Pugnacious attacker Biden's best bet for running mate
by Naomi Lim
| April 11, 2020 12:01 AM
Joe Biden, a two-term vice president, is now looking for his own understudy.
The presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee had repeatedly said he wants a running mate who's in "simpatico" with him. But, as he pivots from a relatively civil primary to the general election fight against President Trump, a combative and unpredictable candidate, he needs to decide whether he'd benefit from an equally pugnacious No. 2 who could lob political salvos Biden can't or won't.
Rutgers University's David Greenberg said Biden would be helped by a vice presidential pick who was "strong on attack." He based his reasoning on the fact that, apart from the nominating conventions, which this year are in doubt because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and the understudy debate, the running mate "rarely" makes news or influences votes.
"One way to occasionally cut through the news is with well-formulated criticisms of the incumbent — not angry or mean-spirited, but pointed," he said.
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