Quote (Bazi @ 3 Aug 2020 15:08)
Well couple things , VP pick has to
1. Do no harm
2. Recruit other demographics
Biden has the black vote already imo, a black VP I don’t think would bring him more of this demographic. Warren has the potential to hurt the ticket
Whitmer believe it or not does bring the progressive demographic while not violating #1
I am not betting money on it, just thinking who else can fulfill these criteria
I personally think that an all-white ticket would be considered tone-deaf by many in the Democratic coalition in this particular moment in history, with the George Floyd protests roiling the country and calls for having a "day of reckoning on race relations in the U.S." louder than ever.
You are right, however, that Whitmer might be appealing to those very Trump-wary white suburban soccer moms.