Simple: Biden should pre-announce he’s a 1-termer and name Amy as his running mate … and she should gracefully bow out of the 2020 presidential race and run as Joe’s VP.
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I hate to give the Dems useful advice, but…
Imagine a Joe Biden that is old but not cognitively challenged … and is nice and well-intended, not influenced by Ukrainian bribes laundered through his ne’er-do-well son.
Or, at least imagine that Biden’s above shortcomings could be sufficiently minimized or obscured so that voters revert to “It’s just Joe being Joe” and give him a pass.
If that were the case, the Dems dream ticket might be Biden-Klobuchar.
Here’s my logic…
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First, I applaud the momentum that Klobuchar has developed … and think that she’s developing a reputation as, perhaps, the only adult in the Democratic room.
But, I don’t think she’ll get the Dem nomination. There are too many crosswinds and she doesn’t have the organization in place to knock off Sanders.
That said, she’d make a great VP candidate and might be able to drag Sleepy Joe across the finish line.
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So, think: Trump-Pence versus Biden-Klobuchar.
Long shot, but maybe Biden-Klobuchar prevail. After all, Biden has the minorities in his hip pocket and Amy would run strong in the rust belt, right?
Biden becomes a figurehead CEO and Klobuchar runs the government as COO … think: Bush – Cheney.
That scenario positions Amy for a run in 2024 … with certifiable experience and an incumbent-type advantage. Maybe that would be enough to give the Dems 12 years in the White House.
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More likely outcome: Trump wins.
Still a pretty good situation for Klobuchar.
She’d have a stage to really establish herself as a political household name … and Biden would get tagged with the loss.
Said differently, her time would come in 2024 to try to grab the brass ring.
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I’m surprised that TV pundits haven’t jumped on this idea. They haven’t, so remember where you heard it first.
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February 28, 2020 at 6:59 am |
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