Ouch thatās brutal.
Damn why did Joe invite her on? Did he want to passive-aggressively tell her she wasnāt getting the bid on national TV?
Also, I thought we liked Stacey. What values did she sell out?
Itās hard not to be suspicious of Abrams the way the DNC keeps hyping her up so much. Going from Georgia state rep to being a heartbeat away from the presidency is an absurd career arc.
Abrams would be the rare dual threat awful VP pick. Absolutely zero electoral benefit and negative actual VORP if called upon to actually be in charge.
Eh, sheās pretty fucking good. Abrams has been her own driving force, as far as I can tell. She wouldāve been an incredible governor.
Abrams would be such a terrible pick for the reasons Riverman mentioned.
Joe himself said he wants a VP who can step in as POTUS from day one. Pretty much a lock that weāre gonna get a career politician Dem with considerable experience.
Women, especially black women, canāt look or seem too ambitious, because this is what will happen.
Iām not saying sheād be a great pick, but look at the frontrunners for Joeās VP spotā¦the ones who actively avoid campaigning for it. Have to be demure, donāt you know.
Oh, you sweet summer child.
Iāve got no problem with Abrams gunning for the position. I do have a problem with the fact that she is clearly willing to sell out completely to do whatever she has to do to achieve power.
I donāt really understand the implication either. It would seem super weird to me that she would expect to be named VP live on TV without being told in advance that she was getting it.
I think everyone is reading too much into her facial expressions as well as what Biden was saying. I think her probability of being the VP pick are about the same pre and post broadcast.
Yeah I gotta be honest, I was wondering what I was missing that everyone else is seeing.
Someone needs to overlay The Sound of Silence at the end there. Also Iām offended by the suggestion that Abrams sold out her valuesāthe only values or political position she seems to hold is that she ought to be President.
I donāt really understand the hate she gets around here. She had the Ga Governorship stolen from her, which is more than just being a state rep. Fair Fight seems to be doing reasonably good work from the little Iāve heard about it. Sheās probably done more good on the ground than most other politicians her age. Afaict the main knocks against her are that she is ambitious (what successful politician isnāt?) and the EDems like her. She still seems head-and-shoulders above most other politicians.
At one time I was on the Abrams train because you cannot deny what she did in the gubernatorial race and she has, indeed, done some good work with Fair Fight.
But come on, she has no principles. None. Keeeed is correct on this. Sheās Hillary Clinton. That she might be vice president or president one day, AND that thatās about as good as we can hope for, is the reason WAAF.
Snap vote Abrams over Biden. Fuck Biden.
What evidence do you have that supports your view that she has no principles?
What evidence is there that she has any?