KLOBUCHAR on Rachel is fantastic - fighter, assertive, blowing through barricades, hit all the marks

[UTUSN]

Sigh, we have such a deep bench of talented, smart, public service Dems - the ones not chosen make me go sigh.

[Skittles]

1. I hear you

it sucks

[empedocles]

4. Yes

[msongs]

2. are dems gonna save the census like she says could be done or trade it down the john? nt

[UTUSN]

3. Why make an opportunity to trade Dems down the john? nt

[empedocles]

5. Bit of extra hope for Amy. JB delay on VP. Rachel tends to get very timely

guests. Amy may have a chance. Pragmatism, she may bring the most 'net votes' in November of the VP candidates - be the hardest to attack?

[UTUSN]

8. KLOBUCHAR was on *fire* - Rachel didn't even get a question from the start!

The "timeliness" is a good point on your part because there wasn't much of currency to having her as a guest - no jams and jellies to plug (Carol CHANNING quote). KLOBUCHAR has always charged on, sheer determination, unsinkable, and this time even seemed to radiate an extra incentive ("may have a chance"?).

Your post gives a little catch in the breath!

[democrattotheend]

9. She took herself out of the running

Shortly after the George Floyd incident. I think that was the right decision. She followed the custom at the time and sent the case against Chauvin to the grand jury, and it really wasn't her fault that he wasn't investigated back then, but I still think picking her right now would be the wrong message for Biden to send to our most loyal voting constituency, which happens to be the same constituency that lifted him up in South Carolina after many in the party had left him for dead. I in no way think Klobuchar is racist or that she did anything wrong regarding Derek Chauvin, but picking her would be a big mistake under the circumstances, IMO.

[albacore]

6. That's just THIS time....

The Dems have a deep bench. Young bench. Think about it.
Booker, Castro, Klobuchar, Duckworth, etc.....
And that's ignoring the ones who don't get the VP pick this time.

In 2024....? 2028....?

Can anybody tell me who the Repubs have on the bench for next time?
Tired old white retreads!

[Trumpocalypse]

7. Tom Cotton and Rand Paul

Both terrible human beings.