Joe Biden Veepstakes 2020

[AUS-97HORN 12,051]

really, really surprised you all keep thinking that Biden is going to run for a 2nd term.  hes gonna be 78 when inagurated- which is  4 FULL years older than Reagan was when he was REELECTED. Or to put it another way,  Reagan ended his 2nd term just shy of being 78. So the moment Biden takes office, hes the oldest President we have ever had. 

I dont think there is a chance in hell he runs for reelection in 4 years.

 

I dont wish ill on the man, but i think this election where both guys are older than Reagan was taking on his 2nd term, the VP selection is a really valid concern.       I honestly believe Biden  ran because he felt the country needed him for 4 more years.     I really dont think the man wants to be President for 8 years.   I think this is 4 years and he doesnt run and lets Kamala run in 2024.

Edited August 11, 2020 by AUS-97HORN
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[Left Coast 879]

5 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

Just don't vote for Donald or the tire iron, that way nobody can ever trap you in a gotcha moment and you won't catch feelings

[Brandywine 1,330]

2 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

really, really surprised you all keep thinking that Biden is going to run for a 2nd term.  hes gonna be 78 when inagurated- which is  4 FULL years older than Reagen was when he was REELECTED. Or to put it another way,  Reagan ended his 2nd term just shy of being 78. So the moment Biden takes office, hes the oldest President we have ever had. 

I dont think there is a chance in hell he runs for reelection in 4 years.

 

I dont wish ill on the man, but i think this election where both guys are older than Regan was taking on his 2nd term, the VP selection is a really valid concern.       I honestly believe Biden  ran because he felt the country needed him for 4 more years.     I really dont think the man wants to be President for 8 years.   I think this is 4 years and he doesnt run and lets Kamala run in 2024.

I agree. Before we talk re-election how about getting elected the first time?!!!

[G650 14,446]

5 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

really, really surprised you all keep thinking that Biden is going to run for a 2nd term.  hes gonna be 78 when inagurated- which is  4 FULL years older than Reagen was when he was REELECTED. Or to put it another way,  Reagan ended his 2nd term just shy of being 78. So the moment Biden takes office, hes the oldest President we have ever had. 

I dont think there is a chance in hell he runs for reelection in 4 years.

 

I dont wish ill on the man, but i think this election where both guys are older than Regan was taking on his 2nd term, the VP selection is a really valid concern.       I honestly believe Biden  ran because he felt the country needed him for 4 more years.     I really dont think the man wants to be President for 8 years.   I think this is 4 years and he doesnt run and lets Kamala run in 2024.

Concur

[A’Dam Psycho 1,499]

1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

I take issue with your conclusion that it was the only real choice.  Duckworth would've been a good choice.  As would've been Whitmer.  Frankly, Lujan Grisham would've been a very good choice.  There were plenty of real choices that were available.

I think we all got wrapped around the Susan Rice axle.  That wouldn't have been a good choice.  But that's not to say that there weren't good choices out there.

So pretty much any women that’s not black would’ve been better?

Edited August 11, 2020 by A’Dam Psycho

[Biff Tannen 46,173]

1 hour ago, Brandywine said:

I agree. Before we talk re-election how about getting elected the first time?!!!

This.  CNN has been talking about this like they just won in November.  Slow your roll people.  This is how we got into this nightmare in the first place.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23,367]

2 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

really, really surprised you all keep thinking that Biden is going to run for a 2nd term.  hes gonna be 78 when inagurated- which is  4 FULL years older than Reagen was when he was REELECTED. Or to put it another way,  Reagan ended his 2nd term just shy of being 78. So the moment Biden takes office, hes the oldest President we have ever had. 

I dont think there is a chance in hell he runs for reelection in 4 years.

 

I dont wish ill on the man, but i think this election where both guys are older than Regan was taking on his 2nd term, the VP selection is a really valid concern.       I honestly believe Biden  ran because he felt the country needed him for 4 more years.     I really dont think the man wants to be President for 8 years.   I think this is 4 years and he doesnt run and lets Kamala run in 2024.

In all seriousness, it depends on the circumstances of the political environment at that time.  It depends on things like the make up of Congress, whether or not Biden is popular, his health, and the likely GOP contenders.  

If Joe Biden is the strongest candidate in 2024 for the the dems to hold the house and senate, it would seem malpractice for him not to run again. Typically career politicians that have always wanted to be President don’t give up the job easily. 

[Dnaguy 12,641]

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,931]

36 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

He said she did poorly in the primaries and also was mean to Judge Kavanagh.  

He said she was "nasty." Because, you know, she's a black woman and he always seems to use that word to refer to women and especially to black women. 

[A’Dam Psycho 1,499]

1 hour ago, Fozzz said:

If Biden loses this year then none of this matters...and well, maybe that would be best.  

Yeah we definitely need the guy who called COVID-19 a hoax

[Mrs Whiggins 13,050]

 

2 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

He said she was "nasty." Because, you know, she's a black woman and he always seems to use that word to refer to women and especially to black women. 

There are a lot of pissed off NASTY women right now so if Trump &Co want to pick that fight, bring it. I am so ready for this.

