So for the record, I’m not the biggest fan of hers and I think Biden could’ve chosen a better VP. Even if he specifically wanted a woman of color, there were better options than Kamala.
That said, I think we have to give her the nod now because it’ll look terrible to kick the VP to the curb—especially if we kicked her to the curb in favor of a white male. Sadly, I think a ticket with her and a gay dude like Pete wouldn’t go over well, so as much as I like Pete I would like to see Mark Kelly as VP. I am also fine with Josh Shapiro although I like Kelly more. It needs to be a white dude from a battleground state, and PA has 19 electoral votes.
I was surprised how much energy there actually has been around Kamala’s candidacy. We’ll see if it lasts. But I’ve always send we do better with younger candidates. 2020 was an exception and more of a referendum on Trump, but you know us libs—we like progress, we like change, and a younger candidate like JFK, Clinton, or Obama always energizes more than a crusty old one. I think this election will be close. I don’t know yet if I think she can beat him.