Poll for Vice President pick

[Beachnutt]

Who do you hope gets picked out of the list ?

216 votes, 22 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Josh Shapiro
	75 (35%)
	Roy Cooper
	11 (5%)
	Andy Bashear
	16 (7%)
	J.B. Pritzker
	2 (1%)
	Mark Kelly
	112 (52%)
	22 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[maxsolomon]

1. It's Beshear.

Minor point but I'm a stickler.

[Beachnutt]

3. Thank you

[epreic01]

53. My choice too!

Kentuckians know. Hopefully soon everyone will know.

[maxsolomon]

56. I was correcting a typo.

I don't have a preference for the VP pick.

[pinkstarburst]

2. Pete Buttigieg

[hamsterjill]

20. I love Pete but

There’s no way they will put him on the ticket. Our loss in my opinion as he is incredibly smart and has those zinger come-backs!

But it won’t be him.

[SocialDemocrat61]

4. I think we should let the campaign review

all the contenders and make the best choice to win the election. The is not to make those who are already supporting Harris happy but to help with voters who are still undecided.

[awesomerwb1]

5. Young voters may have a huge problem with Shapiro's comments

against pro-Palestinian protesters and the way the Penn university thing was handled.

Mark Kelly has the most upside for me.

[Gaytano70]

6. Gabby Giffords, another hero...

...would also be in the WH as 2nd Lady. Another big selling point for Mark Kelly as VP! 💜

[lees1975]

57. Huge gun control and assault rifle control advocate.

She was the Representative from the congressional district where I grew up in Arizona, a Democrat, local business woman, who won a seat in a district that was more Republican than Democrat.

[onenote]

61. But Kelly voted against an assault weapon ban.

There probably is something in the background of every potential VP pick that someone is going to dislike. So what. I'm a staunch supporter of such a ban, but I would have no trouble with Kelly as the selection. Or Shapiro despite some folks concern about his views on charter schools.

[skip fox]

7. I love everything I seem of Shapiro and Kelly,

but Josh has only been in office 18 months. Otherwise he could be my hands-down pick.

Kelly's state is not as important as Shapiro's, but WOW. A man who loves as stays wit his wife through terrible personaltimes! (Compared to a man who serially cheats on his wife.)

[Sugarcoated]

8. You left a few off the list

[ariadne0614]

9. I like Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota

He’s a great communicator, and might be appealing to persuadable white men.

[DFW]

10. Any of the above, OR:

Pete Buttigieg
Gretchen Whitmer
A few others

Either Mark or Gov. Shapiro would bring plenty to the ticket. We have a deep well of talent, and I’m sure the Harris/Holder team is having a hard time weighing the pros snd cons of all of them. They probably could have saved themselves some time if they had read yesterday's Boston Globe, which gave a comprehensive list with a clear and concise list of the pros and cons of each.

By the way, in case anyone is concerned about Msrk’s military background, he also great talking to small groups of young/younger people about space travel.

[Nanjeanne]

11. Beshear, Walz or Cooper

Not Kelly or Shapiro. Need to reach working class rural voters. Kelly is not good for labor. Shapiro’s bad for teachers and unions because of his pro voucher stance.

[Beachnutt]

16. He sure sounds Pro Union and public education here

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[Nanjeanne]

46. Sounds it. But his push to support the R backed proposal to send $100 million to

to families for private school tuition and school supplies wasn’t appreciated by Dems. He did back down in the face of House Democratic opposition, but his support was pretty enthusiastic and leaves him vulnerable.

I also think his likening pro Palestinian protestors to the KKK won’t endear him to the young voters we need but that’s a whole other story, as a Jew who is a peace activist, prefer not to engage in right now. Just back from 10 days in Israel out in protests with family and basically exhausted to engage with people on DU about that.

He isn’t the worst we could do. But he’s not as good IMHO as some other pro labor, working class candidates.

[ElementaryPenguin]

12. Cooper or Beshear

[dickthegrouch]

13. Pete Buttigieg

[mucifer]

14. I'm hoping Pritzker stays here in IL we need him and there is so much talent out there

[Sky Jewels]

15. Shapiro would be a huge mistake, IMO.

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If KH doesn't want Gen Z to lose enthusiasm for her candidacy (she needs them to come out in big numbers for her to win), she should not pick Shapiro, because he has expressed support for Israel's brutal, genocidal response in Gaza.

[mahina]

17. That doesn't make any sense

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Premise aside

[Sky Jewels]

30. Sorry, it should have said "should not pick" -- edited

[SoFlaBro]

18. What "genocide"?

[Sky Jewels]

31. Just play ignorant, huh?

Nice try.

