Posted on 05/06/2020 4:47:53 PM PDT by Libloather
Earlier and more insistently than at any time in recent memory, Democratic Party leaders and factions are pressuring the partys likely nominee, Joe Biden, to hew to their agendas through his choice as running mate. This is a singularly bad idea.
Mr. Bidens primary campaign platform was progressive compared with recent Democratic nominees, but arrayed against one further to the left. The putative nominee isnt obliged to adopt the programs backed by his vanquished rivals, yet a degree of compromise might be in order to broaden support for the ticket.
Mr. Biden has yielded some to Senator Bernie Sanders on health care, but Mr. Biden continues to feel pressure from forces to his left to adopt their more ambitious plans, as well as to choose a vice-presidential nominee to their liking.
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But its a third factor thats critical in the choice of a running mate that Biden would understand best: the chemistry between the two top figures in the White House. Forcing an arranged marriage at the pinnacle of the federal government invites continuing tensions between the president and the vice president and their respective staffs.
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Yes, and she should be a “strong” woman like Hillary...or better, yet, Maxine Waters.
Dude!
I resent your throwing lefties under the bus!
8^)
Could be Pete Buttguy who identifies and acts like a woman.
They have to pander to 100 different tribes. It’s not easy threading that needle. You have to figure out which is the #1 tribe today and hope that they stay #1 through the election. But every one of the 100 is trying to claw their way up the pyramid.
Well, if you can settle for 3 out of four, Lori Lightfoot can carry the Chicongo precincts for you.....
No problem. His VP can be any number of 57 genders at once - they are Democrats, after all.
Choose the person who played “It’s Pat”.
He is going to pick mayor Pete.
Can we in Pa. donate our secretary oh healthid=OIP.m-0MEWFP2ayfj8Q7trBVWQEFDu&w=160&h=145&c=8&rs=1&qlt=80&pid=3.jpg
Well, he’s not gonna grope a man...
Well ... if he's capable of making his own decision ... he made a decision ... so which is it? Because if that wasn't his decision, but was somebody else's, then clearly he's not capable of making his own decisions.
Apparently not if he is considering Floppy Mike Obama as Veep.
Don't be so sure.
Every morning in the Oval Office it will be the Veep's prime duty to let the Prez smell her hair.
By definition, witches are women.
Non-White
Non-male
Non-straight
Non-binary
Non-sensical
I don’t know enough but Nikki Haley?
maybe he should borrow Warren’s 9 year old trans person and let he she or it pick his VP.
Rachel Dolezal!
Color?
How about her?
I forgot we are talking about Democrats, so functional brains is rare ..
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