Joe Biden is saying he might announce soon who'll be his running mate for his 2020 presidential campaign. I'm not sure if he's formally announced yet that he will mount a 2020 presidential campaign but he's already talking about a running mate. This doesn't make a whole lotta sense to me…not that most things about politics ever do. Seems to me Biden's best choice might just be someone who's mounting their own 2020 presidential campaign at the moment and isn't ready yet to give up and join the Biden ticket.
I'm also baffled by those who are claiming it's all over and the Democratic nominee will surely be Biden plus Whoever. I wouldn't mind if it was but it seems to me we're heading for The Most Unpredictable Election Ever. Would anyone reading this post be shocked if some new scandal erupted tomorrow about Donald Trump? Or anyone else in the running? I'm talking about something that isn't even a blip on our national radar right now.
It's way too early to assume Biden has a lock on one nomination or that Trump has a lock on the other. Read this article about all the investigations and lawsuits that may engulf Trump in the coming months. You may think he's a great president, a superb president, the president of your dreams…but you don't think some of these inquiries won't present massive legal problems for the guy. Heck, I like Biden and even I wouldn't bet money he won't go out next Tuesday and say something foolish that would damage his campaign.
Sit back. Relax. We have a long way to go before anyone has a lock on anything except maybe Paul Manafort's cell door.