▲ 1040 ▼ [Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 580 comments fedilink hide all child comments Biden announced he's ending his bid for the presidency via X (formerly twitter). Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e5xpdzkd8o https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-election-07-21-24/index.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/president-joe-biden-drops-2024-presidential-race-rcna159867
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 child) Biden just endorsed Kamala, so that much is likely. The VP will probably be one from a shortlist of 5 or so governors/senators from swing states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Maybe, but then the swing state could end up with a GOP governor. That's one reason why VPs are often from safe seats, eg Harris, Pence, Biden, Palin, Quayle... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) The shortlist I've seen thrown around a lot so far is pretty much Whitmer, Shapiro, Cooper, and Kelly. Maybe someone like Beshear, but I'd call that slightly lower odds than the others. I think they will probably lean away from a 2 woman ticket too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I think you could add Pritzker to that list permalink fedilink source parent [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is why I'm really hoping they don't pick Shapiro. Having three democratic governors in a row is a fluke in PA and I don't think we'd avoid getting a Republican next. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Maybe, but then the swing state could end up with a GOP governor. That's one reason why VPs are often from safe seats, eg Harris, Pence, Biden, Palin, Quayle... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) The shortlist I've seen thrown around a lot so far is pretty much Whitmer, Shapiro, Cooper, and Kelly. Maybe someone like Beshear, but I'd call that slightly lower odds than the others. I think they will probably lean away from a 2 woman ticket too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I think you could add Pritzker to that list permalink fedilink source parent [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is why I'm really hoping they don't pick Shapiro. Having three democratic governors in a row is a fluke in PA and I don't think we'd avoid getting a Republican next. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) The shortlist I've seen thrown around a lot so far is pretty much Whitmer, Shapiro, Cooper, and Kelly. Maybe someone like Beshear, but I'd call that slightly lower odds than the others. I think they will probably lean away from a 2 woman ticket too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I think you could add Pritzker to that list permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I think you could add Pritzker to that list permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is why I'm really hoping they don't pick Shapiro. Having three democratic governors in a row is a fluke in PA and I don't think we'd avoid getting a Republican next. permalink fedilink source parent
