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(7,621 posts)DD
pnwest
(3,266 posts)elleng
(130,976 posts)whomever V.P. Biden wants, for VP.
Leave as many as possible in the Senate.
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)Wealth of riches in our side.
dansolo
(5,376 posts)We don't need a politician as AG.
elleng
(130,976 posts)Karadeniz
(22,539 posts)Diversity of the nation.
JudyM
(29,251 posts)sheshe2
(83,793 posts)We cannot drain our Senate. We need a majority. Mitch has to go.
Also, I think it is sexist.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,013 posts)MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)However, with Kamala as VP OR AG, I would think CA would elect another Dem Senator to replace her. I am not as confident that MN would elect a Dem to replace her. But wholeheartedly agree MoscowMitch must go....no matter what.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)It would take a Roy Moore-level candidate on the Democratic side to lose a senatorial election in California, its one of the most blue states in the country.
sheshe2
(83,793 posts)Massachusetts, a very blue state elected, a Repuke Scottie Brown, a Cosmopolitan Nude Centerfold, to Ted Kennedys seat. Ted Kennedys seat!
Sorry. It happens.
brewens
(13,598 posts)sheshe2
(83,793 posts)That would piss some folks off.
iamateacher
(1,089 posts)Kamala for AG, Amy for eventual majority leader
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Tammy Duckworth and Tammy Baldwin. You will have to specify which one you mean.
And I hope Amy Klobuchar does not become majority leader some day. I expect Schumer to serve through 2028 and then be succeeded by Chris Van Hollen.
iamateacher
(1,089 posts)And I think Klobuchar is best in the Senate
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)Black voters saved his ass.
OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)Picking a black woman would turbo charge the ticket. My preference is Stacey Abrams. Amy would be Tim Kaine safe.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)would be a better running mate.
Dave in VA
(2,037 posts)and I, too, would view it the same way.
An African American woman is the holy grail for Biden in 2016. There are several who would be excellent. We need to get as many voters to vote this November and, in my humble opinion, this would be a big part of accomplishing just that.
raging moderate
(4,306 posts)I was really impressed by Val Demings as one of the managers of the Impeachment proceedings.
treestar
(82,383 posts)now you're putting more conditions on it.
Dem4Life1102
(3,974 posts)African American voters need to be energized to come out in the same numbers that they did for Obama.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,627 posts)I really want an African American woman as vp.
GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)Kamala Harris as both VP and AG.
That being said, who could possibly bring more to the ticket than she does.
mcar
(42,334 posts)Both are former prosecutors?
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)Shes so smart and articulate.
OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)Plus she made a big error of judgement in jumping straight on Sanders M4A without clearly thinking about it.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)AG is a demotion.
Why do people keep making this stupid suggestion?
If Senator Harris was a male I don't think this idea would keep coming up. Think about it.
BigDemVoter
(4,150 posts)She did a great job as Attorney General of California.
I like Amy just ok. . . I find her too whitebread. OF COURSE had she gotten the nominaton, I would have busted my ass to get her elected. If Biden chooses her, I'll still do the same. But I would prefer a person of color like Stacy Abrams or Kamala. . .
Dem2
(8,168 posts)TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)it again?
Look at the 2016 numbers
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,326 posts)Amy is a meh pick. Give me Kamala.
Takket
(21,578 posts)i like Abrams for VP, Yates for AG......... might be hard to convince a Senator with a safe seat and job to go to a cabinet where you are only guaranteed 4 years on the job anyway.
Dem4Life1102
(3,974 posts)Both come from solid blue states and wont help flip any swing states. Neither will help attract more progressive voters to the ticket. Klobuchar wont energize the African American vote. And from what Ive been hearing from African American friends Harris doesnt have a great relationship with the African American community either.
There are far better choices for VP who all put the ticket in a better position to win the election.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,744 posts)lame54
(35,295 posts)helpisontheway
(5,008 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Bayard
(22,103 posts)The Midwest.
I think Biden will come up with someone we haven't even thought of. Harris, Demings, and Abrams need more seasoning. I don't like anybody's main qualification being their race. Rice does not have the right kind of experience, but could make a good SOS. Adam Schiff would be a great AG, not to mention that would make trump/Barr crazier.
I'm thinking Tammy Duckworth would fill all categories: Midwest, smart, tough, Veteran, woman of color.
budkin
(6,703 posts)Kamala for AG
musclecar6
(1,690 posts)That said, Kamala ( who I also like a lot), may well be the best move, as you know it will strongly bring out the black voters, even though some may not like that she was too hard on crime as Calif Attorney general. Im sure Joe will poll the shit out of the various choices hes considering.
NBachers
(17,122 posts)I just think Preet's got the goods on all things trump; and he's got the motivation to go after them all.
Wanderlust988
(509 posts)I also think Doug Jones could be AG should he lose his re-election in Alabama.
Indykatie
(3,697 posts)I also want Biden to find a spot in the administration for Doug Jones if he loses his AL Senate race.