Democratic Primaries

pnwmom

(109,020 posts) Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:06 PM Jan 2020

Laurence Tribe proposes Rep Val Demings as possible VP.

Laurence Tribe
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@tribelaw
.@RepValDemings was terrific during the impeachment hearings. Up from poverty; ex-Police Chief; degree in criminology; mother of 3; long marriage to mayor of Orange County, FLA; woman of color from a swing state: Easy to imagine her as the VP pick for the Democratic nominee . . .

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Rep. Val Demings
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@RepValDemings
I am a descendant of slaves, who knew that they would not make it, but dreamed and prayed that one day I would make it.

So despite America's complicated history, my faith is in the Constitution.

I've enforced the laws, and now I write the laws. Nobody is above the law.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Laurence Tribe proposes Rep Val Demings as possible VP. (Original Post) pnwmom Jan 2020 OP

pnwmom, I think she would make a great VP. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #1

I LOVE Senator Harris -- but her vote might be essential to a possible Senate majority. pnwmom Jan 2020 #2

California is big time blue right now. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #3

Well, that's true! CA probably wouldn't swap parties pnwmom Jan 2020 #4

That was a heartbreaker. Warren won it back. blm Jan 2020 #7

yeah, losing a Senate seat like that is brutal. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #8

She is a solid choice all around. blm Jan 2020 #5

I am so with Laurence Tribe on this!! Val Demings is fantastic! cornball 24 Jan 2020 #6

She would be perfect and also the perfect attack dog...YES! I'm on board!! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #9

But is she a responsible choice for president? nt Hortensis Jan 2020 #10

As a Floridian, there is so much crap here (like Matt Gaetz) that embarrasses us but FM123 Jan 2020 #11

Not well enough known yet. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #12

Hard to boomer_wv Jan 2020 #13

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

1. pnwmom, I think she would make a great VP.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:09 PM

Jan 2020

However, for me, my preferences for VP might go more like Senator Harris, Stacey Abrams, Val Demmings. I just think Senator Harris would be killer, although I am sure that they would all do a fantastic job.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

pnwmom

(109,020 posts)

2. I LOVE Senator Harris -- but her vote might be essential to a possible Senate majority.

Reply to Sloumeau (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:11 PM

Jan 2020

And Stacey Abrams is great, but she hasn't had the national experience Demings has had.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

3. California is big time blue right now.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:13 PM

Jan 2020

If we are going to grab a Senator from anywhere right now...

California is the place to be...
fine living is the life for me!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

pnwmom

(109,020 posts)

4. Well, that's true! CA probably wouldn't swap parties

Reply to Sloumeau (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:17 PM

Jan 2020

like MA did after Ted Kennedy died.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

blm

(113,119 posts)

7. That was a heartbreaker. Warren won it back.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:21 PM

Jan 2020

Obama knew she could defeat Brown so Harry Reid asked her to run.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

8. yeah, losing a Senate seat like that is brutal.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:24 PM

Jan 2020

Anyway, if Senator Harris or Stacey Abrams aren't game, I say go for Val!

One of the reasons I would love to see Senator Harris be VP is that she would be perfectly positioned to run for President in 2028 after 8 years of someone like Biden.

Second, I think women's hearts all across the country were broken when Kamala dropped out, and I think we might be able to heal a lot of those broken hearts if Kamala becomes VP.

Third, she wasn't just a lawyer, and she wasn't just a prosector, she was Attorney General for the giant state of California. Now, Republicans have been doing some serious lawbreaking lately. I want our team to have as much legal firepower in the White House as possible. Senator Harris can bring the big artillery, especially after how we have to clean up with William Barr, Trump, and his cronies. We need more people following the law.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden