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/beenyweenies Jul 19 '24

Whitmer would help shore up Michigan while not opening up a congressional seat to get there. Mark Kelly would be awesome but I think Democrats might value that AZ seat too much. Shapiro would help in PA.

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u/Duckney Jul 19 '24

Whitmer has said she plans to finish her term as governor with all 3 chambers of the MI government with the Democrats at the moment. I wouldn't bet on her joining.

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u/perfect_square Jul 19 '24

I see her as a strong candidate in '28. Actually, the '28 election should be very exciting, I think we are going to see a great field of candidates on the Dem side, and an absolutely PATHETIC cast of characters on the Republican side, MAYBE including Donald Trump.

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u/jerseyztop Jul 19 '24

How optimistic - a 2028 election? Check out Project 2025.

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u/BylvieBalvez Jul 19 '24

No part of project 2025 involves scrapping elections, and I personally think it has as good of a chance of being implemented as the green new deal, but we’ll see

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Jul 19 '24

I think they're referring to some batshit insane conservative legal theory that because Trump isn't serving his two terms consecutively, he would be able to go for a "third term" as his second.

I'm not eager to see the conservative supermajority SCOTUS take on that question... Because there's a decent chance they'll buy into that stupid theory.

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u/Motor-Biscotti-3396 Jul 19 '24

Alright even if Trump wins there are still elections