Seven of 10 Democrats in the new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll say it is important to them that presumptive nominee Joe Biden picks a woman of color as his running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket this fall. A third of Democrats, among both Black and white Americans, call it “very […] Read more »
Biden Is Getting a Lot of Advice on His V.P. Here’s What Voters Think.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. appears to face limited political pressure from voters about whom to choose as his running mate, with no contender emerging as a clear favorite and the great majority of people saying that race should not be a factor in his decision, according to polling conducted by […] Read more »
Biden’s VP Selection is Unlikely to Have Much of an Effect on the Dynamics of the Race
With the 2020 general election season on the horizon, anticipation continues to grow over who Joe Biden will select as his vice president. As the Biden campaign has narrowed down potential running mate options to a shortlist, consensus is still lacking over what Democrats themselves want and what might constitute […] Read more »
Trying to predict Biden’s veep? The conventional wisdom is usually wrong
The veepstakes is kicking into high gear for former Vice President Joe Biden. Who will he pick to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee? … The problem is that election polling won’t help you in determining who a presidential nominee will select as their running mate. There’s no voting patterns […] Read more »
Our Revamped VP Rankings
Key Points• Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former National Security Adviser Susan Rice enter our list of Joe Biden’s vice presidential contenders.• Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) drops off.• The top names remain the same. CONT. Kyle Kondik, J. Miles Coleman & Larry J. Sabato, Sabato’s Crystal Ball The OPINION TODAY email […] Read more »
The Veepstakes: Handicapping Biden’s Choices
Key Points• Joe Biden should not be in a rush to name his vice presidential pick. Circumstances may change his list of contenders — and probably already have.• A predictable name leads our list, but a not-so predictable name is second.• Biden has many plausible options, but no perfect one. […] Read more »