Democratic Primaries

RandySF

(70,241 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:36 PM Mar 2020

Biden has talked with Obama about possible vice presidential pick

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said Sunday that he has talked with former President Barack Obama about a potential vice presidential pick.

Speaking to over 70 Georgia donors on a fundraising call, Biden said he and Obama recently agreed that his vice presidential nominee must have the political experience to step into his role if something were to make him unable to serve as president.

“The most important thing — and I’ve actually talked to Barack about this — the most important thing is that there has to be someone who, the day after they’re picked, is prepared to be president of the United States of America if something happened,” Biden said.

Without mentioning specific names, Biden told donors he currently has at least seven women his team is considering. The vetting process, which one campaign official described to NBC News as “vigorous,” would begin in a “matter of weeks,” he said.

During a CNN debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders last week, Biden said he planned to select a woman as his vice presidential candidate should be become the Democratic nominee.

“They have to be prepared,” Biden said. “Once I pick someone, God willing if I’m the nominee, that there’s not going to be any snafu.”

Biden has said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he would prefer to pick a woman as his vice president, but he disclosed only recently that he is taking his age into consideration as he makes his choice.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-has-talked-obama-about-possible-vice-presidential-pick-n1166231?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

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

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Biden has talked with Obama about possible vice presidential pick (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2020 OP

Brilliant.. so glad Biden has talked with Pres Obama.. Cha Mar 2020 #1

A def glimmer of brightness in this otherwise dreary stress laden time. sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #10

Great news. Can't wait till Barack and Michelle hit campaign trail. zonkers Mar 2020 #20

This is great!! Biden Prez and then turn the reigns over to a strong competent woman after 2 yrs mitch96 Mar 2020 #32

More here ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Under The Radar Mar 2020 #3

And the meaning of that is...? Tarc Mar 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Under The Radar Mar 2020 #5

WTF? Dream Girl Mar 2020 #6

Agreed. Assholish remark. Take it somewhere else, Radar. CurtEastPoint Mar 2020 #7

I wonder who is on the list. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #8

Female senators and governors, past and present. Renew Deal Mar 2020 #9

Someone with a national resume that is absolutely squirecam Mar 2020 #11

i hope he considers dweller Mar 2020 #14

Interesting suggestion. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #17

Obama made a great choice in selecting a VP NCProgressive Mar 2020 #12

They are also friends so 2naSalit Mar 2020 #18

Joe is a consummate team player. Laelth Mar 2020 #30

and attests to the fact Joe & Barack have a very close relationship. I'm so proud of both of them. onetexan Mar 2020 #24

re: "attests to the fact Joe & Barack have a very close relationship" thesquanderer Mar 2020 #35

I'd like to see Kamala Harris .... the_sly_pig Mar 2020 #13

There goes Stacey denem Mar 2020 #15

I can see her as a 2naSalit Mar 2020 #19

Exactly... PunkinPi Mar 2020 #22

We may not know who Biden's VP is yet BidenBacker Mar 2020 #16

Of course we know Biden will be nominee and Obama will support him, but... thesquanderer Mar 2020 #34

A dark horse name just popped into my head nobody's mentioned yet BidenBacker Mar 2020 #21

Think I'll up my wager a few bucks BidenBacker Mar 2020 #23

Very interesting. Laelth Mar 2020 #31

I'll never forgive Napolitano for abandoning AZ and handing the state to the republicans LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #25

OMG BidenBacker Mar 2020 #26

Yep, and she rubber-stamped the republican gerrymandering of the state, taking AZ from a LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #28

Believe it or not Ripley BidenBacker Mar 2020 #33

Smart to take into consideration his age 'JIC' but... WePurrsevere Mar 2020 #27

Good for Joe! Laelth Mar 2020 #29

Cha

(304,720 posts)

1. Brilliant.. so glad Biden has talked with Pres Obama..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:38 PM

Mar 2020

Makes me Happy!

