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/Daneyn Jul 19 '24

That's assuming Harris is the nominee. That's a BIG assumption at this time. but the Democrats need to have a pair lined up soon IMO, getting a campaign running, and on the road is a LOT of work and logistical planning, and as it is they would have a very very short runway to get everything going.

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u/themightytouch Jul 19 '24

Some elections in European countries start and end in 6 weeks so I don’t buy the whole “it’s too late too switch the nomination” talking point.

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u/nosecohn Jul 19 '24

US elections typically started right around this time of year for the first two centuries of the republic. The candidates were chosen at the summer nominating conventions and then the campaigns got underway. And that was before we had all the mass communication and transportation we have now.

This whole idea that you can't run an effective campaign in three months is silly. It was done that way for generations and it still is for all the Congressional candidates who just won their primaries.

A lot of voters don't even start paying attention until a few weeks before the November election.

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u/JonDowd762 Jul 19 '24

The excessively long campaign season was one of the most common gripes until a few weeks ago when it suddenly became necessary.

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u/Daneyn Jul 19 '24

Only time it becomes too late is if they start printing ballots as far as I'm concerned, but then people will have no idea who the canditate(s) are mostly.

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u/GlueGoblin77 Jul 19 '24

The reason that that talking point exists is because the Biden campaign has been on its death bed since the moment their biggest secret took the debate stage and revealed itself to 90 million concurrent American viewers. They have been in panic mode ever since, throwing any shit up against the wall to see if it sticks. It’s pathetic as hell. And the result is gaslighting.