Biden says he would pick Michelle Obama as running mate 'in a heartbeat'
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in a new interview that he would have no hesitation picking former first lady Michelle Obama to be his running mate, but added that he doubts she is interested in the position.
“I’d take her in a heartbeat,” Biden told Pittsburgh’s KDKA on Monday when asked if he’d choose Obama if she said she would be willing to be on the ticket with him. “She’s brilliant. She knows the way around. She is a really fine woman. The Obamas are great friends,” Biden added.
Biden, however, said that he doesn’t think she is interested in the position. “I don’t think she has any desire to live near the White House again,” he said.
Biden said he’s still in the process of deciding whom to pick. He again committed that his running mate will be a woman, but did not commit that his running mate will be a woman of color. “I’ll commit to that [it will] be a woman because it is very important that my administration look like the public, look like the nation. And there will be, committed that there will be a woman of color on the Supreme Court, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a (woman of color) vice president, as well,” Biden said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/493830-biden-says-he-would-pick-michelle-obama-as-running-mate-in-a-heartbeat
= new reply since forum marked as read
"Please proceed". 
Given the current horrible circumstances Joe has been coming out with some good and well timed campaign stuff so far. I think he sort of has to be a bit cautious since 'attacks' against Trump must be done right or they could backfire.
It's early yet and sadly Americans tend to have rather short term memories. They're also very 'distracted' by a frightening life and death situation going on all around possibly even with loved ones and at home right now. I'm sure Joe will ramp things up as we close in on the election.
Validation always helps...
Back in 1972, I read a book called The Best and the Brightest. There's a quote in there that has stuck with me ever since.
“Among those dazzled by the Administration team was Vice-President Lyndon Johnson. After attending his first Cabinet meeting he went back to his mentor Sam Rayburn and told him with great enthusiasm how extraordinary they were, each brighter than the next, and that the smartest of them all was that fellow with the Stacomb on his hair from the Ford Motor Company, McNamara. “Well, Lyndon,” Mister Sam answered, “you may be right and they may be every bit as intelligent as you say, but I’d feel a whole lot better about them if just one of them had run for sheriff once.” It is my favorite story in the book, for it underlines the weakness of the Kennedy team, the difference between intelligence and wisdom, between the abstract quickness and verbal fluency which the team exuded, and the true wisdom, which is the product of hard-won, often bitter experience. Wisdom for a few of them came after Vietnam.”
Please lay out in detail for me all of Michelle Obama's legislative experience.
You want someone who has been a senator or who has been a member of Congress or who has been a governor. She has been none of those.
You want someone who has run for sheriff once.
No one said that.
Well, you did.
