Joe Biden: I Would Consider a ‘Decent’ Republican for My Running Mate

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Joshua Caplan 31 Dec 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden said during a Monday campaign event in New Hampshire that he would consider selecting a Republican as his running mate but conceded that he could not name which rival party member he would choose.

Biden raised the prospect of a GOP running mate in response to a supporter warning the 2020 Democrat frontrunner that he will “have to pull out all the stops” to defeat President Donald Trump if he cliches his party’s nomination.

“The answer is I would, but I can’t think of one now,” Biden responded, prompting laughs from some supporters. “No I’m serious, here’s what I mean. Let me explain that,” the 77-year-old continued. “You know, there’s some really decent Republicans that are out there still, but here’s the problem right now… they’ve got to step up.”

Biden then added that there are a “plethora of qualified people,” particularly “qualified women” and “qualified African Americans.”

“Who knew what my priorities were and knew what I wanted to do. We could disagree on tactic, but strategically we’d have to be on the exact same page,” he then explained.

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[mountaineer]

Jeff Flake?

[Fishrrman]

Ha, mountaineer.

Romney would be more appropriate.

And he'd probably accept !

[XenaLee]

Ah.... creepy gropey Joe just can't stop lying.  It's in his DemocRat DNA, apparently.

[corbe]

   


           Seen that Movie, too.

[Slide Rule]

Joe Biden: I Would Consider a 'Decent' Republican for My Running Mate?

Well then it is settled. John McCain.

John is as "Decent" as your son, Bite Me Junior.

Who said there wasn't a single "Decent" Republican.

:)

[bigheadfred]

Joe Biden: I Would Consider a 'Decent' Republican for My Running Mate?

Well then it is settled. John McCain.

John is as "Decent" as your son, Bite Me Junior.

Who said there wasn't a single "Decent" Republican.

:)

It would be a grave matter to have McCain as a VP pick. Don't think he would be a good running mate since I think Joe would get sick of dragging that deadbeat down the campaign trail.

[jafo2010]

Simply no way Slo Joe picks a Republican.  30% of his voters would not turn out to vote.  He will pick a liberal Dem, it will be a person of color and female.  I say he picks Stacey Abrams.  She won the election in Georgia, just like HR Clinton won in 2016, so she will have an influence in bringing in Georgia, a red state.

The Dems are losing the black vote in huge numbers.  I believe only 8% voted for Trump in 2016, and right now the number is up around 35% supporting Trump.  That spells loss for the Dems.

But I still say, Joe will not be at the finish line, it will be Clinton.  Who would she pick this time around?  I say someone of color.  Someone from a state that is in contention.  New Jersey might be in contention with the next election, so Cory Booker would make sense.  She could also pick Abrams, but I do not foresee a double female ticket. 

[Wingnut]

I think Joe is looking for a mainstream African-American, who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy for his VP.  I mean, that's a storybook, man.

[bigheadfred]

I think Joe is looking for a mainstream African-American, who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy for his VP.  I mean, that's a storybook, man.

Sounds like obama.

[jafo2010]

Would Obama be allowed to serve as VP?  If so, I can see that happening.  It would take the 35% support Trump has at present back to the 8% level with the 2016 election, and again make it a marginal election, capable of going either way.

[Wingnut]

Would Obama be allowed to serve as VP?  If so, I can see that happening.  It would take the 35% support Trump has at present back to the 8% level with the 2016 election, and again make it a marginal election, capable of going either way.

Manifest destiny.  More time for Obama to transform America.

[bigheadfred]

Would Obama be allowed to serve as VP?  If so, I can see that happening.  It would take the 35% support Trump has at present back to the 8% level with the 2016 election, and again make it a marginal election, capable of going either way.

And that is when the fight started. Some say he can. Some say he can't. According to how the 12th and 22nd amendments are interpreted.

[jmyrlefuller]

Would Obama be allowed to serve as VP?  If so, I can see that happening.  It would take the 35% support Trump has at present back to the 8% level with the 2016 election, and again make it a marginal election, capable of going either way.

The pertinent issues at hand are:

—No President can serve more than ten years or be elected more than twice. (22nd amendment)
—No person ineligible to be President can be Vice President.

In theory, Obama (as with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) still have two years of eligiblity, but cannot be elected President. What is certain is that, if the originally elected Vice President vacates the seat, any of those term-limited Presidents could be appointed to the vacancy by consent of the Senate. If, then, the President vacates the seat, the term-limited President would be limited to two more years in office, when he would then himself have to vacate the seat in favor of someone else.

