those who could be VP

[Demsrule86]

6. I like Amy.

[beachbumbob]

10. I like Amy as well but when you look at what Kamala can bring to the ticket, she's an obvious better

choice at this time and I based on the need of having a woman (a 100% need) and a minority, with national exposure.

[Demsrule86]

11. I don't know that we need a woman...I am not sure. But what would Kamala bring?

She has not done much better than Castro who could also benefit us.

[beachbumbob]

12. bring? come on/

[Mr.Bill]

2. What's the procedure in Nevada to fill her seat if she becomes VP?

We can't afford to lose any Senate seats to the republicans.

[DrToast]

3. Governor appointed

The Governor of Nevada is a Democrat.

[highplainsdem]

4. Thanks, DrToast! I agree she could be an interesting pick.

[highplainsdem]

5. Tweets about Biden and Cortez Masto

First, from Jon Ralston, arguably the best political journalist in Nevada:

Link to tweet

Chatter about @SenCortezMasto being on the ticket, maybe with @JoeBiden and she comes on stage after him.

Coincidence?

I don’t think so.

Ralston was talking about the First in the West dinner in Las Vegas last night.




Next, from Politico/CNN's Laura Barron-Lopez:

Link to tweet

Rep. Filemon Vela (a Biden endorser) has been pushing for Cortez Masto to be Biden's VP.

Vela to me last month: "A Biden-Cortez Masto ticket wins Texas" because she can appeal to "suburban independents & Republican women.”

[Sloumeau]

7. My best guess is that if Joe wins, he'll pick an AA Woman like Harris

I think it is essential that Joe lifts up both women and African Americans. If there were already a ton of women of color in government, then my first pick would be Senator Amy Klobuchar, who I think is great. However, I believe that in this election, we cannot afford to in any way appear to be giving either women or people of color the short shrift. If I were Biden and I won the Presidency, I'd consider offering posts to all of the current Democratic candidates except Bloomberg. I believe that "Stop And Frisk" should basically ban him for life from any Democratic office--besides the fact that he's a billionaire and only a Democrat when convenient--who apparently only offers apologies for political gain rather than out of a sincere belief that he was wrong.

[DrToast]

8. Cortez Masto is a woman and a PoC

🤷🏻‍♂️

[squirecam]

9. I'm from NV

She needs more time in the senate.

Amy helps in the Midwest. She should be on the ticket.

[Celerity]

13. She is the chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and has done poorly,

along with Schumer, in Senate recruitment for 2020.

13 flippable seats, and only in AZ and CO do we have our strongest candidates running.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212402712

These are the most glaring misses:

The poor, poor recruiting of most all of the best candidates is one of the biggest stories of 2020 so far. I am going to give up on pulling the people who I think are strongest in ME, IA, (those two states I can be happy with who we have, although Susan Rice would have crushed Collins) TX, and KY. We just have to roll with who we have there now. As sated, AZ and CO now have our best possible, so that leaves:


AK (Begich run!) Most likely to change his mind of these, and he has won a Senate seat before.

MT (Bullock run! or if he is VP, or if he refuses, Schweitzer run!) << it is probably Bullock or bust so a MASSIVE miss. I am so disappointed with Bullock atm. Daines is a weak POS RWNJ.

TN (Tim McGraw (yes, lol, the mega star singer) run!) << huge miss, so disappointed as it is an open seat and McGraw has said for 15 years he will run for Senate when he is 50. Well, he is 52 now.

KS (Sebelius run!)<<< like Bullock in MT, Sebelius is our only real hope to win, barring a landslide. HUGE miss.

NC (Foxx and/or Stein run!) <<< either/or are big misses, this seat is ripe for the taking, hopefully Cal Cunningham reverses his previous fails.

GA (2 seats) (Abrams run! and Yates run! if Abrams is the VP or refuses still (which she will), hopefully we can find another strong candidate from that list above at the link.) Yates is a huge miss.

IF all those above change their minds and run, I can say, with at least 60% or more confidence, we will hit at least 6 flips.

[Chambi]

14. She would help

Among Latinos and others.