“People Probably Don’t Want Biden VP Pick to Be Popularity Contest”—UVA’s Lawless LIVE
Friday, May 15, 2020
University of Virginia Political Science Chair Jennifer Lawless appeared on GoLocal LIVE where she broke down the latest in national politics -- including the consideration of who the Vice President running mate pick will be of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
"Stacey Abrams is still obviously conducting her campaign — I mean, I feel like every day I’m reading an op-ed by somebody explaining why the Democrats would be crazy to pick anybody other than Stacey Abrams," said Lawless.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"She’s incredibly compelling and very likable, so this is one of these weird situations where you can’t just sort of dismiss [her] because she’s built a national organization, she’s registered a gazillion news voters, she should have won the governor’s race," said Lawless. "So you have to take her very, very seriously, but you’ve also got to some and wonder why these are the tactics she’s employing, because they’re not going to affect Joe Biden’s decision."
"I think we’re at the point right now where the American people probably don’t want the VP selection to be a popularity contest," she added. "We see what happens when we have people in positions of political power who might not have the right credentials and although I have no doubt she would make an excellent member of Congress or Governor at this point with no federal experience I think it’s a very precarious idea to put somebody in the second in command."
Congressional Coronavirus Hearings
"I thought that the testimony before the Senate committee was excellent and informative -- it was not very helpful for Donald Trump and his plans for reopening the economy," said Lawless.
"We’re amid a crisis like we haven’t seen in a very very long time, and that’s bearing on the Senators and their staffs and their families as well, so I think everybody’s coming at these questions where they’re genuinely seeking information and not really just trying to shore up political points," she said.
"The other things is that this was the first opportunity for the Senators and the American people to hear directly from the experts through no filter from the White House or the administration and it was clear they were willing to say whatever they believed to be true — and not necessarily what they thought the administration wanted to hear. "
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