Biden thinks Georgia may be a good place to find a veep

[TexasTowelie]

When former Vice President Joe Biden was in Atlanta for the Democratic presidential debate, he must have had potential running mates on his mind.

During a campaign stop in Iowa, he recently suggested a pair of Georgians as possible candidates for his old job: Stacey Abrams and Sally Yates.

He didn’t go into specifics, and he didn’t limit his options to just the two Georgians, The Des Moines Register reported.

“I could start naming people but the press will think that’s who I picked,” Biden said, and then — while eschewing names — he gave highly specific clues about who he thought were good options for No. 2 on the Democratic ticket.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/capitol-recap-biden-thinks-georgia-may-good-place-find-veep/AqTQgSLqpUV0x9MhXHhMCP/

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Not gonna happen, since Biden will NOT be the Democratic nominee for President.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[UncleNoel]

3. Time will tell!

But I put my money on Joe...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. True dat!! Good luck to your candidate.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[oldsoftie]

11. Neither will Bernie.

[Demsrule86]

13. You can't run as a team in a primary...and their voters are not the same either... Biden

will be the nominee ...wait for it.

[The Valley Below]

14. Wanna bet?

[samnsara]

2. either would be good.. i had never thought of Sally Yates!!!

[TexasTowelie]

7. Yes, Yates would be an excellent selection for any of our candidates. nt

[Kahuna7]

5. Keisha Lance Bottoms. nt

[TexasTowelie]

8. Another great option.

Thanks for the reminder.

[Politicub]

10. She's the mayor Atlanta needs right now. She's fantastic for the city.

While I have no doubt she would make a great VP candidate, I’m a little selfish about keeping her in our city.

But if we must give her up to join Biden, I suppose I can live with it.

[whistler162]

6. Go west old man

mid west or west coast

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Almost all trial balloons for VP are floated to attract attention

only the last one in the weeks before the convention is chosen

My guess is Joe will go with Amy to capture midwest enthusiasm and centrist support.

[oldsoftie]

12. You may be on to something there.

[madville]

15. I think it will be Pete

Just have a feeling. Everyone is presuming it has to be a woman or person of color, all Biden has said about it is basically “It would be great to have X, Y, or Z as a VP”, so he hasn’t boxed himself in.

[SaschaHM]

21. Not sure what Pete brings to the ticket that a Women, PoC, or Sherrod Brown-esque moderate

wouldn't bring better.

He's a top of the ticket candidate, doesn't bring his state or make it competitive and Biden's strongest base, at the moment, is PoC (specifically latinx voters, older black voters and black women). Biden's pick will probably be someone that excites the base, as 2020 will come down to turnout, or someone that plays well enough in the rust belt to secure the blue wall.

I think Pete will be an ambassador in a future Biden administration.

[AwakeAtLast]

16. Sally Yates would be a delicious choice!

Trump will choke on his KFC!

[booley]

17. Won't be Stacy Abrams

She already said no and in fact seemed annoyed, that she was being used as a political prop by Biden.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/27/politics/stacey-abrams-joe-biden-meeting-vice-president-2020-cbs-interview/index.html

[peggysue2]

18. Stacey Abrams has reopened the door on that position

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/stacey-abrams-voting-rights/596206/

[Hortensis]

19. In 2015 Biden wanted Elizabeth Warren for his running mate

if he ran. We know he didn't, but he did meet with her to discuss it; she was reportedly noncommittal but open.

As we know, Hillary wanted her also and Warren joined her on the stump for a trial run, but...two women, two white women, when we'd never even had a female VP.

[elleng]

20. Sally Yates for ATTORNEY GENERAL!

[SKKY]

22. Oh Wow. Sally Yates. I hadn't considered her...

...legit AF. Although, Stacey Abrams is a special talent, politically speaking.