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kentuck

(111,103 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 05:19 PM Jun 2015

Will 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.

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Will Elizabeth Warren endorse Hillary or Bernie for President? (Original Post) kentuck Jun 2015 OP
Yes! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #1
If cows had kittens would they be piebald? delrem Jun 2015 #2
Impossible? kentuck Jun 2015 #3
I don't know that she endorsed Hillary Gman Jun 2015 #4
Who would be better?? kentuck Jun 2015 #5
For Sanders, it would have to be a Joe Biden type Gman Jun 2015 #6
'too liberal", huh? kentuck Jun 2015 #12
I still think that a Sanders/Warren ticket wouldn't be bad... cascadiance Jun 2015 #13
They're too narrow an appeal Gman Jun 2015 #16
I read Hillary got the female senate support for her and not to run themselves long ago. TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #7
She will endorse a candidate Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #8
Twenty seven senators have already endorsed Ms. Clinton. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #9
I think that EW will not take a position sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #10
"Hillary may or may not be the future of Dem Party." AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #11
I love Warren, but her endorsement would not be a factor in my support or my vote. nt djean111 Jun 2015 #14
Warren would be smart not to endorse. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #15

Gman

(24,780 posts)
4. I don't know that she endorsed Hillary
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 05:26 PM
Jun 2015

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.

Gman

(24,780 posts)
6. For Sanders, it would have to be a Joe Biden type
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 05:38 PM
Jun 2015

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.

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
13. I still think that a Sanders/Warren ticket wouldn't be bad...
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 07:05 PM
Jun 2015

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)
16. They're too narrow an appeal
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 10:32 PM
Jun 2015

They both are mainly known for their populism. They are not strong on foreign policy, for example.

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
8. She will endorse a candidate
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 06:08 PM
Jun 2015

when it becomes clear they will win the most delegates and the nom.

She's certainly not going to endorse someone before then.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
10. I think that EW will not take a position
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 06:14 PM
Jun 2015

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)
11. "Hillary may or may not be the future of Dem Party."
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 06:28 PM
Jun 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/09/elizabeth-warren-hillary-clinton-may-or-may-not-be-the-future-of-the-democratic-party/

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.
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