Biden's VP Pick--Outside The Envelope

#272: Getting Everybody On Board
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I took the time today to google "Biden's VP Pick", and read a dozen or so recent articles.  Who'll Biden choose?  Who should he choose?  The consensus heavyweight options (senators and governors only) are, in alphabetical order:

* Tammy Duckworth (IL senator)
* Kamala Harris (CA senator)
* Amy Klobuchar (MN senator)
* Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM governor)
* Elizabeth Warren (MA senator)
* Gretchen Whitmer (MI governor)

Hey, they're all women!  That's right.  It's been 36 years since the Democratic presidential nominee chose a woman.  Not including a woman on the ticket would be surprising indeed.

And who is my 'outside the envelope' pick?  Surprise!  I suggest Biden put the decision up for a vote, limited to just Democrats and maybe Independents.  Each of our six VP candidates could identify a deserving down-ballot candidate (senate, governor, house, etc.), or political organization, each week over a three month period.  Voters would donate to the down-ballot candidate that corresponds to their VP choice, and do so once a week--as many as twelve times.  For example: Kamala Harris picks Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight for the first week.  This would result in a running score among the contenders (based on number of individual donors), while at the same time highlighting and supporting Blue talent.

And since political donations require name, address and occupation, any registered Republican could have their votes annulled (though the donation itself needn't be returned).  Donations could be routed through a special account that keeps track of each contender's score, while allowing for giving in amounts as low as $1.

This would be a fun, super-effective approach (and a mailing list bonanza for Blue) that takes the onus off Biden (he would, however, pre-approve all names on the list).  Plus, any disgruntlement among the nay-sayers (like: "He didn't pick my fave") is moot.  Voila, a unified party.