Also consider: if someone has been elected Vice President, it is not counted against that "elected more than twice" count (see: any former VP who has run for President and won, such as George H. W. Bush). So, it appears, that Obama could run as a VP, even after using up his two Presidential elections, then succeed to the seat for two years if Biden steps aside.

Now here's where things get tricky: the Presidency is a four-year term. If the Vice President is only eligible for two years from the start, can he legally be eligible for the seat knowing full well he would not be eligible to fulfill the role of President for the full term if he succeeds?

And if he does run again, who would have standing to challenge it? As we saw with the birther fiasco, almost every court case regarding Presidential eligibility has been thrown and laughed out of the courts.

[bigheadfred]

The pertinent issues at hand are:

—No President can serve more than ten years or be elected more than twice. (22nd amendment)
—No person ineligible to be President can be Vice President.

In theory, Obama (as with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) still have two years of eligiblity, but cannot be elected President. What is certain is that, if the originally elected Vice President vacates the seat, any of those term-limited Presidents could be appointed to the vacancy by consent of the Senate. If, then, the President vacates the seat, the term-limited President would be limited to two more years in office, when he would then himself have to vacate the seat in favor of someone else.

Also consider: if someone has been elected Vice President, it is not counted against that "elected more than twice" count (see: any former VP who has run for President and won, such as George H. W. Bush). So, it appears, that Obama could run as a VP, even after using up his two Presidential elections, then succeed to the seat for two years if Biden steps aside.

Now here's where things get tricky: the Presidency is a four-year term. If the Vice President is only eligible for two years from the start, can he legally be eligible for the seat knowing full well he would not be eligible to fulfill the role of President for the full term if he succeeds?

And if he does run again, who would have standing to challenge it? As we saw with the birther fiasco, almost every court case regarding Presidential eligibility has been thrown and laughed out of the courts.

@jafo2010

Thanks for a more full explanation.

Here is an article I read last night.

Could Joe Biden pick Barack Obama as his running mate? Yes. But.

[jafo2010]

Biden will not get there on his own power.  It will take a curveball pitch for him to be viable in the election.  This is one idea to get there.

[GtHawk]

Maybe if it was a  Republican candidate ... who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden would consider them......Nah!

[PeteS in CA]

Do even the Trump-Skeptics Joe is trying to slice off from voting Trump buy this BS? And does Creepy Joe realize there are several months between the Dems picking their VP candidate and the actual election ... months in which his BS-line will be seen to be BS?

[Hoodat]

Joe Biden: I Would Consider a ‘Decent’ Republican for My Running Mate

No 'Decent' Republican would run on the same ticket with Joe Biden.

[mountaineer]

No 'Decent' Republican would run on the same ticket with Joe Biden.

No, but a few "faux" ones might be interested.

[jmyrlefuller]

No 'Decent' Republican would run on the same ticket with Joe Biden.

No Democrat at the convention would ever let a Republican share the ticket.

[Snarknado]

No 'Decent' Republican would run on the same ticket with Joe Biden.

Certainly no 'decent' one, but Kasich might...

[jafo2010]

If a communist can run in the Democommie Party, why not the Postman's Son?  He .is a Democommie in all but name at the present moment.

[Smokin Joe]

The pertinent issues at hand are:

—No President can serve more than ten years or be elected more than twice. (22nd amendment)
—No person ineligible to be President can be Vice President.

In theory, Obama (as with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) still have two years of eligiblity, but cannot be elected President. What is certain is that, if the originally elected Vice President vacates the seat, any of those term-limited Presidents could be appointed to the vacancy by consent of the Senate. If, then, the President vacates the seat, the term-limited President would be limited to two more years in office, when he would then himself have to vacate the seat in favor of someone else.

Also consider: if someone has been elected Vice President, it is not counted against that "elected more than twice" count (see: any former VP who has run for President and won, such as George H. W. Bush). So, it appears, that Obama could run as a VP, even after using up his two Presidential elections, then succeed to the seat for two years if Biden steps aside.

Now here's where things get tricky: the Presidency is a four-year term. If the Vice President is only eligible for two years from the start, can he legally be eligible for the seat knowing full well he would not be eligible to fulfill the role of President for the full term if he succeeds?

And if he does run again, who would have standing to challenge it? As we saw with the birther fiasco, almost every court case regarding Presidential eligibility has been thrown and laughed out of the courts.

WHile the media derided the cases, and even those who did the research as "birthers", not one of those cases regarding eligibility was even heard, because, according to the courts, those who brought the complaint "lacked standing". None was heard on the facts of the case, nor considered on any legal merit.