If you were Kamala Harris, who would you choose to be your VP

Started by jimmy olsen, July 23, 2024, 08:19:55 AM

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If you were Kamala Harris, who would you choose to be your VP?

Mark Kelly - Senator from Arizona
10 (38.5%)
Josh Shapiro - Governor of Pennsylvania
4 (15.4%)
Roy Cooper - Governor of North Carolina
1 (3.8%)
Andy Beshear - Governor of Kentucky
5 (19.2%)
Pete Buttigieg - Secretary of Transportation
1 (3.8%)
JB Pritzker - Governor of Illinois
1 (3.8%)
Gretchen Whitmer - Governor of Michigan
3 (11.5%)
Other - List who and why
1 (3.8%)

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viper37

#60
August 06, 2024, 12:57:05 AM
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Quote from: Savonarola on July 25, 2024, 04:33:07 PMThe joke is that Whitmer (and Gerald Ford) are from Michigan and therefore, from my perspective, have no accent.  (Actually we all grew up in the same city, Grand Rapids, I'm just the under-achiever. ;) )

I always think of GR as de Vos country, from my stay over in the Amway Grand Plaza.

Western Michigan used to have some of the most liberal counties in the state.  They've now completely inverted that.

How did that happen?  Interstate immigration? Economic hardships?
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Sophie Scholl

#61
August 06, 2024, 12:58:34 AM
Walz is a much, much better option than Shapiro and a lot more palatable for those on the Left for more than just his Israel/Palestine stance being significantly more moderated than Shapiro. Shapiro is also worse to their, and my own, eyes in regards to fracking, unions, corporate taxes, pro-school vouchers, taking MAGA money, and additional things brought up here already. Honestly, I think he's a better choice for more moderate voters, too, to be honest.
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Syt

#62
August 06, 2024, 01:13:15 AM
I think Christoph Waltz would make an excellent VP, but is he eligible as native Austrian? :unsure:
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jimmy olsen

#63
August 06, 2024, 06:57:42 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on August 05, 2024, 09:50:01 PMDidn't know anything about Walz...but his military background is as fellow enlisted scum (even if National Guard), so a plus there.
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jimmy olsen

#64
August 06, 2024, 07:57:03 AM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

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Caliga

#65
August 06, 2024, 08:12:29 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 06, 2024, 07:57:03 AMMy poll was a disaster.  :lol:
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Caliga

#66
August 06, 2024, 08:15:25 AM
btw my introduction to Walz was on the 'White Dudes for Harris' podcast, and I really liked him.  I agree he will play well to the center.
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grumbler

#67
August 06, 2024, 08:24:26 AM
Quote from: viper37 on August 06, 2024, 12:57:05 AMHow did that happen?  Interstate immigration? Economic hardships?

I wasn't living in-state when it happened, but my understanding is that it was mostly:
1. Intrastate migration, people fleeing the urban expansion in southeast Michigan (Detroit region) - for which read the influx of minorities, especially Arab minorities, and
2. Radicalization of people living far from a big city and big city journalism by social media.
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Sophie Scholl

#68
August 06, 2024, 08:38:04 AM
If Kamala wins and Walz ends up as VP, Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota Lt. Governor) will be the first Native American woman governor ever. Which is pretty cool.  :)
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Valmy

#69
August 06, 2024, 10:08:11 AM
Really happy we got a midwestern type Union guy on the ballot. That will not only really help with the midwestern vote but also signals the return to focusing on working people by the Democrats, which is really important in this age of populism.
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#70
August 06, 2024, 10:13:48 AM
All this optimism on Languish. It's weird.

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#71
August 06, 2024, 11:58:36 AM
Quote from: Valmy on August 06, 2024, 10:08:11 AMReally happy we got a midwestern type Union guy on the ballot.

Yeah he'll hopefully bring with him the entire Lutheran steppe khanate.  :hmm:
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Razgovory

#72
August 06, 2024, 12:06:31 PM
Pdox forums like it.  The Euros are relieved that there is no Jews on the ticket.
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Josquius

#73
August 06, 2024, 12:20:49 PM
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Valmy

#74
August 06, 2024, 12:23:08 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 06, 2024, 12:06:31 PMPdox forums like it.  The Euros are relieved that there is no Jews on the ticket.

Well, Kamala's husband...
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