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

sprinkleeninow

(20,536 posts)

10. A def glimmer of brightness in this otherwise dreary stress laden time.

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:47 PM

Mar 2020

🙋‍♀️🙏💜

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

zonkers

(5,865 posts)

20. Great news. Can't wait till Barack and Michelle hit campaign trail.

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:33 AM

Mar 2020

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

mitch96

(14,595 posts)

32. This is great!! Biden Prez and then turn the reigns over to a strong competent woman after 2 yrs

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:34 AM

Mar 2020

Then hopefully she gets re elected for 4 more years...
m

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

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

2. More here ...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:40 PM

Mar 2020

Biden says he will start vetting process for VP pick 'in a matter of weeks'

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287682069

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

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Tarc

(10,569 posts)

4. And the meaning of that is...?

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:45 PM

Mar 2020

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

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Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

6. WTF?

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:53 PM

Mar 2020

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

CurtEastPoint

(19,124 posts)

7. Agreed. Assholish remark. Take it somewhere else, Radar.

Reply to Dream Girl (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:04 PM

Mar 2020

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

2naSalit

(92,048 posts)

8. I wonder who is on the list.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:26 PM

Mar 2020

I can think of two women, either of which I would like to see get picked, but I am sure there are a few that don't come to mind who are qualified and could be considered.

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

Renew Deal

(82,851 posts)

9. Female senators and governors, past and present.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:29 PM

Mar 2020

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

squirecam

(2,706 posts)

11. Someone with a national resume that is absolutely

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:15 PM

Mar 2020

Capable of running the govt in case Biden can’t. And shares his political views.

That’s Amy Klobuchar.

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

dweller

(24,806 posts)

14. i hope he considers

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 07:33 AM

Mar 2020

Hilda Solis, former Sec of Labor under Obama

✌🏼

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

2naSalit

(92,048 posts)

17. Interesting suggestion.

Reply to dweller (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:14 AM

Mar 2020

I'm kind of leaning toward Susan Rice. But we'll see.

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

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)

12. Obama made a great choice in selecting a VP

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:30 PM

Mar 2020

Asking his advice is brilliant

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

2naSalit

(92,048 posts)

18. They are also friends so

Reply to NCProgressive (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:17 AM

Mar 2020

I can imagine they talk more often than we might think. Either way, it shows that Joe is a reasonable guy and knows that one person alone can do this job, it requires advice from others and he is willing to seek it and make use of it in favorable ways.

I am hoping we make it to inauguration day, it's going to be a hard road getting there.

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

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

30. Joe is a consummate team player.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #18)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:18 AM

Mar 2020

That and his speed-dial connections to the leaders of all our allied countries make him a terrific nominee for President.

-Laelth

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

onetexan

(13,855 posts)

24. and attests to the fact Joe & Barack have a very close relationship. I'm so proud of both of them.

Reply to NCProgressive (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:52 AM

Mar 2020

great to hear of this news. Makes my Monday

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

thesquanderer

(12,300 posts)

35. re: "attests to the fact Joe & Barack have a very close relationship"

Reply to onetexan (Reply #24)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:43 AM

Mar 2020

yes they do appear to have a great relationship, as has been long widely known, but I don't think anything here especially attests to it. I'm quite sure Obama would have been glad to have taken that call from anyone who happened to be the Dem frontrunner at this point, whether it was Joe or anyone else.

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

the_sly_pig

(748 posts)

13. I'd like to see Kamala Harris ....

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:40 PM

Mar 2020

take California and the west coast, take the east coast , I bet the Bush's privately support Biden in Texas, Suburban Midwest will vote Biden , Florida should go Biden...

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

denem

(11,045 posts)

15. There goes Stacey

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:02 AM

Mar 2020

not ready.

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

2naSalit

(92,048 posts)

19. I can see her as a

Reply to denem (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:19 AM

Mar 2020

member of the Cabinet or some important station as under sec. or agency head. She's totally got the chops for many of those positions.

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

PunkinPi

(4,996 posts)

22. Exactly...

Reply to denem (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:59 AM

Mar 2020

someone on here was arguing with me a few weeks ago that "experience doesn't matter", lol.

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

16. We may not know who Biden's VP is yet

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:10 AM

Mar 2020

But we just found out who Obama has unofficially officially endorsed for POTUS.

