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Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« on: April 14, 2026, 09:30:35 am »
Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
The Michigan governor revealed she had been vetted to be Biden's potential running mate in 2020
By Lindsay Kornick Fox News
Published April 14, 2026 6:00am EDT

Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be his vice president but "had to choose" former Vice President Kamala Harris.

An Atlantic article profiled the Democratic governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate on Sunday and reported how Biden considered Whitmer to be his running mate in 2020, particularly after her pushback against President Donald Trump.

Though Whitmer was ultimately not chosen, the Atlantic claimed that Biden "wanted it to be Whitmer" and was pushed into picking Harris after the Black Lives Matter protests.

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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2026, 09:49:15 am »
Witless dodged a bullet
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2026, 10:03:00 am »
I'm sure Pelosi was pushing Harris since they were both from the San Francisco Bay Area ... and the whole Black Lives Matter window dressing thing.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2026, 11:06:23 am »
Could be. Harris has all the skills of a DEI hire.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2026, 11:57:29 am »
 
Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
The Michigan governor revealed she had been vetted to be Biden's potential running mate in 2020
By Lindsay Kornick Fox News
Published April 14, 2026 6:00am EDT
 
Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be his vice president but "had to choose" former Vice President Kamala Harris.

An Atlantic article profiled the Democratic governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate on Sunday and reported how Biden considered Whitmer to be his running mate in 2020, particularly after her pushback against President Donald Trump.

Though Whitmer was ultimately not chosen, the Atlantic claimed that Biden "wanted it to be Whitmer" and was pushed into picking Harris after the Black Lives Matter protests.
 

"All of this attention seemed like it might add up to something, and by summer 2020, Whitmer was being vetted for vice president," the report read. "She wasn’t sure about it at first, people familiar with her thinking at the time told me; she struggled to imagine herself as a creature of Washington, D.C. She got along well with Biden, though, and by the time he asked her to fly to Delaware for an in-person chat, she was ready to say yes. Biden didn’t ask."

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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2026, 12:00:52 pm »
First of all, how would he know the difference?  Knowing this, I wonder how democrats feel about DEI now?  :pondering:
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2026, 03:31:09 pm »
Someone told him Kamala was black, and he believed it.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2026, 03:45:10 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on April 14, 2026, 03:31:09 pm
Someone told him Kamala was black, and he believed it.

Right after he painted himself into that corner when he said he would pick a "black woman" for VP.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2026, 04:19:54 pm »
I'm gonna call BS on that.  Harris was always the designated VP and successor.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2026, 04:55:09 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on April 14, 2026, 04:19:54 pm
I'm gonna call BS on that.  Harris was always the designated VP and successor.
$1.2 billion in 170 days and still lost miserably.

I bet they don't want to do that again.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2026, 05:03:09 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on April 14, 2026, 04:55:09 pm
$1.2 billion in 170 days and still lost miserably.

I bet they don't want to do that again.

I don't think Democrats are that upset they sank that much money trying to elect The Cackler.  They're more upset she lost despite the money!
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2026, 05:06:03 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on April 14, 2026, 05:03:09 pm
I don't think Democrats are that upset they sank that much money trying to elect The Cackler.  They're more upset she lost despite the money!


Run that cackling wench again.  Nothing makes me smile more than democrats pissing away Billions of Dollars
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2026, 05:07:26 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 14, 2026, 09:49:15 am
Witless dodged a bullet

Wonder if ol' Gretch would have even won Michigan.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2026, 05:17:48 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on April 14, 2026, 05:07:26 pm
Wonder if ol' Gretch would have even won Michigan.

I call her "Gretch With the Plastic Face."  So glad I moved away from Michigan 50 years ago!
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2026, 05:22:38 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on April 14, 2026, 05:17:48 pm
I call her "Gretch With the Plastic Face."  So glad I moved away from Michigan 50 years ago!

Her and Hochel have the same face stretcher on speed dial.
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2026, 05:25:29 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 14, 2026, 05:22:38 pm
Her and Hochel have the same face stretcher on speed dial.

Was that from the movie, Brazil?
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2026, 04:42:38 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on April 14, 2026, 05:06:03 pm

Run that cackling wench again.  Nothing makes me smile more than democrats pissing away Billions of Dollars
The sad part is that I have little doubt most of that goes to Democrat Vendors, 'consultants', and mass media (more Democrats). Out of one pocket into the other, and maybe some even comes back as donations.

On top of that, how much of that money was the Democrat house rake from scam states, all (our) stolen tax money?
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Re: Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2026, 02:59:11 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on April 14, 2026, 10:03:00 am
I'm sure Pelosi was pushing Harris since they were both from the San Francisco Bay Area ... and the whole Black Lives Matter window dressing thing.
Weired, and not in a good paranormal way, I distinctly recall Vodka Nan and other top democrats being pissed off because Biden pulled the rug out from under their hopes for a convention or to pick a candidate when Biden unilaterally named The Cackler as the candidate. Is history being rewritten by dems…….again?
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