Cuomo needs to be Biden's VP pick!

[ElementaryPenguin]

This pandemic has changed everything in two weeks!

[PatrickforO]

1. He already has committed to choosing a woman, and many are quite well qualified.

As to Cuomo, I wish Trump would just turn over the whole management of this thing to Cuomo. We'd be in good hands, for sure.

[BidenBacker]

27. The guy I fell in love with yesterday

was on Maddow's show last night. Dude named General Semonite...heads up the Army Corps of Engineers. Real straight-shooter can-do type...get my boys in there and we'll make it better as best and as fast as we can. Not this constant Trump clueless clusterfuck we got going.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/army-corps-of-engineers-gives-options-to-states-facing-covid-crush-81265733635

Semonite reminds me a lot of General Honore. You guys remember when Katrina hit New Orleans and Dubya was running around saying "you're doin' a heckava job, Brownie!" when that asshole had no idea WTF he was doing while tons of people were floundering and dying? And this Honore guy comes in and starts getting shit done on Day 1.

http://generalhonore.com/

Yeah, Semonite is like that. We spend damn near a trillion dollars every year on our military...let's put them to work in this crisis instead of sticking them in the desert along the border throwing rocks at cacti while waiting for the hordes of rapist Mexicans to invade the US.

[ElementaryPenguin]

51. He was awesome!

[gibraltar72]

2. He has a job.

[PatSeg]

4. Yes and he appears to be very good at it

Joe is committed to picking a qualified woman. I seriously doubt he will change his mind.

[onetexan]

12. Yes, and either he remains in NY to continue the good work, or be appointed as a Cabinet member

Cuomo is only 62, and can run once the next 8 years (Biden's admin of course) is over.

[Indykatie]

34. Folks Need to Settle Down. Cuomo Hasn't Ever Mounted a Serious Campaign for POTUS For a Reason.

Just because he's a good crisis manager doesn't mean he's be a good president or even candidate. Think of Guiliani as an example. I think Cuomo would fail utterly in a Dem primary.

[samnsara]

77. ..this was the battle cry before the repugs nominated trump*

....just cuz someone actually does their job they arent necessarily a good prez..

[former9thward]

37. "only 62"

You may think Americans are in love with voting for people who are well past social security age for president. They are not. They have no choice this time but it will not become a pattern.

[LakeArenal]

58. Sigh. 62 is not "well past" SS age.

If that is the level knowledge of you young
voters, we are in trouble.

Try googling before you spout.

Edit to add: Dumb idea anyway.

[former9thward]

68. Sigh. The poster I replied to said Cuomo could run after 8 years of being VP.

That would make him 70, well past SS age.

[LakeArenal]

73. Cuomo eight years from now.

Crazy premise to begin with.

If you won’t vote for someone 70 you are an ageist.

[former9thward]

74. Calling me names does not bother me.

Try it on someone else. As I said we have no choice this time. That will not always be the case.

[LakeArenal]

75. That not a name it's a condition.

Basing a vote on age is ageist. Whether you say so or not.

[former9thward]

78. You are deeply naive if you think someone in their 70s can handle being president of the US.

Please name a successful president in their 70s. In the last hundred years the Democratic party has only been successful in electing presidents when they have been under 55. (I am not considering Johnson and Truman who came to office through death) That is a fact whether you like it or not.

[LakeArenal]

79. Why are you posting here then?

Everyone in this election is over 70.
So what’s your point at all.

We left this too old too white too male crap at the door months ago.
Joe is going to be president. He’s going to be a good and successful one

Your ageism is a moot point.

I may be naive but at least I am aware that the next president is going to be older than you want. Either you deal with it or you don’t. But that’s the reality and not just my reality.

[Frances]

3. I really admire Governor Cuomo

By the way, has anyone polled New York, Washington state, and California on Trump’s response to coronavirus?
It’s easy to say Trump is doing well if your state hasn’t been hit
On the other hand, an honest poll in these states would mean Trump would do even less to help

[Bucky]

69. Unfortunately, states that support Trump are going to be hit by the virus too

We're fighting to save them too.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. No. Another white guy from the Northeast? I don't think so.

