DU Poll: If Biden picked Warren as his running mate...

[thesquanderer]

How would you react if Biden picked Warren to be his running mate?

97 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	I'd be enthusiastic about that choice.
	58 (60%)
	I'd be reasonably happy about it, though I think he could probably do better.
	14 (14%)
	I'd be disappointed, I'd really prefer that he picked someone else.
	25 (26%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Turin_C3PO]

1. I'd be happy

but I prefer he pick a younger woman of color. It’s his choice, though.

[Sloumeau]

2. Warren is great.

However, I would prefer someone like Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, or Val Demmings.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. I see a lot of people mentioning Val Demings . . . . . but . . . . .

. . . . not sure she has the right experience to be President, which is the VP's primary job.

For the record, I am a huge Val Demings fan.

[IluvPitties]

3. Biden/Anybody '20!

[dweller]

7. 👍🏻 +1000

✌🏼

[treestar]

20. Biden/IluvPitties 2020!

[IluvPitties]

23. LOL!

[Aquaria]

33. At first I misread that as IluvKitties

And I thought, you know, my cat would make a better VP and potential POTUS than any repuke. At least my cat's idea of a productive day is hanging around somewhere near me, and occasionally jumping on the bed when I'm sleeping or reading in bed to make sure I'm still breathing. Then she goes to her perch on the bureau again once she's sure I'll be able to continue feeding her.

Beats anything Cheeto Benito is up to on any given day.

And her fur do is far better as well.

[PJMcK]

51. Yep (n/t)

[PBC_Democrat]

4. Can't We Do Better ...

than two old people?

(Full Disclosure - I'm an old white person)

[Cha]

34. They shouldn't be characterized on their age

but what they bring to the Office.

I'd rather Biden choose a WOC to represent our the diversity of our country.

[PJMcK]

54. All of 'em are old!

So is Trump!

Let's vote for competence, intelligence, compassion and Constitutional norms!

I'm old, too, by the way.

[Recursion]

5. I was a die-hard Warren fan, but she's better in the Senate

And we need a younger VP.

If she were to take the VP nom then Charlie Baker gets to appoint her replacement for most of the first session of the Senate. We can't afford that.

[Jarqui]

17. I'm concerned about her Senate seat too

Otherwise, I'd have no big issue with her. I like her.

I do have a preference though (at risk of hypocrisy with reverse discrimination):
In theory, bluntly, I'd rather a Black or Latino woman because I think the combination is a better representation of the party. And I believe there are capable woman to chose from.

[treestar]

21. True. Harris Replacement

would be a Dem, but MA substituted a Repug before.

[McKim]

6. I Would Be Ecstatic

I would be ecstatic and I would donate, and do all I could enthusiastically to get them elected.
I was just working on forcing myself to vote for him after having spent 11 years in the Interfaith Peace Movement trying to prevent and making up for his War on Iraq debacle. A Warren VP would make all the difference for me!

[Hortensis]

13. Well, does knowing Biden wanted Warren and only Warren for

his running mate while considering running after his son's death in 2015 help? According to Biden staffers of that time, they met to discuss it, but of course he ended up not running then.

[alwaysinasnit]

8. Normally I would say 'great' but it would leave that Senate seat in a more precarious position. It

will be difficult as it is to retake the Senate so potentially losing the Massachusetts seat complicates matters. Since the Governor is a Republican, and if the governor gets to appoint a replacement, Dems might lose this seat if Baker appoint a Republican to this seat. Of course, it is quite possible that I am out in left field, so take my ramblings with a huge grain of salt.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. She'd be a great pick, although I'd prefer to see her as Senate Majority leader

She could do much more to enact a progressive agenda in that role.

[Dem4Life1102]

10. Are Schumer and Durbin retiring?

[Fiendish Thingy]

24. Don't care - Warren would be better than either of them nt

[Dem4Life1102]

25. So I guess you don't understand how seniority

works in the Senate.

[Fiendish Thingy]

27. I do, but reject it in favor of what is best for the country. Nt

[Dem4Life1102]

28. So you don't care about reality.

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. The reality is, Schumer, Durbin and the others could put their country before seniority,

And step aside for Warren, who will get things done and not just go along with business as usual.

[Dem4Life1102]

31. No reality is that not how are done in Congress

And Senate minority leader is not some sort of Dictator.

[thesquanderer]

40. The premise was majority leader, not minority (i.e. if we win back Senate), and also...

...can't the Senate Dems vote in whoever they want? Yeah, realistically, seniority matters, but that's not a legal or bylaws requirement, afaik.

[Dem4Life1102]

42. It's based on Senority

and there are too many moderates in the Senate to vote for Warren.

[Polybius]

44. Schumer has only been in the Senate since the 1998 election

It's not based on seniority. There are many who have been there long before him.

