Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Biden Should Pick Abrams



Biden has been wise to declare early that his pick will be a woman. Good thing. About time. But who? Michelle Obama? Elizabeth Warren? Stacey Abrams? Kamala Harris? Who? Amy?

To think out loud the name of Michelle Obama was a respectful thing to do, but he was not serious. Barack Obama pulled the strings around South Carolia and after and a deflated balloon rose to the skies. So a nod makes sense.

But Michelle is symbolism. She is not a political animal.

Elizabeth Warren does represent the Bernie wing of the party. And the need to build a bridge to that wing is premier. And considering how south the economy is ready to go, the Dems might as well end up with 60 seats in the Senate. And you will need workhorses like Elizabeth Warren in the Senate to build ambitious legislation.

Elizabeth Warren is good where she is. She is needed there. She should be Majority Leader. Or at least a Senator with seniority.

Kamala Harris might be too cheerful to be Vice President. Let her be Attorney General. California is already in the bag.

Andrew Yang should be Secretary of Labor with a mandate to bring about a Universal Basic Income.

Pete should be Secretary of Urban Affairs. He has been Mayor of a blighted city in the Rust Belt. And his symbolism is large.

Tulsi Gabbard would make for a wonderful Ambassador to the UN.

That leaves only one good option: Stacey. She should be VP.

That is how Biden thanks the voters that resurrected him. He was a dead horse until South Carolina.

With Stacey Abrahms on the ticket, Biden carries Georgia.

Let me be clear. Biden will win with or without Stacey. Biden will carry all the swing states, with or without Stacey. But Biden will not win Georgia without Stacey Abrams on the ticket. With Stacey Abrams on the ticket, Biden will carry 40 states in the Fall. It will be a clean sweep.

Should he be lucky enough to end up with 60 Senators, he could remake America and the world. Green New Deal can happen under Biden-Abrams.

The curious thing is, with Bernie on the ticket, the Dems could have lost in November, recession or no recession. But a Biden presidency could actually deliver something like Medicar For All, or at least a strong public option.

In the meantime, we have President Tweety.



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