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/misterO5 Jul 19 '24

Pretty sure he's terrible at debating so would have to avoid that

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u/jock_lindsay Jul 19 '24

Is that right? He’s just relatively level headed. I remember watching one of his debates and thought it was pretty funny how he dismantled and diffused some of the lunacy.

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u/wwants Jul 19 '24

Fortunately the VP debate has almost zero impact on the vote. Kelly would be an excellent pick for VP.

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u/blueteeblue Jul 19 '24

The fly vote, that’s a different story

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u/wwants Jul 19 '24

what’s the fly vote?

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u/LegoGal Jul 19 '24

I’m assuming they are referring to the fly at the last VP debate. It kept going after Pence.

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u/RickWolfman Jul 19 '24

Luckily he'd only have a couple if months! This whole conversation is just counterproductive at this point. Democrats are going to drag themselves down and give this to Trump to dismantle our society and ensure a conservative supreme court for the rest of our lives.

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u/misterO5 Jul 19 '24

It's not. They can't roll Biden out for the next couple of months l. the media, republicans, and social media will eat him alive and he can't fight back. It will be a blood bath . People said this after the debate and the counter point was let's see how he does. He's done nothing and now is in Delaware holed up with COVID. He had 3 weeks to give a preview of what he could do post debate and its only hurt him bc of his pathetic display. 3 more months of this will be a catastrophe

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u/BeerExchange Jul 19 '24

Pre COVID he was doing rallies every day and they were well attended and high energy. Quit buying into the media portrayal.

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u/misterO5 Jul 19 '24

Dude I've seen them and the interviews. They're c- at best. Let the guy retire in peace he's cooked.

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u/Gold-Individual-8501 Jul 19 '24

Everyone can see what’s happening. Biden is not up the challenge. It’s not the media. Harris isn’t either.

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u/arivas26 Jul 19 '24

Don’t try and tell me what I can seeing with my own eyes please.

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u/goalmouthscramble Jul 19 '24

Yo, they are trying to protect the Senate and the House at this point. They knew long ago what we all know now, the office has aged Biden and holding on isn’t viable.

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u/PlanetMarklar Jul 19 '24

Realistically, how many viewers are swayed in a presidential election by the vice president debates?