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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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!