Dear President Biden,
As your VP sweepstakes comes to a head (and not a moment too soon for those on the edge), let me offer some advice: You'd better start thinking STRATEGICALLY and stop toying with the idea of catering to (1) the black vote and/or (2) the progressive vote. Both groups are, unfortunately, non-entities in the long run. The black community in this nation has displayed their voting prowess exactly twice since gaining the power full-on in the middle 1960s. First, in 2008, to contribute to the election of Barack Obama and second, in 2018, as part of the blue wave that swept through the U.S. Congress. (Hell, they didn't even come out to re-elect Obama in 2012.) Then there are the progressives, aka the youth vote, who, this past spring, proved to Bernie Sanders that they are every bit as lazy when it comes to voting as they are relative to other parts of their life.
But back to your choice. First, we eliminate those on either coast, not because four of the six are black but because of the critical need to re-focus on the Midwest, specifically the states in that area that Hillary should've won but neglected during her campaign – Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. So ... goodbye to Harris, Demmings, Bass, Bottoms, Raimondo and Hasson, and on to the Midwest – Baldwin and Whitmer – two good candidates, but simply too white. Not that, as stated earlier, color matters in the long haul, but the non-choosing of a non-white will draw too much attention away from the idiot Trump at a time when a whole lot of attention needs to be placed on Trump by you and your running-mate-to-be. New Mexico governor Grisham is tempting, but (a) you've got the white problem and (b) the Dems are going to get New Mexico anyway. Moving on …
- Stacey Abrams – a rising star but too young and too inexperienced and more often than not, it shows.
- Susan Rice – too much baggage from her Obama years; the Republicans will have a field day.
- Elizabeth Warren – please … she's been out of her league from day one and will cause nothing but trouble for you.
This leaves one more possibility: A very smart veteran from the Midwest who also happens to be a badass and already has a bit of a national following.
Your VP candidate, Mr. President, is Tammy Duckworth – if you want to have a chance to win.
Sincerely,
Mad Bomber
