Biden's VP Choice

How do you keep an idiot in suspense? I'll tell you later. Joe needs to wait until June to tell the press. That is when the decisions in June v. Gee (Louisiana's Trap Law) and Trump v. Vance (executive immunity) will be announced.

If June is a close vote, then Biden needs to make sure he wins the Midwest. If it is a lopsided vote then he needs to explain why overturning Roe won't happen (because states will never be the last word, nor should they be), that it will never get enough votes, that the only way to reduce abortion long-term is higher income for families.

Whichever VP is picked can connect the final dots about family income and why GOP resistance to enacting it means that the issue really is about sex and control of women's bodies. For the last to sound mainstream, she must talk about family income too. Also, if late term abortion is brought up, state that the consensus is likely reached that the issue was settled and was only raised to try and overturn Roe. Not saying this was Hillary's mistake in the Midwest in 2016.

Trump's cases may lead to a statement about the Office of Legal Council opinion and the question of his arrest. If so, Pence will be the incumbent. This makes the winning Midwest and abortion bigger issues. It is now time to start hitting Pence hard on not having the Cabinet remove an obvious lunatic (apologies to fellow bipolars). Make Pence Trump's sin eater. Senator Amy Klobuchar should start attacking now and should get the nod if Trump is gone.

Warren represents where the party needs to go. If Trump is still president at convention time, selecting her is the best way to get Bernie supporters engaged. If so, her advisors need to be kept on a short leash. That they are true believers in a line of work that demands flexibility is why Joe is the nominee. If Pence is, the Never-Trumpers now supporting Joe will use her as a reason to like Mike.

We have not heard from Senator Kamala Harris in a while. In a close election, if abortion is handled correctly, her selection may correct Hillary's other big gaffe: assuming that black men would come out at Obama levels. They did not, especially not in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia. Let's not make that mistake twice.

Of course, Trump is likely to lose Oklahoma and Wyoming, so the VP nod won't matter if he is still the President. Then the question is who has the best experience running a political department, has the best staff and has the best personal relationship with Joe. He already knows that answer and so do we. Ask him in July.