# So why did Biden announce he's picking a woman VP? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 5, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188 "2020-05-05T16:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/81 "2020-05-21T22:48:25Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > No surprise , he is vetting Amy Klobuchar Biden, and his campaign, are definitely dumb enough to pick the woman who’s as exciting as a bowl of potatoes. I can see the “virtual rallies” already…half an hour of Klobuchar spinning folksy yarns about her grandparents working in a coal mine, and telling us about various individuals that she knows in the Midwest who are undergoing great hardship, followed by Biden saying “the fact is that, in fact”, for another half hour. Throw in some references to “the black and brown community” and promises to ban assault weapons. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/82 "2020-05-21T22:54:26Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Maybe he didn’t need to make this commitment so early in the campaign nor to win the primary. BUT the move knocked out Sanders, and prevented a repeat of 4 years ago where it was dueling banjos to the Democratic Convention. > > Add it to one of Hillary’s failings was the inability to stop Sanders months earlier. I guess she should’ve promised to put a woman on the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/83 "2020-05-21T23:58:16Z")
The vetting process is expected to go on for another month. People getting carried away thinking it’s confirmed Klobuchar. One of Tammy Duckworth’s colleagues blurted out a week ago she is being interviewed but that didn’t get as much chatter and headlines. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/84 "2020-05-22T00:09:59Z")
More and more, I’m thinking Michigan’s Governor Whitmer is the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/85 "2020-05-22T00:26:39Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > More and more, I’m thinking Michigan’s Governor Whitmer is the way to go. If the idea is to win a state, Florida is a bigger one. So - Val Demings. However, Biden probably thinks a governor or senator will strike middle America as more plausible. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/86 "2020-05-22T00:55:50Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > If the idea is to win a state, Florida is a bigger one. So - Val Demings. > > However, Biden probably thinks a governor or senator will strike middle America as more plausible. No. Whitmer. She’s already much more popular that Chump in polling, and from what I’ve read, losing Michigan early on severely limits the paths to victory for him. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/87 "2020-05-22T02:54:20Z")
Florida = 29 EC votes Michigan = 16 EC votes Would love to see the math on the projected EC votes based on black, hispanic, asian or high level military (general or equivalent). What EC influence likely to have vs delivering on one State? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/88 "2020-05-22T03:44:01Z")
Michigan is already so pro-Whitmer and pro-Biden that Michigan would probably turn into a slam-dunk if she were the Veep candidate. Can the same thing be said about Florida and Demings? Would there be a larger Midwest effect from Whitmer? I can’t see other Southern states going Biden solely because of Demings. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/89 "2020-05-22T11:12:51Z")
If they’re already pro-Biden, then making them a “slam dunk” is less valuable than turning a state that is more up in the air. It’s just running up the score in a blue state–a problem Clinton had. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/90 "2020-05-22T11:27:31Z")
Looking at the math I’m inclined to agree, but it’s very close. If Michigan had just two more electoral votes I’d say securing it would be more valuable than a decent chance at another state, but even with Michigan, Biden would have to win two more swing states or Florida. If it had two more electoral votes, you’d then only have to win two more swing states or Florida or Pennsylvania. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/91 "2020-05-22T11:45:34Z")
Let’s just say I had to stay off Twitter last night. The Klobuchar vetting caused the heads of Warren supporters to explode. For those not on liberal Twitter, let’s just say that Warren has easily won the Twitter primaries. You’d think that Biden not only started vetting Klobuchar but also had named her to the ticket and is getting a divorce so they can elope! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188/92 "2020-05-22T20:15:52Z")
One example: [Biden’s Bet Path to Victory Lies through Michigan, says Pundit](https://www.theballengerreport.com/bidens-best-path-to-victory-lies-through-michigan-says-pundit/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188.md?page=4)