The Vice President - sideman or nah?

The Vice President

Joe Biden - Democrat

Not worth a bucket of warm piss/spit – the Vice President ceases to be of importance, and they have the two constitutional roles;

-          The presiding officer of the Senate (mostly carried out by a Senator anyway), Vice President breaks a tied vote in the Senate

-          Takes over the Presidency if the President dies in office or can’t carry out his duties – Vice Presidents are a heartbeat away from presidency making the position a strong Launchpad for election campaigns

A position of growing importance

-          Role in balancing the ticket – compensating for the weaknesses in the Presidential candidate – the female absence in the ticket was the reasoning for Sarah Palin onto the vice presidential ballot.

-          As federal government has grown, the Vice President has to do more with the running of the executive branch

-          Important advisory roles

-          Important roles in liaising with the party and colleagues in Congress

-          Under Obama, the role has become one of the administrations policy czars – with responsibility for policies that impact middle/working class families

-          Of the eleven most recent, four Vice Presidents have become the party’s presidential candidate

The role of Vice President becomes of importance in assisting the execution of domestic policy,