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

thesquanderer

(12,300 posts)

34. Of course we know Biden will be nominee and Obama will support him, but...

Reply to BidenBacker (Reply #16)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:40 AM

Mar 2020

...I don't think anything here means we just found this out. If Bernie Sanders had the delegate lead and made that call, I expect that Obama would have been just as willing to offer his advice.

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

21. A dark horse name just popped into my head nobody's mentioned yet

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:47 AM

Mar 2020

Janet Napolitano. Former governor of AZ and head of Homeland Security...played a large role in helping mitigate the H1N1 flu outbreak back in 2009. Longtime advocate for immigration reform and dreamer supporter. Just stepped down as president of Univ of California late last year. Has had a few controversies over the years and some question about her health re breast cancer but she says she has a clean bill at the moment. Early supporter of Obama and worked with both him and Biden during their transition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Napolitano

In February 2006, Napolitano was named by The White House Project as one of "8 in '08", a group of eight female politicians who were suggested as possible candidates for president in 2008. On January 11, 2008, she endorsed then Illinois Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for president. On November 5, 2008, she was named to the advisory board of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.

Only 62 which is a spring chicken compared to some of these candidates...LOL. Could help Joe out on some potentially crucial swing states like AZ and FL. If Joe wants executive "experience" she's got it.

Would love to get a peek at that list...I wouldn't bet a fortune on her being the VP pick but I'd wager a few bucks she's on it.

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

23. Think I'll up my wager a few bucks

Reply to BidenBacker (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:17 AM

Mar 2020

Forbes ranked her as the world's ninth most powerful woman in 2012 and eighth most powerful woman in 2013. In 2008, she was listed by The New York Times as one of the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States. Some political commentators suggested a possible candidacy in the 2016 election.

Taking all comers...500 cyberbucks max bet. My pockets ain't deep enough to cover high rollers.

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

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

31. Very interesting.

Reply to BidenBacker (Reply #23)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:20 AM

Mar 2020

I am not willing to wager on this.

-Laelth

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

LongtimeAZDem

(4,515 posts)

25. I'll never forgive Napolitano for abandoning AZ and handing the state to the republicans

Reply to BidenBacker (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:58 AM

Mar 2020

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

26. OMG

Reply to LongtimeAZDem (Reply #25)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:05 AM

Mar 2020

I had completely forgotten about Brewer.

Thanks a lot for the nightmares I'm gonna have tonight. Jan was a dead ringer for this guy...here's a video a Phoenix news crew shot entering the Arizona Governor's Mansion after Napolitano left...

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

LongtimeAZDem

(4,515 posts)

28. Yep, and she rubber-stamped the republican gerrymandering of the state, taking AZ from a

Reply to BidenBacker (Reply #26)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:12 AM

Mar 2020

moderately conservative state to a right-wing madhouse. And everyone knew it would happen.

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

33. Believe it or not Ripley

Reply to LongtimeAZDem (Reply #28)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:35 AM

Mar 2020

Some say AZ is one of the better states...

Gerrymandering: Arizona is a national model for fairness, but still faces criticism

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/04/24/gerrymandering-arizona-national-model-maps-among-least-skewed-united-states/463496002/

Might just be more an indication of just how bad other states are compared to Arizona than how great AZ is. What they did to my native PA and elsewhere was a crime against democracy...

Analysis indicates partisan gerrymandering has benefited GOP

https://apnews.com/fa6478e10cda4e9cbd75380e705bd380

I know Obama and others have made this a high priority going forward. Tired of being in a majority run by the minority. But in all fairness the Democrats were getting really bad at this back in the 60s and 70s too after being in power for many decades.

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

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

27. Smart to take into consideration his age 'JIC' but...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:05 AM

Mar 2020

Every VP should be chosen with 'JIC' in mind IMO. Sorry but illness and death don't ignore you just because you're young.

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

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

29. Good for Joe!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:14 AM

Mar 2020

If I were in his shoes, I would definitely seek out Barack Obama's opinion on this subject. I am glad that he did.

For my part, I would ask James Earl Carter, Jr. too.

-Laelth

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

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