Biden has talked with Obama about possible vice presidential pick

[RandySF]

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said Sunday that he has talked with former President Barack Obama about a potential vice presidential pick.

Speaking to over 70 Georgia donors on a fundraising call, Biden said he and Obama recently agreed that his vice presidential nominee must have the political experience to step into his role if something were to make him unable to serve as president.

“The most important thing — and I’ve actually talked to Barack about this — the most important thing is that there has to be someone who, the day after they’re picked, is prepared to be president of the United States of America if something happened,” Biden said.

Without mentioning specific names, Biden told donors he currently has at least seven women his team is considering. The vetting process, which one campaign official described to NBC News as “vigorous,” would begin in a “matter of weeks,” he said.

During a CNN debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders last week, Biden said he planned to select a woman as his vice presidential candidate should be become the Democratic nominee.

“They have to be prepared,” Biden said. “Once I pick someone, God willing if I’m the nominee, that there’s not going to be any snafu.”

Biden has said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he would prefer to pick a woman as his vice president, but he disclosed only recently that he is taking his age into consideration as he makes his choice.




https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-has-talked-obama-about-possible-vice-presidential-pick-n1166231?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[Cha]

1. Brilliant.. so glad Biden has talked with Pres Obama..

Makes me Happy!

[sprinkleeninow]

10. A def glimmer of brightness in this otherwise dreary stress laden time.

🙋‍♀️🙏💜

[zonkers]

20. Great news. Can't wait till Barack and Michelle hit campaign trail.

[mitch96]

32. This is great!! Biden Prez and then turn the reigns over to a strong competent woman after 2 yrs

Then hopefully she gets re elected for 4 more years...
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[left-of-center2012]

2. More here ...

Biden says he will start vetting process for VP pick 'in a matter of weeks'

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287682069

[Tarc]

4. And the meaning of that is...?

[Dream Girl]

6. WTF?

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Agreed. Assholish remark. Take it somewhere else, Radar.

[2naSalit]

8. I wonder who is on the list.

I can think of two women, either of which I would like to see get picked, but I am sure there are a few that don't come to mind who are qualified and could be considered.

[Renew Deal]

9. Female senators and governors, past and present.

[squirecam]

11. Someone with a national resume that is absolutely

Capable of running the govt in case Biden can’t. And shares his political views.

That’s Amy Klobuchar.

[dweller]

14. i hope he considers

Hilda Solis, former Sec of Labor under Obama

✌🏼

[2naSalit]

17. Interesting suggestion.

I'm kind of leaning toward Susan Rice. But we'll see.

[NCProgressive]

12. Obama made a great choice in selecting a VP

Asking his advice is brilliant

[2naSalit]

18. They are also friends so

I can imagine they talk more often than we might think. Either way, it shows that Joe is a reasonable guy and knows that one person alone can do this job, it requires advice from others and he is willing to seek it and make use of it in favorable ways.

I am hoping we make it to inauguration day, it's going to be a hard road getting there.

[Laelth]

30. Joe is a consummate team player.

That and his speed-dial connections to the leaders of all our allied countries make him a terrific nominee for President.

-Laelth

[onetexan]

24. and attests to the fact Joe & Barack have a very close relationship. I'm so proud of both of them.

great to hear of this news. Makes my Monday

[thesquanderer]

35. re: "attests to the fact Joe & Barack have a very close relationship"

yes they do appear to have a great relationship, as has been long widely known, but I don't think anything here especially attests to it. I'm quite sure Obama would have been glad to have taken that call from anyone who happened to be the Dem frontrunner at this point, whether it was Joe or anyone else.

[the_sly_pig]

13. I'd like to see Kamala Harris ....

take California and the west coast, take the east coast , I bet the Bush's privately support Biden in Texas, Suburban Midwest will vote Biden , Florida should go Biden...

[denem]

15. There goes Stacey

not ready.

[2naSalit]

19. I can see her as a

member of the Cabinet or some important station as under sec. or agency head. She's totally got the chops for many of those positions.

[PunkinPi]

22. Exactly...

someone on here was arguing with me a few weeks ago that "experience doesn't matter", lol.

[BidenBacker]

16. We may not know who Biden's VP is yet

But we just found out who Obama has unofficially officially endorsed for POTUS.

[thesquanderer]

34. Of course we know Biden will be nominee and Obama will support him, but...

...I don't think anything here means we just found this out. If Bernie Sanders had the delegate lead and made that call, I expect that Obama would have been just as willing to offer his advice.

[BidenBacker]

21. A dark horse name just popped into my head nobody's mentioned yet

Janet Napolitano. Former governor of AZ and head of Homeland Security...played a large role in helping mitigate the H1N1 flu outbreak back in 2009. Longtime advocate for immigration reform and dreamer supporter. Just stepped down as president of Univ of California late last year. Has had a few controversies over the years and some question about her health re breast cancer but she says she has a clean bill at the moment. Early supporter of Obama and worked with both him and Biden during their transition.

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

In February 2006, Napolitano was named by The White House Project as one of "8 in '08", a group of eight female politicians who were suggested as possible candidates for president in 2008. On January 11, 2008, she endorsed then Illinois Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for president. On November 5, 2008, she was named to the advisory board of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.

Only 62 which is a spring chicken compared to some of these candidates...LOL. Could help Joe out on some potentially crucial swing states like AZ and FL. If Joe wants executive "experience" she's got it.

Would love to get a peek at that list...I wouldn't bet a fortune on her being the VP pick but I'd wager a few bucks she's on it.

[BidenBacker]

23. Think I'll up my wager a few bucks

Forbes ranked her as the world's ninth most powerful woman in 2012 and eighth most powerful woman in 2013. In 2008, she was listed by The New York Times as one of the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States. Some political commentators suggested a possible candidacy in the 2016 election.

Taking all comers...500 cyberbucks max bet. My pockets ain't deep enough to cover high rollers.

[Laelth]

31. Very interesting.

I am not willing to wager on this.

-Laelth

[LongtimeAZDem]

25. I'll never forgive Napolitano for abandoning AZ and handing the state to the republicans

[BidenBacker]

26. OMG

I had completely forgotten about Brewer.

Thanks a lot for the nightmares I'm gonna have tonight. Jan was a dead ringer for this guy...here's a video a Phoenix news crew shot entering the Arizona Governor's Mansion after Napolitano left...

[LongtimeAZDem]

28. Yep, and she rubber-stamped the republican gerrymandering of the state, taking AZ from a

moderately conservative state to a right-wing madhouse. And everyone knew it would happen.

[BidenBacker]

33. Believe it or not Ripley

Some say AZ is one of the better states...

Gerrymandering: Arizona is a national model for fairness, but still faces criticism

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/04/24/gerrymandering-arizona-national-model-maps-among-least-skewed-united-states/463496002/

Might just be more an indication of just how bad other states are compared to Arizona than how great AZ is. What they did to my native PA and elsewhere was a crime against democracy...

Analysis indicates partisan gerrymandering has benefited GOP

https://apnews.com/fa6478e10cda4e9cbd75380e705bd380

I know Obama and others have made this a high priority going forward. Tired of being in a majority run by the minority. But in all fairness the Democrats were getting really bad at this back in the 60s and 70s too after being in power for many decades.

[WePurrsevere]

27. Smart to take into consideration his age 'JIC' but...

Every VP should be chosen with 'JIC' in mind IMO. Sorry but illness and death don't ignore you just because you're young.

[Laelth]

29. Good for Joe!

If I were in his shoes, I would definitely seek out Barack Obama's opinion on this subject. I am glad that he did.

For my part, I would ask James Earl Carter, Jr. too.



-Laelth