Surprised this name hasn't come up that I've seen - how about VP Joseph Kennedy III?

[mr_lebowski]

The guys response to the SOTU in 2018 was excellent, he's fresh-faced/handsome (I mean ... let's face it he's pretty hot ) relatively moderate, and ... is a Kennedy.

Wonder if he'd take the offer?

Warren couldn't pick him but anyone else could ...

I know ... two white guys (potentially), BUT ... he is fluent in Spanish and did a stint in the Peace Corps in Dominican Republic. And I would think the Kennedy name is respected among the AA community.

[Sherman A1]

1. I am thinking perhaps we need more than three primaries before

we start looking for a VP selection?

[mr_lebowski]

2. Just some people chatting on a message board mate ... this isn't official or anything ;) nt

[BlueMTexpat]

17. ...

I'm right there with you in this.

[GanjaGrower]

3. Nah, it should be a female POC.

It’s looking more and more like the nominee will be male, and will 100% be white.

It should be at a minimum a female, and preferably a minority.

[MissMillie]

4. He is running for a Senate seat in MA

against Democratic Senator Ed Markey

[mr_lebowski]

12. Well ... he could drop out if tapped, we have Markey already ... (nt)

[BlueMTexpat]

18. Which has made me

skeptical of him, indeed.

Markey is one of the good ones.

[aikoaiko]

5. No. Too green.

[mr_lebowski]

10. He's 40 by November and in his 4th term in Congress ... not THAT green ;) nt

[brooklynite]

6. Here's a creative approach to opposing marijuana reform...

“If you smelled [marijuana] in a car, you could search a car,” Kennedy said. “When it became decriminalized, you couldn’t do that.”

Klein later argued the change was probably for the good, given the racial disparities that exist in the legal system’s treatment of marijuana, which Kennedy conceded was a good point. Another criminal justice concern Kennedy expressed was the lack of an admissible roadside test to determine whether a driver is operating under the influence of marijuana, which he said would be an increased threat with more widespread usage.

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/03/08/joe-kennedy-iii-marijuana

[mr_lebowski]

11. He's super square ... and nobody's going to be 100% perfectly in line with everyone's views ...

I think he'd be worth looking at myself.

[aikoaiko]

20. OMG. He wants to use weed odor to search you and your car.

This is a great example of why weed needs to be legalized.

In his interview with Klein, the congressman cited some of the unintended consequences of decriminalizing and legalizing the drug. Recalling his days working as a state prosecutor when Massachusetts voted in 2008 to decriminalize marijuana, Kennedy said the decision affected the ability of police officers to search and seize other illegal items, such as guns, from vehicles.

“If you smelled [marijuana] in a car, you could search a car,” Kennedy said. “When it became decriminalized, you couldn’t do that.”

[virgogal]

7. No,no more dynasties.

[mr_lebowski]

13. Other than Teddy in the Senate there's not been a Kennedy in a high position since 1963 ...

57 years ago.

Not what I'd call a dynasty.

[virgogal]

16. Six Kennedys have gone to

Washington. Also 4 ambassadorships. That’s a dynasty.

[redqueen]

21. +1

[mainstreetonce]

8. What about

his cousin Caroline?

[virgogal]

9. I hope you are joking.

[Cicada]

14. Great guy, but vp should help where top person is weak, I think

So it depends on who is at the top.

[appalachiablue]

15. In Jan. 2028 he gave the Dem. response speech to SOTU and it

didn't go over so well. I didn't see it, but some folks here said it was 'high school level' which was surprising to me.

When Warren announced her campaign in Mass. she had him at events, but since then I haven't heard anymore except that he's running for the Mass. seat.

[Moderateguy]

19. He is someone who's challenging an incumbent democrat

That tells me all I need to know about him