Joe Biden’s hopeless embrace of bipartisanship
Ideological polarization has decreased shared partisan beliefs and increased the electoral punishment for cooperation
At a campaign stop in New Hampshire today, Joe Biden said he would consider asking a Republican to be his running mate next November. Here’s the quote, lifted from a CNN story:
Joe Biden told voters in New Hampshire on Monday that he would consider choosing a Republican as a running mate, but added, "I can't think of one right now."
Biden discussed the possibility after a woman told the former vice president that if he is the nominee, he will "have to pull out all the stops."
"Our 21-year-old son said the other night, 'I wonder if Joe Biden would consider choosing a Republican as a running mate," the woman added.
"The answer is I would, but I can't think of one now," Biden replied. "Let me explain that. You know there's some really decent Republicans that are out there still, but here's the problem right now ... they've got to step up."
It is not so surprising to hear from Biden, who frequently bemoans the lack of bipartisanship in Washington today. But I think it’s worth stating the obvio…
