Brent Budowsky: Biden-Warren in 2016?

[portlander23]

Brent Budowsky: Biden-Warren in 2016?

Until now, my position regarding the 2016 campaign has been to support Hillary Clinton for president and to be extravagantly friendly toward Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his supporters, who embody the heart, soul and idealism of the Democratic Party at its best.

Since my column last week, there have been several events regarding the Clinton
campaign that are deeply troubling. Last Thursday in Ohio, the former secretary of State, who for months has spoken as a liberal, progressive and populist, suddenly stated that she is in fact a moderate and centrist Democrat.

Core convictions about political philosophy are not disposable commodities. It is absurd to conduct focus groups about how a candidate can appear authentic. One cannot claim to simultaneously be liberal, progressive, populist, moderate and centrist without destroying the public trust that is the coin of the realm of the presidency.

In recent hours, one of the pro-Hillary super-PACs has, according to a reliable report in the Huffington Post, begun what I consider a scurrilous, divisive and self-destructive negative campaign against Sanders, which should stop now. Clinton and her advisers need to have a decisive conversation about what high values she stands for and what great causes she will fight for.

The coming test for Clinton will be whether she can regain her ballast and restore public trust. The test for Sanders will be whether he can expand his support to demonstrate his electability.

[ibegurpard]

1. Uh no

[peacebird]

2. Nope. Sanders for the win. No way Warren would be on a ticket with Biden.

[Fearless]

3. Yeahhh no.

[djean111]

4. Nope.

[NCTraveler]

5. Not that far off the thought of Clinton/Sanders. Lol

[restorefreedom]

6. no. just no.

Warren needs to stay in the Senate. She would never run on ticket with Biden, and none of it matters anyway because Bernie's gonna win.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

7. I don't know who 'Brent Budowsky' is, but he seems politically clueless.

If he didn't know that Clinton was a moderate and centrist before she just said so, he's woefully gullible and out of touch. But so are all of these people suddenly coming out of the woodwork to suggest a Biden/Warren ticket. Hint, Brent, Biden is also a moderate and centrist. Warren is not.

[Zorra]

8. Those floating the idea are trying to give Biden false populist cred through associating

Biden's name with Elizabeth Warren's name.

The idea of Warren running with Biden is so far out of the realm of reality that it must be a propaganda effort.