Should Bernie pick a VP now, before the convention to get more traction?

[masmdu]

Would doing so help him in the coming contest?

[pkdu]

1. More traction on the off-ramp? Be careful with that! Nt

[scscholar]

11. Unless the FBI decides they want him to the be the candidate

They've hinted they're investigating.

[enid602]

30. bern

Maybe Bern should name the FBI Director as his runningmate. Kill two bords with one stone.

[bluedigger]

2. I guess anyone who can out sing Carly is in play.

I'm thinking Lucinda Williams would kick her ass in a debate.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. That works so well for Ted Cruz.

Sanders has not won on his own, a VP will not help.

[IamMab]

4. And it's certainly not going to be Warren if she's a possible Clinton pick.

Although Warren largely appears to have successfully sat on the fence so far.

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. Warren can read the election tea leaves and knows Sanders can not win.

She has her own agenda that she wants to enact, getting mired in a lost candidacy is not going to help.

So far she has stayed above the fray. When Clinton formally wins the necessary delegates, she will come aboard.

[RKP5637]

12. Yep! Agree! n/t

[Mike Nelson]

5. No...

...not fair to his supporters or the Democratic Party. The nominee is going to be Hillary. Plus, Bernie is no fool.

[Rebkeh]

9. It ain't over yet

Besides, it would be fair to the people that have yet to vote.

You want to talk about fair? What about them?

Nah, to the convention it is.

[Tarc]

21. Y'know, when you do things in a line, someone has to be last

It also changes from election year to election year, e.g. in 2008 California was part of Super Tuesday, while this year they are a mostly irrelevant June 7th.

If the nomination gets wrapped up before the end, that has nothing to do with "fairness". Jesus, get over yourself.

[RKP5637]

14. It would make him look foolish, and as you say, "Bernie is no fool." n/t

[Rebkeh]

6. Maybe, I'm sure he has experts that know if that's a good strategy

I trust them. But it's a good question for sure. I'd love to see it, myself.

[RobertEarl]

8. Yes

Who is she?

[apnu]

9. Traction like Ted Cruz pandered for today? (Nt)

[RandySF]

13. Cruz looked pathetic

Don't follow in his footsteps.

[RKP5637]

15. The two of them were too much to bear, was a gruesome looking pair, Cruz/Florina are. n/t

[onehandle]

16. Nothing. nt

[NCTraveler]

17. Would he be allowed to put Warren at the top of his ticket?

I don't see a VP making much difference. And with Cruz being forced to, the medias right bent, it wouldn't be pretty.

[RandySF]

19. Anyone's name can be placed for consideration at the convention

Even as VP.

[NCTraveler]

20. Was being lighthearted. Nt

[Garrett78]

22. It would be an embarrassing display.

I'm sure Sanders isn't even considering such a stunt. He's not a fool.

[Lazy Daisy]

23. no

It wouldn't help.

[Joe the Revelator]

24. Unless its Warren, then no.

Nobody else would splash big enough to matter.

[Garrett78]

25. Warren wouldn't go along with a stunt like that.

And Sanders wouldn't ask her to.

Sanders is about impacting the platform, not winning the nomination, because that is not going to happen and never was.

[redstateblues]

26. Ralph Nader?

[JI7]

27. Sanders isn't a fool

[bkkyosemite]

28. Absolutely

[surrealAmerican]

29. It's a gimmick - and an unnecessary one at that.

I don't see any reason why any candidate should at this point.

[masmdu]

31. To win.

[surrealAmerican]

32. It's not really going to help anybody right now.

After the nomination it might, but not now.

It just looks like hubris before the nomination is a certainty.

[MadBadger]

33. I give up

[SidDithers]

34. ...

Sid

[Demsrule86]

35. No

Bernie has lost. He should go out with dignity.

[grossproffit]

37. Straight and to the point. Brava!

[thesquanderer]

36. I'm afraid that ship has sailed.

And if by some chance he manages to get the nomination (like, if Hillary gets indicted before the convention), he'll have a much stronger roster of VP candidates to choose from once he is no longer restricted to people who are (a) fine with losing and (b) fine being on the bad side of Hillary who will otherwise likely be the next president. I can't imagine anyone great signing up with him now, and I can't imagine it making a significant difference in the upcoming contests. It's not like anyone is going to suddenly get him 80% of California.