Biden Will Pick Klobuchar

[Blaine Sweeter]

I agree that she's a safe pick. She's not the kind of person that is going to energize people to vote for Biden.

They're banking on looking like boring but adequate adults compared to the Trump dumpster-fire administration.

She's good pick
Most people are going to be voting against Trump. 2016 in reverse.

God I hope you're right. This country cannot...CANNOT...survive another year of Trump much less four.

 

[Rye Catcher]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

Given Trump's age and weight, plus his narcissistic rages, are not characteristic of someone in good health.

 

[Aldo Raine]

I agree that she's a safe pick. She's not the kind of person that is going to energize people to vote for Biden.

They're banking on looking like boring but adequate adults compared to the Trump dumpster-fire administration.

This angle won't work since China is now the #1 issue for 2020. You don't win on this policy, you're a mile behind. Also, Ted Cruz is raising hell over the Bidens teams refusal to release donor information, including FOREIGN donors (is that legal?). Trump is going to be all over this come the debates, as he wants it to be "global socialist/China First, vs. "capitalism/America First". You can bet on this, consider below.

Per Ted Cruz on twitter:

Ted Cruz
@tedcruz

Wow. New report that the Biden Center is refusing to disclose its donors. All its donors—especially foreign donors—should be publicly disclosed. Most troubling: Biden Center won’t answer if receives $$ from CCP.
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The Biden Center's lack of transparency has drawn the attention of a watchdog group that is now demanding that the federal government investigate whether foreign money has flowed to the center. Watchdog Raises Questions About China Influence at Penn Biden Center


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The Biden Center's lack of transparency has drawn the attention of a watchdog group that is now demanding that the federal government investigate whether foreign money has flowed to the center. Watchdog Raises Questions About China Influence at Penn Biden Center

No, China is not the #1 issue.

The #1 issue is the economy, and that is in the tank.

It's in the tank in every single nation on earth. Where was it before the Wuhan Virus? You were growing at nearly 3%, Canada was growing at .8% (8 tenths of a percent) for comparison and had GDP less than it was in 2011 (thanks to our bowing to China primarily).

The #1 issue is China as everything about the economy in every nations revolves around confronting China. There is simply no avoiding this, and it's become worse each year as they have ambitions of dethroning the U.S and ultimately conquering the West.

From control of their viruses to their stealing of I.P, spying, hacking and throwing flipped agents into lakes full of crocodiles (or so I've read). China must be reigned in.

This is the battle of this generation and it will be much a tougher battle than the battle against the Communist Russians who were prevented from participating in the Western economy. All this, with a seemingly softer society needed to win the battle.

God help us.

We were promised 4,5 or even 6% by Donald Dewey. So there is that.

 

[Arresmillao]

It's so fitting....since she is "Pro-abortion" and Biden is "Pro-choice".

Pro-Abortion?
i don’t know anyone who is pro-abortion but I know people who are pro-choice. I am pro-life and much smarter than you.

I am anti abortion and anti right wing lunacy,I can tell you of two countries I know pretty well; Brazil and Dominican Republic, abortion is illegal in both countries, a lot of young women/girls die after back alley abortions. Republicans are such hypocrites, claim to be the party of no government intervention yet they want to impose on women what do with their lives, they also claim to be fiscally conservative, yet they are the party who never fail to send the country into recession/depression for the past 100 years without skipping a single one, including our current economic collapse....

 

[LoneLaugher]

I disagree. Warren is more likely. Klobuchar earns him no demographic that he doesn’t already have.

Abrams is also more likely.

Warren is very unlikable and Abrams is an inexperienced lunatic. You really think people are going to think to themselves that Stacey Abrams is a suitable alternative to sit in the Oval Office if something happens to Biden? I mean, really?

Abrams is every bit as qualified as Pence and far more qualified than Trump to assume the top job.

Maybe you think Trump is more qualified and is doing a great job. And maybe you’re a fucking idiot. Who knows.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I agree that she's a safe pick. She's not the kind of person that is going to energize people to vote for Biden.

They're banking on looking like boring but adequate adults compared to the Trump dumpster-fire administration.

This angle won't work since China is now the #1 issue for 2020. You don't win on this policy, you're a mile behind. Also, Ted Cruz is raising hell over the Bidens teams refusal to release donor information, including FOREIGN donors (is that legal?). Trump is going to be all over this come the debates, as he wants it to be "global socialist/China First, vs. "capitalism/America First". You can bet on this, consider below.