[Ghost of LL 15,698]

7 minutes ago, A’Dam Psycho said:

So pretty much any women that’s not black would’ve been better?

Nice try, troll.

You can look back at my posts from, I don't know, anytime in the past three months, saying that I wanted it to be Harris.

I wrote that others would be great picks; I didn't say they would be superior to Harris.  They wouldn't have been.

[Aqua Buddha 14,807]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23,367]

So happy for them. 

[Mrs Whiggins 13,050]

Replying to post above Hugo's.

How does that haunt the Democratic Party? It shows how stellar their candidates were that a (checks notes) man who was a Democrat for eight years in the 2000s donated to her campaign.

Edited August 11, 2020 by Mrs Whiggins
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[Mach 1 1,677]

I used to be good friends with Harris's husband.  We drifted apart after they started dating, different social circles and all.

Kind of surreal watching all this play out.  He's a good dude, but I'm not sure if I'm happy for him or not.  Being in the spotlight like that, yikes, no thanks.

[henrygandorf 29,227]

20 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

really, really surprised you all keep thinking that Biden is going to run for a 2nd term. 

there's a big difference between thinking biden is going to run again in '24 and thinking he should come out now and announce if he wins that he'll be a one-term president.

most people here would probably agree with you that in a vacuum, electing someone in their 80's is not ideal.  he's already said he's a bridge/transition candidate (or whatever), so now it's about getting us out of the trump mess, and positioning kamala over the coming years.

oh, and winning in november.

[Voldemort86 2,259]

Reasons I think Harris is great 

1) Trump has screamed like an orange baby all summer about Law and order. Is he going to go after Harris for being tough on crime? Wouldn’t be a good look for him, but Trumps base is full of degenerate morons who probably can’t make the connection.

2) if the GOP tries to slut shame her,  it will alienate more of the urban and suburban women that they desperately need.

3) saw a cornyn mention in this thread of him calling her far left.  Are we really going to listen to a moron who said children don’t get and spread the coronavirus ?
 

4) I think the GOP wanted Biden to pick Rice. I bet that loser Sean hannity has been doing research on Bengazi the last few days. Oh well..... I guess he will have to scrap it!

Edited August 11, 2020 by Voldemort86

[WhatTheBuck 28,931]

29 minutes ago, BradInATX said:

I've said it, but I think it's the right pick. It's the chalk pick. It doesn't create any liabilities or real talking points for Trump. The only talking point they have that might work "she used to be a cop and was tough on minorities!" would kneecap his own "Joe Biden's America won't have police and everyone will be raped every day" fear mongering. Outside of that or any dirt we don't know about, there's not much.

It seems like Biden realized that his "sit back, shut up, don't create red meat, and never interrupt your enemy when they're making a mistake" strategy is working flawlessly, and picked his VP accordingly.

Not sexy, but it's the safe correct and wise pick. Plus she's going to be at Trump's throat like a mother fucking pit bull which is going to rule.

Not sexy? I disagree. 

[G650 14,446]

1 minute ago, Voldemort86 said:

Reasons I think Harris is great 

1) Trump has screamed like an orange baby all summer about Law and order. Is he going to go after Harris for being tough on crime? Wouldn’t be a good look for him, but Trumps base is full of degenerate morons who probably can’t make the connection.

2) if the GOP tries to slut shame her,  it will alienate more of the urban and suburban women that they desperately need.

3) saw a cornyn mention in this thread of him calling her far left.  Are we really going to listen to a moron who said children don’t get and spread the coronavirus ?
 

4) I think the GOP wanted Biden to pick Rice. I bet that loser Sean hannity has been doing research on Bengazi the last few days. Oh well..... I guess he will have to scrap it!

I'm pretty much convinced Rice was a decoy just to fuck with the GOP

Just now, WhatTheBuck said:

Not sexy? I disagree. 

Indeed.

[bolverk 30,350]

41 minutes ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Pretty weak from Trump so far on Kamala

The struggle is real.

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,931]

30 minutes ago, shakahorn said:

It was pretty obvious she was going to be the pick.  I dunno man, if I was the R's, I would've thought about this a few weeks ago and come up with 2-3 solid talking points to release immediately upon announcement.  There were at most 2-3 others for whom they needed to prepare.

They already released a commercial. They showed it on CBS News. They were expecting the pick. 

[Zonahorn 8,079]

Not an exciting pick, but a much better pick than Tim Kaine

[Ghost of LL 15,698]

3 minutes ago, Calihorn said:

Not an exciting pick, but a much better pick than Tim Kaine

I think it's remarkable that the first Black (and Asian) woman to be on a major-party ticket and likely the first woman to be vice president can be fairly described as "not an exciting pick."

[Voldemort86 2,259]

I’m really glad it wasn’t Karen bass or duck worth.

 

those would have been terrible picks. If he picked Bass, Biden would have lost Florida instantly while blacks all over the country would be asking “who is bass?”

as for duckworth, I just didn’t want to see the GOP relentlessly attack a crippled woman. A woman who showed much more courage than bone spurs Trump ever could.

[NAVY 6,970]

nb4 Trump claims KH will hurt God. 

