DU Poll: What should Joe prioritize in his VP pick?

[thesquanderer]

Complete the sentence...

Besides being well qualified to be president, and also ideally representing diversity (i.e. in color, gender, sexual orientation)... the priority for Biden's VP selection should be to:

13 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	help shore up support from the left to help maximize that turnout/enthusiasm in November
	10 (77%)
	help shore up the voters in the center to maximize appeal to moderates in November
	1 (8%)
	be from a state that the VP choice could help swing (e.g. someone from Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, or Texas)
	2 (15%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[emmaverybo]

1. The VP should be someone Biden can delegate major tasks to and who can take over the presidency

if needed. That VP should be someone who is at least half the supportive VP Biden was to Obama.
The VP should be politically aligned with Biden period. His cabinet can be a team of rivals. His VP
should not be a rival politically or personally,

[thesquanderer]

5. There are presumably numerous people who are comparably qualified...

...so then the question is, what are the next most important things to consider?

[Sloumeau]

3. His VP should be a woman of color,

as in Kamala Harris, Val Demings, or Stacey Abrams, in order to shore up the votes of Women and Peopple Of Color.

[Skidmore]

4. Someone with competence and

a skillset and who can take over the office if needed. We are all from the left and the enemy is Trump. If someone has to be excited before voting against the evil of his regime, then it implies that they are comfortable living under it and withe the suffering and fear it brings to people. I'm so done with splitting hairs over ideology and hand holding.

[thesquanderer]

11. re: "If someone has to be excited before voting against the evil of his regime..."

I'm not sure we can afford to be so purist in our appeal. We can use the votes even of people who are not so civic minded and need some more motivation to "bother" voting.

[duforsure]

7. Their regional ability

To get the votes they'll need to win with, and campaigning talent.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. A person who would be the winning presidential nominee in 4 years

[thesquanderer]

10. Yes, that's another good consideration. (n/t)