As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, most Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself.
Would be cool, but 1) doubt they would do a ticket with two women, unfortunately. This is already a massive gambit, they will need to do everything they can to keep/get more votes, and imo, that means a man (preferably with name recognition) for VP pick.
And, 2) VP is a toothless, essentially useless position. I think it would be a mistake to take AOC away from her home district for 4 to 8 years just for her to do nothing meaningful. We need her in our legislative branch right now.
AOC’s district is dark blue. It won’t effect the votes much. It would raise AOCs profile if she has ambitions for POTUS but that’s so many hypotheticals.
The most immediate impact is that it would motivate the base. Dems need voter turnout to win. 2 women lashing the Republicans over abortion rights is a winner imo on top of AOCs popularity with the base. There are sound reasons for it. Not saying I think it’s a good idea though.
She is a unique voice in Congress that cannot just be replaced by some generic Democrat.
I would feel absolutely terrible to doom her to the position of VP. Nobody of her talents, charisma, convictions, etc. should ever be made to become irrelevant as a VP. It’s a curse.
Produce some data that argues in your favor and I’ll consider worrying. I don’t think the MAGAts can organize a militia that would rival even the DC police.
It’s not the unorganized yokels I’m worried about, but all the Trumpers already embedded in our forces. It’s a thing for fascists to infect agencies and organizations able to legally dish out violence.
Sorry if I’m not as confident in the institutions of the US as everybody else.
I think Jan 6th mostly deflated that risk. The police might stir some shit but most service people have a pretty strong pride in us being a democracy. Trump has shown he doesn’t respect the democratic process and so a coup is unlikely.
Elect Harris and watch the right lose their minds worse than when a black man was president.
In the thumbnail… is she wearing a tan suit?
Oh yes.
This would be awesome.
It was a white suit that she spilled Dijon mustard on.
You can already smell the indignation Fox News is cooking up
Elitist af
Imagine if they caught her with her feet on the desk! Gasp! Horror! Shock!
Was she doing a latte salute at the time?
Imagine if she ran with aoc.
Would be cool, but 1) doubt they would do a ticket with two women, unfortunately. This is already a massive gambit, they will need to do everything they can to keep/get more votes, and imo, that means a man (preferably with name recognition) for VP pick.
And, 2) VP is a toothless, essentially useless position. I think it would be a mistake to take AOC away from her home district for 4 to 8 years just for her to do nothing meaningful. We need her in our legislative branch right now.
AOC’s district is dark blue. It won’t effect the votes much. It would raise AOCs profile if she has ambitions for POTUS but that’s so many hypotheticals.
The most immediate impact is that it would motivate the base. Dems need voter turnout to win. 2 women lashing the Republicans over abortion rights is a winner imo on top of AOCs popularity with the base. There are sound reasons for it. Not saying I think it’s a good idea though.
She is a unique voice in Congress that cannot just be replaced by some generic Democrat.
I would feel absolutely terrible to doom her to the position of VP. Nobody of her talents, charisma, convictions, etc. should ever be made to become irrelevant as a VP. It’s a curse.
Trump is elected: we descend into a fascist hellhole. A woman of color is elected, they probably start a civil war. We are fucked.
Nah. Those greasy fucks would get obliterated.
You sure about that when a metric shitton of cops and military support Trump?
the US armed forces would never organize against the majority of civilians.
Produce some data that argues in your favor and I’ll consider worrying. I don’t think the MAGAts can organize a militia that would rival even the DC police.
It’s not the unorganized yokels I’m worried about, but all the Trumpers already embedded in our forces. It’s a thing for fascists to infect agencies and organizations able to legally dish out violence.
Sorry if I’m not as confident in the institutions of the US as everybody else.
I think Jan 6th mostly deflated that risk. The police might stir some shit but most service people have a pretty strong pride in us being a democracy. Trump has shown he doesn’t respect the democratic process and so a coup is unlikely.
I’m not scared of Y’all Qaeda. Let them fucking try.