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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill Elizabeth Warren endorse Hillary or Bernie for President?
Do you think it matters? I think it is a very valuable endorsement.
Elizabeth may have already endorsed Hillary? Seems I read that somewhere?
The only way Bernie could survive such an endorsement would be to offer the Vice Presidency to Elizabeth? He needs her and everyone takes votes or positions that they might regret later. Would she take the VP job?
That would be an interesting development, in my opinion.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)delrem
(9,688 posts)kentuck
(111,103 posts)Gman
(24,780 posts)But she signed the letter along with the other female Demicratic senators urging her to run. Don't think that constitutes an endorsement.
Unless she can return to the Senste if they lose, she should not be offered, much less take take the VP position on the ticket with Sanders. That makes a Sanders ticket way too narrow. But, if she can return to the senate, she would be a great addition to a Hillary ticket.
However I don't think she should take it if offered by either.
kentuck
(111,103 posts)Any ideas?
Gman
(24,780 posts)That has broad appeal as well as experience. Even a former senator would work. Hadn't thought about it much with the convention more than a year from now. And there has to be a good chemistry between the two. Even Biden himself seems awkward.
While likely wildly popular on DU, a Sanders/Warren ticket would be way too liberal. America doesn't like to swing too far either way.
OTOH I do not like a Hillary/Castro ticket. He's entirely too light weight.
kentuck
(111,103 posts)You lost me Gman??
cascadiance
(19,537 posts)You'd have more appeal with this combination for:
1) Women voters who might see Warren inherit the presidency as the first woman president that might overcome some disappointment for those that wanted Hillary to give them that opportunity.
2) Someone like Warren on the ticket would make many voters less concerned about an older Bernie Sanders only being president for one term, if he felt his age might have him step down after one term, if someone like Warren could step in and take over and run in 2020 then. You don't need a carbon copy of Sanders, but someone with similar ideology to Sanders would be good.
Perhaps someone like Jeff Merkley, who would give some west coast balance to the ticket too, and I think shares a lot of the views that Sanders has.
Gman
(24,780 posts)They both are mainly known for their populism. They are not strong on foreign policy, for example.
TheNutcracker
(2,104 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)when it becomes clear they will win the most delegates and the nom.
She's certainly not going to endorse someone before then.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)one way or the other, but use her power as a
very popular Senator for her issues.
If Bernie gets the nomination, perhaps he could
look at Russ Feingold (sorry Wisconsin).
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)A Clinton superpac is claiming that the "you go girl" letter the female Senators signed was an endorsement. That is not true. Some have gone on to endorse Hillary, others including Elizabeth Warren have not.
djean111
(14,255 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)She shoukd work with all the candidates.