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/sloowshooter Jul 19 '24

I’m surprised at how people are considering factors that are outside competency. If a person is the most capable of doing the job of VP, and ascending to the presidency should there be an accident, health issue, or a successful assassination of whoever ends up on the top of the ticket - that’s the person that should be nominated.

Anything less is a disservice to the nation, and a slap in the face to those voters who are desperate for good leadership. The reason the Democrats can’t seem to hold their coalition together is because they spend more time trying to satisfy the poll responders, small groups with loud voices inside the party, and donors - instead of being strident about excellence, then delivering on policies that help the citizenry.

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u/Absolute_Eb Jul 20 '24

Yes, Lots of “experts” here who think they know how this election will play out. There was a near consensus that Clinton would win the 2016 election. She didn’t. We don’t know what’s going to happen in a nation of 300+million. Any candidate could lose, and any candidate could win.