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(11,093 posts)
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:17 PM Feb 2016

Bernie, Bernie, he's our man! If he can't do it, Hillary can!

I would be happy with either in office; my preference is for Bernie and that's how I'll vote tomorrow in New Hampshire.

Would Hillary be a good VP for Bernie? Quite possibly. Or I'd like to see her in a major cabinet position, but she has to be in the loop and they have to work together.

So, who would be a good VP for Hillary? At first I'm tempted to say Bernie, but I think he wants to accomplish a lot more than that. He should really be involved in some very major capacity.

Also, I can't help but wonder - I don't know the marriage dynamics - if getting Hillary would be getting a Twofer - getting Bill too. I think Bill could be a good VP, he could be out of the line of fire when he wants to be, but has more than enough connections and acumen to get nearly anything he wants done. Of course, he might be happier out overall, doing his humanitarian work. That's up to him.

Regardless, I'd like to see some combination of the two.

Another winning ticket would be either Bernie or Hillary with Elizabeth Warren as VP. I could go for that too.

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Bernie, Bernie, he's our man! If he can't do it, Hillary can! (Original Post) Tab Feb 2016 OP
What should President Sanders do with HRC after the election? mikehiggins Feb 2016 #1
You're a voter who COUNTS! I'm envious Dems to Win Feb 2016 #2
I posted something along those lines a few weeks ago Tab Feb 2016 #4
Today's CNN Money article seals the deal for Bernie Dems to Win Feb 2016 #5
I don't think I would be satisfied with the direction that Hillary would take us. immoderate Feb 2016 #3

mikehiggins

(5,614 posts)
1. What should President Sanders do with HRC after the election?
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:25 PM
Feb 2016

Put her in charge of the Flint rescue of thousands of kids poisoned by an evil GOPuke administration. That would be a job she could do with rare skill. The woman, she loves her some little kids.

 

Dems to Win

(2,161 posts)
2. You're a voter who COUNTS! I'm envious
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:26 PM
Feb 2016

Your vote in your primary will matter, big time. All eyes of the world on NH!

Nobody cares a whit how I'm going to vote in my June primary.

As a Bernie supporter, I thank you for voting for him tomorrow. Fingers are crossed that we win!

Tab

(11,093 posts)
4. I posted something along those lines a few weeks ago
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:46 PM
Feb 2016

I recognize my vote is far more influential than in other states. At the time, I said I was leaning to Bernie (as I am now) - and I will always vote what I personally want - but I also recognize that many DU members are disenfranchised, and I wanted to get a feel how they wanted me to vote. Sort of a surrogate NH election.

Still open to reasons (only 18 hours left) but if you want a particular candidate I'd like to see a case for it. I'd like to think I'm voting not just for myself, but my friends who effectively can't. If enough make an argument for Hillary, I'd give it serious consideration (really).

 

Dems to Win

(2,161 posts)
5. Today's CNN Money article seals the deal for Bernie
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 03:29 PM
Feb 2016
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/08/news/economy/sanders-income-jobs/index.html

Under Sanders, income and jobs would soar, economist says
Median income would soar by more than $22,000. Nearly 26 million jobs would be created. The unemployment rate would fall to 3.8%.
Those are just a few of the things that would happen if Bernie Sanders became president and his ambitious economic program were put into effect, according to an analysis given exclusively to CNNMoney. The first comprehensive look at the impact of all of Sanders' spending and tax proposals on the economy was done by Gerald Friedman, a University of Massachusetts Amherst economics professor.
 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
3. I don't think I would be satisfied with the direction that Hillary would take us.
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:30 PM
Feb 2016

Seems like the difference is between "forward" and "backward."

Hillary is not just "Bernie Lite." She is a plutocrat.

--imm

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