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 party’s likely nominee, Joe Biden, to hew to their agendas through his choice as running mate. This is a singularly bad idea.
Mr. Biden’s primary campaign platform was progressive compared with recent Democratic nominees, but arrayed against one further to the left. The putative nominee isn’t 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 it’s a third factor that’s 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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Or even human?
Then we would find out if their side actually believes that one is a woman because he says he is....
Biden will finger a woman. He has in the past. The only question is , will she come?
I think Biden is their hope to stem the political flood by putting his finger in the dyke.
Andrew Gillum would work
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