Now is the time for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders to settle up and agree that winning the White House is the most important job? Joe Biden, after Super Tuesday 2, looks to have the inside track to be the next Democratic nominee for President. Bernie Sanders, and his team, need to realize this and withdraw from the race. Then he needs to get his team to work hard and turn out his supporters for Joe. I know it’s still early and Bernie’s path is not completely blocked. But it looks as if the Democratic voters are speaking, and speaking loudly that they believe the best chance of taking the White House is with Joe. Joe has proven he can rule in the South, he’s won is Michigan, Texas and others. Bernie’s supporters will have a hard time making the transition but they need to hike up their knickers and get to work. There is a lot of work to be done to defeat the incumbent President. Democrats cannot take for granted that they will win. Just look back at 2016. We don’t want a repeat of that!

Now on to the running mater. Who do you think would make the perfect running mate for Joe? Should it be a woman? Absolutely. Should it be someone of color? Absolutely. That lets out Mayor Pete. How about Kamala Harris?

Stacy Abrams?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

The first two…yes. AOC not a chance. She is too much left of center to be much help on the ballot. Corey Booker would be in the mix. He does has some of the right attributes.

There is a need for an influx of youth, progressive ideas, color and womanism in the White House. Right now the need is a bridge. My choice is Stacy Abrams. She’s progressive but only partly. She’s black, she’s a woman, she’s smart and she is extremely popular.

Joe Biden, as he put it, is the bridge to the next generation to lead our country. He should be a one term president, guiding our country back to democratic ideals, decency, honesty and morality. This is what our country needs. A change in direction, not a whole new path. Let us take time to move the needle, we have plenty as long as we start now!

James Carville had a great tag line for Joe’s campaign