I'm doubling down- I want Elizabeth Warren as Hillary Clinton's Vice President

[DemocratSinceBirth]

It's a veritable twofer. We would also get a Kennedy back in the Senate; Joseph P. Kennedy lll

[auntpurl]

1. Wow, he's a handsome fella, isn't he.

[JonLeibowitz]

2. Warren as VP is like the neoliberal wet dream

We have a powerful progressive voice on banking reform and income inequality in the U.S. Senate, so let's remove her and give her a ceremonial position with limited actual power. That'll do it!

It's a horrible idea, even though the optics might be favorable and might help Hillary's chances of being elected.

[PufPuf23]

16. I agree. Warren is one of the few with the smarts and experience and personality

to deals with the banking and income distribution issues.

Putting Warren at VP (or even in Cabinet), dilutes the potential for at least discussion of non neo-liberal solutions regards banking and income distribution issues.

I am very curious as to the VP candidate,

[betsuni]

3. Me too! I want the doubling down!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. Who gets her Senate seat? A Republican?

Not sure this is the best move.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. There is an open election within eighty days.

[athena]

6. Oh, no, we couldn't have that.

People would say he has benefited unfairly from name recognition and got where he is on his ancestors' coat tails.

Wait. Never mind. That sort of thing is only a concern when the topic is Hillary Clinton.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. I see what you did there!

[PaulaFarrell]

31. no, I'm against dynasties

Clinton, Kennedy, Bush - all of em. Don't need em, don't want em.

[leftofcool]

32. I don't think it is your call

[PaulaFarrell]

33. just stating my opinion

That's the point of this board right??

[Adrahil]

7. I endorse this product and/or service. NT

[Donald Ian Rankin]

8. Only if there's a way her senate seat could be kept blue. So almost certainly not.

Yes, Warren would make a good VP. But there are plenty of other people who would make just as good VPs without handing a senate seat to the Republicans.

[ismnotwasm]

9. Don't want to lose her senate seat but

A dream ticket.

[bigtree]

10. me too

...kind of like when Bill and Al ran together.

I thought it wasn't smart, but it turned out to just multiply Bill's strengths.

[MurrayDelph]

11. Instead, could we work to make her

the Senate Majority Leader?

[Metric System]

36. She can't skip over the senior Senators. I remember the topic came up about Hillary when she lost in

2008.

[Romulox]

12. It would be a great way to muzzle a vocal critic of money-in-politics. A win for the oligarchy! nt

[azurnoir]

14. The need to muzzle Warren has ben shall we say diminished

[Romulox]

15. She happily "came to heel" all on her own. No real need to muzzle her, now. nt

[azurnoir]

13. I'm thinking Julian Castro is a more likely choice

[TheBlackAdder]

18. He is not ready. He comes off as someone the media is trying to push too strongly.

.


Whenever there is a hard sell going on, it raises red flags.


.

[Celebrandil]

22. Not likely given what Clinton has said.

I think Castro would be a great choice, but based on what Clinton has herself said, I doubt that will happen. She has said that she wants someone with experience that could immediately take the role of the president. Give Castro a few years and he will be a very strong name for the future.

[BlueStater]

35. If you want to support a Latino VP, support Xavier Becerra.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Becerra

I've just discovered this guy recently and I've liked everything I've heard about him so far. He's much better than Julian Castro and is actually someone I'd feel comfortable with being a heartbeat away from the presidency.

[TheBlackAdder]

17. Same here. Regardless of who was going to be the nominee, Warren should be VP--stage for 2020.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. Especially when we can fill her seat with Bobby Kennedy's grandson.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. One of my kids canvassed with him for HRC. I think it was both in NH and MA.

.


She met them all, HRC & WJC, Bobby Kennedy, SBS and Elizabeth Warren.


.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

24. I envy you.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. I envy her. She asked to join the next Dem ticket, here in NJ. The gatekeeper said only after sex.

.


She just told me that the other day, after she attened a pre-primary political meeting (no booze).

I'm still trying to come to terms with the anger.


She plans on moving to another county to run, escaping the Dem party boss here.

It wasn't the party boss, it was his campaign manager, who acts as the tri-county gatekeeper.


.

[Maru Kitteh]

23. I agree, if either were the nominee, I would still support Warren for VP

Because, God forbid it became needed, she would be an amazing POTUS. That's the best reason.

[Ferd Berfel]

25. Unless Clinton is planning on being impeached and removed quickly

It's a waste of one of the few truly Progressive Senators.
Warren is significantly more valuable in the Senate than buried under CLinton's neocon thumb

[tonyt53]

26. Warren would be far more formidable as the Senate majority leader. Far more.

The VP doesn't in the Senate except to break a tie vote. other than that, they really can't influence legislation much. Both Warren and Hillary understand that very well.

[apnu]

27. Me too!

Clinton-Warren is my dream ticket this year!

[yallerdawg]

29. Clinton/Warren boggles the mind!

Muzzle Warren? It's a world stage!!!

R u nutz?

[doc03]

30. Both sound good to me n/t

[LLStarks]

34. Clinton/Kaine 2016. The sexiest ticket of them all. eom