Per Ted Cruz on twitter:

Ted Cruz
@tedcruz

Wow. New report that the Biden Center is refusing to disclose its donors. All its donors—especially foreign donors—should be publicly disclosed. Most troubling: Biden Center won’t answer if receives $$ from CCP.
Quote tweet

Free Beacon

@FreeBeacon
· 18h
The Biden Center's lack of transparency has drawn the attention of a watchdog group that is now demanding that the federal government investigate whether foreign money has flowed to the center. Watchdog Raises Questions About China Influence at Penn Biden Center


Free Beacon

@FreeBeacon
· 18h
The Biden Center's lack of transparency has drawn the attention of a watchdog group that is now demanding that the federal government investigate whether foreign money has flowed to the center. Watchdog Raises Questions About China Influence at Penn Biden Center

No, China is not the #1 issue.

The #1 issue is the economy, and that is in the tank.

It's in the tank in every single nation on earth. Where was it before the Wuhan Virus? You were growing at nearly 3%, Canada was growing at .8% (8 tenths of a percent) for comparison and had GDP less than it was in 2011 (thanks to our bowing to China primarily).

The #1 issue is China as everything about the economy in every nations revolves around confronting China. There is simply no avoiding this, and it's become worse each year as they have ambitions of dethroning the U.S and ultimately conquering the West.

From control of their viruses to their stealing of I.P, spying, hacking and throwing flipped agents into lakes full of crocodiles (or so I've read). China must be reigned in.

This is the battle of this generation and it will be much a tougher battle than the battle against the Communist Russians who were prevented from participating in the Western economy. All this, with a seemingly softer society needed to win the battle.

God help us.

We were promised 4,5 or even 6% by Donald Dewey. So there is that.

I thought 4-5% was an outside possibility if everything went well, though it was very aggressive. It might have been achieved if there wasn't so much interference in his first term by the opposition. Tough to make trade deals and deal with foreign government abuses when you have former governments lobbying behind your back, current government openly telling other leaders to ignore him, on top of the constant investigations and "resistance".

The securing of a new trade deal to replace NAFTA along with hitting China hard could have made it possible. Jobs was key, and he was delivering on that front. I think what Canada achieved would have been your growth if Obama had still been in office, less than 1%.

 

[WTH_Progs?]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

First time in history Democrats support a candidate because they assume he'll be worthless and die during his tenure. This is the worst party in our history, I hope poetic justice means they collapse and reinvent themselves with at least a pinch of normal thought, honesty and integrity.

 

[Hellokitty]

Biden has no choice but to pick of black woman. He is already going to have a problem if he doesn't pick Abrams, and if he skipped over her for white woman, he'll have trouble engaging the black vote. Democrats identity politics has them screwed with finding a VP pick for Biden.

 

[Jitss617]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

Good call! But bidens campaign manage is black panther like.. should be interesting

 

[Zander]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

She's out.....she just admitted that Hydrohloriquine save her husbands life....

 

[Missourian]

I seriously doubt it will be Klobushar. What does she deliver? Minnesota?

Minnesota...the state that brought you Governor Jesse Ventura and Senator Al Franken? The only State in the Union that went for Mondale?

They ain't of the midwest. They are the 3rd cousin once removed that never gets invited to the reunions.

If they don't pick a minority I'll eat my hat. Identity politics is all that they have. Biden is a dud...and minorities aren't coming out for Biden/Klobushar. It will be Mondale/Ferraro part II.

 

[OldLady]

Like Biden, Klobuchar supports codifying Roe but crucially supports late-term abortion restrictions. Klobuchar's rhetoric about abortion is moderate, at least in the scope of the current extremism in the Democrat Party. She celebrated a reduction in the abortion rate and declared that pro-life Democrats are still welcome in the party

That's a good start. The abortion debate is one of the ugliest and most intensely emotional of all. Banning abortion after 20 weeks unless there are serious health factors for mother or fetus would stop a lot of useless screaming, since women don't have abortions on a lark after the fifth month, anyway.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Banning abortion after 20 weeks unless there are serious health factors for mother or fetus would stop a lot of useless screaming

You must be joking. That isn't going to satisfy the anti choice crowd.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

How does that help him get the Leftist/Woke vote? Both are moderates. Klobuchar also embarrassed herself during the Kavanaugh hearings but so did Harris so I guess it’s a wash.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

He would pick Ocrazio if she were old enough.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

Given Trump's age and weight, plus his narcissistic rages, are not characteristic of someone in good health.

