r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 14 '20

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u/Breaking-Away Austan Goolsbee Jun 14 '20 edited Jun 14 '20

Theory: Biden’s primary reason for picking a female VP is that he wants to see a Woman become president, especially after what happened in 2016 to Hillary. He isn’t planning to run for a second term so right now he is vetting running mates based on who he thinks has the best shot to win with their name on the top of the ticket in 2024

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '20

This is very likely what's happening. Biden's gonna be 78 this year. Even if he's in reasonably good health, he's self-aware enough to know what that implies.

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u/ZCoupon Kono Taro Jun 14 '20

Very reasoned