Why Biden should choose an African American for VP

[Bucky]

47. Hey, remember how John Edwards flipped North Carolina?

How Paul Ryan help to flip Wisconsin in 2012?
How Jack Kemp flipped New York in 1996?
How Lloyd bentsen flipped Texas in 1988?

Other than arguably Al Gore in 92 and 96, you would have to go back to 1960 to find a VP candidate who may have made a difference in winning his state. So with all due respect, you're applying a 19th century concept to a 21st century problem.

VP nominees do not flip home states. There's simply no historical evidence to argue that. It's a myth only believed by people who don't understand politics.

So, what states would Kamala Harris flip? Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania. She will activate the African American vote that simply did not turn out for Clinton-Kaine 4 years ago. That's 80 electoral college votes. That's your answer