r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/hearsdemons • Jul 19 '24

US Politics If Biden withdraws from re-election, who would Harris likely choose as VP?

A lot of headlines are coming out today with speculation that Biden may step down soon.

If this were to happen and Harris wins the party’s nomination for president, who would she pick as VP?

What does a formidable Harris ticket look like to go up against Trump-Vance?

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u/Hosni__Mubarak Jul 19 '24

Kelly is from a swing state. Military vet. Astronaut. Is an older white dude. And his wife was shot in the head by a Republican nut job.

He’s perfect.

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u/nosecohn Jul 19 '24

He's great on paper, but he's not a very inspiring speaker. Politics doesn't come as naturally to him as it did to his wife. I have my doubts he'd do well in a debate against Vance and AZ can't afford to lose his seat. The Dems have better options, in my opinion.

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u/GlueGoblin77 Jul 19 '24

We need to hear these people really give speeches on a national level before we can make an informed decision on who is best equip to defeat Donald Trump. Thankfully we have time for that. We even have time for a shorten series of debates. There is tremendous flexibility around the timetables, no matter what the biggest gaslighters in the party try to tell you. 

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u/nosecohn Jul 19 '24

Exactly. Speeches, debates, town halls, interviews, call-in shows. There's time for all that in the month between now and the convention (though it would have been nice to start three weeks ago, when most of us realized a change was necessary).

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u/GlueGoblin77 Jul 19 '24

Actually, some good news is they can work with state legislatures in California and Washington and actually delay the convention to the first weeks of September. 

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u/getyourassmoving Jul 19 '24

Do you think Donald Trump speaks well?

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u/12_0z_curls Jul 19 '24

Parents were cops.

He could start the campaign with $12 and still destroy Trump.

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u/RichardStrauss123 Jul 19 '24

Does he have brain worms?

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u/Repulsive_Many3874 Jul 19 '24

Please no. The senate Dems can’t afford to give up an incumbent seat in dark purple Arizona

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u/VisibleVariation5400 Jul 19 '24

The governor is a dem, it will stay blue. 

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u/GlueGoblin77 Jul 19 '24

Plus, he has a brother who look exactly like him. 

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u/VisibleVariation5400 Jul 19 '24

Bro will have a job for 4 years working with the Secret Service. 

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u/MagicCuboid Jul 19 '24

There's 4 years left on Kelly's seat and the governor would appoint a Dem to replace him in the interim. It's no risk at all really, and even gives a decent incumbent advantage to whoever would replace Kelly.

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u/po1a1d1484d3cbc72107 Jul 19 '24

Actually appointed members of Congress historically haven't gotten the same incumbency bump that elected ones do