[Dem4Life1102]

45. Schumer has been in Congress since 1981.

And there are only a handful in the Senate longer.

[Polybius]

46. Past political jobs should not matter, we're talking about the US Senate

If they do, Dianne Feinstein was Mayor starting in 1978.

[Dem4Life1102]

48. Mayor is not Congress

Either way moderate Senators are not going to support Warren for Leader.

[Polybius]

50. The most conservative or most liberal are never the leaders in either Party

That I agree with. But Warren is the second most liberal. She might have had a chance, but Schumer isn't going anywhere.

[Dem4Life1102]

58. Exactly!

[Aquaria]

35. She won't become the Majority Leader

She hasn't served long enough, and she hasn't been the chair or ranking member of a major committee yet.

She needs to get into one of the leadership positions like that before she can become Majority Leader.

Maria Cantwell or even Amy Klobuchar is more likely to become a Senate Majority Leader before Warren.

[polichick]

11. Love Warren, but imo Biden owes the spot to a black woman...

Preferably in her 40s or 50s.

Dem leaders should dance with the ones who brought ‘em more often.

[hlthe2b]

12. yes, preferably or a Hispanic woman, or at least a younger woman and preferably both.

I have no problem that Biden is the age that he is. He appears to be in good health. But, to not select a younger VP candidate to complete the team is not wise to me.

I like Warren a great deal. All things being equal she'd make a phenomenal VP. That said, I'd have no problem with her as Secretary of Treasury or even on SCOTUS.

[polichick]

19. I agree - Warren would be great in a number of positions...

She would also be a great president.

[treestar]

22. Warren is possibly younger enough

and add that women live longer!

[pinkstarburst]

15. No one is "owed" anything

and if they are, Biden is certainly going to need the support of young, progressive voters to get elected in November, so there's that to consider, too.

Biden can choose Warren as his VP, then name a black woman to the supreme court, and as AG.

[polichick]

18. Better to owe the voters than the corporations...

politicians are usually so keen to protect.

It’s way past time for black women to be acknowledged for their loyalty and hard work.

[Aquaria]

37. "Progressive" voters don't vote

Especially not the slacker young ones.

And they're not the base of the party, besides.

Women and minorities are the base of the party, and they vote. None of them more than African-American women.

You can never go wrong when you dance with the one that brung you.

[pinkstarburst]

16. Very happy

and it would solidify my vote for Biden.

[Laelth]

26. I adore Warren, truly.

But she’s great in the Senate, and I would like to see some youth on the ticket.

-Laelth

[whistler162]

29. TWO SEPTUAGENARIANS IS NOT VIABLE!!!!

[Spider Jerusalem]

32. I'd rather he picked Andrew Yang

and went all-in for universal basic income. Coronavirus is going to comprehensively fuck the economy and that's just one of the things that'll be needed.

[Lady_Chat]

38. I love Yang too, he would attract a lot of young voters but

Joe promised it would be a woman, so that won't happen. How Ironic that Yang's idea of $1,000 a month was thought to be ludicrous, but will probably happen because of the virus. A lot of my friends are hoping Yang will run for Mayor of NYC, he is a resident here, would love that too!

[redqueen]

47. +1

[nolawarlock]

36. I can't answer because ...

I'd be happy with his choice but, while I don't think he could do better with a candidate, won't Warren's replacement come from a Republican? If he picks Kamala (my choice) or Amy, it won't.

[JustAnotherGen]

39. She wouldn't accept

I don't think it's a possibility

[USALiberal]

41. To old. Nt

[Polybius]

43. Very happy

I like her.

[Yavin4]

49. President Biden needs someone to do the heavy lifting of getting this country back on its feet

He needs someone to help draft sweeping new legislation and budgeting priorities. No one is better at that than Warren.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

52. I like her a lot, but it seems to me that he should pick someone younger

and not from the same part of the country. Harris might be a better choice.

[RDANGELO]

53. The downside -

Two white people over the age of 70.

Upside - unites both wings of the party.

[unblock]

55. I said disappointed only because I think Warren will be huge in the senate

Assuming we win the White House and senate, she'll be incredibly effective in the senate.

Beyond that, worse, if she become veep, her seat will be replaced with a Republican. It would really suck if we missed winning control of the senate because of that

[mahina]

56. I was for Elizabeth since she declared

And I think she would be ready to be President if needed.

But I think black people will come out and vote if we have a black person on the ticket. Hopefully Stacey Abrams or Kamala.

Any black DUers care to second or set me straight?

[BGBD]

57. I think

The VP pick should be younger just since Bidens age is going to be something that people talk about. Personally I think it should be a minority as well, especially given how much Biden owes to the black community for sticking with him and saving his campaign at just the right moment.

That said, there are plenty of reasons to go with Warren and if she were the choice I wouldn't criticize it.