# Biden's Running Mate Prediction Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 14, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482 "2020-03-14T15:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482/221 "2020-05-02T20:16:02Z")
I agree that appearance (including height) is germane to politics. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482/222 "2020-05-03T12:17:19Z")
Someone should tell Abrams campaigning for a job she won’t get makes her look bad. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482/223 "2020-05-03T12:47:24Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > you don’t have to look like a model but you have to look at least OK. In most cases you have to be normal weight and have decent hair. I know Trump is overweight but he hides it pretty well. I think it would be hard for a bald guy to be president or VP now. Charisma is way more important than appearance. Bald can be beautiful on the right person. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482/224 "2020-05-03T12:56:18Z")
What I like most about Duckworth is not that she’s a veteran; it’s that she’s a tenacious fighter. Sure, the Republicans will try to Swiftboat her, but unlike Kerry, she’ll fight back against it. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482/225 "2020-05-07T06:08:31Z")
Kerry is probably the most underrated candidate ever. He came within a few thousand votes in Ohio (despite the marriage amendment on the ballot) of winning a race against an incumbent president who had an approval rating above 50 percent. That’s actually pretty amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482/226 "2020-05-09T04:43:58Z")
Maybe relevant to the conversation, maybe not. I don’t know why I thought that in a typical election year (outside of today’s COVID-19 “new normal”) a Presidential candidate would’ve already selected his/her running mate long ago (prior to mid-May), and that at this point Biden is just leaving us twisting in the wind and keeping us in suspense, just to goof on us. Turns out - not surprisingly - that I’m an idiot. I thought this might be worth sharing, that apparently (even in “normal” times) a VP running-mate doesn’t typically get named until 60 - 90 days from now. Lots of Julys and Augusts listed in here, so I guess I’ve been breathlessly refreshing the news sites for no reason these last several weeks. [https://www.thoughtco.com/when-are-presidential-running-mates-chosen-3367681](https://www.thoughtco.com/when-are-presidential-running-mates-chosen-3367681) Not sure how many (like me) totally had their timelines screwed up, and might find this as interesting as I did. For 90% of you, I’ll grant you that this is “old news”, but it answered a question I had nonetheless. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-prediction-thread/849482.md?page=11)