Biden Advisers Consider Stacey Abrams as Running Mate
Advisers for former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign-in-waiting are debating whether to name failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as his running mate, a Thursday report says.
According to Axios, Biden aides believe adding Abrams to the ticket would send a strong signal to voters that he’s not “just another old white guy.” The outlet said Team Biden isn’t going all-in on picking the rising progressive star just yet, worrying that the move could be received as a “gimmick” and open the former Vice President up to a new line of attacks.
Abrams’ failed bid for the governor of Georgia against Republican Brian Kemp garnered her national attention. Despite losing to Kemp 50.2 percent to 48.8 percent, Abrams still refuses to concede the race, accusing her opponent of suppressing black voters to win what was one of the 2018 midterm elections’ most-watched races. Abrams, who delivered the Democrat Party’s official response to President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address, recently launched Fair Fight Action, a group aimed at combatting voter suppression. In a federal lawsuit against Georgia officials, the group accused the state of grossly mismanaging its election system.
Reports of Biden naming Abrams as his out-of-the-gate vice president choice also come as Biden is reaching out to big-money donors hoping to secure contributions ahead of officially entering the race. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the 76-year-old is concerned he may not be able to match the initial fundraising numbers of fellow 2020 candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Rep. Beto O’Rouke (D-TX), who raised $5.9 million and $6.1 million, respectively.
I have yet to hear even one of the DNC crew verbalize a position on any issue, which appeals to my political opinions.
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March 21, 2019, 11:18 AM
zoom6zoom
Joe needed to pick a woman who he wouldn't want to be creepy with.
I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm.
March 21, 2019, 11:20 AM
Sigmund
Is she the one who burned the American flag? And still owes a bunch of taxes?
March 21, 2019, 11:23 AM
erj_pilot
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ She's the one from Georgia that lost her election and gave the SOTU "rebuttal". As to the flag and her taxes, I have no knowledge...
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
March 21, 2019, 11:24 AM
tatortodd
Amazing how the failures are the stars of the Demonrat party - Bernie lost to Hildabeast, Beto lost his Senate race, and Abrams lost her Governor race.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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March 21, 2019, 11:26 AM
PD
Great choice!!!! Perfect. I hope this comes to fruition.
March 21, 2019, 11:27 AM
SW_Sig
She owes over $50,000 in taxes.
She was involved with burning a Georgia flag.
March 21, 2019, 11:29 AM
TMats
I can’t imagine why anyone would think Biden teaming up with Abrams is a “gimmick.” I’ll bet he’s heard of her and everything.
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March 21, 2019, 11:35 AM
Floyd D. Barber
quote:
Originally posted by zoom6zoom: Joe needed to pick a woman who he wouldn't want to be creepy with.
Joe's creepiness has no limits.
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March 21, 2019, 11:35 AM
ensigmatic
All politicians pander, but the Dems have refined it to an art form.
They can do better, though. Certainly they can find a "female" LGBTQ... Latino PoC, if they try hard enough.
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March 21, 2019, 12:17 PM
Rick Lee
This is manna from heaven. Please, Joe! Do it! Never mind the total arrogance of naming a running mate before you've even entered the race, let alone won the nomination. Abrams is a liar and a fool. Well, those qualities make her a good fit for Biden's VP. The gaffes will be epic and Abrams, not exactly a MENSA type, will be forced to explain and defend Biden's countless, almost daily gaffes. And rest assured, several of those gaffes will be huge insults to black folks. Oh yes, I relish this prospect. Please, Joe. Do it.
March 21, 2019, 12:21 PM
bigdeal
quote:
Originally posted by PD: Great choice!!!! Perfect. I hope this comes to fruition.
Yep. That would be a huge plus for us.
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March 21, 2019, 12:29 PM
erj_pilot
Yeah...ol' Uncle Joe will be down in Georgia talkin' about how "they gonna have y'all in chaaaiiinns up in heeuh". Whatever, dude... Brings a new meaning to the song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
Found it...
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
March 21, 2019, 12:35 PM
smschulz
quote:
Originally posted by bigdeal:
quote:
Originally posted by PD: Great choice!!!! Perfect. I hope this comes to fruition.
Yep. That would be a huge plus for us.
Yeah - Go big Joe "Bite Me"! Love your choice too.
March 21, 2019, 12:37 PM
signewt
quote:
All politicians pander, but the Dems have refined it to an art formlife style.
**************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey
March 21, 2019, 12:38 PM
TigerDore
quote:
Originally posted by zoom6zoom: Joe needed to pick a woman who he wouldn't want to be creepy with.
You're assuming a lot about his threshold.
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March 21, 2019, 12:39 PM
sourdough44
That’s all part of the current Dem playbook. If it’s an older, white guy on the top, you need a minority’s of sorts for #2.
Look at WI, VA, & others. Another trick is to put a ‘non-binding’ referendum on the ballot concerning marijuana use. That was done in WI to get younger voters out. It had no bearing in any law, just gave them a reason to participate. Once there, may as well vote for the Dem.
This whole ‘investigation’ theme has been perfected when Walker was Gov of WI. We had the ‘Jane Doe’ investigation going on for two years. Nothing ever became of it, but the negative stories stayed in the news. The Mueller investigation is more of the same.
Now we are on to ‘drivers licenses’ for illegals, when one finally needs an I.D. to vote.
Just more tricks used to keep or get them in power.
March 21, 2019, 12:51 PM
ChuckWall
Oh, does she have a pair he hasn't rubbed yet?
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March 21, 2019, 01:16 PM
220-9er
The democrat hits just keep on coming. Now if the Republicans can just keep from screwing up too much themselves for the next 30 months, we could see a George McGovern type election.