Will Barack Obama replace Joe Biden as VP?

[Big Circus]

And yet you grammar police did not give a shirt about a thread that supposedly was going to be about Derek Jeter running but did not show him running at all.

I actually laughed out loud at this.

 

[Cubbiebum]

I definitely would answer no the thread title, I don't think Obama would be interested in becoming the vice president.

Exactly what I thought.

ditto

 

[deskslave]

I think because Hillary has already been confirmed by the Senate as Sec of State that she would not have to go through a confirmation process.

But interesting thought.

Actually I just looked it up: The nominee has to be confirmed by both houses of Congress.

 

[DanOregon]

Ford never dumped Rockefeller as veep. He simply added Bob Dole on to the ticket in '76. So Biden doesn't need to step down, he can simply opt out of running for a second term.

I don't think it will happen. There isn't anyone out there that would be a net gain for Obama once you factor in all the "crisis-mode" BS. Throw in the fact that the 2012 election is going to be decided in Big 10 country and I can't think of another possibility that would help the ticket more than Biden - there are no popular Dem governors out that way. Mark Dayton isn't going to inspire anyone.

I do think it might have been a bigger possibility if Obama's numbers were better and he wanted to use the slot to give a push to a possible successor.

 

[deskslave]

I know he CAN put someone else on the ticket and let Biden serve out his term.

I just don't think he'd be well-advised to do that.

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

Huntsman is currently leading the voting. That sure would be interesting.

 

[2underpar]

joe biden is VP? who knew?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I think Biden is really the least of Obama's worries. I'm not aware of any hatred of Biden by the American electorate, like Cheney was. And Bush managed to get re-elected in spite of Darth.

 

[forever_town]

I don't think Biden's stepping down willingly or Obama would replace him unless Biden chose not to run as vice president again.

I don't think Hillary would accept the nod as veep after serving as Secretary of State. The other person I'd get behind as Vice President also wouldn't want the job (Robert Gates).

If Obama has to look elsewhere, I'm thinking he's screwed. Unless Bumbling Rick Perry or Batshirt Bachmann becomes the Republican nominee.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

I think Biden is really the least of Obama's worries. I'm not aware of any hatred of Biden by the American electorate, like Cheney was. And Bush managed to get re-elected in spite of Darth.

The people who were bothered by Cheney or who thought of him as Darth Vader NEVER were going to vote for him anyway. It should be recalled that Cheney DESTROYED both Lieberman and John Edwards in his VP debates and his presence may have swung some independents. If Kerry had selected Hillary as VP he would have won in 2004.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

I think Biden is really the least of Obama's worries. I'm not aware of any hatred of Biden by the American electorate, like Cheney was. And Bush managed to get re-elected in spite of Darth.

The people who were bothered by Cheney or who thought of him as Darth Vader NEVER were going to vote for him anyway. It should be recalled that Cheney DESTROYED both Lieberman and John Edwards in his VP debates and his presence may have swung some independents. If Kerry had selected Hillary as VP he would have won in 2004.

Chaney absolutely destroyed Edwards in '04.

Of course, it's easier to win a debate when you're allowed to choose your own facts.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I think Biden is really the least of Obama's worries. I'm not aware of any hatred of Biden by the American electorate, like Cheney was. And Bush managed to get re-elected in spite of Darth.

The people who were bothered by Cheney or who thought of him as Darth Vader NEVER were going to vote for him anyway. It should be recalled that Cheney DESTROYED both Lieberman and John Edwards in his VP debates and his presence may have swung some independents. If Kerry had selected Hillary as VP he would have won in 2004.

Chaney absolutely destroyed Edwards in '04.

Of course, it's easier to win a debate when you're allowed to choose your own facts.

The part that killed me about the '04 Veep debate was when Cheney was asked about his lesbian daughter and got all huffy in giving a 'no comment'. Edwards just let it pass, rather than asking him why he was against his own daughter's freedom to marry who she chose.