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They need this energy to make people want to vote; not just to vote apathetically or to perhaps not bother because they don't feel like it makes a difference, but to get out and do it with purpose, energised to tell others to do it. The VP pick is going to be a crucial part of this, with some actual policies/promises to back it up. The Republicans have shown fuck all, so here's hoping for a progressive campaign which speaks to people.
there is a very real possibility that it may actually look progressive-ish. a victory and subsequent appointments will tell us alot, but I have a ~~minutiae~~ minutia of hope for something tangibly better than the mean average the past 40 years has given us.
I mean this all friendly and not as a 'gotcha': the singular form of minutiae is minutia.
thank you, internet friend.
Other than Palin, who was an epically bad choice, I really don't feel like the VP moves the needle all that much or injects a lot of energy. That being said, another woman on the ticket would be an interesting flex, and there are some good choices.
AOC might be a good pick if you really wanna get more of the left crowd.
I like AOC. But I think she can still do a lot of good where she is. You have Katie Porter ready to go and she might be my top pick. Whitmer limits out in two years, and might be willing to be called up, but I'm really happy with her here in MI and I'm afraid to shake things up too much or risk losing our blue trifecta here. Either of them might be better strategic picks, but what do I know.
America is still too misogynistic to let a ticket of two women win.
Edit: I like the optimism of the people downvoting me. I'd prefer they engage, but I still like their optimism.
I'm not going to say you're wrong, but a pair of women on a pro-choice platform would fucking energize some folks. And I don't think a token man on the ticket would make a difference anyway.
Also, none of the men whose names I've seen put forward excite me the way some of the women do. (I know... bad phrasing...)
Women would turn out for them, a hugely underestimated group.
Maybe.