Any word on Joe's August pick?

[LakeArenal]

I thought we might know by now.

Pins and needles.

[Polybius]

1. It this the latest we've ever waited in recent years (say 1980 and up)?

I can't ever remember not knowing a major Party's VP pick by August, but I could be wrong.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. In 2008, Obama selected Biden on Aug. 23rd. McCain selected Palin on Aug. 29th.

[Polybius]

6. Ahh ok

I wasn't sure, thanks for the info! Wow, 2008 was an outlier for sure.

[HotTeaBag]

19. I had to look up other VP selection dates as I was wondering

if this was unusual and I was surprised to see that it's way not.

[LakeArenal]

3. I know. It's a bit like waiting for Joe to announce.

Come on Joe. You must be pretty sure by now. All good choices. Please?

[cloudbase]

4. Stay here.

Once the announcement is made, there will be 25 threads about it.

[LakeArenal]

5. Looking forward to it. Good buzz...

[Sherman A1]

8. Precisely

25 is on the low side.

[cloudbase]

20. Good call.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. When DU starts blowing up, we'll know there's been an announcement.

[LakeArenal]

9. ☄️💫🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[empedocles]

10. Postponed, again, to Aug. 10.

'Joe Biden is under pressure from two sides, even as he holds a significant lead over President Trump in opinion polls.

On one hand, the Trump campaign is seeking to portray Biden as beholden to the most left-wing elements in the Democratic Party — a gambit that it clearly sees as having the potential to restore the president’s damaged standing with suburban voters.

On the other, Biden needs to give progressive voters enough reason to actually vote for him, just in case antipathy toward Trump is not enough. Democrats are haunted by the memory of Hillary Clinton’s loss four years ago, regardless of how favorable the polls look for Biden now. [Fox claiming the Biden shortlist has a lot of 'serious . . . ']
. . .

The issue of Biden’s ideological positioning has been given new salience as the Trump team retools its strategy following the replacement of Brad Parscale by Bill Stepien as the president’s campaign manager.

The Trump camp took the unusual step of pausing its advertising before returning to the airwaves on Monday with two commercials suggesting Biden is an unsafe bet for middle-of-the-road voters.' - The Hill

JB has a lot at stake - and the middle, as ever, is crucial. [Face it, trumpers hoping to be able to play the race card big].

[LakeArenal]

11. I can't see anyone worrying how progressive he is or not for Democratic voters.

Defeating the tyrant is the number one item. If there are Democrats still holding grudges then they are on the wrong side of history. Period.

I don’t think that’s true. If you are a Democrat then you have to vote Joe.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. Rumours are circulating that it's down to Harris or Rice nt

[LakeArenal]

13. I heard Val Demings or Rice.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

14. nope. his operation doesn't leak like a sieve unlike Trump's

I wonder who Trump will pick.

[Freddie]

15. Joe said he'd text me first thing

Every time my phone dings I think it’s him

[LakeArenal]

17. Hope so. Look forward to your post.

[whistler162]

16. It is going to take more time

the half dollar he was using to decide between excellent candidate rolled under the couch.

[LakeArenal]

18. Maybe a Rock Paper Scissors championship amongst the candidates...?