Yeah, we would all like to see your age, and health record. Your elevator does not reach the top floor.

 

[Dana7360]

This has been my feeling for the past couple of months and an article came out yesterday that she is now officially being vetted. Klobuchar is a safe pick. She's from the midwest and has that folksy charm (although there have been reports from former staffers she's anything but in private). She also doesn't have the baggage of women like Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris, or Gretchen Whitmer. Also, given Biden's age, there is a fair chance he wouldn't make it through his first term, so it's really almost like there are two Democrats running for president on that ticket this year.

Yes I read that this morning.

Yes the article said he considers himself as a transitional president and isn't going to run for a second term. That the presumptive person to run after his 4 years would be whoever he chose for VP. That the choice is an important one for that reason.

Biden is only 3 and a half years older than trump so no matter who wins, an old geezer will be our president again.

I worked with Amy Klobuchar once. In 2008. She was here for the state democratic convention. So was Cory Booker. So I spent some time with her that weekend. Since I'm a professional photographer, I have a ton of shots of her from that weekend.

My experience with her behind the scenes and with the public is she's no different behind the scenes. Yes it was just a weekend. Yes I'm a member of the press so she may have been on her best behavior around me but I didn't get that feeling.

I will say, from what I experienced with her, I was so not surprised when I saw her make her declaration speech for running for candidate for president through that long snow storm. I know she couldn't have predicted it or caused it but the way she handled it, was exactly what I would expect from the woman I worked with in 2008.

I don't like Biden. I don't want to vote for him but don't see that I have any other choice. I voted my conscience in the primary which wasn't for Biden. I will hold my nose in November and vote for Biden. With hopes that I'm wrong in not liking him.

Here are some of the shots I took of her that weekend.

 

[OldLady]

collapse and reinvent themselves with at least a pinch of normal thought, honesty and integrity.

Maybe we need to rethink how these campaigns are run and what kind of garbage we allow to float around in social media like turds in a punch bowl. Maybe normal, honest people with integrity who wish the country well and are adept at the give and take of effective politics are not real interested in putting themselves in the Colosseum with the lions.
-or- I'm sure some of the Dems who ran would have done fine, but they didn't catch the interest of the people. If Bernie hadn't been in there sucking away the youngsters with his charisma and his promises that will never in God's world happen, maybe people would have been forced to listen to the others. I dunno.

and there are TOO GODDAMNED MANY OF THEM running in the primaries these days. Trying to hold debates with 16 or 18 people is fucking ridiculous. The parties should limit the number to 5 or 6, so people can at least try to sort out who thinks what.

I've got nothing against Biden. He's a good guy, he'll do fine. But he's failing and as I've been saying all along, he's too old. I am an unaffiliated (Independent) voter, always have been, don't agree with ready made platforms and fighting over power. But the only way to change what is, is to get involved in party politics and change it from the inside. Otherwise, it will never change. That's just not in my genes.

 

[Flopper]

Just from an electability point of view, Klobuchar would be fine. Probably the best choice. She’s got experience, comes from the Roosevelt and Farmer/Labor tradition of the party, will bring in women who will figure she’s our next president, and she can win votes in swing states like nobody else. She’ll look tougher and smarter on trade and China than Trump/Pence. Above all she will come off as decent, hardworking, competent.

As for black voters, soon after the election cycle begins, with Obama beside him, somebody will ask Biden who he will nominate for a Supreme Court vacancy ... and he will smile at his old friend. If the Democrats are smart they will publically announce that Senator Warren will head an “economic post-Covid recovery” commission to overhaul taxation and corporate governance. If they handle themselves well and Trump is faltering, they won’t even have to debate Trump. Maybe seize on some insult. Biden is right to keep a low profile right now. Trump can still win, of course, but the Dems have a shot at it ... even with a dull and semi-senile Biden at the head of the ticket.

Barack Obama is not going to end up on the Supreme Court. The assertion is so ridiculous.

Taft served as president and was also on the Supreme Court. 41 supreme court justice were never judges. In fact, there have been Supreme Court justices that weren't even lawyers. There is no constitutional requirement for supreme court justices.

 

[OldLady]

Banning abortion after 20 weeks unless there are serious health factors for mother or fetus would stop a lot of useless screaming

You must be joking. That isn't going to satisfy the anti choice crowd.

Okay. This isn't an abortion thread, so we'll leave it for another day.