Most VP picks are cosmetic, but Joe Biden’s is crucial
By Andrew Malcolm Special to McClatchy
April 21, 2020 06:00 AM, Updated 30 minutes ago
At this stage of a normal presidential election year, idle media speculation tends to focus on who will be the candidates’ running mates, the vice presidential candidates vying to be sent to so many foreign funerals.
In recent times, it hasn’t really mattered much beyond political cosmetics. But the secrecy surrounding the selection process — sometimes lasting almost until the summer convention — attracts media like flies on roadkill.
Perhaps you’ve noticed, however, these are not normal times in many ways. Both Donald Trump and his presumptive challenger, Joe Biden, are already beyond the average life expectancy for white males born in 1946 and 1942, respectively. Biden would be 78 on Inauguration Day, by far the oldest person ever to undertake the stressful mental and physical demands of the presidency.
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