If Hillary picks Warren as VP, she gets the Bernie voters that may have gone

[applegrove]

to Stein this week and be back up into the high 40s in a few weeks. Meanwhile Donald will never win back the 10 % who are going to vote Libertarian. Does that sound like a plan?

[MFM008]

1. it does to me

like I said Tim Kaine is a democrat.
But i listen to him and I want to open a vein in a hot tub.
I want her to pick EW but that may be to "risky".

[SheilaT]

2. I can only speak for myself. I was a Bernie supporter.

Somewhat as a default position, because I REALLY wanted Warren to run.

At this point, with Bernie out of the race, with Hillary as the presumptive nominee, I do NOT want Warren as the VP choice. I want her to remain in the Senate, where she can do an enormous amount, far more than in the weak office of the Vice Presidency.

More to the point, Hillary's choice of VP will not make me any more or any less likely to vote for her than I am already. And to see Elizabeth Warren in the secondary slot would NOT make me happier.

What Hillary honestly needs for VP is someone relatively innocuous, someone at least fifteen years younger than she is, someone who can campaign for her, bring in some votes that she otherwise wouldn't get, and who will be happy to fade into obscurity. If that person is young enough maybe he (or she) can look for the top slot in four or eight years, but don't count on it.

I suppose his (or her) fitness to move into the top job in the worst possible scenario needs to be a consideration, but I wouldn't even concern myself too much about that.

[bigwillq]

3. Bernie supporter here. I'd rather Warren stay in the Senate.

I would say the same if Bernie were the nominee. I would not have wanted Bernie to pick Warren.

[840high]

7. Agreed.

[JI7]

4. she already has most bernie voters. stein is an idiot .

I think warren would be a great pick for many reasons but not because of fools who support stein.

[Expecting Rain]

5. It would have an very energizing effect...

..that none of the alternative candidates for VP might offer.

I watched the Kaine audition today and it was not good. He was not good, and HRC was near the bottom of her range following up in a cold hall. No chemistry today. Doesn't bode well. If one doubts it, watch the videos from today. Then watch the one from Ohio with Warren and Clinton. What a difference!

[applegrove]

12. Yes. I did not see much of it. But we have been spoiled by having Obama for

8 years. It is hard to match that charm and the way he makes everything so interesting. Warren has it. I did not see it in Kaine.

[cloudythescribbler]

6. NOT going to happen. she will run with a fellow neoliberal, for sure

The only question is, how STRICTLY a neoliberal the choice will be. I am hoping she makes an electrifying & historic pick with more progressive leanings than solid neoliberals, someone like Xavier Becerra or one of the Castro brothers, but someone more like Tim Kaine is more likely.

I think that the choices I promote would increase her chances of keeping that ogre out of the White House

[applegrove]

9. I think former liberals like Hillary, who became neoliberal, are now former-neoliberal liberals.

If you get my drift.

[Arazi]

8. Nope. Elizabeth Warren neutered at VP? Shitty, obvious choice

that kneecaps the progressive movement for a decade

[thesquanderer]

14. On the other hand...

"Why Elizabeth Warren Would Have More Clout As Hillary Clinton’s VP"

[msongs]

10. not likely IMO. I suspect the hillary haters who thought bernie would save them have now

gone to Stein after they were "betrayed" by bernie when he endorsed hillary.

[LongtimeAZDem]

11. Agreed; they threw Warren under the bus weeks ago (nt)

[Snotcicles]

13. Hillary should see what David Bonior is up to these days and see if he would be interested. nt

[Vote2016]

15. Hillary does not understand that this is a change election. She will likely pick a status quo VP