[SoFlaBro]

55. Ignorant? There is NO genocide occuring in Gaza. Zero. None. A sloppy military operation ain't necessarily a genocide.

[TwilightZone]

27. I assume that you meant she should not pick Shapiro.

"she should pick Shapiro"

Otherwise, your statement doesn't make sense in context.

[Sky Jewels]

28. Yes, sorry, I edited it

[Celerity]

21. Pete

[hamsterjill]

22. My gut just tells me Kelly

It’s the military background and the astronaut stuff. How can even the Trumpers logically (yes, I realize what I’m saying there), find fault with Kelly with the background he has. He’s a freaking astronaut!!!!

So I think it will be him. We’ll see.

[Behind the Aegis]

23. I think some would have a sad if she picks (((Shapiro)))...the right wouldn't like it either.

[TwilightZone]

29. I usually suggest that we not make a selection based on how the right would react...

but, in this case, some not on the right would likely react similarly, as you noted.

[Sky Jewels]

33. Yeah, he supports Israel's genocidal response in Gaza.

She’d lose a lot of crucial Gen Z support with that pick.

[Behind the Aegis]

35. Uh-huh.

Lose myopic "voters".

[Sky Jewels]

37. More like voters who don't support far right fascist war criminals

and the mass slaughter and starvation of tens of thousands of innocents.

[Behind the Aegis]

38. Yeah, that's the ticket.

As I said MYOPIC! Trump would be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better for the situation.

[Sky Jewels]

39. Wtf? Who is advocating for Trump?

Nice straw man. 🙄🙄🙄

I don’t want KH to pick someone who could dampen Gen Z enthusiasm for her campaign, thus helping Trump win. It’s really not that complicated.

Also, you can pretend Israel isn’t committing genocide, but the rest of the world isn’t that delusional. .

[Behind the Aegis]

41. Not a strawman.

If they refuse to vote for a Harris/Shapiro ticket, then they, as MYOPIC single-issue voters, are fucking STUPID.

So fuck their (((sad))) !

As for your last BS propaganda,

[Sky Jewels]

42. Yeah, genocide is hilarious.

I'm glad you're having a good time discounting the brutal slaughter and starvation of tens of thousands.

Enjoy your little propaganda bubble. Buh bye!

[Behind the Aegis]

43. Talk about a strawman! LOL! No, your constant propaganda is what is hilarious.

[kansasobama]

45. GenZ does not come out

GenZ talk a lot, complain a lot, but never show up in enough numbers.

[Sky Jewels]

47. That is wrong. Gen Z is the main reason Dems have prevailed in the last several national elections.

The problem is with the Silent Gen and Boomers and Gen X (my generation), who vote Republican far too often.

[kansasobama]

50. Sorry GenZ

I hope many are like you. My generation has been stupid and messed up with climate change. Scared to think if GenZ follow suit.

[oasis]

25. Former Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio

[spicysista]

26. I like Gov. Tim Waltz!

I would be happy with any of the choices on the list. However, Gov. Waltz has a really good record and an easy going manner.

[Nanjeanne]

48. I'm just learning about him and what he's accomplished, his policies etc and now quite a supporter.

[polichick]

32. Putting the war back in the spotlight would tank the campaign.

[Sewa]

34. Jay Inslee

WA out going Governor

[Clearheadsam]

36. Democrats first candidate from the West

I like Kelly a lot but he from West too .
Shapiro great speaker and attack dog
I think it’s going to Cooper because that’s a state that could flip ( only lost by 75,000 in 2020 and Republicans have a bad Governor candidate)

[Frasier Balzov]

40. All the males are decoys for

the lovely, notable and recently published Whitmer.

[pattyloutwo]

44. Young people like Beshear

That’s what I heard from a 20 year old, that he’s progressive; second choice was Pritzker. I need to learn more about both of them

[Sky Jewels]

49. I think that Cooper is also pretty progressive,

at least compared to some of the other candidates, like Shapiro, who supports Israel's genocidal response in Gaza, which will not sit well with the crucial young voter block.

[Charlie Chapulin]

51. I like Mark Kelly

He has a compelling story.

But I think it will be Andy Beshear. Which ain’t bad, either.

[RlR]

52. Our vice president

Pete Buttigieg in plane sight.

[myohmy2]

54. Mark Kelly...

...he looks like he could kick trump's and vance's ass all at the same time...

...I think he'd do a good job of having Kamala's back...

...we don't want to bring a knife to a gun fight...

[DemonGoddess]

58. Roy Cooper makes a lot of sense as a pick

He's terming out. He did a lot of good in his state despite having to fight against the R majority in the state house.

[Quixote1818]

60. This depens on which state we need more. Probably PA. nt