Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Beto O'Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals [View all]MineralMan
(146,262 posts)Beto O'Rourke, along with Kamala Harris, are likely picks for the VP nomination, if Joe Biden announces his candidacy. Both have very strong appeal for younger voters, which is a very good thing.
On the other hand, which Bernie Sanders is using to gesture during his speeches, Beto O'Rourke represents a threat to his own primary votes, i think. and Bernie is running for President, not VP. This is the point that is not being recognized, I think.
While, I doubt that Beto or Kamala can win enough votes to gain the presidential nomination after Biden announces, they can certainly take away some of Sanders' primary votes. Youthful voters are notoriously fickle. While they might seem to have issues at the top of their priority list, they often vote, as we all do, for emotional reasons.
So, the hit dog yelps, or gets its pack members to yelp. Either way, the attacks on our two popular, younger primary candidates coming from one location are interesting, in terms of how this primary race sorts itself out, once Biden is in it.
Just remember, we're talking about a VP nominee, not the presidential nominee, and there are basically only two likely presidential nominee choices so far. One has announced. The other has not announced yet, but almost certainly will.
Let's see which dog yelps once that announcement happens.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden