Biden appears to close the door on Warren joining his administration

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

‘We need her continued work in the Senate’

Joe Biden hailed Elizabeth Warren as “the fiercest of fighters for middle class families” after she decided to suspend her presidential campaign, while seemingly closing the door to the senator joining his potential White House administration.

The former vice president celebrated Ms Warren in a statement posted to his Twitter account shortly after she announced her decision to end a bid for the Democratic nomination on Thursday, writing: “Her work in Washington, in Massachusetts, and on the campaign trail has made a real difference in people’s lives.”

“We needed her voice in this race,” he said, “and we need her continued work in the Senate.”

Mr Biden’s statement on the latest departure from the 2020 race left virtually no room for political analysts and TV pundits to ponder whether he would announce Ms Warren as his running mate, if he managed to secure the Democratic nomination.

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-appears-close-door-warren-214239069.html

[IluvPitties]

1. Senate Majority Leader

[True Blue American]

5. To team with

Nancy Pelosi. Then sit back and watch the women clean house!

[NurseJackie]

8. Ha!

I see what you did there!

[True Blue American]

13. I knew a woman

Would understand!

[Laelth]

7. She can't displace Chuck Schumer, I don't think. n/t

-Laelth

[we can do it]

14. Why not?

[Laelth]

19. It would be rude to challenge Chuck for the role, don't you think?

Sure, it's an elected position, but Elizabeth would have to challenge Chuck for it. I don't see her doing that.



-Laelth

[we can do it]

23. I don't know that someone "runs" for it.

[Laelth]

25. Well, it's certainly not a position that is appointed by the President.

In each new Congress, the majority party elects their majority leader and the minority party elects their minority leader. People actually "run" for these positions.

-Laelth

[True Blue American]

29. Thank you

That was my understanding. I know Frist was chosen over Senators that had been there for a long time.

[True Blue American]

16. I thought they voted for Leader.

The House does and several who voted against Nancy now say they are thrilled she is the Speaker!

[Laelth]

21. I am thrilled having Nancy as Seaker as well.

Elizabeth would have to challenge Chuck Schumer for the job. I don't see her doing that.



-Laelth

[2naSalit]

2. He's right!

We need all our Senators to remain Senators this election. We have to add more so one or two jumping into Cabinet positions isn't really best. There are probably quite a few who have left who would return to put the government back together.

[msongs]

3. maybe it's we need her in the senate during the remaining months of election season nt

[still_one]

4. Because as many fail to realize we need her in the Senate, and Massachusetts with a republican

governor would make replacing Senator Warren a risky proposition if we wish to try to control the Senate

[Jarqui]

10. +1

That's a significant reason most can understand.

We may have a shot at regaining control of the Senate in 2020 and cannot afford to hand the Republicans a seat

[still_one]

17. +++

[JaneQPublic]

27. That problem would be doubled with a Sanders-Warren ticket.

Both MA and VT have GOP governors.

[Dopers_Greed]

6. A Senate seat is extremely valuable. We need her in the Senate

Dems forget at our own peril that there are more branches of Government than just the Executive.

[onetexan]

9. agree

[BidenBacker]

24. Warren is from a relatively safe blue state

Don't think we'd have too much trouble getting another Dem to replace her...Joe Kennedy for one. Same thing applies to Harris and Gillibrand if Joe wanted to put a progressive woman on the ticket. And CA and NY also have Dem Governors who would appoint another D until a special election could be held.

I also like Sherrod Brown for a progressive #2 but that would be a lot riskier. He would likely help Biden win Ohio for some extra electoral college insurance just in case Michigan or Wisconsin effed up again but if we took back the White House we might lose that seat. Joe would feel pretty damn dumb if he became President only to wind up with 49 Democratic Senators and 51 Republican ones.

And these are just the Senators...lots more good options if we wanted to select somebody from outside Congress.

[True Blue American]

30. No, no!

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We need Brown. He beat DeWine and Mike would delight in putting another Republican in his place!

I am hoping Governor in 2 years!

Biden is ahead in Ohio!

[BidenBacker]

36. LOL

I've been a huge fan of Brown for quite some time.

We'll scratch his name off the VP list for now but you had damn well better deliver OH in November! Fairly confident Biden can win it on his own but never hurts to have a little help.

[True Blue American]

38. Sherrod is well liked

In this state. Connie Schultz would make a perfect First Lady. Union guys love hm.

[BidenBacker]

39. Yeah, Connie is cool

I grew up in western PA so I'm almost a Ohioan. Until football season, that is. Hehe.

Man, a Biden-Brown ticket would be a wet dream for the Rust Belt blue-collar unions. Methinks Joe is gonna roll over Bernie in that region.

[appalachiablue]

11. That's unwise, Warren should be offered the VP position, she's

highly qualified, executive level and then some. A replacement in the senate can be found.

[StarfishSaver]

20. A replacement would be "found" by the Republican governor

[appalachiablue]

35. Ways that the Senate seat can go have been noted on this

board for two days; no need to keep listing it.

[appalachiablue]

37. Ways the seat can go have been noted here for the

last two days, no need to keep posting it.

[MoonlitKnight]

12. As a Warren supporter

I agree with Joe. We need her in the senate. We need her out there working to get a Senate majority. We need her to continue to push her agenda legislatively. We need her as out next Senate Majority Leader.

[onenote]

15. That's reading a lot into a little

It would be unseemly for Biden to be making cabinet announcements at this stage. So the assumption is and should be that Warren will continue to be a valuable member of the Senate. Whether she ends up in a Biden cabinet is far off in the future but I wouldn't read this tweet as somehow precluding that outcome.

[Freddie]

22. Agree

I think he’s saying we need her in the Senate now.

[totodeinhere]

31. Agreed. Yes Elizabeth will do good work for her constituents and the American people in

the Senate, as she has always done. But she would also make a great cabinet pick. But isn't the governor of Massachusetts a Republican? That might be big problem with putting her in the cabinet.

[gldstwmn]

18. Thank God.

[Fiendish Thingy]

26. That's OK- she should be majority leader anyway nt

[KayF]

28. the VP is President of the Senate

maybe Biden is being sneaky

[True Blue American]

32. The VP just votes in case of a tie.

[Kingofalldems]

33. Does Mass. have a GOP governor?

[onetexan]

40. Yes

[abqtommy]

34. Where's the Fat Lady? It ain't over 'til she sings...