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PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:04 AM Mar 2020

Kamala Harris Would Make the Best Vice Presidential Candidate, Voters Say In Poll

Former Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris of California is the number one choice to be vice president for the largest number of voters, according to a recent survey.

A survey conducted by Emerson Polling in mid-February showed that 20 percent of respondents thought Harris would make the best vice president. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who also ran for president, was a close second, with support from 18 percent of respondents. Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, came in third with 16 percent support, while former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who has said she'd like to be vice president, placed fourth with support from 8 percent of respondents.

Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both said Sunday evening that they plan to pick a woman as their running mate, an option both candidates had already suggested in the past. As the race has narrowed to just two viable candidates, speculation has grown over who Biden or Sanders would pick as their running mate, with Harris emerging as a potential frontrunner.

After Biden asserted Sunday evening during the 11th Democratic primary debate that he planned to nominate a woman as his running mate, Yang expressed some surprise via Twitter.

"Wow Joe just committed to a woman as VP. I like it. Though he didn't mention that to me when we spoke," the former Democratic candidate tweeted. In a follow-up post, he also suggested Harris would be a top contender for the role.


More --> https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-would-make-best-vice-presidential-candidate-voters-say-poll-1492501

ETA Emerson poll:


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Kamala Harris Would Make the Best Vice Presidential Candidate, Voters Say In Poll (Original Post) PunkinPi Mar 2020 OP
Good choice. Firestorm49 Mar 2020 #1
Not so sure Capperdan Mar 2020 #2
She never "got in his face" and your second statement sounds sexist. PunkinPi Mar 2020 #8
can I just say how much I loved this statement... FM123 Mar 2020 #12
That statement has been around forever, can't claim it, but it's true. PunkinPi Mar 2020 #15
Well, that's okay - I don't love it any less! FM123 Mar 2020 #16
Agreed... it's sexist. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #20
Yep. nt PunkinPi Mar 2020 #23
We need to keep Senators in the Senate to gain the Senate, though CA is fairly safe. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #3
CA is safely blue, and Gov Newsom would choose a dem to replace her. Not a concern. nt PunkinPi Mar 2020 #5
Safely blue means Dem4Life1102 Mar 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Mar 2020 #4
Warren would likely have a repub replace her, so strategically that would be a no. nt PunkinPi Mar 2020 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Mar 2020 #25
Not wrong. During the interim the governor would fill the seat. PunkinPi Mar 2020 #26
I think Kamala Harris would be wonderful and do a great job! FM123 Mar 2020 #6
Good point Dem4Life1102 Mar 2020 #10
LOL... Gillum.... MAYBE NOT! NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #11
Well, Joe said he would choose a woman VP last night and... PunkinPi Mar 2020 #13
That statement probably ends Andrew Gillum's political career Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #28
It Sure Looks like Kamala Harris disndat Mar 2020 #14
Clinton? Where'd that come from? I have several fears... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #17
Harris didn't want AG when Obama offered it to her. PunkinPi Mar 2020 #18
Well, now is about the time when candidates start thinking about cabinet choices... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #19
Irrelevant poll pattyloutwo Mar 2020 #21
So far, it's the only poll that has been conducted that I've seen. I'm sure there'll be another one. PunkinPi Mar 2020 #24
I like Kamala and a number of other women for VP Jarqui Mar 2020 #22
Actually, voters said "Someone Else" would be the best pick. HeartachesNhangovers Mar 2020 #27
 

Capperdan

(497 posts)
2. Not so sure
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:09 AM
Mar 2020

That early debate where she got in his face? Her whiny tone turned me off.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
8. She never "got in his face" and your second statement sounds sexist.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:18 AM
Mar 2020

Also, Joe isn't holding a grudge -- politics ain't beanbag.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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FM123

(10,126 posts)
12. can I just say how much I loved this statement...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:29 AM
Mar 2020

"politics ain't beanbag"

Please put this on a T-shirt, I will wear it! (and don't forget to trademark)

If I were to vote in a presidential
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PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
15. That statement has been around forever, can't claim it, but it's true.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:33 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

FM123

(10,126 posts)
16. Well, that's okay - I don't love it any less!
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:35 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
20. Agreed... it's sexist.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:52 AM
Mar 2020

Also: "she needs to smile more" and "needs to stop being so pushy" and "too intimidating".