Biden has already committed to choosing a woman, and Cuomo is needed where he is now. Don't take him away from New York. It's so ridiculous - every time some politician (or celebrity, e.g., Oprah) is observed to be doing something with unusual competence or they made an inspiring speech or some damn thing, people go "OMG, he/she should run for president (or running mate)!" No, FFS. We have an abundance of great candidates already.

[OnDoutside]

9. 100% agree.

[Borchkins]

16. + 1

[lastlib]

21. He would be a great pick for a Cabinet-level position!

He has certainly shown good leadership and crisis-management skills, so he'd be a good fit for a high position. But electorally, he doesn't bring much to a D-ticket that would attract the voters we need in November. (I'm thinking swing voters in WI, MI, PA, OH, FL; women, Latinos, and African-Americans.) But I'm glad he's in our party, and we will need him for the foreseeable future!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. Maybe FEMA or DHS. He seems to be good at managing disaster coordination.

[Bucky]

70. I can't imagine Cuomo leaving his post right now

That's not the person he is. We're going to be fighting this virus all through next year.

[ElementaryPenguin]

39. Another WHITE guy from the...

Jeez! It could be Franklin Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln - and you'd be dismissing them because of their race and gender!

DO YOU REALLY NOT SEE THAT IS WRONG and that it is DISCRIMINATION?!

Is the point to oust Trump - or is to prove we can get the first female Vice-President?!

Lose this election and the country is lost!!!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

43. Oh, please.

[brush]

81. It's diversity and represents what our party looks like. Ever heard of it? It's time to...

be about it instead of just giving it lip service. Joe would not be were he is without the support of black voters. There are several qualified candidates.

Cuomo is doing a fabulous job were he is.

[ElementaryPenguin]

46. Another WHITE guy, huh? Nice.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

48. Yup.

It's about time women and PoC had a shot at the ticket, and there are plenty who are qualified.

[npk]

55. Agree with this

Biden is on the right track. He has already said he is looking at making a woman and likely a woman of color his VP. As others have said there are many well qualified candidates that fit that mold and many are just as qualified if not more so than Cuomo.

[npk]

56. Well said

Trump has set the bar so low, that another politician or well known voice tying two coherent sentences together becomes "presidential". Not so.

[TeamPooka]

6. Nope. Kamala Harris. We need women and African American voters energized in Nov.

[DesertRat]

7. +1

[left-of-center2012]

8. No thanks

So many more women of color better qualified.

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. So many MORE qualified? Do you have some names in mind?

[left-of-center2012]

14. Yes

And,
thanks for asking.

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. And they are...?

[TeamPooka]

17. so many you can't seem to list any here. Okay. even when asked.

[Thekaspervote]

10. Absolutely! The AA voters saved our sorry asses!! We need an AA or a POC on the ticket

Not to mention how qualified the choices that have been floated are!

[ElementaryPenguin]

49. AA voters are not demanding that! They're focused on beating the f-ing dictator!!

Hence the lousy poll numbers Harris and Booker (both of whom I like) had with AA voters compared with Biden!

We need to DEFEAT TRUMP!!!

THAT must be the focus!!

[MontanaMama]

26. +1

Badass VP pick she would be too.

[elleng]

30. Keep her in the Senate.

[Polybius]

61. Harris would be better for AG

She's not gonna attract any undecideds to the ticket. I like her views and her voting record, but likability is an issue.

[TeamPooka]

63. We don't need undecideds. We need to fully mobilize our coalition, unlike 2016, and

get every Democrat out to vote.
didn't happen last time

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. God no.

[relayerbob]

18. Why deplete NY of such a good asset?

The VP role has little authority to do anything. We're all much better off with him where he is

[totodeinhere]

24. If tapping Cuomo is what it takes to beat Trump then so be it. n/t

[relayerbob]

31. There are a number of excellent alternatives

[ElementaryPenguin]

41. Exactly!

[ElementaryPenguin]

47. It may well help defeat Trump - and it's help from the Federal gov't that NY needs now!!!

[kcr]

19. No n/t

[ancianita]

20. Maybe Harris/Cuomo in four years?

[totodeinhere]

23. I think that is a great idea. Under such extraordinary circumstances with so many people around

the country sick and dying, I think that Joe could be forgiven if he goes back on his promise to choose a woman. (Of course, there are many well qualified women as well.)

[GoneOffShore]

25. Ah, no.

[ElementaryPenguin]

50. Uh, why not?

Governors of New York have long been considered viable Presidential candidates.

