Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Kamala Harris here in NH: "I think Joe Biden would be a great runningmate. [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)But they normally go for a VP who can bring in a state or help in a purple or weak area. Harris & Warren both are from areas that are Democratic, anyway. So they don't help in that way. Still, as you say, hiring a minority woman might help enough just generally, no matter what area she represents.
I hate to see the Democrats lose a good female Senator, though. Harris & Warren would be big losses in the Senate.
If there is a woman or minority who could help, from one of those need-help-with areas, I would think they'd look there.
Klobuchar helps with the rust belt,and I think her ideology is close to Biden's. But Biden is already strong there...still, it's not a lock. She could help with that, maybe. MN was very close in 2016.
Gillibrand is from NY. Again from the NE. Plus, there are big problems with Gillibrand generally, among Democrats.
I thought Abrams would be a good possibility, but I think she has said that if she is involved at all, it would be for the Presidency and not as a VP on anyone's ticket. GA is Republican and probably won't vote Democratic, but Trump didn't win by a large margin, so it's possible it'd go Democratic. But she adds strength to the southern states, generally.
Not my decision. We'll see. IF he wins the nomination.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided