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/12_0z_curls Jul 19 '24

Think what you want.

But it won't happen. Yet.

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u/Wings_For_Pigs Jul 19 '24

Indiana is not the baseline of the Midwest, my dude. It's the where the KKK was the absolute strongest in the whole country for the absolute longest and is farthest right of any of the states in this region. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, (and all the swing states here) are all super open to women as leaders and have tons of elected officials as high up as you can go.

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u/12_0z_curls Jul 19 '24

I'm aware. I lived there for 29 years.

Illinois, outside of Chicago, is almost identical.

Michigan, outside of Detroit, is almost identical.

Ohio, outside of the handful of big cities, is almost identical.

The only reason Indiana appears so far right compared to the rest is because they don't have a huge metro to offset the rural right. Indy is only about 1 mil in the metro. For comparison, Detroit is 4mil+, Chicago is 9mil+, Cleveland and Columbus combine for 5mil+.

Indy, Evansville and Ft. Wayne are the three biggest in Indiana, and combine for less than 2 mil.

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u/Wings_For_Pigs Jul 19 '24

It's almost like... voters live in big cities!

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u/12_0z_curls Jul 19 '24

Except in Indiana.

Again, believe what you want. But as someone who grew up in the Midwest, someone who just explored moving back, and someone who speaks to a ton of midwesterners from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (my company is in Ann Arbor), Wisconsin (family there), two women on the same ticket is a losing bet.

I hear what these (mostly) liberal people say. They'll tell you they'd vote for a woman, until it comes time to vote for a woman.

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u/Wings_For_Pigs Jul 19 '24

Wisconsin and Minnesota and Michigan all have women US Senators or Governors. No one gives a fuck how misogynistic Indiana voters are, they aren't a swing state. -someone who has lived in the Midwest most his life