I don't really get any of the Warren endorsement talk

[Recursion]

Warren brings by my count exactly zero new voters to Sanders, so it does no good for Warren to endorse Sanders. Warren could conceivably bring some votes from Sanders to Clinton, but the only time that would be useful would be as a coup de grace if she thought Sanders's campaign was dragging out past its viability and damaging the party (and even that's questionable because that effect would be strongest in MA, where Sanders is probably going to dominate). It would make zero sense for Warren to endorse Sanders before he's nominated, and the only way she would endorse Clinton before she's nominated would be to end the whole thing.

It's kind of the same reason people talking about a Sanders/Warren ticket is pretty silly: she brings absolutely nothing new, ideologically or geographically, to Sanders.

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1. Elizabeth is perfect right where she is.

Well, maybe the Senate Majority Leader. (I do believe that Dems will narrowly win back the Senate)

[DrDan]

2. Sanders will dominate in Mass? It's pretty much tied right now I believe.

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3. I can see several benefits to her endorsement

Most notably given the respect she has within the party, it would be pretty huge. She has incredible gravitas due to her popularity among progressives. She could also offer a sort of legitimization for Bernie to those who's line of attack pertains to the whole party-faithful angle of Democrat vs. Independent. It also would provide a huge counter to those people who are voting for Hillary simply because she is a woman. That also doesn't include the various other benefits like having another senator endorse him, etc...

While it would be a risk of political capital and retaliation from the Clinton machine, it could lend a significant hand to Bernie. Probably more so than most any other endorsement outside of Obama or Biden right now.

[dsc]

4. she was a Republican until the late 1980's

I have no idea why that would be considered a help in regard to charges that Sanders is a Johnnie come lately.

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5. Well, the same folks who like Sanders, like Warren.

But like you wrote, adding Warren to a Sanders ticket does nothing. Some people here are just really naïve.

Like those who want Scalia's SCOTUS seat filled by Elizabeth Warren, or Michelle Obama, or Barack Obama, or whoever is on top of the Democratic hit parade this week. (I think it is safe to presume that it will be none of them.)

But if Bernie obtains the nomination he will likely select a running mate who is younger than he is; comes from an area not near New England; and fills in a gap in his expertise, E.G., possibly foreign policy?

Regardless, it will not be another New England liberal.

My best.

[Recursion]

6. The most interesting suggestion I've heard is Landrieu

Female, southern, from the opposite wing of the party, crucial to ACA's passage.

[longship]

7. However, a rather bizarre suggestion.

And almost a complete opposite of Bernie. In other words, why would he select her?

I think he would pick somebody young, a female, a progressive, and from a state he needs to win.