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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 10:50 PM Jan 2019

Kamala Harris' Vice Presidential Runningmate.

Gary Peters(D-MI),Sherrod Brown(D-OH), and Bob Casey Jr(D-PA) come from the Rust Belt battleground States.
Gary Peters(D-MI) is the safe choice. Peters(D-MI) is pro choice unlike Casey Jr.(D-PA) and Peters' home state MI currently has a Democratic Governor(Gretchen Whitmer-D) unlike Brown(D-OH).

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Kamala Harris' Vice Presidential Runningmate. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Jan 2019 OP
Never heard of Gary Peters; I'm guessing most people haven't either. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #1
Why not Biden-Harris? Or Harris-Beto? dem4decades Jan 2019 #2
Harris/Biden was my ideal combo about 6 months ago. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #4
I will be inclined to support a Harris-Beto ticket if it gets them TX-38 ev. nkpolitics1212 Jan 2019 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author brush Jan 2019 #3
In a Dream.... LovingA2andMI Jan 2019 #6
Did You Know that Michael Bennet served as an aide to the Governor of OH during the late 1980s? nkpolitics1212 Jan 2019 #7
No, did not know that.... LovingA2andMI Jan 2019 #8
Beto. liberalmuse Jan 2019 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

(121,224 posts)
1. Never heard of Gary Peters; I'm guessing most people haven't either.
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 10:52 PM
Jan 2019

Maybe someone a bit better known, and maybe not a sitting Dem senator?

BigmanPigman

(52,340 posts)
4. Harris/Biden was my ideal combo about 6 months ago.
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 11:20 PM
Jan 2019

Biden/Harris works for me too. My family liked it too (all 6 Dems).

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
5. I will be inclined to support a Harris-Beto ticket if it gets them TX-38 ev.
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 11:22 PM
Jan 2019

The Clinton 2016 States= 232 ev.
Harris wins all of the Clinton 2016 States plus MI,PA,and WI due to higher black voter turnout in Detroit-MI, Philadelphia-PA, and Milwaukee-WI.

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LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
6. In a Dream....
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 11:25 PM
Jan 2019

Stacey Abrams.... (It's Our Dream, Okay)

Who Can Win:

Eric Swalwell - Love Him
Beto O' Rouke - If He Can Carry Texas This Time
Julian Castro - Yes!!!
Michael Bennet - Professor of Policy
Gary Peters - But, Darn It - We Would Hate To Lose Gary In Michigan
Doug Jones - IF and ONLY IF Democrats Can Retain The Alabama Seat in the Deep South
Sherrod Brown - Seal The Deal on Ohio


nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
7. Did You Know that Michael Bennet served as an aide to the Governor of OH during the late 1980s?
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:05 AM
Jan 2019

Swalwell comes from CA- same as Harris.
O'Rourke and Castro will be perfect VP runningmates to Harris if it wins them TX-38ev.
Sherrod Brown helps the 2020 Democratic Ticket win OH but Brown's OH US Senate seat will go Republican.
Michael Bennet is the perfect VP runningmate to Kamala Harris.
Bennet was born in New Dehli,India- his father served as an aide to the US Ambassador to India. Kamala Harris mother is from India. Bennet was an aide to OH Governor Richard Celeste from 1988-1990. Bennet can put OH in play and pick up PA,MI,and WI.
If Doug Jones runs for re-election to his AL US Senate seat- he is likely to lose unless the Republicans nominate another Roy Moore.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
8. No, did not know that....
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:23 AM
Jan 2019

However, Michael Bennet seems like someone who can help Kamala in the Midwest. She needs that even though she should run strong in Michigan, Wisconsin and Penn -- a dent has to be put in Ohio and Michael Bennet (with the history you cited) might do just that.

If The Texas Route is Done with Castro or O'Rouke, Ohio would not be needed BUT -- Texas would have to flip for real this time. We are not so sure this still can be done with either possible candidate.

Keep Jones in Alabama. He will be running as a incumbent so he should have a 50/50 chance. Same with Sherrod Brown, keep him in Ohio -- as Ohio basically has lost its mind and he is the only piece of sanity left.

As for Eric Swalwell, National Security Advisor will work. He's a favorite of ours but the Duo California on the National Ticket does nothing to help us in other states outside of California.

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