Joe Biden On What He Would Look For In A VP Candidate | The Last Word | MSNBC

Former Vice President Joe Biden discusses Elizabeth Warren dropping out, the sexism that women candidates face running for office and the likelihood of choosing a woman as his vice president if he becomes the nominee. He tells Lawrence O’Donnell the most important quality he’s looking for is “someone who is simpatico with where I want to take the country” and says there are a number of women who meet that criteria. Aired on 3/9/2020.
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Joe Biden On What He Would Look For In A VP Candidate | The Last Word | MSNBC

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  1. Wtf is this. Them talking about VP’s already? That’s the least important position, nothing but a back-up president. Talk about what actually matters at this point. Talk about his policies, his voting records, his plans. That’s what’s wrong with the media today. They don’t know how to ask the right questions anymore.

    1. He’s not gonna last a year. His vp is essentially the nomination if they’re gonna keep lying about Bernies electability

    2. villan sitoe yep. People are so interested about what Joe has to offer, his policies, distances on public issues, literally anything important? These news anchors are asking questions people don’t even want to hear the answer to. And then they put it out as news as if people are interested, this is literally shilling for Political interests and the Democratic Party. It literally feels at this point but everything with Democrat attached to it is completely corrupt.

    3. This is why I don’t mind Russia interfering with the election house or anybody that wants to give mainstream attention to the candidates that deserve it and need it. Who’s going to speak for the progressive candidates where they get no coverage yet have a lot of support. It’s almost like the Democratic establishment is saying we don’t want your vote or participation in the election. Sickening. Thank God for the Internet

    1. Exactly. I feel like I could have a PhD on Bernie’s policies given how much grilling I’ve seen him endure. But when it comes to Biden, all I know is what he thinks is “pie in the sky.” You never actually see him go into substantive details, just a bunch of riding on Obama. He has said that nothing will fundamentally change, which is atrocious on its own. And his policy proposals on his website also leave much to be desired. Full of platitudes.

    2. Biden wins the primary, and Trump wins the election and the DNC get their wish. They know that Trump will annihilate Biden and their constituents keep their tax breaks from Trump, while getting contributions off Trump fear-mongering. Win-Win for Obama and the DNC, and the working class democrats lose.

    1. Bernies town hall on foxnews was awesome. They’re hiding Biden so nobody realizes how bad he is..

    1. Oh my lease. The DNC “let” the women who qualified on stage. The DNC didn’t decide on these two old white guys- the American voters did! America is sexist

    2. Matthew Walker — Gabbard has two delegates. She is not in the running for the nomination. Her participation in the upcoming debate would only be a distraction from the serious business of deciding on a nominee. She ought to go away for awhile and try to learn something about politics before 2024.

    3. @HiSomebody TrackingMuch? the DNC made and changed those rules because they wanted an oligarch like Bloomberg in the race without meeting the criteria to run in the race so now DNC blocked Tulsi from debating because the DNC changed the rules so the only female in the race can’t run…and you cry sexist when Elizabeth wines and cries but forget about the other woman in the race…how Noble of you…such a hypocrite

    4. @GH1618 and so what if it’s a distraction or she doesn’t have enough votes…she has every right to run in a race to become a president….it’s called democracy

    5. @GH1618 except that’s not how democracy works. She should be on the stage if she has not dropped out.

    1. Dementia-joe just needs someone to change his diapers and hold his hand at this summer’s Special Olympics.

    1. If strong, totally independent black women had not spent the last 50 years being totally inconceivably hideous, disrespectful, gender-seperatist and self-detrimental the fat lady would have in fact had enough completely overwhelming support to in fact be the governess of Georgia just like The Great Jimmy Carter did when he likewise faced these exact same struggles during his tumultuous run for Georgia Governor however the difference is that black women completely ish canned their entire base of support more than 50 years ago and there will absolutely never be any recovery of support for black women short of the entirety of modern civilization rotating back to The Year Zero!

    2. @Relaxation Station My, my, apparently you know everything about everything, don’t you? Except grammar, punctuation and how to present an opinion that isn’t 100% offensive right off the bat.

  2. I have that sinking feeling that the same people without medical care coverage now will not have medical coverage when, and if, Biden wins. We dems have the political will of a wet blanket.

  3. You know MSNBC prettied this up as much as humanly possible and it’s still an ugly train wreck despite all those efforts.

  4. Biden, “Someone I can send to Ukraine. Maybe he or she has a nice son who can work for them…..or China!” 😜

  5. Biden had a dry cough. That’s a symptom of the covid virus. Biden probably needs to pick his vice president pretty quick.

    1. Aly Lecompte — Clinton will not be the choice for VP. You are not being serious. He may choose a woman, but it will have to be someone younger and without a negative image.

  6. “You must, you must, you must, show them you are capable of not voting for them.” -Lawrence O’Donnell

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