Cuomo is the man of the hour.

Haven't you noticed?

Do you really want to WIN back the White House from the crazed orange dictator?!

[GoneOffShore]

66. All the reasons listed by other posters.

And he's a shit.

[oldsoftie]

28. I almost posted that the other day, but I knew it would be savaged.

[BigDemVoter]

29. Not going to happen.

Biden has already promised to choose a woman. He cannot renege on that.

[Dopers_Greed]

32. Terrible choice

Cuomo is being a real leader during COVID.

But remember that he was HATED by progressives before this.

And having two white men on the ticket is not a good look.

[ElementaryPenguin]

42. Two white men, huh?

Like Franklin Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

That would be inferior to Liz Cheney and Sara Palin - by your way of thinking.

[Dopers_Greed]

53. I'm just saying that the optics would be bad

And Democrats would be raked over the coals by the media and progressives for it

[The Magistrate]

60. Give It A Rest, Sir

Honestly, it about makes me weep, waking up each morning to the disregard and disrespect a mature white man faces in this country. It's just awful. Why, I think I'd give a million bucks to be a black woman. They get all the breaks!

Please just realize what you sound like. It is ridiculous. The man gave his word he would choose a woman. That doesn't mean anyone who thinks he should keep his word thinks Sarah Palin is better than Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Lincoln, and suggesting anyone thinks it does only makes you look like an idiot at best and at worst like some 'men's rights' type whose mask is slipping. Your position contains the unspoken premise that there's sure to be some white man out there who is better for the job than any woman, and Mr. Biden better find him before he saddles the ticket with somebody who lacks a penis, just for some silly thing like being a man who delivers on a pledge.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

[jmowreader]

33. How about Gretchen Whitmer instead?

Vice President Biden has already said he's going to nominate a woman as a running mate. Whitmer is a good, hard-working governor who will rip Donald Trump into itsy-bitsy pieces on a daily basis, and she's a licensed attorney who can help us detrumpify the nation.

She's also young enough to serve eight years in the Oval Office after President Biden term-limits out.

[Dem4Life1102]

36. She would help in flipping Michigan

and maybe a few other states.

[ElementaryPenguin]

45. He can say he changed his mind. What difference does it make - the world has changed overnight.

I like Whitmer, but she isn't as ready as Cuomo, and isn't going to excite as many voters -

AND THE POINT IS TO DEFEAT TRUMP, FOR GOD SAKES!!!

[Hav]

52. The world changed overnight, true

and that means Biden has to abandon his promise to choose a female VP? Because of a crisis?
Surely, you have to realize how bad the insinuations from such a reasoning are.

[Dem4Life1102]

35. Really bad choice

Cuomo comes from a solid blue state. He won’t energize African Americans or Female voters or help attract progressives.

[ElementaryPenguin]

44. Really dumb answer! Biden doesn't need help with AA vote (in case you hadn't noticed!) and Cuomo

Has been getting rave reviews from women - especially suburban women.

[Dem4Life1102]

57. Neither did Clinton

but they still didn’t come out for her in the same numbers that they did for Obama. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

[Tribetime]

38. Val Demings nt

[Skya Rhen]

59. Yes, Val Demings - no negative video clips of her, just positive ones of her defending Biden.

[OAITW r.2.0]

54. DHHS - if he wants it.

I suspect he likes being where he is, right now. He can certainly write his ticket if his continues in his leadership role on the CV-19 continues - like I think it will.

[2naSalit]

62. Oh ferkirssakes.

Every time someone steps up and shows leadership on a given day does not mean they should become president or VP.

Give it a break, please.

[Dem4Life1102]

67. Good answer

[2naSalit]

71. Than you, thank you...

I'll be here all week, folks.

[krawhitham]

64. Cuomo has a job and does not have time to run as VP

[Raine]

65. NO! 👎 nt

[MineralMan]

72. Yet another "Hero du Jour?"

In 2016, some were calling for Oprah to run for President.

Let's not lose sight of the battle, OK?

[samnsara]

76. sure if he changes to a WOC

[BrightKnight]

80. Yes

[randr]

82. I would personally choose Cuomo over Biden

Any day, no contest.

[maryallen]

83. Or ...

When nobody gets the right number on the first ballot, nominate Cuomo on the second ballot.