Posted on 03/05/2020 5:16:57 PM PST by Aquamarine
With Super Tuesday setting the inescapable delegate math into motion, the Democrats will almost certainly have a septuagenarian white man leading the ticket in November to take on President Donald Trump.
But the other half of that ticket is pretty wide open.
Political scientists and Democratic operatives told Insider that both former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont would be smart to look for a younger running mate, preferably a woman or a person of color — or both.
Both candidates have already suggested their future running mates would be women and younger than they are. In December, Biden told a New Hampshire voter he could think of "seven women off the top of my head" who could be his running mate.
Beyond the candidate's identity, their ideology and regional strength will also come into play, and the nominee's goal will be a running mate who offers both balance and broad appeal.
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Hillary and Hillary.
Bernie & AOC
Slow Joe and Hillary
Neither Bernie or Biden would last a year.
Frederika Wilson and Maxine Waters are available.
No No No! Pocahauntas. Sets her up for 2024 w/AOC as VP.
All Out Communist isn’t old enough.
My sources in the DNC tell me Bernie is considering Raul Castro for VP and Biden is considering Harry Truman.
I was going to suggest Betty White but they want someone younger than they are.
Moochie, for sure!
AOC isn’t eligible. Too young.
Bernie Sanders is reportedly working with a cutting edge DNA cloning firm. They are working on a project to clone Joseph Stalin so Sanders will have a ideologically similar VP choice.
A hermaphroditic Muslim Eskimo who identifies as a gender-fluid furry would be ideal.
romney was criticized for having “binders full of women” but sanders and biden are expected to pick from “binders full of women of color”
Michelle and Barack are enjoying the good life, she ain’t giving that up to be back in the fishbowl.
The left is demanding a vagina.
Mini-Mike knows a few fat ones.
Has Business Insider ever been about the private sector? Seems to me it is a progressive rag.
Why would Biden risk insulting his black supporters by picking the hated Kamala Harris. He will already win California.
No matter the candidate, it will be Stacey Abrams - guaranteed. Both need to make sure that blacks actually show up at the polls.
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