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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe Biden has the easiest task an American president has ever had:
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no_hypocrisy
(48,076 posts)I hope President Biden selects a candidate who can write notable and persuasive dissents which rival, is not surpass the anticipated majority decisions.
LetMyPeopleVote
(152,036 posts)Upthevibe
(8,822 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)That group.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,725 posts)Fla Dem
(25,199 posts)Any Black Female candidate Pres Biden may select will be eminently more qualified than Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett.
caraher
(6,298 posts)One factor that increased the fraction of less-qualified Republican nominees is that they were also playing the long game, and deliberately favored younger candidates so that the impact of their stolen nominations would last well into a time when one would expect demographics to push them out of power (short of the kind of fascist coup that seems more likely all the time).
lastlib
(24,396 posts)...but I doubt he would choose a less-well-qualified candidate simply because she is younger. That's not his style. I think he'll value strong professional credentials over age.