[Bullneck 19,543]

31 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

 

There are a lot of pissed off NASTY women right now so if Trump &Co want to pick that fight, bring it. I am so ready for this.

 

[Bullneck 19,543]

33 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

 

"Haunt the Dems?" That's a reach and you know it.

[StassneyHorn 6,780]

kamalamentum

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,931]

14 minutes ago, Voldemort86 said:

as for duckworth, I just didn’t want to see the GOP relentlessly attack a crippled woman. A woman who showed much more courage than bone spurs Trump ever could.

Are you saying you think it's hard to run with a cripple?

[TexArcher 39,074]

I'm happy with Kamala.  She would've been my second choice after Pete, but he's too white and too male, which begs a lot of questions about equality and level playing field, but I digress.  I have every confidence that she'll be an excellent VP.

Now, WIN.

And when those fucking crooks try to steal it, catch them and out them.  And win anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIN.

 

Edited August 11, 2020 by TexArcher

[Bullneck 19,543]

2 hours ago, Fozzz said:

If I were Trump this is one of the first things I would mention about Harris - she loves to protect child rapists:

https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/kamala-harris-san-francisco-catholic-church-child-abuse/

That might come in handy for him.

[washparkhorn 9,974]

20 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

I think it's remarkable that the first Black (and Asian) woman to be on a major-party ticket and likely the first woman to be vice president can be fairly described as "not an exciting pick."

Credit to the nation for progress on that front. 

[Chuckie Finster 23,090]

The fact that the far left thinks she's too conservative and the right are claiming she's Bernie Jr. convinces me even more that she is the perfect pick.

Edited August 11, 2020 by Chuckie Finster

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,597]

Had to switch to Fox News to see what the rest of the country is hearing and there was a lady on their saying that this shows the polls are wrong and that Trump is really winning by a lot and Biden is scared.  She said Biden picked Harris as a Hail Mary to try and get the black vote since it is apparently not locked up yet for the Dems.  I can’t believe people watch this and believe it but I know there are millions out there that are listening to this and nodding along.  I also wonder if this is the kind of stuff Trump’s advisors are telling him to make him feel better.  I am still expecting Trump to use Putin to rig the votes so that he wins all 50 states and the vote shows 95% of the country voted for him.  

[Bullneck 19,543]

4 hours ago, USMCHorn said:

This is not Russia.

We're getting close, but apparently you haven't been paying attention.

[maninblack 7,975]

Harris blew past the competition

[Bullneck 19,543]

3 hours ago, Fozzz said:

The crime bill author and the top 👮, what a ticket. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,931]

19 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

The fact that the far left thinks she's too conservative and the right are claiming she's Bernie Jr. convinces me even more that she is the perfect pick.

Trump is/was always going to run on the "Radical Left!" narrative. The pick didn't matter in that regard. They'd say the same thing if Biden named Jerry Falwell Jr. as his running mate. 

[Bullneck 19,543]

1 minute ago, maninblack said:

Harris blew past the competition

What are you talking about?  Really.  Out with it.

[maninblack 7,975]

Just now, Bullneck said:

What are you talking about?  Really.  Out with it.

Are you that stupid?

[workswithseed 2,204]

I hear that she likes to use slave labor. Seems like a good fit for Joe.

[Tom 2,960]

2 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Harris blew past the competition

 

Hey everybody, look! The Surly "Libertarian" carrying water and posting bullshit GOP talking points again.

 

[Buzzrock 15,136]

I think it's remarkable that the first Black (and Asian) woman to be on a major-party ticket and likely the first woman to be vice president can be fairly described as "not an exciting pick."

I think it’s a good sign, in a way.

[maninblack 7,975]

5 minutes ago, Tom said:

Hey everybody, look! The Surly "Libertarian" carrying water and posting bullshit GOP talking points again

Hey look everybody it's a standard Surly Dem that has no sense of humor

[cactusflinthead 27,628]

 

[tantric superman 4,668]

39 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

I'm happy with Kamala.  She would've been my second choice after Pete, but he's too white and too male, which begs a lot of questions about equality and level playing field, but I digress.  I have every confidence that she'll be an excellent VP.

Now, WIN.

And when those fucking crooks try to steal it, catch them and out them.  And win anyway.

ISWYDT

[Voldemort86 2,259]

30 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Had to switch to Fox News to see what the rest of the country is hearing and there was a lady on their saying that this shows the polls are wrong and that Trump is really winning by a lot and Biden is scared.  She said Biden picked Harris as a Hail Mary to try and get the black vote since it is apparently not locked up yet for the Dems.  I can’t believe people watch this and believe it but I know there are millions out there that are listening to this and nodding along.  I also wonder if this is the kind of stuff Trump’s advisors are telling him to make him feel better.  I am still expecting Trump to use Putin to rig the votes so that he wins all 50 states and the vote shows 95% of the country voted for him.  

[SydneyCarton 49,510]

4 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Hey look everybody it's a standard Surly Dem that has no sense of humor

Try saying something funny and/or clever. Sadly I expect this isn’t even your own material. 

[Bama Chick 28,596]

Slut shaming and misogyny aren’t funny.