It's all code-talk that means the same thing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Bernardo de La Paz

(50,927 posts)
3. We need to keep Senators in the Senate to gain the Senate, though CA is fairly safe. . . . nt
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:10 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
5. CA is safely blue, and Gov Newsom would choose a dem to replace her. Not a concern. nt
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:13 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)
9. Safely blue means
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:24 AM
Mar 2020

that she doesn't put any swing states in play.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

Response to PunkinPi (Original post)

 

PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
7. Warren would likely have a repub replace her, so strategically that would be a no. nt
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:15 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

Response to PunkinPi (Reply #7)

 

FM123

(10,126 posts)
6. I think Kamala Harris would be wonderful and do a great job!
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:15 AM
Mar 2020

That being said, I don't see my personal favorite on the list....
As a Floridian, I love Congresswoman Val Demings and I think she might be able to help in the GE with the swing state of FL

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Happy Hoosier

(8,405 posts)
11. LOL... Gillum.... MAYBE NOT! NT
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:27 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
13. Well, Joe said he would choose a woman VP last night and...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:30 AM
Mar 2020

Gillum is going to rehab, so that looks doubtful at best.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
28. That statement probably ends Andrew Gillum's political career
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:24 PM
Mar 2020

"...depression that has led to alcohol abuse"

That would be an opposing campaign all by itself. Maybe he could be viable in very small race with favorable demographics.

I still can't believe we nominated that guy above Gwen Graham. We were so fixated on where he stood on the ideological dial everything else was ignored.

Anyway, this vice presidential poll obviously was taken when Klobuchar and others were still in the presidential race. I hope it is not Kamala Harris. Whatever energy she supposedly brings from the left is going to be offset once those suburban moms start nitpicking her aggressive confrontational personality. That type of thing does not play well from a female candidate. Ignore at our own peril.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

disndat

(1,887 posts)
14. It Sure Looks like Kamala Harris
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:30 AM
Mar 2020

is going to be Biden's running mate. Biden visited her in Oakland when he was campaigning
in Calif. and I also read that Clyburn made was the deal with Biden. If true, I hope Ex-Senator
Barbara Boxer will take her place as Sen.of Calif. again. She gave up her seat for Kamala and
also Boxer is a close friend of Biden.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
17. Clinton? Where'd that come from? I have several fears...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:36 AM
Mar 2020

DO NOT risk a senate seat, as would be possible with Warren.

Do not stick someone in the Veep slot who would do better in another job. IE, Harris as AG.

Someone like Abrams may be ideal. No risk of losing a Congressional seat and she's a vote getter.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
18. Harris didn't want AG when Obama offered it to her.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:43 AM
Mar 2020

If she is chosen as VP, a democrat would replace her in the senate (Gov Newsom is a democrat), not true for Warren (agree).

Abrams doesn't have as much experience, and she didn't win her senate race (and yes, I think she was cheated out of it).

Also, seems Harris is exciting to people --> https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287669793

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
19. Well, now is about the time when candidates start thinking about cabinet choices...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 09:52 AM
Mar 2020

and trying to make their deals. Maybe Harris would go for it this time, maybe not. She might see it as a dead end, losing a "permanent" senate seat for a few years as AG.

But, it's the same risk as Veep, unless she really, really, thinks she has a shot at the nomination next time. I'm just thinking she has talents that could be better put to use than as Veep.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

pattyloutwo

(408 posts)
21. Irrelevant poll
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:03 AM
Mar 2020

Warren and Klobuchar aren’t even on here!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

PunkinPi

(5,003 posts)
24. So far, it's the only poll that has been conducted that I've seen. I'm sure there'll be another one.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:17 AM
Mar 2020

And the article in the OP is from today.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Jarqui

(10,490 posts)
22. I like Kamala and a number of other women for VP
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:06 AM
Mar 2020

I wonder from their sparing last summer and her later endorsement after the California primary whether Kamala is on Joe's real short list.

Unlike Elizabeth Warren, her departure from the Senate would not hand a senate seat to the GOP. Unlike Amy or someone else, Kamala wouldn't help secure her state as a state Biden might not otherwise win (though MN is pretty blue - rumblings are GOP will take a run at it).

Susan Rice is also missing from that poll. And maybe the woman who would probably win the poll hands down but wouldn't accept the offer: Michelle Obama

I'm more in the mode of wondering who else is possible before making up my mind. But as I've said before, no candidate for president ever had a more qualified, top quality bunch of women to choose from.

The beauty of Biden getting out in front of this (beyond the fact that it is long overdue) is it takes some of the political pizzazz out of Trump throwing Mike Pence under the bus for Nikki Haley (which he still may do in spite of his denials ..)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 
27. Actually, voters said "Someone Else" would be the best pick.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:48 AM
Mar 2020

As a San Francisco resident when Ms. Harris started her political career there, and as a CA resident when she moved up to state Attorney General, I think that she is too self-serving and too willing to take up any position that she thinks will get her ahead to serve at the top of an administration: the exact same weaknesses that came across during her primary run.

Of the listed options, I would go for "Someone Else", too, although I wouldn't mind Klobuchar.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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