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Do you think Biden did that on purpose? 

If he'd chosen his running mate on merit they might be a viable option to replace him and he might get replaced but instead he chose he running mate on diversity points and she isn't really a viable option to replace him.  That seems like insurance for him, no? 

No, becuase that's really just a symptom of not having a great bench. It wasn't like the set of options was heavy on great choices (you can definitely argue against the choice he made, but it's not like the other options were worlds more palatable).

The interesting thing is that neither party is producing many people with what I'd call "normie" energy. For the moment, that's the best thing the current president has going for him, comparatively. If someone on the right could generate enough of that, he or she would be in a great spot in the general (assuming survival in the primary). 

No, becuase that's really just a symptom of not having a great bench. It wasn't like the set of options was heavy on great choices (you can definitely argue against the choice he made, but it's not like the other options were worlds more palatable).

The interesting thing is that neither party is producing many people with what I'd call "normie" energy. For the moment, that's the best thing the current president has going for him, comparatively. If someone on the right could generate enough of that, he or she would be in a great spot in the general (assuming survival in the primary).

Normie? 

Normie?

Yeah. I.e., not too culture war embroiled/too online that you’ll be offputting to much of the electorate. 

Yeah. I.e., not too culture war embroiled/too online that you’ll be offputting to much of the electorate.

Takes two to tango in any "war" (unless you invade a country(s) for no apparent reason, of course).

A whole lot of stuff is not "normal" right now.

Takes two to tango in any "war" (unless you invade a country(s) for no apparent reason, of course).

A whole lot of stuff is not "normal" right now.

That’s what I mean. If a candidate can give the sense of normalcy, that is advantageous, in my mind. 

I think any other choice would be more palatable, at least to me.  The former mayor of Atlanta (K. L. Bottoms) for example is able to speak coherently and is reasonably likeable.  Even Stacey Abrams sound coherent when she speaks.  This presumes he'd only choose a black female.

I think Harris was the worst of the bunch by a good measure, unlikeable, incoherent, a political anchor, doesn't aid in home state, ...

My guess from a pure strategy point was that Harris, at the time, had less baggage, more name recognition.

That is cloudy too.

Normal to me may not be normal to you, for example. (Not saying that is the case)

Oh don’t I know it (not between us, but between myself and others)

And I might be wrong. This might well be a year where having aggressively online/cable news brain carries the day. For now I’m skeptical of that.