Israel-Friendly Rankings in the Biden Veepstakes
Four years ago, when trying to read Donald Trump’s mind on his pick for a running mate, Mike Pence never appeared on my radar screen.
Some of my choices were so off the wall that two of my most trusted political sources emailed me after publication, asking: “Binyamin, where did you come up with some of these names?”
Presidential candidates do have a history of going off the rails when picking their running mates.
Remember the guffaws elicited when Richard Nixon selected Spiro Agnew? Or when George H.W. Bush tapped Dan Quayle and John McCain chose Sarah Palin? That’s why I padded my list with long shots like former Utah Rep. Mia Love, a black Haitain from Utah and former New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, assuming that an unconventional candidate like Trump would make an unconventional pick. He didn’t. Pence, with his dignity, ability to keep a poker face at all times and his understated style has proven to be the perfect foil for President Trump.
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